Tourism

Cayman Islands Airport Expansion Project Moving Forward

Baha Mar Resort Project Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Above: the Baha Mar in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s largest resort project has hit a major hurdle. The $3.5 billion Nassau megaresort, which had already delayed its scheduled openings in December and March, has voluntarily filed …

Grenada’s Calabash Hotel Launching Upgrade Project

Above: a “sneak peek” of the changes at Calabash Grenada By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Calabash Grenada hotel announced this week that it would close its doors from late July to early October as it undergoes an extensive upgrade …

Aruba Sees More than $100 Million in Hotel Improvement Projects

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Aruba has recently invested more than $100 million in significant hotel updates to enhance guests’ experiences, with an additional $50 million planned for next year. The investment comes as a part of the island’s $1 …

Jamaica Approves $1.3 Billion in New Casino Resort Projects

Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Peter Phillips By Alexander Britell Two major new casino resort developments are coming to Jamaica. The country’s Cabinet this week gave approval for provisional development orders for a pair of developers for huge new casino resort projects. …

Major Caribbean Coral Restoration Project Expands to Curacao

Above: saving corals in Bonaire By the Caribbean Journal staff A major Caribbean coral restoration project is expanding. The Coral Restoration Foundation Bonaire has joined forces with the Coral Restoration Foundation to launch a similar project in Curacao. CRF Curacao …

Puerto Rico’s Big Jump in Cruise Ship Arrivals

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s cruise ship numbers are surging. The island reported 526,428 cruise arrivals in the first quarter of 2015, which represented a 26.2 percent increase over the first three months …

British Virgin Islands Sees 3.8 Percent Rise in Tourist Arrivals

Above: the British Virgin Islands (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is seeing a 3.8 percent improvement in tourist arrivals in 2015, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The British Overseas …

After Strong 2014, Montserrat Seeing Drop in Tourist Arrivals

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff After a strong 2014, Montserrat has seen a sharp reduction in tourism so far this year, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. In 2014, the tiny island near Antigua saw a 22.2 percent …

Jamaica Tourism Arrivals Up 5 Percent

Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica tourism arrivals are up 5 percent so far in 2015, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island saw 566,560 tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2015, …

New $400 Million Royalton Hotel Project Coming to Antigua

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing is adding a major new resort project on the island of Antigua. The company’s Royalton brand is developing the Royalton Antigua Resort and Spa, which is slated …

A New $2 Billion Caribbean Resort Project

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s another new mega-project coming to the Caribbean, this time to the Eastern Caribbean island of Grenada. The $2 billion USD project is called the Grenada Resort Complex Project, which officially …

Bidding Set to Begin For St Lucia Airport Redevelopment Project

Above: Hewanorra International Airport in St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The bidding process for St Lucia’s airport redevelopment project is slated to begin this month, according to the International Finance Corporation. The project will be undertaken …

A $740 Million Resort Project Breaks Ground in Antigua

Above: the groundbreaking last week By the Caribbean Journal staff Just a few days after a $300 million project broke ground in Antigua and Barbuda, an even larger one has now launched. The YIDA project, the agreement for which was …

Jamaica Begins Work on Large-Scale Beach Upgrade Project

Above: Jamaica Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill on a tour of beaches in St Mary and St Ann By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s getting closer to finishing a major upgrade and enhancement of the country’s beaches. Work has already …

The Caribbean’s Big New Canal Project

Above: Lake NIcaragua By George Nicholson and Rachael Robinson Op-Ed Contributors On Dec. 22, 2014, the Government of Nicaragua and the international infrastructure development firm, Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co. Ltd. (HKND), publicly announced the commencement of the …

The Cayman Islands Just Set a Record For Tourist Arrivals

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal The Cayman Islands just set a record for tourist arrivals. The territory received 45,467 stayover visitors in March, the largest number of stayover visitors arriving to the island one month in its …

Trinidad and Tobago Reporting Surge in US Tourist Arrivals

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is reporting a surge in tourism from the United States, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Development Company. In the first quarter of 2015, the twin-island state …

Grenada Courts Tourists in Trinidad

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In a bid to expand tourism, Grenada is looking close to home. The country is hosting a series of promotional activities in Trinidad and Tobago this week, including two travel agent …