CJ Interviews
Talking Tourism: Anguilla’s Haydn Hughes
June 17, 2013 | 10:56 am | 0 Comment
Above: Anguilla By Alexander Britell Anguilla is one of the smallest destinations in the Caribbean, but its tourism sector has historically punched above its weight. Today, the island of less than 14,000 people competes in the increasingly tight Caribbean tourism sector, reliant on a high-end product and a largely maritime visitor base. So what's next for Anguilla? more...
Interview with Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz
June 11, 2013 | 10:40 am | 0 Comment
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NEW YORK — Long the commodities hub of the Caribbean, Trinidad is now making a play to enter the region's bread-and-butter market, tourism, in a big way. It's a relatively new venture for a country that has generated one of the largest economies in the Caribbean harnessing oil and gas. Over the last year since more...
Talking Tourism in Samana With Fabeth Martinez Fernandez
June 10, 2013 | 9:11 am | 0 Comment
Above: Samana By Alexander Britell Last month, we spoke to Ana Garcia Sotoca Pascual about the growth of tourism in La Romana in the Dominican Republic. We continue our look at the Dominican Republic's varied destinations with a conversation about Samana on the country's northeastern coast, which recently received a boost through new service from JetBlue. To learn more...
Talking Tourism in the Dominican Republic’s La Romana
May 28, 2013 | 11:03 am | 0 Comment
Above: Ana Garcia Sotoca Pascual(CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell While Punta Cana is the Dominican Republic's main tourism centre, the eastern half of Hispaniola has a wide range of tourism destinations, large and small. The country, which is currently receiving around 4.6 million visitors annually, is aiming to receive 10 million annual visitors by 2023. To do that, more...
Interview with British Virgin Islands Tourism Director Sharon Flax-Mars
May 8, 2013 | 10:40 am | 0 Comment
Above: BVI By Alexander Britell The British Virgin Islands received approximately 302,647 tourist arrivals in 2012, essentially unchanged from the previous year. Seeking to improve on those numbers, the BVI hired a new director of tourism, Sharon Flax-Mars, a 25-year veteran of the tourism industry in the British Virgin Islands, in January. To learn more about her more...
Lamothe: “We Would Change the Approach That People Have to Haiti”
April 23, 2013 | 8:25 am | 0 Comment
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently concluded a weeklong trip to the United States that featured meetings with officials from the World Bank, the IDB, the UN, donor countries (including Canada) and visits to northeastern universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In a more...
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Making Caribbean Hotels Sustainable: An Interview With Aruba’s Ewald Biemans
April 18, 2013 | 7:44 am | 0 Comment
Above: the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts in Aruba By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — This week’s Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference has focused on how the region’s leading does business. But what does sustainability mean for hotels in a practical sense? Do travelers take sustainability into consideration when they look for a hotel today? To learn more...
Interview With Seaborne Airlines CEO Omer ErSelcuk
April 16, 2013 | 10:05 am | 0 Comment
Above: a Seaborne plane By Alexander Britell With the departure of American Eagle from the Caribbean, the region’s aviation industry continues to change. But while many predicted doom, airlines large and small, from Cape Air to JetBlue, are working to fill the void and create a dynamic industry going forward. One of those is Seaborne Airlines, which has been more...
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JetBlue and the Caribbean: An Interview With Chad Meyerson
April 11, 2013 | 10:08 am | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell With American Eagle’s departure from the Caribbean, there will be a sizable void to fill. As we’ve covered of late, small carriers like Cape Air are increasing capacity and looking to capitalize on the ever-present demand for efficient airlift in the Caribbean. And while Eagle is out of the picture, another large player remains: JetBlue. The more...
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Developing Tourism in Haiti: An Interview With Minister Stephanie Villedrouin
February 14, 2013 | 9:29 am | 0 Comment
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell In June 2012, Caribbean Journal spoke to Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin about her plans to grow Haiti’s largely undeveloped tourism sector into something far bigger. At the time, few had considered tourism in Haiti as a potentially significant sector for the country, more...
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