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A Big Milestone for Cayman Islands Tourism
The Cayman Islands has reached a major milestone in its tourism recovery, Caribbean Journal has learned. Flight data shows that air capacity to the Cayman Islands through the first quarter of 2023 is higher than it was in the same […]
British Airways Is Launching Its First-Ever Flights to Aruba
British Airways is headed for the Dutch Caribbean. The British flag carrier is adding its first-ever service to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba next spring. Beginning in March 2023, British Airways will be operating twice-weekly flights out of London […]
Vacation Express Relaunching Memphis-Cancun Flights
Vacation Express is resuming its Memphis-Cancun flights, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company will relaunch service from Memphis to Cancun beginning May 23. That flight will be operating every Sunday for six-night rotations; the flights depart Memphis at 8 AM […]
Antigua and Barbuda Begins Vaccinations for Tourism Workers
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has begun the COVID-19 vaccination process for frontline workers in the tourism industry. In just the past week, over 2,000 hospitality professionals across Antigua and Barbuda were vaccinated, officials said. “We are encouraged by the enthusiasm of our tourism […]
How Aruba Is Adapting for the Return of Tourism
Aruba has signaled its intent to reopen its borders for tourism as early as June 15, and now the destination has unveiled a stringent new health and safety program called the “Aruba Health and Happiness Code.” The cleaning and hygiene […]
Aruba Is Planning to Reopen Its Borders
Aruba is planning to reopen its borders, the Dutch Caribbean island revealed this week. Aruba’s government has announced a “tentative re-opening of the borders for inbound travel,” with a scheduled date between June 15 and July 1. That is subject […]
Sunwing Is Adding Two New Nonstop Routes to Mexico
By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel company Sunwing is launching a pair of new nonstop routes to destinations in Mexico. The carrier will be launching new weekly flights from Victoria, British Columbia to Mazatlan and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. The Mazatlan flights […]
Punta Cana Is Getting New WestJet Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff Major Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is expanding again in the Caribbean with a new nonstop route to Punta Cana. The carrier will be launching a new weekly nonstop route from Calgary to the Dominican Republic’s […]
Los Cabos Gets Two New Routes from Canada
By the Caribbean Journal staff The bustling Mexican tourism hotspot of Los Cabos is getting a lift this season from Canadian carrier Sunwing, which recently launched two new routes to the destination. Sunwing has launched its first-ever flights to Los […]
Curaçao Tourism Development Foundation Names New CEO
By the Caribbean Journal staff Curaçao is looking to Jamaica for its new tourism vision. The Dutch Caribbean island’s Tourism Development Foundation has announced the appointment of former Jamaica Tourism Director Paul Pennicook as its new managing director and chief […]
Sunwing Continues Mexico Expansion
By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunwing is making a big push in Mexico. The Canadian travel giant has added another wave of new nonstop flights to Mexico, announcing plans to add three new routes to Mexico out of Victoria, British […]
Sunwing Adds More Los Cabos Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing is adding even more flights to Los Cabos in Mexico, the company said this week. Sunwing will be adding nonstop flights from Ottawa to Los Cabos beginning Dec. 20; the flights, […]
Vacation Express Adding More Montego Bay Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff Vacation Express is adding more flights to Jamaica, the company announced this week. The new flights will operate nonstop from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Montego Bay from January 21, 2019 through April 22. That will […]
Sunwing Adding More Canada-Caribbean Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff Travel giant Sunwing is planning to relaunch a series of flights from Canada to the Caribbean this upcoming tourist season. The flights will operate weekly from Saskatoon and Regina in Saskatchewan from Nov. 5 through […]
Why the New York Jets Visited Antigua
By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a special touchdown for a JetBlue plane on Tuesday as a flight filled with New York Jets football players, executives, sponsors and fans arrived at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. The Jets-styled plane […]
Sun Country Airlines Launches New Aruba Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff Sun Country Airlines has launched new service from Minnesota to the Caribbean. The carrier has begun operating thrice-weekly nonstop flights between Minneapolis/St Paul and Aruba. The new service will operate weekly on Saturdays through April […]
The FAA Has a New Caribbean Initiative
Aviation is a global enterprise that brings the world together. U.S. civil aviation has a $2.4 trillion dollar impact on the global economy, and accounts for more than 58 million jobs. Growth in travel, new routes, increasing trade and investment, […]
Why Aruba Tourism is Booming — And What’s Next
The Dutch Caribbean’s tourism hub is growing. Quickly. By the Caribbean Journal staff Plainly, tourism in Aruba is booming. The island saw a 16.2 percent increase in stayover visitor arrivals in the first half of 2015, making it the Caribbean’s […]
LIAT Urging Passengers to Arrive Early for Flights From Trinidad
Security checks lead to delays By Dana Niland CJ Contributor LIAT has issued an advisory stating that, while it is operating its standard scheduled services to and from Trinidad, travelers should expect delays due to extensive airport authority security checks […]
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 […]
Cayman Doppler Project Moves Forward, with Help from Europe
Above: a doppler radar Two contracts have now been awarded to European companies, and a construction tender is now going out locally on the Cayman Islands’ Doppler weather radar station. The contract to manufacture, supply and install the digital radar […]
United Is Extending Its Bermuda Schedule for the Summer
United Airlines is expanding its service to Bermuda this summer season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier’s seasonal service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Bermuda is being extended this summer. United had initially planned to sunset the service in […]
American Airlines Is Adding More Daily Saint Lucia Flights
The world’s largest airline is expanding its nonstop service to the Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia ahead of the summer season, Caribbean Journal has learned. American Airlines is doubling its daily nonstop flights between Miami and Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra […]
American Airlines Will Soon Be Flying Daily to the Island of Dominica
Lush rainforests, waterfalls, a boiling lake and the Caribbean’s longest hiking trail (and one of the world’s greatest luxury resorts). Dominica is one of the Caribbean’s great islands for adventure — but it hasn’t always been easy to get there. […]
It’s Getting Easier to Fly Nonstop to Bermuda, Including From Some New Cities
Bermuda’s traditional tourism stronghold has always been the Northeastern United States. That’s not exactly a surprise; it’s a very short flight from important markets like New York and Boston, and travelers in those cities have for decades been a major […]
The Great Grand Bahama Comeback
Approaching five years post-Hurricane Dorian, it appears Grand Bahama is having a major moment in the sun. The northernmost Bahamian island was ground zero for the 2019 storm, which caused an estimated $7 billion in damage Bahamas-wide. Today, according to […]
Antigua and Barbuda Is Adding a “Beach 366″
The twin-island destination of Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 365 beaches — or, as the islands like to put it, a beach for every day of the year. But what about leap years like 2024? Acknowledging what Antigua […]
American Airlines Is Adding More Nonstop Flights to the Island of Saint Lucia
From the pulsing energy of Rodney Bay to the rainforest retreats of Soufriere, the island of Saint Lucia is as diverse a destination as you can find in the Caribbean, whether you’re staying in a three-walled room with an infinity […]
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