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Antigua Expecting Best Cruise Season Since Pandemic

Cruise season has officially begun on the island of Antigua. Luxury small-ship brand Seabourn kicked off the opening of the season with the arrival of Seabourn Pursuit this week. The 264-passenger ship was the first to call on Heritage Quay […]

Bonaire Keeps Topping Pre-Pandemic Tourism Levels

The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire keeps outpacing its pre-pandemic tourism levels, according to new data from Tourism Corporation Bonaire. The island welcomed 14,133 stayover visitors in July, an 8 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019, when […]

Bonaire Tourism Ahead of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Tourism to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire is ahead of pre-pandemic highs, according to newly-released data provided to Caribbean Journal. The island welcomed 88,749 air arrivals in the first half of 2023, up from 83,100 in the first six […]

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 […]

Has the Pandemic Impacted Travel Advisors’ Fees?

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Travel Advisor The pandemic forced a lot of travel advisors to restructure their business models or strategies, but is charging or not charging fees one those practices that had to be amended? Many […]

Bonaire Tourism “Has Recovered” From the Pandemic

Bonaire has officially completed its “recovery” from the pandemic, finishing off a stellar 2022 with more visitors than in 2019. The Dutch Caribbean hotspot reported an increase of 12,394 visitors over 2019, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. In fact, December 2022 was […]

Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Remains Ahead of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Passenger traffic in Puerto Rico was ahead of its pre-pandemic levels last year, according to newly-released data from Mexican company ASUR, which manages the island’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. In 2022, San Juan’s air hub reported passenger traffic of […]

Bonaire Is Surpassing Its Pre-Pandemic Tourism Numbers

Bonaire’s sizzling 2022 tourism performance has not slowed down. The island continues to see stay over arrival numbers surpass its pre-pandemic totals, according to a new report from Tourism Corporation Bonaire. The island reported 39,687 visitors in the last three […]

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Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Still Ahead of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Passenger traffic to Puerto Rico continues to eclipse its pre-pandemic levels, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island’s primary air hub, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, continues to show traffic higher than the same period in 2019. In September, San Juan’s […]

Curacao Tourism Surges, Tops Pre-Pandemic Levels

Tourism in Curacao is surging, with the month of August eclipsing pre-pandemic arrival totals, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Dutch Caribbean island reported 42,633 stopover arrivals in August, a 10 percent improvement over the same period in 2019. The wave […]

Cancun Is Eclipsing Pre-Pandemic Traffic Numbers

Tourism is sizzling in Cancun, and the trend is being borne out in the traffic numbers at Cancun International Airport. Cancun’s air hub reported passenger traffic of 2.876 million in July, representing a 19.9 percent jump over the same month […]

Curacao Hotels Are Starting to Top Pre-Pandemic Levels

Hotels in Curacao are starting to outperform their pre-pandemic occupancy levels, according to new data from the Curacao Hotel and Tourism Association. Last month, the island’s large hotels had occupancy of 66.4 percent, a 2.3 percent increase over the same […]

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 […]

Curacao Is Topping Its Pre-Pandemic Tourism Totals

In a significant milestone, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao just eclipsed its pre-pandemic numbers for the month of April. Last month, Curacao reported 42,715 stayover visitors, representing 106 percent of its arrivals in April 2019. That was buoyed by […]

Cancun Passenger Traffic Is Surging Past Pre-Pandemic Levels

Cancun is seeing a full-fledged surge in air passenger traffic, according to new data from Mexico-based ASUR, which manages Cancun International Airport. The Mexican Caribbean hotspot reported passenger traffic of 2.617 million in April, which represented a 59.6 percent increase […]

Curacao Nears Pre-Pandemic Tourism Levels

The Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao is continuing its broad tourism recovery. The island welcomed 111,000 visitors in the first quarter of 2022 – representing around 88 percent of tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2019. That was buoyed by […]

Dominican Republic Keeps Eclipsing Pre-Pandemic Tourism Levels

The Dominican Republic is back — and then some. The Caribbean’s most popular tourism destination had another record-breaking month in February, a sign of the country’s full-fledged travel rebirth. In February, the Dominican Republic reported more than 566,000 passengers, representing the […]

Cancun Matches Pre-Pandemic Air Traffic

Cancun matched its pre-pandemic air passenger traffic in January, according to parent company ASUR. Cancun International Airport reported total passenger traffic of just under 2.192 million in January, up 0.2 percent over January 2019. That also represented a 70 percent […]

Puerto Rico Air Traffic Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels Last Year

Buoyed by a summer surge the likes of which it had never seen, Puerto Rico’s primary airport surpassed its 2019 passenger levels last year. According to data from Mexico-based ASUR, which manages the island’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, passenger […]

Montego Bay, Jamaica Sets Pandemic Tourism Record

Jamaica’s tourism hub of Montego Bay has set a new record for tourism arrivals in a single day since the onset of the pandemic. Last Saturday, the island welcomed 7,000 passengers to Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport, the most in […]

Cancun Tourism Keeps Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels

Tourism to Cancun continues to surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to new data from ASUR, which manages Cancun International Airport. The Mexican Caribbean hub reported passenger traffic of 2.041 million in November, representing a 9.2 percent increase over the same period […]

Dominican Republic Tourism Is Breaking Pre-Pandemic Records

Tourism in the Dominican Republic set yet another record last month, with a total of 519,349 tourist arrivals. Fo the year, the country has reported 4.263 million tourist arrivals, according to Tourism minister David Collado. The November total was a […]

The Pandemic Is Driving Private Island Sales in The Bahamas

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Saint Lucia Set for First Cruise Ship Call Since Pandemic Began

Saint Lucia is set for the return of cruise tourism to the island this week. Celebrity Millennium will call on Port Castries on June 29, marking the beginning of the gradual reintroduction of cruise tourism to Saint Lucia. Celerity Millennium […]

A “Post-Pandemic” Look at Caribbean Tourism

The upcoming Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference will offer a “post-pandemic look” at the region’s tourism industry, organizers say. The event, the brainchild of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, will be held virtually this year from May 11-14. Buyers from […]

Pandemic Leading to Second-Home Surge in Dominican Republic

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How Saint Lucia Is Keeping Investors Interested During the Pandemic

How AMResorts Is Faring Amid the Pandemic

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) was on hand Thursday for the official reopening of Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana, where we sat down with Luis Nunez, regional commercial director of the Dominican Republic for AMResorts, to […]

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