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Sustainable Tourism Conference Begins in St Eustatius

Above: St Eustatius (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST EUSTATIUS — Particularly for small islands, tourism development needs to begin in the community. That’s the overarching theme of the third annual Statia Sustainable Conference & Exhibition, which began on Thursday […]

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Rum Journal: Mount Gay's Black Key

Above: the Black Key (Photos by Jenny Adams) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor WHILE IT’S still sweltering here at CJ’s HQ in Miami, we can’t help but notice that parts of the country are already feeling the first chill […]

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Puerto Rico Wins CTO/TravelMole Award For Sustainable Tourism

Above: Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Puerto Rico Tourism Company has won this year’s award for Caribbean Excellence in Sustainable Tourism from the Caribbean Tourism Organization and TravelMole. The award is presented to “a destination […]

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Caribbean's Leading Tourism Conference Begins in St Thomas

Above: the Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference began on Wednesday night in St Thomas. The event, the leading conference for […]


Bermuda Sees Drop in Tourist Arrivals

Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda saw a 2.4 percent drop in tourist arrivals in the first half of 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island received 103,787 visitors in the first six […]


Should the Cayman Islands Adopt Daylight Saving Time?

Above: Cayman Brac By the Caribbean Journal staff Should the Cayman Islands adopt daylight saving time? The British Overseas Territory’s government says it is considering doing so — meaning adjusting clocks one hour forward during the summer months and back […]

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Barbados Reforms Tourism Authority

Above: Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is reforming the Barbados Tourism Authority. The island announced this week that it would be reforming the original authority into two new divisions: Barbados Tourism Marketing, Inc. and the Barbados Tourism Product […]


Belize Sees Huge Jump in Cruise Arrivals

Above: Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize received 527,037 cruise passengers in the first half of 2014, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. That represented a 36.9 percent increase over the first six months of 2013, […]


Cuba Looking to Develop Golf Courses in Tourism Push

Above: a rendering of the Carbonera Club project By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s government says it is looking to push the development of golf courses and related real estate developments. According to Jose Reinaldo Daniel Alonso, director of business […]

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Puerto Rico Set For Tourism Convention

Above: the Condado Plaza Hilton hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico will soon play host to the island’s annual tourism convention. The Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association will gather from Sept. 8 to Sept. 10 at the […]


Haiti Opens Tourism Promotion Office in Dominican Republic

Above: Dominican and Haitian officials at the opening event in Santo Domingo (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff While attracting visitors from the United States and Canada will be crucial for Haiti’s tourism hopes, the country is also […]


How Many People Visited the Caribbean in the First Half of 2014?

By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean rose by 4.3 percent in the first half of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The data was released […]


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