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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Names New Chief Information Officer
Above: Starwood’s St Regis Bahia Beach in Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff Starwood Hotels & Resorts has named Martha Poulter its new executive vice president and chief information officer. Poulter, the former Chief Information Officer of GE Capital, […]
Puerto Rico Readies for CHIEF Caribbean Hotel Conference
Puerto Rico is getting set to host one of the Caribbean’s leading hotel summits: CHIEF. CHIEF, or the Caribbean Hotel Industry Exchange Forum, will be held at the El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico next week from Sept. 30-Oct. 2. […]
Cayman Islands, Belgium Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
Above: the signing ceremony By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and Belgium have officially signed a tax information exchange agreement. Cayman Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton and Belgian Ambassador Godelieve Van den Bergh signed the agreement last week […]
How Bermuda Is Promoting Its Digital Arrival Card
It’s quite an innovation in the wider Caribbean-Atlantic region: Bermuda’s digital arrival card. Instead of long waits at the immigration line, Bermuda give travelers the opportunity to fill out their immigration forms digitally in advance of their trips. But uptake […]
Southwest Airlines Names New President, COO
Southwest Airlines has shaken up its leadership with a pair of new appointments. Southwest Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly has announced the appointment of Thomas Nealon as president and Michael Van de Ven as Chief Operating Officer. (Kelly had been […]
Spirit Airlines’ Newest Hires
Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines has named two new executives to its leadership team. The airline appointed Matt Klein as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and has named Rocky Wiggins as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. “At […]
Why Experts are Upbeat About the Future of Caribbean Tech
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor BELIZE CITY, Belize—Regional Internet and technology experts remain upbeat on the future of the industry in the Caribbean. A recent industry report showed that Internet connectivity in the Caribbean is growing at sluggish speeds, with high rates. However, shifting attitudes within the region’s […]
Royal Caribbean’s New Tech Hire
A new CIO By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean has named Michael Giresi its new senior vice president and chief information officer. Giresi comes to the company after 20 years of implementing technology initiatives for companies like Tory Burch, […]
Op-Ed: Is It Time for Chaguaramas 2.0? Jamaica’s Youth Can Lead the Way
By Fabio Pittaluga Op-Ed Contributor Today, as CARICOM Heads of Government meet to deliberate in Castries, St Lucia, trying to extricate their nations from the crosshairs of the deepest recession since the Community’s 1973 formation by the Treaty of Chaguaramas, […]
Caribbean’s Top Hotel Investment Conference Returning to Miami
The Caribbean’s premier hotel investment conference is returning again to Miami this April. CHRIS, the Caribbean Hotel and Resort Investment Summit, will run from April 22-23 at the Loews Coral Gables Hotel. The event has more than 450 registered delegates, […]
Webinar: Guyana, the Next Caribbean Investment Frontier
Guyana’s oil and gas discoveries have transformed the country’s economic landscape, bringing forth a wave of opportunities and challenges. The newest CJI Webinar will take a deep dive into Guyana, the headquarters of CARICOM and the Caribbean’s newest investment frontier. […]
The Caribbean’s Premier Rum Event Is Back Again in St Bart’s
The best rums in the world are back in the heart of the French Caribbean for the sixth annual edition of the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth. This year’s festival, which runs Oct. 31-Nov. 4, includes the world’s most exclusive […]
Bermuda Tourism Arrivals Are Climbing Back
Bermuda’s tourism arrival numbers are beginning to climb back, according to numbers released by the Bermuda Tourism Authority. For the year to date, the island has reported just under 80,000 visitors, representing a 76.1 percent increase over the same period […]
Antigua and Barbuda Makes Big Tourism Push in Canada
Antigua and Barbuda is redoubling its efforts to court travelers from Canada. The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority led a major tourism push in Canada this week, with a delegation led by ABTA Chief Executive Officer Colin C. James and […]
Saint Lucia Just Updated Its Travel Protocols
Saint Lucia has updated its travel protocols, creating what the island is calling “Seamless Saint Lucia,” Caribbean Journal has learned. The changes, which will take effect March 5, mandate that fully vaccinated travelers and in-transit passengers aged 5 and up […]
Caribbean Airlines Launches Testing Interface
Caribbean Airlines has launched a new program to facilitate testing for customers, the company said. The Trinidad-based carrier has partnered with Ink Aviation on an integrated platform that reserves and handles payment for test appointments. “This is a major step […]
Playa’s Fernando Mulet on the Future of All-Inclusive Hotels
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Sine the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic halted Caribbean travel in March, new hotel regulations have been put in place that fans of all-inclusive resorts might have to take some time adjust to. But aside from adapting […]
Spirit Airlines Is Adding More Legroom
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Spirit Airlines says it is adding more space to its cabin. The low-cost carrier has unveiled what it’s calling new, more comfortable seats that provide “additional legroom.” Spirit’s new seats, created by UK-based Acro Aircraft […]
Boosting Caribbean Tech Development
A global Internet giant is partnering with a Caribbean-based group to advance regional technology development. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is joining forces with the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) to build the capacity of the […]
Windstar Cruises Names New President
Small-ship cruise brand Windstar Cruises has named a new president: John Delaney. The cruise veteran will take the helm as Windstar President on July 19, after previously serving as senior vice president of global marketing and sales at Seabourn. “We […]
Belize Has Big Internet Plans
Local IXP Seen as the Launch Pad for Developing Local Technical Capacity in Belize By Gerard Best CJ Contributor HAVANA —Errol Cattouse is a man on a mission. He’s the Chief Operating Officer of Centaur Cable and the newly appointed […]
The Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Hotel Company
By Guy Britton No Caribbean hotel company is growing faster right now than this one: AMResorts. The Apple Leisure Group subsidiary signed 17 new resort management contracts in 2015, easily the most of any company in the region. And now […]
Why Norwegian Cruise Line Is Investing $400 Million
A major new plan By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Norwegian Cruise Line revealed Thursday The Norwegian Edge, a program that will introduce a new standard of quality that encompasses the entire guest experience, from ship hardware to culinary enhancements to […]
Expedia Completes $1.6 Billion Acquisition of Orbitz
DOJ approves deal By the Caribbean Journal staff Expedia has completed its acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide, a deal that represents an enterprise value of $1.6 billion. The deal is the latest significant acquisition for Expedia, which also acquired Travelocity at […]
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s New Model
A new approach to the region By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Industry is eyeing a new approach in its interaction with the region: the “hub and spoke” model,” according to Emil Lee, the CHTA’s president. […]
A New All-Inclusive Resort in Cuba
Above: the new Warwick Cayo Santa Maria By the Caribbean Journal staff Global hotel company Warwick International Hotels is opening a new resort in Cuba. The Warwick Cayo Santa Maria Cuba is slated to open Aug. 15 on the islet […]
Medical Tourism in the Caribbean
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor The fifth “Global Ministerial Summit” was held in Washington, DC on Sept. 21. Ministers of health, tourism and economic development, trade commissioners, and health attachés from 25 nations gathered to discuss medical tourism challenges and […]
Creating Caribbean Futures
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Many Caribbean livelihoods are made and lost around seasonal fluctuations in foreigners’ travel. For much of the region, tourism, an all-too-inefficient form of intraregional human traffic, is economic lifeblood. But for one group of Caribbean […]
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