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A Sunset Walk on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Beaches: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada

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Join me for a sunset walk on one of the most picturesque, stunning, magnificent beaches in the whole Caribbean: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. Grand Anse, the signature stretch of sand on this beautiful island, is a dynamic, living beach: walking here at sunset means encountering everyone and everything, from a beach workout going on […]

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DATE 2017 Conference Kicks Off With Gala Event

BAVARO — One of the Caribbean’s largest and most important annual tourism events has opened with a gala event at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This week’s DATE, the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange, is being hosted by ASONAHORES, the trade association for Dominican Republic hotels. The event is sponsored by JetBlue […]

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Why You Need to Attend This Dominican Travel Conference

The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange, the Dominican Republic’s most important tourism fair, will celebrate its eighteenth year at the Barceló Convention Center in Punta Cana, 3-5. Since 2000, DATE has been known as a prominent travel trade show for the Dominican touristic product. “It is ‘one-stop shopping’ for international buyers to meet with the country’s […]

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Dominican Republic Readies for DATE Conference

By Guy Britton PUNTA CANA — The Dominican Republic is set to launch its annual DATE conference, the largest tourism conference in the Caribbean’s largest tourism destination. This year’s DATE, or Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange, begins April 19 and lasts through April 21. The exchange was created to bring together international wholesalers, tour operators, incentive […]


Why You Need to Attend This Dominican Travel Conference

The leading tourism conference in the Dominican Republic is coming to the Paradisus Palma Real Convention Center in Punta Cana. This year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange will mark its 17th edition from April 19-21. The conference, which first launched in 2000, has become the most important travel trade show in the country. “It is ‘one-stop […]

The Caribbean’s Largest Tourism Destination Is Off to a Strong Start in 2015

Above: Dominican Republic Vice Minister of Tourism Radhames Martinez Aponte (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PUNTA CANA — After a very strong year in 2014, the Caribbean’s largest tourism destination is continuing its growth so far in 2015. The country saw a 7.4 percent increase in stayover visitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2015, […]

British Virgin Islands Announces Date for General Elections

Above: Road Town (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has set the date for its upcoming general election. Acting Governor V Inez Archibald announced this week that the British Overseas Territory would hold its vote on June 8. The move comes after the territory’s House of Assembly was dissolved on […]

Guyana Sets Date for General Elections

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana will be choosing its next government on May 11, President Donald Ramotar announced in an address to the country. The announcement comes after Ramotar prorogued Parliament in November, a move he said came as he said he was “attempting to avoid further political conflict […]

Dominican Republic Readies For Tourism Conference in Punta Cana

Above: the Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s tourism industry is readying for its major tourism conference next week in Punta Cana. The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange, or DATE, which begins April 23, puts together international wholesalers, tour operators, incentive groups and charter operators to do business with the […]