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Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing Begins Island Tour
Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing began an island-wide tour Monday, his first since being elected in November 2012. The tour began on Grand Turk, and will end on Salt Cay next […]
A New Tennis Tournament Is Coming to the British Virgin Islands in May
A new invitational tennis tournament is coming to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island will play host to the the first-ever BVI Cup Presented by Rosewood Little Dix Bay in May. The event, […]
The Island of Bonaire Just Set an All-Time Tourism Record
The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire set an all-time record for tourism last year, according to new data from Tourism Corporation Boniare. The island welcomed 169,706 visitors in 2023, a number that was 8 percent higher than its total in […]
US Virgin Islands Tourism Continues to Soar
It’s been one of the biggest success stories in the Caribbean since the pandemic, and the US Virgin Islands continues to make major strides in travel and tourism. International arrivals to the USVI are up 39 percent compared to 2019 […]
US Virgin Islands Tourism Partners With Chicago Cubs
Continuing a major marketing push in the sports world, the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has launched a new multi-year partnership with the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The partnership “creates an unparalleled opportunity for the U.S. Virgin Islands to reach deep […]
US Virgin Islands Tourism Is Partnering With the New York Jets
In another push to creatively market the destination, the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced a new multi-year partnership with the New York Jets football team. The USVI will be the official Caribbean destination partner for the Jets, […]
Bonaire Island Keeps Eclipsing Its Pre-Pandemic Tourism Numbers
The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has been reporting surging tourism arrivals for much of 2023, a trend that has continued into the shoulder season, according to newly-released data. Bonaire welcomed 12,609 air arrivals last month, a representing a four […]
Cayman Islands Tourism Is Sizzling
The Cayman Islands is well on track to surpassing the successful tourism numbers it annually received before 2019 when COVID knocked the global travel industry on its back. The Cayman Islands welcomed 1,027,668 visitors in 2022 with 743,394 cruise passengers […]
New Bermuda Tourism CEO to Lead Island’s Recovery Push
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has a new chief executive officer: Tracy Berkeley, who has been serving as the organization’s Interim CEO since June of last year. Berkeley, who has been with the Bermuda Tourism Authority since January 2020, will be […]
Cayman Islands Eclipses Tourism Projections
The Cayman Islands eclipsed its tourism projections for 2022, buoyed by a sizzling second half after the destination removed its travel health protocols. Overall, the Cayman Islands reported 284,274 stay over visitors, ahead of the government’s stated goals for the […]
US Virgin Islands Joins Caribbean Tourism Organization
The Caribbean Tourism Organization has just welcomed its 25th member destination: the United States Virgin Islands. The USVI has been one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations in the wider region amid the pandemic. The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has as […]
Cayman Islands Tourism Is Heating Up
Tourism in the Cayman Islands is in the midst of a strong recovery – and surpassing tourism officials’ own initial targets for 2022. The island had been forecasting a 40 percent recovery of its pre-pandemic tourism totals from 2019, but the […]
Cayman Islands Tourism Resurgence Continues
It’s been a strong year for Cayman Islands tourism as the destination continues its post-pandemic rebirth. That growth has continued through what is traditionally the Caribbean’s shoulder season — and it’s been borne out in surging numbers for the destination’s national […]
A Big Milestone for Cayman Islands Tourism
The Cayman Islands has reached a major milestone in its tourism recovery, Caribbean Journal has learned. Flight data shows that air capacity to the Cayman Islands through the first quarter of 2023 is higher than it was in the same […]
US Virgin Islands Tourism Is Booming
It’s been one of the biggest success stories in Caribbean tourism since the onset of the pandemic: the US Virgin Islands, which expertly navigated the uncertain waters of the pandemic and came out with record-breaking numbers. Indeed, from June 2021 […]
Cayman Islands to Host High-Level Caribbean Tourism, Aviation Meetings
The Cayman Islands will be playing host to a pair of high-profile Caribbean gatherings in September. The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be holding its Business Meetings from Sept. 12-15 in Cayman, the first major in-person event program for the CTO […]
How US Virgin Islands Tourism Survived the Pandemic
The pandemic has had a devastating effect on the tourism industry at large, and on the cruise business in particular. As a region largely dependent on the cruise business, the Caribbean took an incredible economic hit. The U.S. Virgin Islands […]
A New Tourism Push for the Island of Barbuda
Barbuda, the smaller and lesser-known sister island to Antigua, took the spotlight this week as the first-ever tourism promotion campaign featuring the island officially launched. In an effort to draw mainstream attention to an island virtually untouched by tourism, […]
US Virgin Islands Tourism Is Sizzling
It’s been one of the greatest tourism success stories of the pandemic — and tourism continues to sizzle in the United States Virgin Islands. Last year was a banner year for travel in the territory, according to new data released by […]
US Virgin Islands Leading Caribbean Tourism Rebound
It was one of the first Caribbean destinations to reopen amid the pandemic. Now it’s leading the Caribbean’s tourism rebound. The United States Virgin Islands, buoyed by its class-leading Travel Screening Portal, was the top performing destination I the Caribbean […]
Cayman Islands Reveals Tourism Reopening Plan
The Cayman Islands is finally reopening for tourism – with a multi-phased plan. Most notably, beginning in mid-October, vaccinated travelers will be able to visit Cayman without quarantine. The plan will begin a “limited introduction of tourism” on Sept. 9, the […]
US Virgin Islands Seeing “Historic” Summer for Tourism Arrivals
US Virgin Islands tourism is in the midst of a very strong summer, according to the territory’s top tourism official. Buoyed by its strong management amid the pandemic, the USVI is seeing strong arrival numbers and continued demand for airlift […]
US Virgin Islands, Jamaica Talk Tourism “Coopetition”
The US Virgin Islands is looking to work with its Caribbean neighbors to work on tourism-enhancing programs in the region — as the industry looks to rebound from the pandemic. In other words, the plan is to help competing destinations in […]
The Cayman Islands Has a New Tourism Minister
The Cayman Islands has named a new Tourism Minister, following the British Overseas Territory’s recent elections. New Premier Wayne Panton has assigned MP Kenneth Bryan to the role, which includes the portfolios of tourism and transport. Bryan succeeds longtime Cayman […]
US Virgin Islands Reporting Strong Tourism Performance
The US Virgin Islands is reporting “strong” tourism numbers amid the pandemic, significantly outperforming much of the rest of the Caribbean. In an environment that has seen deep declines in tourism arrival numbers, the USVI has weathered the pandemic storm […]
Why the US Virgin Islands Is Primed for Tourism Investment
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 […]
The Caribbean Island of Bonaire Is Now Open for Tourism
The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has reopened its borders for tourism from its key source markets of the United States and Canada, the Tourism Corporation Bonaire said this week. Crucially, all United States and Canadian visitors must first fly […]
The US Virgin Islands Is Open for Tourism Again
The United States Virgin Islands is once again open for tourism. The territory began welcoming back visitors last week, with hotels across the island open and operating, following a one-month “pause” in tourism to curtail the spread of COVID-19. That […]
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