Jamaica Welcomes Over Two Million Visitors Since January KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica celebrated an overall market growth of 5.4 percent for the first six months of the year, with stopover tourist arrivals increasing by 5.9 percent and cruise by 4.8 percent over the same period last year. For the period January to June 2018, Jamaica […]
Grenada reports increased cruise, yachting and stay-over arrivals for first half of 2018 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA – Continuing the momentum from 2017’s record tourism numbers Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean reports strong growth in overall arrivals for the first half of 2018. The three performance indicators, cruise, stayover and yacht arrivals contributed to an overall […]
Travel + Leisure’s 2018 World’s Best Awards Names Top 25 Caribbean Resort Hotels Anguilla, British West Indies – Frangipani Beach Resort has received the top award from the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine, #1 Resort in the Top 25 Caribbean Resort Hotels, in the 2018 World’s Best Awards. The luxury resort was also named among the top 100 hotels in […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – With the summer season upon us, Jamaica is ready to welcome travelers with daily airlift from primary and secondary markets throughout the US. For the period May through December of this year, Jamaica secured a total of 1,629,637 scheduled airline seats from various US gateways to Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) and […]
NASSAU, Bahamas – Comfort Suites Paradise Island, the 223-suite hotel commonly regarded as “one of the most family friendly and affordable Bahamas hotels in Paradise Island”, has entered the coveted TripAdvisor Hall of Fame as a result of earning the leading travel site’s Certificate of Excellence for five consecutive years. “Being included in TripAdvisor’s Hall of […]
MIAMI – The Ports of the U.S. Virgin Islands group recently completed its quarterly update with the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s (FCCA) Operations Committee in Miami where cruise executives were briefed and provided feedback on port improvements, including the introduction of transportation to the Charlotte Amalie Harbor this year. The U.S. Virgin Islands team included Commissioner of […]
Curaçao experienced a 10% increase in North American arrivals WILLEMSTAD – The overall stayover arrivals in May are positive recording 7% growth in Curaçao. A total of 31,251 stayover arrivals were welcomed in May where last year 29,196 stayover arrivals were counted. Curaçao welcomed a total of 13,844 stayover visitors from the Netherlands, the main […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A historic Caribbean hotel is beautifying the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince with a stunning mural of Haitian art. The mural, commissioned last summer by the hotel’s management team and created by renowned Haitian graffiti artist Jerry Rosembert Moise, wraps around the popular Le Plaza hotel to feature the globally-famed creativity of Haitian […]
Seasonal services kick off December 19, 2018 DALLAS – American Airlines has announced the addition of non-stop, daily service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Barbados Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) beginning December 19, 2018. This announcement comes just weeks after the carrier unveiled its third daily flight from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Barbados, which is […]
ST. LUCIA – Bay Gardens Hotel and its sister property Bay Gardens Beach Resort & Spa in St. Lucia have entered the TripAdvisor “Certificate of Excellence” Hall of Fame after being recognized for outstanding hospitality for five consecutive years by the influential travel site. Sanovnik Destang, Executive Director of the locally owned Bay Gardens Resorts […]
West Indian American Day Carnival Association President Passes Away
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) expresses its sadness at the sudden passing of William ‘Bill’ Howard, the president of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA). Bill was a dedicated servant of the Caribbean American community and was committed to the continued development of the West Indian Day Carnival as an […]
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