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Bermuda Spa Month Is Back Again
St Kitts and Nevis Keeps Up Sizzling Tourism Growth
St Kitts and Nevis continues to see sizzling tourism growth, according to the latest numbers from the twin-island federation. St Kitts’ Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport reported 163,453 passengers in 2019, a very strong 7 percent improvement compared to the …
Year-End Push Leads Cancun Airport to Positive Growth
After a sluggish summer, Cancun’s air traffic managed to climb into positive territory with a late-2019 push. Mexico’s most popular destination reported a total of 25.48 million passengers in 2019, a 1.1 percent increase over the calendar year 2018. That …
Hilton Is Opening a New Caribbean Resort in St Kitts
Hilton has been rapidly expanding its footprint in the Caribbean, and its latest resort in the region will debut on the island of St Kitts. The highly-anticipated Koi Resort will open this month under Hilton’s Curio Collection brand, according to …
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Cancun Is Getting New Flights from Newark
Mexico’s tourism hub of Cancun is set for the arrival of a new daily nonstop flight from Newark. Frontier Airlines is planning to launch new daily nonstop flights from Newark to Cancun beginning March 10, the company said in a …
Delta Launches New York-Bogota Flights
There’s a new way to get to Bogota from the Northeast. Delta Air Lines has officially launched a new nonstop route between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Bogota, Colombia’s El Dorado International Airport. The new route is …
Antigua and Barbuda Sets a New Tourism Record
For several years, Antigua and Barbuda has been among the Caribbean’s hottest destinations, with a thriving hotel pipeline, surging arrivals and even a brand-new, world-class-airport. And this week it just broke a record. Antigua and Barbuda received its 300,000th visitor …
Bahamas Set for Air Service Expansion in 2020, Continuing Boom
The Bahamas is seeing an airlift boom, with air service expanding in 2019 and set for more growth in 2020, according to the country’s tourism officials. The Bahamas is reporting an increase in airlift to three of its major destinations, …
Dominica Tourism Continues Rebirth
Dominica continues to see a full-fledged tourism renaissance, according to the most recent data from the Discover Dominica Authority. Dominica reported a total of 75,726 visitors in the first 10 months of 2019, representing a 52 percent increase over the …
Hyatt Regency Resort Opens in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has its first-ever Hyatt Regency Resort. Hyatt Hotels has completed its highly-anticipated transformation of the former Gran Melia resort in Puerto Rico, debuting the new Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico. The property, which underwent a multimillion-dollar overhaul, …
American Airlines Begins New York-Guyana Flights
American Airlines has officially begun its first-ever flights from New York to Georgetown in Guyana. The new nonstop flights will operate daily between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport. While much of the …
Dominica “Open for Business” Following Elections
Dominica is “open for business” following the island’s recent general elections, the Discover Dominica Authority said in a statement. Leading up to the elections, there had been pockets of what officials called “civil disobedience” on the island, focused in the …
The Caribbean Travel Awards 2020
It’s been a stellar year for Caribbean travel. Stayover tourist arrivals are booming almost universally across the region. It seems like a new hotel opens up every week (and if you read Caribbean Journal, you realize it’s even more often …
Bahamas Tourism Testing Preclearance in Florida
In what would be a major boost for those flying to the The Bahamas, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism said it was testing preclearance of flights in Florida. That would mean that travelers could go through immigration and customs in …
Guyana Tourism Is Heating Up
Guyana, the seat of the Caribbean Community and one of the wider region’s undiscovered tourism destinations, is quietly having a very strong tourism year. Tourist arrivals were up by 8.5 percent through the end of September, according to a statement …
Puerto Rico Air Traffic is Surging
In another strong sign for Puerto Rico’s tourism industry, the island’s biggest air hub had a significant traffic surge in November. Mexico-based ASUR, which manages San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, reported a 20.2 percent increase in passenger traffic …
New Airlift Fueling Jamaica Tourism Surge
Jamaica is getting a wave of new airlift for the upcoming winter tourist season, officials told Caribbean Journal. The destination has secured almost 80,000 new air seats for the period, in order to meet what officials called “increased demand from …
Barbados Tourism Numbers Keep Climbing
Barbados tourism continues to see solid growth, according to the latest numbers from the country’s destination marketing organization. Barbados recorded a 4.2 increase in stayover tourist arrivals in the first nine months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. …
Allianz: Punta Cana Tourism Is Rebounding
The Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana is seeing a massive rebound in tourism demand, according to a new report from Allianz Global Assistance. The travel insurance giant said analysis of nearly 2.4 million flight itineraries showed that the …
