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WestJet’s Swoop Is Launching Its First Nonstop Caribbean Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Earlier this year, Canadian carrier WestJet launched its new low-cost airline, Swoop. And it seemed like it was only a matter of time before the new carrier launched its first Caribbean flights. Well, its happened. […]

WestJet Seeing Big Traffic Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian carrier WestJet had big traffic numbers in August, according to the latest data report from the company. WestJet reported 2.73 billion revenue passenger miles last month, an 8.1 percent increase compared to the same […]

Sunwing Is Returning to Bonaire

By the Caribbean Journal staff In an important boost for the Dutch Caribbean island, Sunwing is returning to Bonaire for a second season, the company said this week. The travel giant is the only Canadian tour operator that will be […]

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, […]

WestJet Is Launching An Ultra Low-Cost Airline

Canadian leisure carrie WestJet is developing a new ultra-low-cost airline, the company announced. The as-yet-unnamed carrier will launch in late 2017 or early 2018. The airline will begin with an initial fleet of 10 high-density Boeing 737-800s designed by the […]

Ice Bar: The Coolest Bar in the Caribbean Is on a Cruise Ship

Where’s the coolest bar in the Caribbean? By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor This is definitely the coolest bar in the Caribbean. In fact, a more accurate description would be frigid. How better to characterize the “weather” inside Norwegian Getaway’s […]

Air Canada Launches New Nonstop Flights to Trinidad

Air Canada has launched new year-round nonstop flights to Trinidad. The flights, which will operate on Air Canada Rouge, will fly twice weekly from Toronto to Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport in Port of Spain. “Air Canada is very pleased to […]

New WestJet Belize Flights Begin Service

Canadian carrier WestJet has begun its new nonstop flights to Belize. The carrier began operating its flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Belize City on Saturday. “Leaving Canada and hitting the beaches in Belize by mid-day is something that […]

Transat Adding Flights to Roatan

There’s another new way to get to the Caribbean island of Roatan. Canadian tour operator Transat, has announced plans to add direct flights from Quebec City to Roatan beginning in December. That’s in addition to Spirit’s existing flights from Montreal […]

WestJet Launching Nonstop Flights to Belize

Canadian air carrier WestJet has announced a new destination: Belize City. The carrier will begin serving Belize City with nonstop flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport beginning Oct. 29. WestJet will be operating the flights twice weekly. “WestJet is proud […]

Antigua’s Big New Tourism Push in Canada

Antigua and Barbuda is looking to make a big push to draw tourism from Canada. The Caribbean destination has announced the creation of a new position exclusively covering the Canadian market. The country has named Colin Skerritt to the new […]

Grenada Eyes More Tourists From Canada

Grenada is looking to boost its arrivals from Canada. The country’s Grenada Tourism Authority sent a three-member delegation this week to Toronto to promote its tourism sector in Canada, led by CEO Rudy Grant. “At the end of 2015, Canada moved […]

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 […]

Curaçao Tourism Up 3.1 Percent in 2015

Curaçao tourism showed improvement in 2015, according to the latest data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Dutch Caribbean island reported a 3.1 percent increase in tourist arrivals, with 468,442 stayover tourists in total. The island was led by a […]

New Flights from Cayman Brac to Cuba

A new gateway By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Airways has announced plans to launch flights between Cayman Brac and Holguin, Cuba. The flights will launch on Nov. 28, operating once weekly on Saturdays. Cayman Airways Express will provide connecting […]

WestJet Takes Delivery of First Extended-Range Aircraft

A big step for the Canadian carrier By the Caribbean Journal staff WestJet has taken delivery of the first of four new Boeing 767-300 extended range aircraft, the company announced. The new planes will allow the airline to begin serving […]

Barbados Looks to “Recapture” Canadian Tourism Market

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is looking to take back the Canadian tourism market, according to Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. The Prime Minister was speaking during a reception for Canadians at Ilaro Court, his residence, […]

Air Canada Launching Nonstop Service to Panama City

Above: an Air Canada flight By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Canada is launching service to Panama City, Panama, the carrier announced. The new thrice-weekly service will launch Dec. 17, 2014. Air Canada will become the only Canadian carrier operating […]

St Maarten Airport Reports Big Jump in Transfer Passengers

Above: St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport saw a 21 percent increase in transfer passengers in the first quarter, officials said this week. St Barth was […]

Cuba Sees Slight Drop in Tourist Arrivals

Above: Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba received just under 1.6 million tourists in the first six months of 2013, a 2 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2012, according to data from Cuba’s official government statistics […]

Canada to Contribute $6.6 Million to Haiti

Above: Christian Paradis By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada will be making a $6.6 million contribution to Haiti to continue its support under the World Food Programme’s Support to Sustainable School Feeding programme in Haiti. The project provides a daily […]

Martinique Stuns Canada in Gold Cup Opener, 1-0

Above: Martinique celebrating the victory By the Caribbean Journal staff It took until extra time, but Martinique sent a strong message to the football world in the Gold Cup opener on Sunday. Fabrice Reuperne’s lefty shot from just outside the […]

First Air Canada Rouge Flight Arrives in Kingston From Toronto

Above: the first Air Canada Rouge flight (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever Air Canada Rouge flight touched down at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport on Monday. Air Canada Rouge, Air Canada’s new leisure carrier, is operating […]

Canada Sending New Deployment to UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff A deployment of Canadian Armed Forces will be joining the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, Canada’s government announced Wednesday. A 34-member CAF platoon from Quebec will […]

Talking Tourism in the Dominican Republic’s La Romana

Above: Ana Garcia Sotoca Pascual(CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell While Punta Cana is the Dominican Republic’s main tourism centre, the eastern half of Hispaniola has a wide range of tourism destinations, large and small. The country, which is currently receiving […]

Bringing Travelers to Haiti

By Alexander Britell After years of neglect, Haiti’s tourism sector is picking up steam again — with new flights from companies like JetBlue and the addition of tour packages for the first time from outlets like Canada’s Transat. While the […]

Developing Tourism in Haiti: An Interview With Minister Stephanie Villedrouin

Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell In June 2012, Caribbean Journal spoke to Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin about her plans to grow Haiti’s largely undeveloped tourism sector into something far bigger. At the time, […]

CTO: Caribbean Tourism Grew 5.4 Percent in 2012

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean received nearly 25 million tourists in 2012, a 5.4 percent increase from 2011, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The region received its largest number of […]

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