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Dominican Republic’s Medina: Current Poverty Indicators “Inadequate”
Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff International institutions need to devise new measures of human development to break the cycle of global poverty, Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina said during his speech […]
Puerto Rico Is Breaking Tourism Records
From hotel occupancy to new flights to cruise ship arrivals, Puerto Rico is breaking many of its tourism records, according to Carlos Mercado Santiago, the executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The destination’s numbers from the just-closed fiscal […]
From Jamaica to Cancun, All-Inclusive Resorts Are Hotter Than Ever
For decades, all-inclusive resorts were a bit of a polarizing proposition: some travelers adored the comfort and convenience, preferring to spend their vacations in all-inclusive sanctuary at the resort. Others felt like they wanted to explore the destination more, to […]
The Caribbean’s First Green Globe-Certified Airport Is In Aruba
The Caribbean is filled with Green Globe-certified hotels, properties doing their part to work toward a sustainable future. The certification covers everything from operations to green energy to water use, with a total of 44 core criteria supported by more […]
Dominica’s Top Dive Resort Just Got Greener
Dominica’s top dive resort, the Fort Young Hotel and Dive Resort in Roseau, just got greener. The popular waterfront hotel has been awarded Green Globe Certification, one of the world’s highest standards for sustainability. It’s just the second hotel in […]
Aruba, Bahamas, USVI Leading Caribbean Tourism Renaissance
Aruba, The Bahamas and the US Virgin Islands are among the Caribbean destinations leading the region’s tourism renaissance. Indeed, the Caribbean’s tourism industry is bouncing back in a big way, with some destinations approaching or even exceeding record visitor arrival […]
Anguilla Real Estate Market Trending Upward
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe […]
Marriott Punta Cana All-Inclusive Gets Green Globe Certification
Marriott’s Royalton Bavaro, an Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort and Casino, has received Green Globe certification. The certification involves an in-depth sustainability audit, reviewing 44 core criteria supported by 380 compliance indicators. It’s the first year Royalton Bavaro has received the […]
Dominican Republic Nears 2.5 Million Tourists in 2021
The Dominican Republic is approaching 2.5 million tourist arrivals so far in 2021, according to new data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. That’s the highest number of any Caribbean destination this year. It’s also contributed more than $2.4 million […]
Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Is Bouncing Back
Antigua and Barbuda was one of the first Caribbean destinations to reopen its borders for tourism when it did so back in early June 2020. Now, that decision is continuing to pay off, with tourism to the twin-island destination bouncing […]
US Virgin Islands Seeing Surge in Travel Demand
Travel demand is surging for the United States Virgin Islands, according to a new report from travel insurance company Squaremouth. Based on all travel insurance policies booked on the site through Oct. 19 for all future travel, the USVI saw […]
Why USVI Travel Demand Is on an “Upward Trend”
Travel demand for the US Virgin Islands continues on an “upward trend,” officials say, buoyed by state-of-the-art technology that’s helping to ensure the safety of the territory and its visitors. USVI Department of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte says much fo […]
The Latest Bahamas Travel Protocols
The Bahamas has released the latest update of its travel protocols, as the country is to lift its lockdown in New Providence (Nassau) on Aug. 31. On Aug. 31, restaurants will be allowed to resume outdoor dining, curbside pickup and […]
5 Luxury All-Inclusive Hotels to Visit Right Now in the Caribbean
The all-inclusive vacation is a luxury in itself. There’s something so comfortable about never having to reach for your wallet during your stay, about the privilege of focusing only on enjoying your getaway. But when you’re at a luxury all-inclusive, […]
Bermuda Lays Out Tourism Goals
By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda has completed its new National Tourism Plan, laying out its goals through the year 2025. The plan has set an acronym, AGILITY, to cover what Bermuda calls seven pillars: awareness and relevance; “greener”; infrastructure; […]
Turks and Caicos, Curaçao Hotels Surging
By Rico Louw CJ Contributor Caribbean hotels reported mixed results across the industry’s three key performance indicators in July. When comparing July 2018 with July 2017, occupancy fell 3.8%, which was the largest decline observed in the metric thus far […]
Caribbean Hotel Performance Improves
By Rico Louw CJ Contributor June was just the second month in 2018 with growth across the Caribbean hotel industry’s three key performance indicators (KPIs). Occupancy rose slightly (+0.2%) for the third month in a row. Average daily rate and […]
STR: Dutch Caribbean Leads Regional Hotel Growth
By Rico Louw CJ Contributor The Caribbean hotel industry showed performance growth just one month after a pair of massive hurricanes swept through the region. Caribbean occupancy for the month was up 3.7% in year-over-year comparisons, and with a 6.9% […]
Troubetzkoy: People Are Key to Caribbean Tourism Success
The head of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is calling on the region to work together to ensure the Caribbean remains one of the world’s leading destinations. Delivering the keynote at the Annual General Meeting of the U.S. Virgin […]
The World’s Happiest Island
What’s the happiest place on earth? It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a Caribbean island. Following a five-year Happiness Index study conducted in partnership between the Aruba Tourism Authority and the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, […]
Caribbean Coral Reef Report Cards
Why the Nature Conservancy launched Caribbean Coral Reef Report Cards By Lucienne Cross CJ Contributor Only a lucky few have the opportunity to go underwater and experience the coral reefs of the Eastern Caribbean, yet nearly everyone on these small […]
Is It Time for a Caribbean Stock Exchange?
Is it time for a regional stock exchange in the Caribbean? By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Jamaica’s Junior Stock Market Punching above its Weight As its General Manager, Marlene Street-Forrest can take kudos for the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) […]
Doing Business in the Caribbean 2016
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency is the 13th in the long-standing series of co-publications by the World Bank and International Financial Corporation (IFC). This annual report on the ease in doing business […]
Why Jamaica Can Regain Its Place As the Powerhouse of the Caribbean
A turning point By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor As was expected, 2015 was a turning point for the economy and the fiscal accounts. In 2015 the Jamaican economy started to see the benefits of the economic reform programme (ERP) and […]
The Best Caribbean Country to Live In
What’s the best Caribbean country to live in? Right now, it’s the Bahamas, according to the 2015 edition of the United Nations Human Development report. The report, which first launched 25 years ago, aims to explore development not using economic […]
Grenada Getting $15 Million Loan For Growth, Climate Resilience
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $15 million Development Policy Credit and Loan (DPC/DPL) with Grenada. This financing aims to foster sustainable conditions for private investment, improve public resource management, strengthen the […]
What Jamaica Needs to Succeed
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor One of the things we often forget is that development of a company or a country is primarily for the purpose of advancing the lives of people, and not just measuring numerical indicators. Although companies […]
Op-Ed: Climate Change and the Caribbean
By George Nicholson and Anastasia Ramjag Op-Ed Contributors This debate surrounding our climate has polarized the world into two different groups for a long time; some theorists maintain that an intrinsic characteristic of climate is that it changes while a […]
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