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Curaçao Is Expanding Its Tourism Workforce as Tourism Numbers Keep Climbing

Curaçao is ramping up efforts to strengthen its tourism sector with a renewed focus on hospitality training. A total of 57 participants recently received certificates after completing the Hospitality Industry Training Program, an intensive course designed to prepare workers for […]

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Anguilla’s New Tourism Campaign Is About “Less Screen Time, More Island Time”
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This Part of Aruba Is the Fastest-Growing Destination in the Caribbean Right Now, According to Tripadvisor
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Jungles, Jaguars, Reefs and Beaches. Here’s Why Travelers Are Flocking to Belize.  
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The Caribbean’s Biggest Tourism Event Just Kicked Off in Antigua and Barbuda 
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St Vincent and the Grenadines Is Making a New Push for UK Travelers
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This Laid-Back Dutch Caribbean Island Just Posted a Big Tourism Surge
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More British and European Travelers Are Heading to Jamaica 
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The Dominican Republic Is on an Historic Tourism Hot Streak 
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Royal Caribbean Says 2025 Bookings “On Track” 
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Cruise Arrivals Keep Climbing in St Kitts, Hitting a New Post-Pandemic High
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Bonaire Is a Haven for Diving, a Buzzing Food Destination and a World-Class Windsurfing Spot. And It’s Getting Even More Popular.  
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Puerto Rico Just Launched “The Green Path” in a New Sustainable Travel Push
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Why the Tourism Industry Is Meeting Up in Antigua, and What’s Ahead for Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2025

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Buyers. Suppliers. Tourism directors. Government ministers. It’s a who’s who of the travel industry, and the most important gathering of its kind for the Caribbean — a region where tourism is part of the fabric of just about everything. This […]

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Anguilla Has Been Making a Year-Round Tourism Push. Now, It's Seeing Record-Breaking Tourism Numbers.

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Anguilla posted its highest number of December visitor arrivals since records began in 1993, according to government data.  The island welcomed 23,871 visitors in December 2024, a 24.5 percent increase over the same month in 2023, Caribbean Journal has learned.  […]

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Curacao Tourism Is Starting to Shift, With More Travelers Now Coming from the US and Canada

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Curaçao’s tourism sector continued its growth trajectory in March, recording a 14% increase in stayover arrivals compared to the same period in 2024. According to data released by the Curaçao Tourist Board, the island welcomed 8,925 more stayover visitors in […]

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Caribbean Tourism Organization Chief: “Sustainability Is Our Currency” 

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It’s no secret that the Caribbean is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. That means taking immediate action to protect tourism-dependent destinations like the Caribbean is more essential than ever, according to Dona Regis-Prosper, secretary general of the Barbados-based […]

Visitors Are Flocking to the Caribbean Island of St Maarten Right Now, Buoyed By a Newly-Completed Airport 

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The landings. The beaches. The restaurants. The entertainment. The sheer friendliness. St Maarten has always been one of the Caribbean’s most beloved destinations, and now the island is seeing more visitors than ever.  That included more than 600,000 stopover visitors […]

Cancun Passenger Traffic Keeps Declining. Is Demand for the Mexican Caribbean Softening? 

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When Cancun’s air passenger traffic decline began in the late summer, there were several theories. Perhaps it was the summer storms. Or maybe it was Tulum airport siphoning travelers away. But now Cancun’s traffic slump is, well, continuing.  The airport […]

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Dominican Republic Tourism Keeps Surging, Topping 9 Million Total Visitors 

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The Dominican Republic’s record-breaking tourism pace continued last month, with the Caribbean’s most popular tourism destination topping 9 million visitors so far this year.  Through the end of October, the country recorded 9.082 million visitors, a 10 percent increase compared […]

Turks and Caicos Cruises Are Booming This Year

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Cruise passengers keep coming to Turks and Caicos. The destination is reporting more than 1 million cruise passengers so far this year, through the first 10 months of 2024.  A total of 1,034,251 cruise passengers have come to the Grand […]

The Caribbean Tourism Organization Is Making a Climate Resilience Push in Baku 

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The Caribbean contributes the least of any region to climate change. But it’s also arguably the most vulnerable region in the world to its impact.  That’s why the Caribbean Tourism Organization is making a push this week at the UN […]

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Anguilla Tourism Has a New Chair

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The Anguilla Tourist Board has a new chairperson of its board of directors, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The ATB has tapped Melisha Maccow-Niles to the role, succeeding outdoing Chairman Kenroy Herbert.  Maccow-Niles is being joined on the board by new […]

Curacao Is Having Its Moment as Travelers Keep Flocking 

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The beaches on the west coast. The seemingly innumerable dive sites all over the island. The vibrant colors of Willemstad. The endless party at Mambo. The buzzing food scene. And did we mention green rum?  For years, it was the […]

The Dominican Republic Has a New Tourism Goal: 14 Million Visitors 

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It was back in 2013 at the DATE conference, the Dominican Republic’s annual local tourism conference. Then-Vice Minister Radhames Martinez Aponte took the stage and boldly declared a big goal for the country: 10 million annual visitors by 2023.  At […]