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This Tiny Caribbean Hotel Has a Lively Bar, High-Tech Watersports, and You Can Only Get There by Boat

Saba Rock in the BVI.

The first thing you notice is how small it is. You come in by boat across the North Sound, with the low green shapes of Virgin Gorda and the reef line in the distance, and then Saba Rock appears ahead as a single, compact island with buildings on top of it. No roads. No cars. […]

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The Dominican Republic Just Set Another Tourism Record 

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The Dominican Republic just set another tourism record, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The country reported 626,010 tourist arrivals in April — the most visitors in April in the history of the destination.  That number represents 7 percent more than April 2019 and 13 percent more travelers than April 2018, according to Dominican Republic Tourism Minister David […]

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New Acting Director of Turks and Caicos Tourism 

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There’s a new acting director of the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board.  Tourist Board veteran Mary Lightbourne has been named to the role, succeeding Pamela Ewing, who announced her resignation this week.  Ewing had served for 17 years at the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board, most recently as Director of Tourism.  The winner […]

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Saint Lucia Tourism Is Rebounding 

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Saint Lucia tourism is starting to rebound, two years after the island was one of the first Caribbean destinations to reopen amid the pandemic.  In March, Saint Lucia reported its highest month of tourism arrivals since it first reopened back in June 2020, according to data from the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority.  There were a […]


New Acting Director of Turks and Caicos Tourism 

Aruba’s popular Soul Beach Music Festival is back.  The annual event will make its post-pandemic return from May 25-30.  Headliners will include Mary J. Blige, New Edition and comedian Mike Epps.  In a statement, the Aruba Tourism Authority said it “considers the return of this exciting festival as a key indicator of Aruba’s post-pandemic tourism […]

Nevis Tourism Eyeing Strong 2022

Nevis is projecting a strong year of tourism arrivals, according to the island’s new tourism chief.  Devon Liburd, who took over as the CEO of the Nevis Tourism Authority in February, said bookings from the end of last year for 2022 “look very positive.”  All of the island’s hotels “have come back in full force,” […]

The Caribbean Island of Saba Just Removed Testing Rules for Travelers 

The tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Saba has removed all of its testing rules for travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Effective May 1, the island will no longer require travelers to have a pre-travel test or complete an online health registration form.  Post-arrival testing for incoming travelers has also been removed, while masks will no […]

US Virgin Islands “Dedicated” to Growth of Caribbean Cruise Industry

The US Virgin Islands is “dedicated” to the growth of the cruise industry in the Caribbean, according to USVI Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte.  Boschulte is in Miami this week for the Seatrade conference, the world’s premier gathering of cruise industry executives and destinations.  “SeaTrade is an invaluable conference that I look forward to attending every […]

Tourism Optimism in St Maarten 

St Maarten tourism officials say they’re “optimistic” about the destination’s start to 2022.  Tourism Minister Roger Lawrence says he is “cautiously optimistic about this year’s visitor arrivals.” The Dutch Caribbean destination’s tourism arrivals in the first quarter were nearly 210 percent higher than the first quarter of 2021, according to Lawrence.  “The airport passenger arrival […]

A Very Strong Month for Saint Lucia Tourism 

Saint Lucia just posted its strongest month for tourism since the onset of the pandemic.  The island welcomed 32,110 arrivals in March, the highest month of arrivals since the island first reopened for tourism in June 2020.  Saint Lucia is reporting a total of 32,110 arrivals in the first quarter.  Around 56.2 percent of that […]

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 strong numbers out of the Dutch market — which actually sent 38 percent more travelers […]

Dominican Republic Tourism Is Booming 

Tourism continues to boom to the Dominican Republic.  The country, long the most popular tourism destination in the Caribbean by visitor volume, posted a sizzling first quarter, according to passenger data from the country’s Civil Aviation Department.  In all, the country handled 3.812 million passengers in the first quarter of 2022, including just under 1.3 […]

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