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The Bahamas Just Added New Nonstop Flights Canadian Travelers Will Love

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Winter travelers across Canada have a new way to reach Nassau in The Bahamas, one of the region’s fastest-growing Caribbean destinations for Canadian visitors.  Air Canada has launched direct service from both Ottawa and Halifax to Nassau, a move that arrives just as demand from each market reaches new highs.  Travel from Ottawa to The […]

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Another Month of Growth for Caribbean Hotels

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By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s shaping up to be a good year for the Caribbean hotel industry, thanks to its strongest run of occupancy and revenue growth in years. Caribbean hotel occupancy was up 1.1 percent in March to 74.8 percent, the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year growth, according to a new report from […]

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Caribbean Hotels Gaining Momentum

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By the Caribbean Journal staff After a year of struggle in 2018, the Caribbean’s hotel industry is seeing continued momentum in 2019, according to the latest data fro analytics firm STR. The region’s hotel occupancy was 74.4 percent in February, a 1.2 percent increase compared to the same month in 2018. More crucially, however, it […]

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Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Flat to Start 2019

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean hotel occupancy was largely flat to start off 2019, according to new data from hotel analytics firm STR. The region’s occupancy was 68.4 percent in January, meaning a decline of 0.1 percent compared to the same month in 2018. Average daily rates and revenues rose, however, with the Caribbean’s […]


Caribbean Hotels Gaining Momentum

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s been a sluggish start for the region’s hotel sector in 2018, with occupancy declining again in February, according to new data released this week by hotel analytics firm STR. The Caribbean’s hotel occupancy saw a 2.7 percent regional decline in February, compared to the same month in 2017, which […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Rises For Fifth Straight Month

Above: the British Virgin Islands (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff After a sluggish start to the year, the Caribbean hotel sector has rebounded of late, with hotel occupancy rising for the fifth consecutive month in October. The region’s hotel occupancy was 51.2 percent in the typically slow month of September, but that represented […]

Caribbean Hotel Sector Gaining Steam

By the Caribbean Journal staff October was the strongest month for the Caribbean hotel sector in all of 2014, according to a new report from hotel analytics firm STR. The region’s hotel occupancy grew by 4.1 percent, the single-biggest improvement of any month since December 2013, a sign that the industry could be picking up […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Rises For Fourth Straight Month

By the Caribbean Journal staff After a weak winter and early spring, the Caribbean hotel sector is showing improvement, according to new data from hotel analytics firm STR. The region’s hotel occupancy was 67.1 percent in August, a 1.9 percent improvement over the same month in 2014. That was the fourth consecutive month in which […]

How Caribbean Hotels Fared in 2013

By Alexander Britell MIAMI — After a strong year in 2012, the Caribbean hotel industry saw growth slow slightly in 2013, according to new data from STR. After significant improvement in Caribbean hotel occupancy in 2012, the region’s hotel sector saw growth start to flatten in 2013, with a 2.2 percent overall increase for the […]