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Cancun Tourism Is Sizzling Right Now

It’s been a banner year for tourism in the Mexican Caribbean, but the Yucatan’s tourism hub is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, it just had its best month of the year. Passenger traffic to Cancun International Airport […]

Cancun Tourism Is Hotter Than Ever

Cancun has been the most popular destination in the wider Caribbean Basin since the onset of the pandemic. That’s led to a massive surge in tourism and a dramatic increase in new airlift from cities across the United States. And […]

Bermuda Tourism “Open For Business”

Hurricane Fiona passed roughly 75 miles to the west of Bermuda, giving the island a healthy dose of wind and rain. But the island says it is already back and open for tourism business. “Bermuda is ready to host visitors […]

Cancun Tourism Stays Sizzling

Tourism in Cancun continues to grow at a rapid pace, according to the latest data from the Cancun International Airport. And it’s far exceeding even the record-breaking levels the destination saw in 2019. An analysis of passenger traffic data showed […]

Jamaica Tourism Is Expecting an “Unbelievable Year” in 2023

Jamaica has big expectations for tourism in 2023, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. The island’s tourism chief says 2023 will be a “great comeback year” for the hospitality sector, with both earnings and arrivals expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels. […]

In Kingston, Jamaica, a Creativity-Fueled Tourism Renaissance

Montego Bay. Ocho Rios. Negril. Falmouth. Most visitors to Jamaica are familiar with the island’s main tourism districts, but there is one destination that’s been glaringly absent from most Jamaican travel itineraries for the past half-century: the capital city of […]

Jamaica Gets Tourism Boost From Return of Reggae Sumfest

Jamaica’s strong tourism summer got a boost from the recent return of the Reggae Sumfest music festival. The legendary Montego Bay event was held from July 18-23, the first time since the onset of the pandemic. “We were thrilled to […]

Jamaica Is Creating a New Tourism Development Zone

Jamaica is creating a new tourism development zone, aiming to broaden its product beyond the traditional hub of Montego Bay, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, […]

St Kitts Tourism Authority Names Chief Marketing Officer

The St Kitts Tourism Authority has named a new chief marketing officer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The tourist board has named leading tourism executive Mia Lange to what is a newly-created role for the Tourism Authority. Lange most recently served […]

Nevis Tourism Has a New CEO

The Nevis Tourism Authority has confirmed Devon Liburd as its new chief executive officer, Caribbean Journal has learned. Liburd has been serving in the role in an interim capacity since January following the departure of former CEO Jadine Yarde. The […]

Anguilla Names New Deputy Tourism Director

Anguilla’s tourism board has named a new deputy director, Caribbean Journal has learned. In her new capacity, Richardson will be predominantly responsible for leading and managing the Anguilla Tourist Board’s internal and external relationships and communications, including procurement, human resources, […]

Cayman Islands to Host High-Level Caribbean Tourism, Aviation Meetings

The Cayman Islands will be playing host to a pair of high-profile Caribbean gatherings in September. The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be holding its Business Meetings from Sept. 12-15 in Cayman, the first major in-person event program for the CTO […]

Talking Aviation and Tourism in St Maarten

The Caribbean’s first and longest-running conference laser-focussed on regional aviation, the sixth annual Caribavia Summit & Retreat was held at the Simpson Bay Resort on the Dutch side of the dual-nation island this week. The conference welcomed delegates from the U.S., […]

USVI Eyes “Rush” of International Travelers Following Lifting of CDC Rule

The United States Virgin Islands is expecting a “rush” of international travelers following the CDC’s recent decision to lift its inbound testing rules. The change means international travelers flying into the United States no longer have to provide a negative […]

Caribbean Tourism Leaders Urge Hurricane Preparedness

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization are urging the region’s tourism sector to step up its preparations for the 2022 hurricane season. This year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season began June 1 and technically runs through Nov. […]

CDC Ends Return Test Requirement, in Major Boost for Caribbean Tourism

In a move celebrated across the wider travel industry, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before returning home to the United States from abroad. It’s the culmination […]

Jamaica Is Looking to “Re-Imagine” Its Local Tourism Industry

80 percent of the value of tourism experiences worldwide are driven by small and medium-sized businesses. But less than 20 percent of the returns go to that sector, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. That’s why Bartlett is leading […]

How US Virgin Islands Tourism Survived the Pandemic

The pandemic has had a devastating effect on the tourism industry at large, and on the cruise business in particular. As a region largely dependent on the cruise business, the Caribbean took an incredible economic hit. The U.S. Virgin Islands […]

Tourism Optimism in St Maarten

St Maarten tourism officials say they’re “optimistic” about the destination’s start to 2022. Tourism Minister Roger Lawrence says he is “cautiously optimistic about this year’s visitor arrivals.” The Dutch Caribbean destination’s tourism arrivals in the first quarter were nearly 210 […]

The Bahamas’ National Family Island Regatta Is Back in Exuma

One of the Caribbean’s most legendary regattas has made its triumphant return in The Bahamas. The National Family Island Regatta, which had been held annually in Exuma before the onset of the pandemic, returned this weekend to the heart of […]

Antigua and Barbuda Names New Tourism Advisors

Antigua and Barbuda has expanded its Tourism Advisory Committee with a new slate of travel advisors. The committee includes nine new travel advisors: Susan Berman, Berman Travel, Debra Hines-Brown, SmartBird World Travel, Edouard Jean, Massive Travels, Brenda O’Neale, With This […]

Jamaica Tourism Continues to Surge

Tourism is booming in Jamaica, with numbers continuing to exceed projections, according to the island’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett. Last year, the island welcomed a total of 1,464,399 stavover visitors, according to new data from the Jamaica Tourist Board. That […]

Bonaire Tourism Keeps Sizzling

Tourism to Bonaire continues to sizzle, according to new data from Tourism Corporation Bonaire. The island welcomed 111,000 air arrivals in 2021, which represented a 70 percent recovery of the destination’s pre-pandemic numbers. But that was buoyed by even stronger […]

A New Tourism Push for the Island of Barbuda

Barbuda, the smaller and lesser-known sister island to Antigua, took the spotlight this week as the first-ever tourism promotion campaign featuring the island officially launched. In an effort to draw mainstream attention to an island virtually untouched by tourism, […]

Bahamas: “Positive Progress Towards Tourism Recovery”

The Bahamas is making “positive progress toward tourism recovery,” according to Chester Cooper, Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism. The country recently saw its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention travel recommendation improved, lowering the country’s advisory from […]

What’s Next for Tourism in Tobago?

Tobago like other Caribbean islands have been economically impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, however stakeholder consultation and collaboration is “key to the rebound of the tourism sector.” That’s according to newly appointed Tobago House of Assembly Tourism Secretary Tashia Burris, […]

The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority Has a New CEO

Saint Lucia has a new top tourism executive, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has named Lorine Charles-St Jules as its new chief executive officer. “I consider it a distinct honor and a privilege to have been […]

The Bahamas, Emirates to Partner on Tourism Initiatives

The Bahamas has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai’s Emirates Group. The agreement was signed by Emirates Chief Executive Officer Sheikh Ahmed bin Said Al Maktoum and Bahamas Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell at Emirates Headquarters in Dubai. As part […]

At Nassau’s Baha Mar Resort, The Art of Everything