Curaçao’s growth is showing up in familiar places. It’s there in the steady hum along the Handelskade, in the fuller tables at waterfront restaurants in Pietermaai, and in the growing lineups at beach clubs on the island’s western shore, from Cas Abao to Playa Kalki. Across the island, the rhythm feels busier, more confident, and […]
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor More than 130 hotel projects have been delayed in the Caribbean due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, said Frank Comito, CEO and director general of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). Comito, who attributed all statistics to STR, told Caribbean Journal Invest that of the total 133 stalled […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Caribbean tourism officials are “upbeat” about prospects for 2019, and expect another year of positive growth bolstered by increased airlift, improved sales, ongoing investments in hotel upgrades and refurbishments, and new properties coming on stream. Speaking with reporters at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s 37th annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace, […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff The biggest travel conference in the Caribbean is back again for 2019, this time on the white sands of Montego Bay in Jamaica. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace is headed to the Montego Bay Convention Center Jan. 29-31. This year’s CTM, which is produced by CHTA […]
