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This Cancun All-Inclusive Just Got an Upgrade, With Beachfront Sushi, Tango Shows, and an Adults-Only Center

All-inclusive resorts in Cancún have undergone a steady evolution. Once defined primarily by volume and convenience, the model has shifted toward more structured, experience-based programming. Properties now place increased emphasis on culinary offerings, wellness spaces, and clearly segmented entertainment designed to serve different types of travelers. This shift has created a more layered approach to […]

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In Grand Cayman, “a Vital Platform for Caribbean Tourism”

What’s next for tourism the Caribbean? The region’s biggest economic driver is front and center at this week’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference, held in Grand Cayman by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. This year’s theme is “Fueling our Lifeblood,” focusing on the critical issues that are shaping the region’s tourism landscape. That includes sustainability, […]

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Caribbean Week Is Returning to New York

The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s popular Caribbean Week event is coming back to New York this summer. This year will be the first time Caribbean Week has been held since the onset of the pandemic. It will run from June 5-8, 2023, headquartered at the Martinique New York hotel on Broadway. The event includes a range […]

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The Caribbean Tourism Organization Is Bringing Back Its Biggest Events

The Caribbean Tourism Organization is bringing back its biggest annual events this year, Caribbean Journal has learned. That includes the return of both the State of the Industry Conference and Caribbean Week in New York, among others. The 2023 edition of the State of the Industry Conference will be held this fall in Providenciales, Turks […]

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Caribbean Week Is Returning to New York

The Caribbean Tourism Organization has just welcomed its 25th member destination: the United States Virgin Islands. The USVI has been one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations in the wider region amid the pandemic. The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has as its main objective the development of sustainable tourism in the wider Caribbean region. “I wholeheartedly […]

Caribbean Tourism Positive About "Continued Rebound"

The Caribbean Tourism Organization says it is positive about the “continued rebound of the tourism industry” in the region, even in the face of the onset of the omicron variant. Indeed, last year saw a nearly 60 to 70 percent improvement on tourism levels in 2020, with progress expected to continue. “As we begin 2022, […]

Remote Work Driving Airbnb Growth in the Caribbean

Airbnb continues to see booming growth in the Caribbean, driven by remote work, according to new numbers from the company. The share of nights booked for long term stays in the first quarter of 2022 almost doubled compared to the same period in 2019, according to data from Airbnb. In the first quarter of 2019, […]

A New "Caribbean Tourism Institute"

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has launched a major initiative: a first-of-its-kind virtual training program for the region’s primary economic driver. It’s called the Caribbean Tourism Institute, the CTO’s “online campus,” developed by Canadian firm Velsoft. The new portal is an open online educational, training and development learning center, according to the CTO. The aim […]

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 […]

CTO Launches “Caribbean Awaits” Campaign

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has launched a new campaign looking to help maintain the region’s prominence as a “place of solace” amid the pandemic. “This theme compliments the region’s success in generally containing the spread of COVID-19 which has taken a major toll on tourism along with other sectors of our economies. Caribbean countries […]

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Caribbean Tourism Organization Launches Risk-Management Program

The Barbados-based Caribbean tourism Organization has launched new risk management course to help improve the tourism industry’s response to natural and other hazards. The launch of the program, which coincides with the beginning of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, aims to improve the “skills and competencies of regional tourism industry stakeholders.” “With the scientists predicting […]

Virtual Event to Focus on Caribbean Tourism Recovery

As part of its program to help the region’s tourism sector rise to the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Caribbean Tourism Organization is teaming up with the world’s leading international tourism agency and other regional and international organizations for a recovery event for the industry. The United Nations World Tourism Organization, global market research firm Euromonitor […]