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This Island in The Bahamas Is Filled With Pink Sand Beaches and Chic Resorts — and Called the “Caribbean Nantucket”

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Sand. Sea. Simplicity. That’s what greets you when you step onto Harbour Island, the three-mile sliver of paradise just off the coast of northern Eleuthera. It’s been called the Caribbean’s Nantucket — and the comparison isn’t accidental. This is an island of timeless charm, understated style and a rare blend of barefoot luxury. Walk the […]

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Trinidad Is Seeing a Surge in Tourist Arrivals

A tourism boom  By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism to Trinidad and Tobago is surging. The country reported 222,946 stay over tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2015, up 9.3 percent compared to the same period in 2014. That was one of the highest rates of tourism growth in the Caribbean in the first […]

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Trinidad Hosts Sustainable Tourism Meeting

Sustainable tourism on the agenda By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Directorate of Sustainable Tourism of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) this week for the 26th Meeting of the Special Committee on Sustainable Tourism. In his inaugural address, Secretary General of the ACS Alfonso Munera stressed the importance of sustainable tourism because of its […]

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Trinidad and Tobago to Host Major Sustainable Tourism Conference

Above: Port of Spain, Trinidad (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor High-level tourism officials and representatives from key regional and international organizations will gather in Port-of-Spain on July 22 and 23 for the 26th Meeting of the Special Committee on Sustainable Tourism. The Directorate of Sustainable Tourism of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) […]

Trinidad Hosts Sustainable Tourism Meeting

 Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Tobago has just commissioned four new solar powered Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems. These devices will be used to alert the public of disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes. At a commissioning ceremony the agency held in collaboration with the US Embassy last week, Tobago Emergency […]

Tobago Looking to Expand Creative Sector

 Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago is looking to expand and develop its creative and cultural industries. The island’s residents are being urged to “develop a skill and take advantage of the many opportunities being offered by the creative and cultural industries,” according to Dr Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus, the island’s secretary of […]

Tobago’s Bacolet Beach Club Expands

 Above: the Bacolet Beach Club By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago’s Bacolet Beach Club has completed a major expansion project. The boutique hotel has added 15 new marble-tiled suites, along with a new infinity pool on the hotel’s private bay. Each room has a private veranda and Wi-Fi, among other features; the project raises the […]

Trinidad and Tobago Reporting Strong Tourism Growth in 2015

 Above: Trinidad (Caribbean Journal Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is seeing very strong growth in tourism so far in 2015, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The twin-island republic counted 155,671 stayover arrivals in the first four months of 2015, up 10.8 percent from the same period in 2014, according to […]

Tobago Chief Secretary Warns “We Are Losing Our Beaches”

 Above; Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Is Tobago losing its beaches? That’s the warning from Orville London, chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, who was speaking at a recent address in Tobago on change adaptation. “The fact is that we are losing our beaches, we are losing our reefs, we […]

This is the Happiest Country in the Caribbean

 Above: Maracas Beach in Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is the Caribbean’s happiest country, according to the latest edition of the World Happiness Report. The report, which is published by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranked Trinidad and Tobago at 41st in the world, just ahead of […]

Tobago Eyes Creativity to Compete in Caribbean Cruise Industry

 Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago is looking to step up its competitiveness in the cruise ship market, according to Oscar Brathwaite, administrator of the island’s division of tourism and transportation. While the island’s location to the far south of the region puts the island “at a disadvantage among potential cruise […]

Trinidad and Tobago Reporting Surge in US Tourist Arrivals

 Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is reporting a surge in tourism from the United States, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Development Company. In the first quarter of 2015, the twin-island state received 47,811 visitors from the US. The American market accounted for 40 percent of all […]