Jamaica is reopening for business, sooner than most expected. Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism has announced an integrated national initiative to fully restart the country’s tourism industry by Dec. 15, following the widespread impacts of Hurricane Melissa. That would help preserve what is always the most lucrative time of year for the island’s tourism-focused economy — the […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue is set to launch a big expansion to Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport, tourism officials said Monday. The New York City-based carrier will be adding two additional flights from New York to Antigua every week, according to Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez. That will mean nonstop flights from New York […]
By Alexander Britell St Maarten tourism is booming. The Dutch Caribbean hotspot is seeing a massive rebound in tourism arrivals, according to newly-released data for the first half of 2019. St Maarten reported 171,543 stayover visitors in the first six months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. That represented a whopping 131 […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s getting easier to get from New York to one of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations. American Airlines is extending its seasonal flight service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. The service will mean daily nonstop flights between New York and Antigua for […]
