Hurricane Melissa passed over the western end of Jamaica on Tuesday, causing widespared devastation. The extent of the damage is not yet known. Some 530,000 residents in Jamaica are currently without electricity, according to local reports. The Government of Jamaica has launched an official relief and recovery platform following the impact of Hurricane Melissa. The […]
The beaches. The bar-hopping. The shopping. The yachting. St Thomas is one of the hottest places to visit in the Caribbean right now — and now the island is about to get its first new-build hotel in three decades. The new Hampton Inn by Hilton St Thomas is almost done, and now it has an opening […]
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association partnered with the Dominican Republic’s hotel association, ASONAHORES, to oppose a proposed tax reform bill that would have eliminated key tourism incentives. The measure, which had been under discussion as part of a broader fiscal overhaul, threatened to roll back longstanding tax benefits that have historically underpinned tourism development […]
The beaches. The food. The rainforests. The bakeries. The art. The Caribbean island of Martinique remains one of the great undiscovered destinations in the region for American travelers, and now it has regular flights this summer from Miami. Americans, you see, have yet to explore the layered, diverse tourism product on this island in any […]
