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Eric Ripert and José Andrés Are Headlining This Legendary Caribbean Culinary Festival in Grand Cayman

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On a breezy January morning on Grand Cayman, the turquoise sea meets a stage unlike any other in the Caribbean. Chefs, winemakers and culinary enthusiasts gather along Seven Mile Beach, cocktails in hand, ready for a week where food becomes spectacle, tradition meets innovation, and the world’s top talent comes together on one island. This […]

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Anguilla Reports 2.6 Percent Increase in Tourist Arrivals in First Half

Above: Anguilla (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Anguilla saw a 2.6 percent improvement in the number of tourist stopover arrivals in the first half of 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island received a total of 40,426 stopover arrivals, led by a 4.8 percent improvement in the winter […]

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Antigua Sees Rise in Tourism Arrivals

Above: Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda had a very strong first half of 2014 in the tourism sector, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The twin-island state received 138,317 stopover visitors in the first six of months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. That represented […]

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Aruba Tourism: Strong First Half of 2014

Above: Andicuri Beach in Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba received 489,871 tourist stopover arrivals in the first six months of 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. That represented a 5.3 percent improvement over the first half of 2013, according to the CTO. The number was buoyed by a particularly […]


Antigua Sees Rise in Tourism Arrivals

Above: Labadee, Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff As Haiti sees growth in stopover visits, the country is also showing strong improvement in the cruise sector. Haiti tallied 368,942 cruise passenger arrivals in the first half of 2014, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. That represented a 6.3 percent improvement over the same period in […]

Haiti Continues Growth in Tourist Arrivals

Above: the Abaka Bay Resort in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s renewed focus on tourism seems to be paying off so far in 2014. After a 2013 that saw a 20.2 percent improvement in arrivals compared to the previous year, Haiti’s numbers continue to grow. The Caribbean nation experienced a 14.9 percent increase […]

Strong First Half For Belize Tourism

Above: Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize’s tourism growth continued in the first half of 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The country received a total of 185,996 stopover tourist arrivals from January to June, an 11.8 percent improvement over the same period in 2013. The winter season saw a […]

Grenada Sees Surge in Tourist Arrivals

Above: the Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism to Grenada is surging, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Tourism stopover arrivals to the island increased by 18.6 percent in the first half of 2014, compared to the first six months of 2013, according to the CTO […]

Tobago Topped 1 Million Visitors in 2013

Above: Tobago (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Tobago received just over 1 million visitors in 2013 for the first time its history, according to Tobago’s Secretary of Tourism and Transportation, Tracy Davidson-Celestine. A large portion of that came from the domestic market in Trinidad (on ferries and by air), […]

Anguilla Reports 6.8 Percent Increase in Tourist Arrivals

Above: Anguilla (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Anguilla reported a 6.8 percent increases in tourism arrivals in 2013, according to data from the Anguilla Tourist Board. The island welcomed a total of 69,068 tourist stopover arrivals, up from 64,698 in 2012, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Anguilla saw the biggest […]

Belize Reports 6.1 Percent Increase in Tourist Arrivals

Above: Ambergris Caye in Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourist arrivals to Belize rose by 6.1 percent in 2013, according to preliminary data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The country received a total of 294,176 tourist arrivals, up from 277,136 tourist arrivals in 2012, according to the CTO. The country’s 2013 growth was […]

Haiti Reports Big Jump in Tourist Arrivals

Above: Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is reporting a significant increase in tourist arrivals, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The country welcomed 299,646 stopover arrivals in the first nine months of 2013, a 17.9 percent year-over-year increase compared to the same period in 2012. The data did […]