Barbados Deputy Opposition Leader Dale Marshall said the country’s Tourism Authority should reveal whether it has a confidentiality agreement about the details of Barbadian-born singer Rihanna’s contract with the authority. Last month, the singer agreed to a deal with the BTA to promote Barbados as a tourist destination, beginning with an Aug. 5 concert of her “Loud” tour. [Nation News]
Sergeant majors and grouper and jellyfish and rays. Elkhorn and staghorn coral, reef sharks and organ pipes and barracuda and needlefish. Snorkeling is a pleasure in the Caribbean. But, let’s be honest, snorkeling isn’t often going to be the singular […]
They’re far from major airports, set within destinations that are nowhere near the typical tourist map. And that’s what makes them so spectacular. These are the remote, hard-to-reach beaches you dream about. And they’re all in The Bahamas. We’ve visited […]
Some are filled with them. For others, they’re a rarity. While we all love a great beach bar, not every island is a true beach bar destination — where the beach bar is an art form, and where pilgrims make their […]
It’s set in the cloud forest of Costa Rica. It’s one of the Caribbean Basin’s oases of regenerative tourism. And it’s the country’s top carbon-neutral hotel. And now the popular Hotel Belmar has a new look. The boutique, 26-room Costa […]
The waterfalls. The hiking trail. The boiling lake. It’s the Caribbean’s true “Nature Island,” and the Eastern Caribbean destination of Dominica has always been a popular spot for adventure seekers. But in recent years, that traveler profile has been changing. […]
What’s the fastest-growing economy in the Caribbean? According to a new report from the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the answer is simple: Antigua and Barbuda. The twin-island country is projected to see its GDP […]
