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Airbnb Experiences Coming to Bermuda

By the Caribbean Journal staff Airbnb is bringing its experiential travel offering to the island of Bermuda The company’s Airbnb Experiences is set to launch in Bermuda next spring, the Bermuda Tourism Authority confirmed this week. Bermuda will be the …

Kayak: The USVI Is Trending

By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands is trending right now on the global Kayak travel platform, according to new data from Kayak’s Holiday Travel Hacker. The Caribbean destination is the number six trending destination for New …

St Thomas Is Airbnb’s Top Caribbean Destination Right Now

By the Caribbean Journal staff Airbnb has been making major inroads in the Caribbean — and one destination is seeing bigger growth than the others, according to newly released data from the sharing economy giant. The leader? The island of …

Puerto Rico Looks to Airbnb to Help Drive Tourism Recovery

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Puerto Rico is looking to Airbnb to help drive its tourism recovery. Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello met this week in San Francisco with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who together announced a new agreement on …

Bermuda Seeing Surge in Airbnb Travel

By the Caribbean Journal staff More and more travelers to Bermuda are looking to homesharing options like Airbnb, according to new data released by the Bermuda Tourism Authority. The number of visitors to Bermuda who chose vacation rentals last year …

Airbnb Signs Tax Deal with Quintana Roo

Airbnb is making major moves in the Mexican Caribbean. The home sharing giant recently announced the signing of a tax deal with the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, home to the country’s Caribbean destinations like Cancun and Tulum. As part …

Bahamas, Airbnb Sign Memorandum of Understanding

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has become the latest Caribbean tourism destination to sign a high-profile agreement with home-sharing giant Airbnb. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding this week focusing on areas like the sharing of …

Antigua and Barbuda, Airbnb Sign Tourism Agreement

Fast-growing Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest Caribbean destination to formalize an agreement with home sharing giant Airbnb. The agreement aims to “help drive diversified and sustainable tourism to the islands and begin dialogue about a framework for taxation …

Grenada, Airbnb Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Grenada has signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize a partnership with global home-sharing company, Airbnb. Grenada’s Minister of Tourism, Clarice Modeste-Curwen, signed on behalf of the government in a conference held during the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s annual Caribbean …

U.S. Virgin Islands, Airbnb Sign Landmark Tax Agreement

The United States Virgin Islands has signed a landmark agreement with Airbnb that will allow the platform to collect the territory’s 12.5 percent hotel room occupancy tax. The agreement, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, will see the …

Anguilla, Airbnb Sign Tourism Agreement

Airbnb’s Caribbean growth continues. The home-sharing travel giant has signed another agreement with a Caribbean tourism destination, this time the island of Anguilla. The memorandum of understanding aims to “promote the island as a premier Caribbean destination, with a unique …

Airbnb, Bermuda Sign Tourism Agreement

Bermuda has signed a major agreement with Airbnb to promote tourism to the island. The partnership aims to enhance Bermuda’s status as a world-class destination for leisure, group travel and tourism investment, as well as to create a framework that …

Airbnb, Caribbean Tourism Organization Sign Agreement

The Caribbean Tourism Organization has signed what it’s calling a landmark deal with home sharing company Airbnb. Under the agreement, both organizations will share data and studies with policymakers about the impact of the sharing economy in the region and …

Airbnb, Jamaica Sign Tourism Agreement

Airbnb and the Jamaica Tourist Board have signed what the two sides are calling a “major agreement to promote tourism on the island.” While short on specifics, the two sides said the agreement “brings new opportunities to grow the island’s …

Celebrity Cruises Taps Airbnb Exec As New Chief Marketing Officer

Celebrity Cruises has named a new top marketing executive. Peter Giorgi steps in as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer; he will oversee the brand’s new “Modern Luxury Lives Here” campaign, along with “aspects of the cruise line’s global marketing …

How Airbnb Is Creating Wealth in Cuba

Airbnb’s Cuba boost By the Cuba Journal staff The average state salary in Cuba is somewhere around $20 a month, although many on the island live on far less than that, according to figures from Cuba’s national statistical office. And …

Airbnb’s Top Caribbean Markets

Above: Guadeloupe (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff AirBnb recently made a high-profile move into Cuba, but the shared-economy travel giant has actually maintained a large presence in the Caribbean for some time. But what are the company’s largest …

Airbnb Enters Cuba Market

Above: Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff Hospitality firm Airbnb is coming to Cuba. The short-term hospitality company announced the move on Thursday, making it one of the first US companies to offer accommodations for licensed US travelers since the …