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Bahamas, Airbnb Sign Memorandum of Understanding

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has become the latest Caribbean tourism destination to sign a high-profile agreement with home-sharing giant Airbnb. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding this week focusing on areas like the sharing of […]

Antigua and Barbuda, Airbnb Sign Tourism Agreement

Fast-growing Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest Caribbean destination to formalize an agreement with home sharing giant Airbnb. The agreement aims to “help drive diversified and sustainable tourism to the islands and begin dialogue about a framework for taxation […]

How Passenger Taxes Are Hurting Caribbean Aviation

By By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Op-Ed Contributor What the Caribbean needs is so simple: rapid, reliable mobility at reasonable rates. What makes it so difficult? It is almost as short and simple to explain. There are two players; the aviation […]

Aruba, Airbnb Sign Tourism Agreement

Aruba and Airbnb have signed what the two sides are calling an “historic” tourism agreement. The deal will “create a framework to allow the Aruba Tourism Authority and Airbnb to address the issue of taxes, host accommodation standards and regulations […]

The Caribbean Needs Better Air Transport

A petition for better intra-regional Caribbean Air Transport By Kareem Yarde CJ Contributor While the air transport industry is complex, the challenges in the region are not insurmountable; many of the solutions are there to be implemented. Unfortunately however, often […]

The Bahamas’ Major Airport Overhaul

The Bahamas has embarked on a major country-wide overhaul of its airports. The first phase of the program involves infrastructural projects geared toward increased capacity at thirteen of the country’s airports. “Over the last four years we have undertook a […]

Flying to Bonaire Just Got Cheaper

Getting to the Dutch Caribbean island just got easier — and now it’s getting cheaper, too. United Airlines has expanded its service to Bonaire, and now the carrier is offering special summer fares to the island. The company is discounting […]

Taxes and Caribbean Tourism

By Robert MacLellan Op-Ed Contributor LIAT Airlines has been a vital factor in the commercial and tourism life blood of the Caribbean for decades. However, the company has now had three CEO’s and two Acting CEO’s in the last seven years, […]

The Best Airport Hotels in the Caribbean

In the Caribbean, an airport hotel means something very, very different than what you’re used to. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Maybe you’re traveling with little ones; jetting off on a quick getaway; or you’ve already flown across the […]

LIAT Readies for Move to New Antigua Airport Terminal

Above: the soon-to-open airport terminal in Antigua (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor LIAT is one of several carriers readying for a move to the new, larger terminal will soon open at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. Staff members of Antigua-based […]

Caribbean Airlift and Caribbean Tourism

By Julio Orozco Op-Ed Contributor The importance of ‘Accessibility’ particularly Air Access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for business and […]

Cayman Islands, Colombia to Sign Tax Information Agreement

Above: the Cayman Islands (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and Colombia will sign a tax information exchange agreement on July 1, the government announced. The TIEA will “be in accordance with global regulatory standards.” The […]

Cayman Premier Gets Expanded Foreign Affairs Responsibilities

Above: Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin has been given responsibility for a number of external affairs matters by Governor Helen Kilpatrick, according to a government release. The delegation of foreign affairs […]

Caribbean Urges Changes to “Discriminatory” British APD Tax

Above: a British Airways Flight By Alexander Britell The British Air Passenger Duty continues to rise, and it continues to hurt tourism to the Caribbean, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. In a statement issued ahead of UK Chancellor George […]

British Airways to Launch Nonstop Service to Punta Cana

Above: Punta Cana (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff British Airways will be launching nonstop flights to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic later this year, the carrier announce. The Gatwick-based flights, which will launch Oct. 26, will be […]

How Government Aviation Taxes Negatively Impact Caribbean Tourism

The following is the text of a speech given by St Kitts and Nevis Tourism & International Transport Minister Richard Skerritt to the ICAO Plenary Session in Montreal on Wednesday. Mr President, Mr Secretary General, fellow delegates, distinguished ladies and […]

Jamaica’s McNeill: British Air Passenger Duty “Still a Serious Problem”

Above: Tourism Minister Wykeham McNeill (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Air Passenger Duty remains a “serious problem,” although Jamaica has managed to “turn the corner” a bit, according to Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill. He said […]

UK’s David Cameron Talks Tax With Cayman Islands Officials

Above: UK Prime Minister David Cameron By the Caribbean Journal staff United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron met Saturday with Cayman Islands officials on the issue of “tax, trade and transparency” in London. In a statement, Cayman’s government called the […]

Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia to Hold Talks on Enhanced Air Links

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia will hold talks in May on the issue of enhancing air links in the Caribbean and South America, Acting Trinidad Prime Minister Winston Dookeran […]

Interview With Seaborne Airlines CEO Omer ErSelcuk

Above: a Seaborne plane By Alexander Britell With the departure of American Eagle from the Caribbean, the region’s aviation industry continues to change. But while many predicted doom, airlines large and small, from Cape Air to JetBlue, are working to […]

Haiti and Cote d’Ivoire Sign Pair of Cooperation Agreements

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Cote d’Ivoire Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Cote d’Ivoire have signed a pair of cooperation agreements, according to the office of Haiti Prime […]

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird Concludes Visit to Haiti

Above: the talks in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada Foreign Minister John Baird and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Diane Ablonczy concluded a visit to Haiti on Monday. The purpose of the trip was […]

Barbados, San Marino Sign Tax Agreement

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and San Marino have signed agreements on a pair of tax issues. The first covered the avoidance of double taxation, and the second the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect […]

Barbados Seeking to Be Rebanded Within British Air Passenger Duty

Above: a British Airways Flight By the Caribbean Journal staff The fight for a “fairer” British Air Passenger Duty, a levy on flights originating in the United Kingdom based on their destination, will continue until a resolution is found, according […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Launching Airline Task Force

Above: a British Airways flight (Photo: BA) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be launching a task force on the question of airlift in the region, new Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty announced Friday. The task force, […]

Jamaican Senator Proposes Tax on Remittances to Fund Education

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Senator Floyd Morris is proposing a nearly 5 percent tax on all remittances entering the island as an additional funding source for education. “This is likely to yield $100 million or J$9 […]

United States Virgin Islands Receives $8.7 Million for Airport Projects

Above: the Cyril E King Airport in St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands’ Port Authority has received $8.77 million in funding for aviation projects at the Cyril King Airport in St Thomas. The funding, […]

St Kitts and Nevis to Waive Taxes on Green Energy Equipment

Above: solar panels in St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis’ cabinet has approved the waiving of taxes on a range of equipment that produces alternative energy, according to Information Minister Nigel Carty. The proposal, which […]

Jamaica’s Cruise Industry Is Growing, Buoyed by Royal Caribbean and Disney