News Bahamas Tourism Testing Preclearance in Florida
In what would be a major boost for those flying to the The Bahamas, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism said it was testing preclearance of flights in Florida. That would mean that travelers could go through immigration and customs in […]
Guyana Tourism Is Heating Up
Guyana, the seat of the Caribbean Community and one of the wider region’s undiscovered tourism destinations, is quietly having a very strong tourism year. Tourist arrivals were up by 8.5 percent through the end of September, according to a statement […]
Air Belgium’s Newest Caribbean Route
European carrier Air Belgium is launching its newest Caribbean route this week, with its first-ever service to Fort de France in Martinique. The carrier launches flights on Saturday, Dec. 7 on an Airbus A340-300 aircraft. The weekly flights are a […]
News Puerto Rico Air Traffic is Surging
In another strong sign for Puerto Rico’s tourism industry, the island’s biggest air hub had a significant traffic surge in November. Mexico-based ASUR, which manages San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, reported a 20.2 percent increase in passenger traffic […]
LATAM Launches New Flights to Jamaica
South American carrier LATAM has launched a new route from Peru to Jamaica. The new nonstop flights from Lima, Peru to Montego Bay, Jamaica will be operating three times each week, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. “For now […]
Aruba Airlines Launches Miami-Curacao Flights
There’s a new way to get from Miami to one of the Dutch Caribbean’s hottest destinations. Aruba Airlines has launched its first-ever flights from Miami and Curacao. The new nonstop flights, which kicked off Nov. 29, are operating four times […]
Caribbean InterCaribbean Launching Punta Cana-BVI Flights
Turks and Caicos-based regional airline interCaribbean Airways is adding another new intra-Caribbean route, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning Jan. 15, 2020, interCaribbean will launch new service between Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. […]
Virgin Atlantic Adding 10,000 Seats to Barbados
Virgin Atlantic is expanding its flights from the United Kingdom to Barbados next year. The airline will be adding a new weekly flight from Manchester to Barbados for the whole of the summer of 2020, the company confirmed. The new […]
Silver Airways Expands Dominica Flights
Silver Airways has increased its flights to the island of Dominica, according to the Discover Dominica Authority. The airline, which has hubs in Fort Lauderdale and San Juan, Puerto Rico, has added three new flights between San Juan and Dominica […]