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Grenada Courts Tourists in Trinidad
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In a bid to expand tourism, Grenada is looking close to home. The country is hosting a series of promotional activities in Trinidad and Tobago this week, including two travel agent […]
The Best Business Hotels in Trinidad
When US Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Caribbean, they both went to Trinidad. That’s because over the years the country has become the de facto business capital of the region, led by its booming […]
13 Opportunities for the New Caribbean
By Dr Miguel Goede and Runy Calmera CJ Contributors We recently took a look at 12 challenges that face the Caribbean Small Island Developing States. These challenges are crucial for the future of the Caribbean. In this article, we take […]
Air Canada Expanding Martinique Service
Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — Martinique’s airlift growth is continuing. The French Caribbean island will be receiving new weekly flights from Air Canada Rouge. The announcement was made during the CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference […]
A New Hotel in Tobago
Above: the Chic hotel in Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff SAN JUAN — The island of Tobago is now home to a brand-new boutique hotel. The property, called “Chic,” is located near the ANR Robinson International Airport. The announcement […]
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Names New CEO
Above: the new CHTA leadership team; from left, CMO Matt Cooper, COO Vanessa Ledesma, current President Emil Lee and new CEO Frank Comito (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has named a new […]
Medical Tourism in the Caribbean
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor The fifth “Global Ministerial Summit” was held in Washington, DC on Sept. 21. Ministers of health, tourism and economic development, trade commissioners, and health attachés from 25 nations gathered to discuss medical tourism challenges and […]
A Caribbean Lesson From Cuba
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor LAST month I was a member of the delegation that visited Cuba with Jamaica Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson to look at that country’s preparation for Ebola, and thus take back some lessons for implementation […]
CARICOM Leaders Hold Special Meeting on Threat of Ebola, Chikungunya
Above: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is hosting a special meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community this week. The special one-day meeting, which was […]
Health Management in Jamaica
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor THE world has, in recent weeks, been very concerned with the Ebola virus and more importantly, containing it. Here in Jamaica, we have been dealing with the effects of the chikungunya virus, more commonly referred […]
New International Tourism Expo Coming to the Caribbean
Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean will soon be home to its first-ever international tourism expo. Puerto Rico’s Tourism Company ha sannounced the Expo de Turismo Internacional, the first-ever conference of its kind in […]
Creating Caribbean Futures
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Many Caribbean livelihoods are made and lost around seasonal fluctuations in foreigners’ travel. For much of the region, tourism, an all-too-inefficient form of intraregional human traffic, is economic lifeblood. But for one group of Caribbean […]
The Caribbean’s Undiscovered Island
By Alexander Britell ST EUSTATIUS — The town of Oranjestad is a winding, cobblestone-covered collection of mostly 18th century Dutch colonial buildings and scattered small homes. On a sunny Saturday, its stony streets have a certain opaque gleam. They are […]
Interview With Jamaica Tourist Board Director Paul Pennicook
Above: Paul Pennicook (CJ Photo) By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Paul Pennicook returned to the Jamaica Tourism Board in July as the country’s Director of Tourism for the second time — this time with more experience and a new […]
A New Kind of Caribbean Tourism?
Above: Statia (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell STATIA — Could this be the next big form of sustainable tourism in the Caribbean? Eco-tourism pioneer Jem Winston thinks so. Winston is a proponent of “homestay” tourism, which sees tourists and travelers […]
Expedia: Jamaica Demand Surges
Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff MONTEGO BAY — Travel demand for Jamaica is surging in 2014, according to data from Expedia. Demand for Jamaica hotels on Expedia and Hotels.com rose by almost 20 percent in the […]
The Caribbean’s Air Tax Problem
Above: St Thomas (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — On a recent visit to Liat.com, a ticket from Antigua to neighbouring St Kitts cost $108.00. With taxes and fees, however, the price jumped almost 70 percent — an […]
Caribbean Airlift and Caribbean Tourism
By Julio Orozco Op-Ed Contributor The importance of ‘Accessibility’ particularly Air Access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for business and […]
Nassau’s Atlantis Resort to Join Marriott’s Autograph Collection
Above: the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The 3,400-room Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas will soon join Marriott’s Autograph Collection, Marriott International announced Wednesday. The property will join a […]
New CEO at Caribbean Airlines
Above: a Caribbean Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines has named Michael DiLollo as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. DiLollo succeeds former Acting CEO Robert Corbie, who resigned from the company in June 2013. He is […]
VIDEO: Caribbean Cruise Industry Dances to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy”
Above: CJ Travel Editor Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon stars in Onboard’s “Happy Video” By the Caribbean Journal staff MIAMI — The Caribbean cruise industry got into the “Happy” spirit this week, with help from attendees at the Cruise Shipping Miami conference. Caribbean […]
“We Can Use Tourism to Reduce Poverty”
Above: Bahamas Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe last week (Photo: BIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Can tourism help reduce poverty in the Caribbean region? That was one of the question discussed last week at the Small Island Developing States conference […]
Anguilla’s Cap Juluca Names National Sales Manager
Above: Cap Juluca By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cap Juluca resort in Anguilla has named John Hector as its national sales manager. Hector will serve as the resort’s primary liaison to travel agents and wholesale providers. “We are thrilled […]
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 […]
Jamaican PM: Caribbean Tourism Industry Must Shift Thinking on Competition
Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY – The Caribbean tourism industry’s current vision on competition is “narrow and clouded,” Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said Sunday. The Prime Minister, a former […]
Kingston’s Spanish Court Hotel Expanding
Above: the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — The Spanish Court hotel in the New Kingston neighbourhood of Jamaica’s capital is set to complete an expansion project. The hotel, which currently has 110 rooms, is […]
New Hotel Coming to Tobago
Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — A new hotel is set to break ground in Tobago in the first quarter of this year. The Indigo Bay resort, which will have 79 suites, will be located on […]
US Government Reaches Settlement With US Airways, American Airlines
Above: an American Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff In a deal that could have large ramifications for the Caribbean, the United States Department of Justice filed a proposed settlement with US Airways and American Airlines’ parent company AMR […]
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