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The Caribbean’s Top Christmas Festival Is Back Again in the USVI

It’s the most beloved Christmas celebration in the Caribbean, and now St Croix’s Crucian Christmas has announced its festival dates. This year’s event will be running from Dec. 10 through Jan. 6, 2024, according to the USVI Department of Tourism […]

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Is Launching a Travel Advisor Program

Vanessa Ledesma, acting CEO and director general of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), said the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Travel Advisor Program is expected to be launched this summer. “The program, currently being finalized, will include educational […]

The Caribbean Tourism Organization Has a New Secretary General

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has its long-awaited new top executive. Saint Lucia native Dona Regis-Prosper has been appointed as the organization’s new Secretary General and chief executive officer. Regis-Prosper’s appointment will take effect on Sept. 1, 2023; she will […]

Statia Makes New Push for Travel Agents

The island of Statia has been seeing new buzz of late, buoyed by a new luxury resort and new discoveries about Alexander Hamilton’s life on the island. Now, Statia is making a new push to court travel agent business, including […]

Puerto Rico Is Breaking Tourism Records

From hotel occupancy to new flights to cruise ship arrivals, Puerto Rico is breaking many of its tourism records, according to Carlos Mercado Santiago, the executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The destination’s numbers from the just-closed fiscal […]

Avianca Just Restarted Two Nonstop Caribbean Routes

Colombian carrier Avianca has officially restarted its most popular route to the Caribbean from the United States: service from Miami to Cartagena. Avianca is now operating regular service again to Cartagena, the historic beachfront jewel of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. That […]

Marriott Just Opened This Long-Awaited Resort in St Thomas

It might be the most remarkable thing about the US Virgin Islands’ booming tourism industry in the years since the onset of the pandemic: the destination has been having all of this success without its largest resort. That is finally […]

Angela Bassett Just Spent Her Caribbean Vacation in Antigua and Barbuda

Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett just spent a beach-filled Caribbean vacation in Antigua and Barbuda. Bassett, who was joined by her sister, D’nette Bassett and close friend Dawnn Lewis, came to the twin-island destination after a busy awards season that included […]

New Chairman for Antigua Barbuda Tourism Authority

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named a new chairman of its board of directors. The organization has announced the appointment of Vernon Jeffers Sr to the role, succeeding Dr Lorraine Raeburn. Raeburn had served in the role from […]

Cayman Islands Tourism Is Sizzling

The Cayman Islands is well on track to surpassing the successful tourism numbers it annually received before 2019 when COVID knocked the global travel industry on its back. The Cayman Islands welcomed 1,027,668 visitors in 2022 with 743,394 cruise passengers […]

In Barbados, a Showcase for Caribbean Tourism

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), in collaboration with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., and the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, is set to host Caribbean Travel Marketplace, taking place from May 9 – 11 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford […]

Nevis Tourism Names New Marketing Director

The Nevis Tourism Authority has named a new director of sales and marketing, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island has tapped Phéon Jones to lead its new push for all markets, with a particular focus on the North American market. […]

In St Thomas, a Must-Visit Caribbean Carnival

One of the top Carnival events in the Caribbean is set for St Thomas next month. The 2023 edition of St Thomas Carnival begins April 8, with a series of events celebrating the island’s vibrant local culture. This year’s festival […]

A New Vision for the Impact of Caribbean Tourism

A leading Caribbean tourism official wants to see Caribbean nationals derive more benefits from the tourism industry, leading to greater “generational wealth” for residents of the region. Speaking at the first Global Tourism Resilience Conference, which was held in Kingston, Jamaica last […]

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Antigua and Barbuda Names New Tourism Director for Caribbean, Latin America

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named a new director of tourism for the Caribbean and Latin America. The ABTA has appointed Charmaine Brown-Spencer to the role, in which she will be responsible for growing market share and destination […]

Cayman Islands Eclipses Tourism Projections

The Cayman Islands eclipsed its tourism projections for 2022, buoyed by a sizzling second half after the destination removed its travel health protocols. Overall, the Cayman Islands reported 284,274 stay over visitors, ahead of the government’s stated goals for the […]

“Jamaica Tourism Is Back”

Jamaica is projecting very strong tourism growth for 2023, fresh off a full-fledged renaissance in 2022, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. The island is forecasting 11 percent tourism growth this year, officials announced at this week’s FITUR trade show […]

Bahamas Tourism Names New Director General

The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism has appointed Latia Duncombe as its new director general. Duncombe had been serving as the country’s Acting Director General for the last year. “During the past year, Mrs. Duncombe has brought energetic leadership to our […]

In Dominica, Boosting Local Tourism Entrepreneurs

A new initiative by Dominica’s top hotel group aims to empower local hospitality and tourism entrepreneurs. The new GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge will award a total of $45,000 Eastern Caribbean Dollars (about $17,000 USD) to three winning entrepreneurs to help grow […]

Delta Just Launched Two New Nonstop Routes to Puerto Rico

Delta Air Lines has kicked off a pair of new routes to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The carrier has started new nonstop service from both Boston Logan Airport and Detroit’s Wayne County Airport to San Juan’s […]

Spirit Airlines Just Launched a New Nonstop Route to Jamaica

Jamaica is welcoming more new flights than almost any other Caribbean destination. And now it’s welcomed another one. The island added another new route to its broadening air network with Spirit Airlines’ new nonstop service between Hartford, Conn. and Montego […]

The Best New All Inclusive Resorts in Curaçao

All-inclusive resorts are not quite newcomers to Curaçao — the now defunct Breezes Curaçao debuted in 2001 — but the concept of paying one price for all of your lodging, dining, drinks, entertainment, and activities has gone from niche to […]

Antigua and Barbuda: “Unprecedented” Tourism Numbers

Antigua and Barbuda continues to see record-breaking tourism numbers, officials told Caribbean Journal. “After a difficult two years, the tourism industry is seeing the pent-up demand for travel, and we’re delighted to say that Antigua and Barbuda is at the […]

Jamaica Tourism Continues Strong Recovery

Jamaica’s already-strong tourism recovery is continuing, even in the face of new global challenges. The island’s summer 2022 totals eclipsed its pre-pandemic highs set in 2019, and Jamaica is now reporting nearly $6 billion in tourism earnings since its 2020 […]

Bahamas Tourism Is Booming, With Plans For a Record-Breaking 2023

Tourism in The Bahamas is booming right now, according to new data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Air and sea arrivals to The Bahamas are up a whopping 515.6 percent this year compared to the same period in 2021, […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Names New Chairman

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has named a new chairman. The organization has elected Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan to the role, following its annual general meeting in Grand Cayman this week. The meeting was held as part of […]

New Chairman for Grenada Tourism Authority

The Grenada Tourism Authority has a new chairman and a new board of directors. Entrepreneur Randall Dolland has been named chairman of the organization, which has a new 11-member board. Dolland was a director of the former Grenada Board of […]

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 […]

St Thomas Carnival 2024 Was a Big Hit