About the Caribbean Tourism Development Company

The Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC) is a marketing and business development unit, owned equally by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Its mission is:

To own, promote, protect, advance and enhance the Caribbean brand.

The CTDC combines the resources of the Caribbean region’s destinations, accommodations and service providers to create a viable, cohesive, business unit that is able to identify commercial opportunities and allow the members of CHA and CTO to benefit collectively from those opportunities in ways that individually they could not. In all its endeavors the company will engage only in activities that honor the Caribbean brand and benefit the members of CHA and CTO.

CTDC may be contacted through the offices of CHA and CTO:

CHA’s Miami office is located at:

2665 Le Jeune Road, Suite 910
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel. (305) 443 3040; Fax (305) 443 3005.

E-mail:

CTO’s New York office is located at:

80 Broad Street, Suite 3200
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 635-9530; Fax: (212) 635-9511

E-mail:

About East End Volleyball

East End Volleyball has been organizing beach volleyball tournaments since 1977. Based in the East End of Long Island New York, East End Volleyball has grown into the largest beach volleyball series on the East Coast of the United States, with tournaments from Newport, Rhode Island to the Florida Keys. Headed by Richard Heiles, East End Volleyball is sanctioned by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) and organizes over 35 events for over 3,000 players each year.

East End Volleyball may be reached by contacting Richard Heiles at Tel: (631) 728 0397; Fax (631) 728 6978. E-mail eevb at optonline.net.

About the Guy H. Hiler Trophy

The Guy H. Hiler Trophy, also known as ‘The Hiler’ is awarded each year to the player that best represents the team-spiritedness and true Caribbean character of the Annual Caribbean Beach Volleyball Championships. This player, male or female, will have demonstrated true sportsmanship, care and concern for the well-being of others, and the genuine friendliness and hospitality for which the People of the Caribbean are well known.

The player who wins The Hiler may not necessarily be the most skilled player and does not have to be a member of the team that wins the tournament. It is desirable, though not mandatory, that the player be of Caribbean heritage.

The player who wins The Hiler is expected to share the reason for winning with others, and to encourage others to aspire to the ideals of The Hiler trophy:

To demonstrate true sportsmanship, care and concern for the well-being of others, and the genuine friendliness and hospitality for which the People of the Caribbean are well known.

About Guy H. Hiler

Guy H. Hiler was born in the Caribbean around the middle of the last century and immigrated to the United States while still a young man. He became involved in working for the promotion and upliftment of the People of the Caribbean and through his work was able to use sports as a vehicle for achieving that goal. Though physical constraints prevented him from ever excelling in sports he encouraged his own daughter and others to participate in volleyball at a competitive level and to use the game to build strength and character.

The annual “Hiler” is presented in his name, to the Caribbean Beach Volleyball Championship player who best exemplifies the true sportsmanship, care and concern for the well-being of others, and the genuine friendliness and hospitality for which the People of the Caribbean are well known.