If it feels like everyone you know is going to Turks and Caicos right now, it’s not your imagination. The destination just posted the highest first-quarter visitor arrivals ever recorded, welcoming 203,587 stayover visitors between January and March, a 5 percent increase over the same period last year. That comes on the heels of a […]
The Cayman Islands has named a new Tourism Minister, following the British Overseas Territory’s recent elections. New Premier Wayne Panton has assigned MP Kenneth Bryan to the role, which includes the portfolios of tourism and transport. Bryan succeeds longtime Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell in the role; Kirkconnell was among the region’s most respected […]
One of the Caribbean’s top travel industry conferences is set for May. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference will be held virtually from May 11-14. “Regional stakeholders should avail themselves of this special opportunity to improve their pandemic-battered bottom lines,” said Vanessa Ledesma, the acting CEO and Director General of the […]
As the Caribbean tourism and hospitality industry continues to respond to challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has launched a new program the region adapt. It’s called Forward Together, and it’s an initiative which encourages industry stakeholders to join their colleagues in supporting the trade association. Vanessa Ledesma, […]
