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US Virgin Islands “Open For Business”
Above: St Croix, US Virgin Islands (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh led a two-day economic mission to New York City last week. The Governor, who was joined by officials from […]
BVI Airways Sold to New York Bank, Names New President and CEO
Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional air carrier BVI Airways has been sold to an undisclosed New York-based merchant bank, the company announced Thursday. The company has also named longtime aviation executive Jerry Willoughby its […]
Burger King Announces Expansion to Martinique, Guadeloupe
By the Caribbean Journal staff Miami-based Burger King Worldwide has announced a planned expansion to Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The company will be opening three new restaurants in the French Caribbean, beginning with a Burger King at the […]
Interview With Grenada Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel
Above: Grenada Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — Grenada is continuing its push to promote tourism, with a brand-new marketing campaign and a focus on positioning the country as a kind of high-end, eco-tourism […]
Haiti’s Sunrise Airways, BVI Airways Sign Operations Agreement
Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Sunrise Airways is continuing its regional expansion. The Port-au-Prince-based carrier announced that it had signed a Subservice Flight Agreement with Tortola-based BVI Airways, meaning it will operate BVI Airways […]
New Director for Haiti Hotel School
Above: new Ecole Hôtelière d’Haïti Director Sandra Tanis (left) (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Haiti Hotel School (l’Ecole Hôtelière d’Haïti) has a new director, Sandra Tanis. The school, which relaunched at the end of 2011, is […]
Guadeloupe Islands Sees Big Jump in Visitors From United States
Above: the island of Terre de Haut in the Guadeloupe Islands (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Guadeloupe Islands saw a significant jump in arrivals from the United States last year, with a 23 percent year-over-year increase, according to data […]
Jamaica Tops 2 Million Stopover Visitors For First Time
Above: Alexis and Craig Greiner met by a government delegation By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica welcomed its 2 millionth tourist to the island on Sunday, the first time the country has reached that number in its history. The travelers […]
Air Antilles Express Begins Service From Guadeloupe to Antigua
Above: an Air Antilles Express plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Antilles Express has begun its new bi-weekly service between Guadeloupe and Antigua. The service will operate every Monday and Thursday out of Pointe-a-Pitre. The 20-minute flight departs Guadeloupe […]
St Lucia Says “Open For Business” Following Flooding
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is “open for business” following heavy flooding that caused significant damage and at least five deaths in the country this week, Tourism Minister Lorne Theophilus said Thursday. “The tourist industry […]
Cayman Airways Opens New Office in Cayman Brac
Above: a Cayman Airways plane By the Caribbean journal staff Cayman Airways, the national carrier of the Cayman Islands, has opened a new ticket office and call centre on the island of Cayman Brac. The office, which is located in […]
USVI Governor “Disappointed” Over Seaborne Move to Puerto Rico
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff Last week, St Croix-based Seaborne Airlines announced its plans to relocated its headquarters to Puerto Rico, a move that has caused disappointment in the United States Virgin Islands, according […]
Thomas Cook Begins New Service From Manchester to Antigua
Above: a Thomas Cook plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Thomas Cook Airlines has officially inaugurated its new non-stop weekly service from Manchester to Antigua. The service, which began last week, will fly from Manchester International Airport to VC Bird […]
Could St Maarten Become a Hub For Travel to Nevis?
Above: St Maarten’s Princess Juliana Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Nevis get an airlift boost from St Maarten? That’s one of the initiatives Nevis Tourism Minister Mark Brantley is working on for the 2013/2014 season, hoping to expand […]
WINAIR Relaunches Tortola Service
Above: a WINAIR plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional air carrier WINAIR is relaunching service to the British Virgin Islands. WINAIR, Windward Islands Airways International, began double daily service between Beef Island and St Maarten on Sunday. The company […]
JetBlue Names New President
Above: a JetBlue plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carrier JetBlue has named Robin Hayes its new president, effective Jan. 1. Hayes, who had been serving as the company’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer, succeeds CEO Dave […]
JetBlue Launches Service to Haiti
Above: a JetBlue plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carrier JetBlue launched its first-ever flights to Haiti on Thursday. The New York City-based carrier is operating three daily flights to Port-au-Prince, with one out of New York’s John F […]
Guadeloupe Sees Surge in Hotel Bookings
Above: Guadeloupe By the Caribbean Journal staff The Guadeloupe Islands are seeing a surge in hotel room night bookings, according to a report by Kuoni Global Travel Service. Room night bookings are up 26 percent for the year, compared to […]
ALBA Secretary General Visits Antigua
Above: the meeting with ALBA in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff ALBA Secretary General Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez recently visited Antigua and Barbuda. Alvarez, who was just appointed to lead the Venezuelan-led regional grouping, held talks with Antigua Prime Minister […]
Jamaica and Singapore Sign Open Skies Agreement in London
Above: the signing ceremony in London By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica and Singapore have signed an open skies agreement, the two governments announced Tuesday. The agreement was signed on Monday by Jamaican Minister Dr Morais Guy and Singapore Transport […]
Delta Adding More Flights to United States Virgin Islands
Above: a Delta plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Airlines will be adding new flights to the United States Virgin Islands from both Atlanta and New York beginning next month. The new service to St Thomas will begin Dec. […]
Brantley: SVG Air “Very Keen” on Adding Service to Nevis
Above: an SVG plane in the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines-based SVG Air is “very keen” on adding service to Nevis, according to Nevis Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Mark Brantley. The […]
Antigua to See More UK Airlift
Above: Antigua’s booth at World Travel Market By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda expects will see increased airlift out of the United Kingdom this season, according to Tourism Minister John Maginley. Most notably, beginning Dec. 19, Antigua will […]
JetBlue Adding Service to Montego Bay, Punta Cana From Fort Lauderdale
Above: a JetBlue plane By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue is ramping up its Caribbean flights out of Fort Lauderdale, with new nonstop service to Montego Bay, Jamaica and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, the company announced Tuesday. JetBlue […]
Haiti’s Sunrise Airways to Expand Service to Turks and Caicos
Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Sunrise Airways is planning to expand its service to Turks and Caicos with an additional nonstop flight, the company announced Tuesday. Sunrise launched daily service from Cap-Haitien to Providenciales […]
Working to Build “The New LIAT”
Above: a new LIAT ATR-72 By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT’s new Acting CEO Julie Reifer-Jones made her first public statement this week with a letter to staff vowing to build a “new LIAT.” “At the new LIAT, we are […]
Martinique Eyes 1 Million Visitors By 2020
Above: Martinique Tourism Commissioner Karine Roy-Camille By Alexander Britell It’s now been a year since Martinique Tourism Commissioner Karine Roy-Camille addressed the media at the CTO’s State of the Industry Conference in St Kitts. At the time, she was a […]
Cape Air Adding Service to Culebra and Virgin Gorda
Above: a Cape Air plane By Alexander Britell Regional airline Cape Air is adding new service to Culebra, Puerto Rico and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, according to the company. The new service will begin in February with […]
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