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This Curaçao Dive Resort Has a Perfect Beach, a House Reef, and a Laid-Back Vibe

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It starts with the sound of the sea — steady, close, constant. From your terrace at LionsDive Beach Resort, the Caribbean is just a few steps away, framed by palm trees and bright Curaçao skies. Early morning swimmers slip into the calm water, divers check their gear on the sand, and the day unfolds slowly, […]

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The Caribbean Tourism Organization Just Named a New Research Director 

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Maybe you’ve seen the reports. The wide-ranging looks at tourism arrival data for destinations around the Caribbean. Outlooks for the crucial travel season ahead.  Destinations across the region rely on the Caribbean Tourism Organization for its broad-based tourism research, covering the macro and micro trends shaping the Caribbean’s most important economic driver.  And now the […]

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The Bahamas Is Seeing “Explosive” Visitor Growth 

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Tourism is booming in The Bahamas, with visitor numbers ahead of where they were before the onset of the pandemic.  The country’s erformance has outpaced projections for the first seven months of 2023, with more than 5.89 million total visitors from January through the end of July, according to new data from the Ministry of […]

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Another Quarter, Another Dominican Republic Tourism Record 

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The Dominican Republic’s blazing start to 2022 has continued, with the destination breaking another record for the first three months of the year.  The Caribbean hotspot welcomed 2,076,171 people in the first quarter, its highest total for the first quarter of any year in its history.  That was 11 percent higher than the previous high […]


The Bahamas Is Seeing “Explosive” Visitor Growth 

Puerto Rico tourism is off to sizzling start so far in 2023, if the island’s air traffic is any indication.  Passenger traffic to Puerto Rico’s primary air hub, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, topped 874,400 in February — a 20.5 percent increase over the same month last year, according to ASUR, which manages the airport.  For […]

Dominican Republic Keeps Up Soaring Tourism Arrivals 

Tourism arrivals continue to soar in the Dominican Republic, according to newly-released data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  In June, the country reported just under 645,000 visitors, the best June in the history of Dominican tourism.  The total number of 644,861 tourists was 9.8 percent higher than June 2019, before the pandemic.  The record-setting […]

Antigua and Barbuda: “Unprecedented” Tourism Numbers

Antigua and Barbuda continues to see record-breaking tourism numbers, officials told Caribbean Journal.  “After a difficult two years, the tourism industry is seeing the pent-up demand for travel, and we’re delighted to say that Antigua and Barbuda is at the top of visitors list,” said Colin C. James, CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism […]

CHTA: Caribbean Needs to Ready for “Impending Surge of Arrivals” 

The Caribbean is likely set for an “impending surge of arrivals and continued growth,” according to Nicola Madden-Greig, president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.  And that means the region’s hotel industry will need to ramp up efforts to be adequately staffed to meet that new demand.  Madden-Greig, pointing to a recent statement from […]

Caribbean Tourism Continues to Outperform the Rest of the World

Caribbean tourism continues to outperform the rest of the global travel industry, according to newly-released data from the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization.  International tourist arrivals to the Caribbean totaled 6.6 million in the first of 2021.  That represented a 12 percent decline compared to the same period in 2020; through May, the Caribbean saw a […]

Barbados Tourism Is Rebounding

Tourism is beginning to rebound in Barbados, according to the latest numbers from the island’s tourist board.  The island recorded more than 10,000 air arrivals in July, the highest total of any month so far this year.  That also represented a significant increase from the 6,745 visitors that came to the island in July 2020.  […]

Bahamas Tourism “Well Positioned For Continued Recovery”

The Bahamas’ tourism industry is “well positioned for continued recovery,” according to the country’s new Tourism Minister, Chester Cooper.  Cooper, who is also the Minister of Investments and Aviation, said the country’s momentum comes as international travel restrictions begin to ease, spurred by an increase in vaccine accessibility.  That’s along with a rise in scheduled […]

Puerto Rico Air Arrivals Keep Surging

Visitor traffic continues to surge to the island of Puerto Rico.  The island’s primary airport, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, reported just under 1.19 million passengers in July — a 207 percent improvement over the same month in 2020.  More importantly, that represented a 15.6 percent jump over July 2019 — before the pandemic, according to […]