growth - Page 2 of 6 - Caribbean Journal

growth

Saint Lucia Tourism Just Set Another Visitor Record

Hotels

Sandals Sets December Reopening for 5 Jamaica Resorts – With Three More Back in 2026

When Sandals reopens its all-inclusive resorts in Ocho Rios and Negril this December, it will mark more than a return to business — it will mark a symbolic renewal for Jamaica’s tourism industry after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Sandals Resorts International confirmed that beginning December 6, 2025, guests will once again be welcomed at Sandals Dunn’s River, Sandals Royal Plantation, Sandals Ocho Rios, Sandals […]

News

St Maarten Eyes Continued Cruise Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff After an impressive recovery from Hurricane Irma in 2018, St Maarten is expecting another big year for its all-important cruise industry in 2019. And Port St Maarten is hitting the ground running, with six ships coming to the destination on Jan. 2, with a total of 31,000 cruise passengers in […]

News

St Kitts Eyes More Tourism Growth

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The tourism industry in St. Kitts and Nevis is moving with “leaps and bounds,” according to Minister of Tourism, Lindsay Grant. During a public address last week, Grant highlighted that 2018 has been a landmark year for the federation. “We had the opening of the Park Hyatt, the attainment of […]

News

St Kitts Seeing Continued Cruise Growth

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St. Kitts and Nevis is seeing continued growth in its increasingly important cruise sector. The destination reports it is attracting more than one million passengers per season. “We are having bigger ships,” said Minister of Tourism, Lindsay Grant, speaking at the recent Prime Minister’s press conference. “And so, on December […]

St Kitts Eyes More Tourism Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff European low-cost carrier Norwegian, which has been steadily expanding its Caribbean presence in recent years, is seeing a continued surge in passenger growth, according to the company’s latest data. The company carried around 3.4 million passengers in October, up 8 percent from the same month in 2017. Total traffic growth […]

Curaçao Continues to Lead Caribbean Hotel Growth

By Rico Louw CJ Contributor Caribbean hotels reported positive overall performance in August driven by strong pricing power, according to data from STR. On the islands where STR maintains a sufficient reporting sample, the Bahamas experienced the highest rise in occupancy (+14.5%), but new rooms entering the market recently contributed to a 1.9% drop in […]

JetBlue Traffic Picks Up Steam to Begin Final Quarter

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue saw a traffic surge at the beginning of the fourth quarter, according to newly-released data from the New York City-based carrier. JetBlue reported just under 4.06 billion revenue passenger miles in October, which represented a sizable 9.5 percent increase compared to the same month in 2017. That was accompanied […]

Bermuda Is Seeing a Tourism Boom in 2018

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda tourism is having a banner 2018, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. The island just posted its 10th consecutive quarter of positive growth, with leisure and vacation arrivals up solidly, according to new data from the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Indeed, Bermuda reported 66,604 visitors in the second […]

Curaçao Hotels Showing Strong Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hotels in Curaçao are having a strong year, according to the latest numbers from STR and the Curacao Hotel and Tourism Association. The Dutch Caribbean island’s hotel occupancy was 75.6 percent in June, up 12.8 percentage points from its 62.8 percent number in June of 2017. Average daily rates rose […]

Cayman Islands, Curaçao Lead Regional Hotel Growth

By Fatima Thompson Caribbean hotel performance comparisons showed some positives for the first time in 2018, according to March data from STR. The region is on the road to recovery, and several destinations that were not affected by last year’s hurricanes are open for business and were frequented by tourists during the winter and spring […]

Jamaica Seeing Strong Visitor Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is reporting strong visitor growth in 2018, according to the latest numbers from the Jamaica Tourist Board. The destination reported 1.25 million stayover tourist arrivals from January to June, a 5.9 percent increase in arrivals over the same period last year. Stayover arrivals accounted for $1.459 billion earnings in […]

Trinidad, Curaçao Hotels Showing Strength

By Rico Louw Similar to the opening month of 2018, February hotel performance was sluggish when compared with historical trends in the Caribbean, according to the latest data from STR. As noted in our article last month, Q1 months are typically the high-performance time period in the Caribbean. This February, however, occupancy fell 2.7% year […]