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Puerto Rico Tourism Officials: Uber Operating Without Approval

Following Uber’s high-profile launch in to the Puerto Rican market on Monday, the island’s tourism officials said the company was not approved to offer service. “A regulation for the online transportation network industry has not been approved. Until a regulation […]

Caribbean Tourism Officials Weigh in on Brexit

The Caribbean Tourism Organization and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association have issued a statement on the British vote to exit the European Union. The organizations, representing the region’s public and private sector tourism interests, “recognize and respect the will […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Tourism Officials

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association elected a new slate of Caribbean tourism officials at its Annual General Meeting held at the Hyatt Regency Miami this week. The officers will serve with CHTA President Karolin Troubetzkoy, owner and executive director of Lucia’s […]

Guadeloupe Tourism Officials Visit Haiti

Above: Guadeloupe officials in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Guadeloupe and Haiti join forces in tourism? A delegation from the French department led by Hilaire Brudey, president of the Guadeloupe Tourism Commission, visited Haiti last week for a […]

Ecuador Tourism Officials Visit Haiti

Above: the signing ceremony last year (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation of officials from Ecuador’s Ministry of Tourism has arrived in Haiti for a five-day visit to the country. The trip comes in the context […]

New Trinidad Tourism Minister Meets With Tobago Officials

Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff New Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma held talks last week with Tracy Davidson-Celestine, Tobago’s Secretary of Tourism, last week. Davidson-Celestine said she hoped to continue the dialogue that had taken place […]

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After Record-Breaking Year, Dominican Republic Tourism Keeps Surging

The Dominican Republic set a record for stayover tourist arrivals last year, with the most stayover arrivals in the country’s history and the most of any Caribbean destination, well, ever. So how are things going in 2024? Even better. The […]

Belize Continues Tourism Renaissance

Tourism continues to heat up in Belize, which saw one of the Caribbean’s fastest rates of growth last year. The Caribbean hotpot on the coast of Central America saw a 25 percent increase in tourist arrivals in 2023, with a […]

The Bahamas Is Breaking Tourism Records as Cruise, Air Arrivals Boom

From the shores of Nassau Paradise Island to the sandbars of the Exumas, The Bahamas is booming. And as cruise passengers and air arrivals continue to flock to the country, The Bahamas just set an all-time record for visitors in […]

Bonaire Tourism Numbers Ahead of 2019 Pace

The tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire continues to see tourism arrivals stay ahead of its pre-pandemic pace, according to new data from Tourism Corporation Bonaire, the island’s tourist board. For the year to date, Bonaire is reporting 139,490 stay […]

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Another Month of Strong Tourism Growth for Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s record-breaking tourism numbers are showing no signs of slowing down, according to newly-released data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The Dominican Republic reported 531.017 stavover arrivals in October, the most ever for the country in the […]

St Thomas, St Croix Tourism Surging

Air traffic and tourism numbers for the two biggest islands in the US Virgin Islands continue to show strong growth, according to new data. St Thomas is anticipating 25 percent year-over-year growth for the 2023-2024 winter season, as compared to […]

St Kitts Tourism Set for Sizzling Fall Season

While many destinations in the Caribbean tend to cool down in the autumn, one Caribbean island is set for an energy-filled season. St Kitts, fresh off a thriving summer, is readying for a big fourth quarter — one that will […]

Bonaire Is Hosting Its First International Tourism Conference

Bonaire is set to host its first-ever international tourism conference later this month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Bonaire International Tourism Conference, which runs from Sept. 25-30, will welcome wholesalers, tour operators, travel agents and tourism partners from both Europe […]

Bonaire Keeps Topping Pre-Pandemic Tourism Levels

The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire keeps outpacing its pre-pandemic tourism levels, according to new data from Tourism Corporation Bonaire. The island welcomed 14,133 stayover visitors in July, an 8 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019, when […]

Bermuda Eyes Tourism Recovery After Challenging Year

While Bermuda isn’t quite back at its sizzling tourism numbers from before the pandemic, the island is starting to show signs of a full-fledged recovery. Despite challenges amid the pandemic (including what were the strictest travel health rules in the […]

“Jamaica Tourism Is Back”

Jamaica is projecting very strong tourism growth for 2023, fresh off a full-fledged renaissance in 2022, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. The island is forecasting 11 percent tourism growth this year, officials announced at this week’s FITUR trade show […]

American Airlines Is Driving Dominica’s Tourism Rebound

American Airlines’ new nonstop flight to Dominica is driving a tourism rebound on the island. The new nonstop service from Miami helped the Nature Island achieve a 308 percent increase in arrivals in 2022 compared to 2021, with a total […]

Curacao Just Set Its All-Time Tourism Record

Curacao has set an all-time record for tourist arrivals, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island welcomed just under 490,000 visitors in 2022, a new record for annual visitation. It was a remarkable turnaround for an island that saw a slow […]

Cayman Islands Tourism Is Heating Up

Tourism in the Cayman Islands is in the midst of a strong recovery – and surpassing tourism officials’ own initial targets for 2022. The island had been forecasting a 40 percent recovery of its pre-pandemic tourism totals from 2019, but the […]

Curacao Tourism “Fully Recovered,” Setting New Records

Curacao is now “fully recovered” from the impact of the pandemic, tourism officials said this week. The Curacao Tourist Board is reporting 355,661 stayover visitor arrivals in the first three quarters of 2022, a 103 percent increase compared to the […]

Antigua and Barbuda: “Unprecedented” Tourism Numbers

Antigua and Barbuda continues to see record-breaking tourism numbers, officials told Caribbean Journal. “After a difficult two years, the tourism industry is seeing the pent-up demand for travel, and we’re delighted to say that Antigua and Barbuda is at the […]

Bonaire Tourism Surpassing 2019 Levels

Bonaire is seeing continued strong tourism numbers this summer and into the fall, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Dutch Caribbean island reported just under 11,000 stay over visitors in September, which represented a 7 percent increase over September 2019, before […]

Bahamas Tourism Is Booming, With Plans For a Record-Breaking 2023

Tourism in The Bahamas is booming right now, according to new data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Air and sea arrivals to The Bahamas are up a whopping 515.6 percent this year compared to the same period in 2021, […]

A “Strong” Tourism Recovery in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia says it is experiencing a “strong” post-pandemic tourism recovery. The island has achieved around 80 percent of its pre-pandemic stay over arrival numbers, as compared to the same period in 2019, according to tourism officials. And now Saint […]

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