BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC), January, 2021 — The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has extended condolences to the immediate family of Gordon “Butch” Stewart and thousands of extended family members in the Sandals organisation.
In a statement on Tuesday following news of his death, the CHTA said that the regional tourism industry will be “forever indebted to Butch for his continued passion for excellence and legendary Caribbean hospitality.”
“His vision has bestowed to the global industry a Caribbean organization that adheres to the highest standards of excellence, celebrates and promotes the region’s uniqueness, and invests in the development of our people and communities.”
Stewart, was one of the first recipients of the Caribbean Hotelier of the Year distinction.
The organisation noted that he was a great supporter of the CHTA “and an inspiration to so many of us in the region.”
“Let us preserve and build upon his legacy by continuing to support the development of our industry.”
The Prime Minister of St Lucia, Allen Chastanet says that ‘Butch’ Stewart was never an ordinary man, “a trailblazer ” for this region and for the islands in which he invested was transformative.
“He dreamed big, he thought big, he acted big. He was a visionary, a pioneer and a trailblazer. His son Adam described him as a ‘superhero’ and I concur because what he did for this region as a whole and for the islands in which he invested was transformative,” Chastanet said in a statement. See complete CMC story in the Jamaica Observer at http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Caribbean_region_pays_tribute_to_Butch_Stewart?profile=1228
