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. […]
Jamaica is projecting very strong tourism growth for 2023, fresh off a full-fledged renaissance in 2022, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. The island is forecasting 11 percent tourism growth this year, officials announced at this week’s FITUR trade show in Spain, where Jamaica sent a large delegation. Tourism earnings this year are also forecasted […]
The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism has appointed Latia Duncombe as its new director general. Duncombe had been serving as the country’s Acting Director General for the last year. “During the past year, Mrs. Duncombe has brought energetic leadership to our senior executive management team at the Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation,” said Bahamas Deputy […]
American Airlines’ new nonstop flight to Dominica is driving a tourism rebound on the island. The new nonstop service from Miami helped the Nature Island achieve a 308 percent increase in arrivals in 2022 compared to 2021, with a total of 60,704 visitors last year. “We are thrilled to see the comeback of travel,” said […]
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