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Jamaica Has Big Plans for Kingston
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has big plans for Kingston as a center for urban tourism, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett. “City tourism is a very exciting area of development; that’s what makes New York what it […]
Norwegian Continues Surging Growth
By the Caribbean Journal staff European low-cost carrier Norwegian continues to show strong growth, according to the carrier’s latest numbers. Norwegian, which has been increasingly expanding its presence in the Caribbean (particularly to the French Caribbean), carried more than 3 […]
St Thomas’ Bolongo Bay Beach Resort Is Open Again
By Alexander Britell It’s back. One of the Caribbean’s most beloved hotels has reopened its doors on the island of St Thomas: the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort. In a huge step forward for the tourism industry in St Thomas, the […]
Mandarin Oriental Is Coming to the Caribbean This Summer
By the Caribbean Journal staff Mandarin Oriental is officially coming to the Caribbean this summer. The global luxury hotel brand will officially rebrand the Pink Sands Club on Canouan Island in the Grenadines this summer, the company confirmed. Mandarin Oriental […]
Spirit Airlines to Install Wi-Fi on Fleet
By the Caribbean Journal staff Ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has announced plans to install Wi-Fi on all of its planes by next summer. The company has signed an agreement with technology partner Thales Group to bring high-speed web browsing […]
Spirit Airlines Is Returning to St Maarten
By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Maarten comeback continues. The latest step in the destination’s post-Irma recovery has come in the form of new airlift, with low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines plotting a return to St Maarten in May, according […]
Puerto Rico Says It’s Open For Tourism
By the Caribbean Journal staff As Puerto Rico continues to work to recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the destination’s tourism officials say it is officially “open for business.” More than 4,000 restaurants are already open, and major tourism attractions […]
Flying to the British Virgin Islands Just Got Easier
By the Caribbean Journal staff Flying to the British Virgin Islands just got a lot easier. Turks and Caicos-based airline InterCaribbean Airways is launching a wave of new flights to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The new service will […]
Southwest’s Strong 2017 Continues
Southwest Airlines’ strong 2017 campaign continued in July, according to the company’s latest traffic data. The company flew 12.4 billion revenue passenger miles in July, an increase of 6 percent from 11.7 billion revenue passenger miles in July 2016. Available […]
Delta, Air France-KLM, Virgin Atlantic Launch Joint Venture
Delta Air Lines is expanding its partnership with Air France-KLM, the carrier announced this week. Delta is deepening its ties with a $440 million USD investment to acquire a 10 percent equity in Air France-KLM. The carrier also announced that […]
Norwegian Shows Continued Growth
Norwegian continued its strong 2017 with another month of double digit growth, the carrier announced. Norwegian carried 3,059,402 passengers in June, a 10 percent year over year increase compared to June 2016 and the carrier’s first-ever month over 3 million […]
Southwest Traffic Up in March
Southwest Airlines traffic saw a boost in March, according to the company’s latest data report. The carrier flew 11.3 billion revenue passenger miles in March, up 3.9 percent from the 10.9 billion it flew in March 2016. Available seat miles […]
Allegiant Names New Executive Vice President
Air carrier Allegiant has named a new executive vice president and chief marketing officer: Ponder Harrison. The travel industry veteran has more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry. “Ponder is one of only a handful of people who […]
JetBlue Traffic Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
JetBlue Airways continues to show surging traffic, according to the New York City-based carrier’s latest data. The carrier reported 3.86 billion revenue passenger miles in January, an 8.6 percent increase compared to the 3.55 billion the carrier reported in January […]
Southwest Continues Strong Traffic Growth
Southwest Airlines, which is expanding rapidly in the Caribbean, continues to show strong traffic growth. The carrie flew 9.4 billion revenue passenger miles overall last month, a 4.6 percent increase from the 8.9 billion revenue passenger miles it flew in […]
JetBlue Launches New Route to Barbados
Fast-expanding JetBlue Airways has added its newest route to the Caribbean. The carrier has officially begun nonstop service from New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport to Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport. The new flight will be operating once weekly on […]
This Canadian Carrier’s Traffic Keeps on Growing Fast
Canadian carrier WestJet is seeing a major traffic surge, according to the company’s recently-released data. The company reported 1.89 billion revenue passenger miles in September, which represented a 16.3 percent increase in traffic over the same month in 2015. Available […]
Tourist Arrivals Rising in British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands is having a solid year. Speaking at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s annual State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) in, Barbados, the Islands’ director of tourism, Sharon Flax Brutus, announced an across-the-board increase in BVI Arrivals from January […]
Improving the Caribbean Air Transport System
New perspectives on improving Caribbean air travel By Ralph J. Blanchard Op-Ed Contributor Depending on how one choses to define the region, the groupings of islands represented under the “Caribbean” designation can range in population anywhere from over 40 million inhabitants […]
This Is a Growing Market for US Virgin Islands Tourism
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is taking steps to market the territory’s tourism offerings to travelers in Texas. Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty reported that recent visits to Dallas and Houston helped generate greater awareness about the destinations […]
American Airlines’ Big Expansion to This Caribbean Destination
American Airlines has embarked on a significant expansion in service to the Mexican Caribbean destination of Cancun. The carrier launched new roundtrip service from four US cities to Cancun this weekend. The flights include service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Kansas […]
LIAT’s New Winter Schedule
A shift at regional carrier By Dana Niland CJ Contributor LIAT has launched its new winter schedule, which will come into effect on September 15. The airline has moved up the launch of its winter schedule due to the acceleration […]
A New Way to Fly to Antigua
New flights from San Juan By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Seaborne Airlines has announced the planned launch of nonstop service between its hub in San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport and Antigua and Barbuda’s newly-inaugurated VC Bird International Airport. […]
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 […]
A New Way to Fly to St Kitts
New service launching in December By Dana Niland CJ Contributor United Airlines is launching its first-ever nonstop service from New York to St Kitts, beginning December 2015. The flights will operate out of Newark Liberty International Airport utilizing a 737-800 […]
United Airlines Adds New Caribbean Routes
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor United Airlines is the latest major carrier to continue its Caribbean expansion. The carrier announced Thursday that it would begin offering new nonstop services to Grand Cayman out of both Chicago and Washington DC during […]
InselAir Continues Expansion
Above: San Juan, Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff InselAir is continuing its expansion out of Aruba. The carrier announced this week that it would be launching new service between Aruba and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The […]
InselAir Launching New Service From Aruba to Santo Domingo
Above: Santo Domingo (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff InselAir is launching new service to the Dominican Republic. The carrier announced Wednesday that it would begin operating two flights per week from Aruba to Santo Domingo beginning July 1. […]
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