Puerto Rico’s newest luxury resort is already getting recognition for something beyond its design and beachfront location. Four Seasons Resort and Residences Puerto Rico at Bahía Beach has earned Green Hospitality Platinum Certification from Audubon International, one of the travel industry’s leading environmental certification programs. The designation places the property among a small group of resorts recognized […]
A new slate of events By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Have you been to the British Virgin Islands? Or is it on your bucket list? Either way, there are now even more ways to explore the archipelago. The BVI has announced a variety of events and experiences that incorporate culture, history, island hopping, and luxury […]
Above: a British Airways Flight By Alexander Britell The British Air Passenger Duty continues to rise, and it continues to hurt tourism to the Caribbean, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. In a statement issued ahead of UK Chancellor George Osborne’s budget speech on Wednesday, the CTO excoriated what it called the “damage being done […]
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Victoria Glynis Dean has been appointed the new British High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Dean will be non-resident High Commissioner to Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia and St Kitts and Nevis. She succeeds Paul Brummell, who will be […]
IT TOWERS above the tiny twin-island federation of St Kitts and Nevis — and the majestic Brimstone Hill Fortress is one of the historical treasures of the Caribbean. St Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, is celebrating its 30th anniversary of independence this year, and Brimstone Hill is a monument to […]
Above: a British Airways flight By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — The United Kingdom’s Air Passenger Duty, a tax levied on flights originating in the country, “creates an obstacle to job creation and economic growth” in many destinations, including the Caribbean, according to Carlos Vogeler, the regional director for the Americas at the UN’s […]
Above: London By Alexander Britell It’s a humid July day in London and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, joined by top Caribbean sprinters, heads to the track ahead of the start of the London 2012 Anniversary Games. Bolt is wearing a bright t-shirt over his Jamaica uniform — one that includes the letters APD, with a line […]
Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bookings to St Kitts and Nevis by United States and United Kingdom visitors have increased by double digits over the past year, according to Tourism Minister Richard Skerritt. To date for the year, bookings are up 16 percent from the British market, with actual visitors up […]
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