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Honduras to Host Inter-American Tourism Congress Next Month
Above: Leonidas Rosa Bautista, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Honduras to the OAS and Alfonso Quiñónez, OAS Secretary for External Relations (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Honduras will be hosting the 21st Inter-American Congress of Ministers and […]
Caribbean Tourism Organization Concludes Tour of Eastern Caribbean
Above: St Vincent By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s leadership has concluded a tour of four member countries. A CTO delegation including Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty, Secretary General Hugh Riley and Director of Membership Services Faye Gill, met […]
Trinidad and Martinique Talk Tourism, Energy, Security
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar hosted Serge Letchimy, the president of Martinique’s Regional Council, for talks in Port of Spain on Thursday. The two sides discussed issues including energy, […]
Grenada’s Community Tourism Push
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will have to produce more original products and create more attractions to grab a greater share of regional tourism, according to Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel. The Minister, who was addressing […]
Martinique-Based Caribbean Tourism Conference to Focus on Authenticity
Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff This year’s Caribbean Tourism Organization State of the Industry Conference will focus on visitor experience and authenticity, the regional organization announced Friday. The conference, which will be hosted in Martinique for […]
Vanderpool-Wallace: The Missing Link For Tourism in the Caribbean
By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace CJ Contributor TOURISM MINISTERS and Commissioners and their counterparts in the private sector in the Caribbean have come to see that the region’s tourism industry is vastly underperforming compared to the potential that they see. Hotel occupancies […]
Belize Tourism Off to Record Start in 2013
Above: El Secreto in Belize (Photo: El Secreto) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism in Belize is at an all-time high for the first quarter of 2013, according to a report from the Belize Tourism Board. Airport arrivals increased by […]
Cuba’s Diaz-Canel, in Haiti, Urges Accelerated Regional Integration
Above: the Karibe Hotel in Haiti (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean urgently needs to accelerate the process of regional integration, according to Miguel Diaz-Canel, first vice president of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers. Diaz-Canel, who […]
Island Routes to Open in Dominican Republic, Grenada in Regional Expansion
Above: Island Routes GM David Shields (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PUNTA CANA – Jamaica-based tour company Island Routes is expanding to several new destinations in the Caribbean, led by the Dominican Republic. The company, which is part of the […]
Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference Begins in Trinidad
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — Sustainable tourism is one of the region’s newest buzz words. But what does sustainable mean? Is it about making destinations eco-friendly? Does it involve solar-power hotels? Or […]
Cape Air, Regional Carriers Step Up As American Eagle Departs Caribbean
Above: a Cape Air plane in Vieques (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The last flight from Tortola on Sunday night marked the end of the American Eagle era in the Caribbean, a process that has been in the works for […]
IMF: St Lucia to See Pick-Up in Agriculture, Tourism in 2013
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a period of “anemic” activity since the beginning of the downturn, economic activity in St Lucia is poised to “regain some momentum in 2013,” according to the International Monetary Fund, which […]
Tobago Tourism Increased By 4.3 Percent in 2012: Report
Above: the beach at the Magdalena Grand resort in Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff Almost 963,000 visitors came to Tobago in 2012, an increase of 4.3 percent, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The numbers were announced […]
In Nicaragua, Looking at the Future of Sustainable Tourism in the Caribbean
Above: Nicaragua (Photo: NT) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of regional agencies focusing on sustainable tourism in the Caribbean held their first-ever joint meeting this week, focusing on the challenges facing the wider Caribbean region. The first-ever Meeting […]
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 […]
Interview with Martinique Tourism Commissioner Karine Roy-Camille
Above: Martinique Tourism Commissioner Karine Roy-Camille at CHTA Travel Marketplace in the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — Like fellow French department Guadeloupe, Martinique has maintained a relatively low profile for travelers in markets like the US […]
EFM Hospitality’s John Murphy on Tobago, Haiti and Caribbean Tourism
Above: the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — The Caribbean tourism sector is starting to rebound — with improved hotel occupancy and arrivals, despite increased competition from markets around the world. EFM Hospitality Solutions has been […]
Haiti and Antigua Begin Discussions on Tourism Collaboration
Above: a beach in Jacmel, Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism has begun talks with the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute on potential areas of cooperation, following a recent visit by Calvin […]
Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Aviation Committee Holds First Meeting
Above: a LIAT plane in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be leading a mission in 2013 to meet with top ministerial officials and technical personnel in the region to find ways to improve intra-regional […]
Caribbean Tourism Organization Names New Aviation Committee
Above: a British Airways plane (Photo: British Airways) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization has announced what it is calling a “highly-focused” CTO Aviation Committee aimed at facilitating air transportation into and throughout the Caribbean region. The […]
Haiti Hosts Visit from Secretary General of World Tourism Organization
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and WTO SG Taleb Rifai (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taleb Rifai, the Secretary General of the UN’s World Tourism Organization, is currently on a visit to Haiti, joined by Carlos […]
Caribbean Tourism Organization Launching Airline Task Force
Above: a British Airways flight (Photo: BA) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be launching a task force on the question of airlift in the region, new Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty announced Friday. The task force, […]
Caribbean’s Youngest Ministers Offer New Ideas on the Future of Tourism
Above: Junior Ministers at the Tourism Youth Congress in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Should Jamaica build a museum to honour sporting heroes like Usain Bolt? Or should Dominica hold an annual “Nature Island Games” […]
Op-Ed: Why the Caribbean Needs a Regional Cultural Promotion Plan
By Patricia Bingué Op-Ed Contributor It is quite refreshing to see the various nations of the Caribbean assigning high priority to the tourism industry, such as Haiti’s current branding campaign, Montserrat’s development of a National Cultural Policy and other tourism […]
Op-Ed: Working Together to Promote the Caribbean Tourism Brand
By Richard Doumeng Op-Ed Contributor 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). It’s also a time of continuing challenges for tourism in the region. A prolonged state of economic uncertainty in the world. Airlift […]
Interview with Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin on Remaking Haiti’s Brand
By Alexander Britell Haiti’s tourism sector is beginning again. Two years since the earthquake, new hotels are beginning to pop up, new hospitality students are being trained and destinations like Jacmel are entering the consciousness of international travelers. While it’s […]
Jamaica’s Simpson Miller: CARICOM Countries Must Support Regional Trade
Above: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff There is a need for greater support from CARICOM countries in strengthening trade within the region, according to Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Simpson Miller made the remarks […]
OECS Endorses Common Tourism Policy
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The heads of government of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States endorsed a common tourism policy at the recent 54th Meeting of the OECS Authority. The policy will serve as a […]
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