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Jamaica Eyes “Record” Winter Tourist Season

Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association Names New President

The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association has a new president, Caribbean Journal has learned. The association has tapped hotelier Robin Russell to the role, it announced this week. Russell succeeds outgoing President Clifton Reader. In a statement, Jamaica Tourism Minister …

A Single Tourist Visa for the Whole Caribbean?

What if a tourist could travel across the Caribbean on a single visa? That’s the idea of Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who says the implementation of a regional tourist visa regime among CARICOM nations has “huge economic potential.” “A …

Bonaire to Implement “Streamlined” Tourist Entry Tax

Bonaire is set to implement what the island’s officials are calling a “streamlined” new tourist entry tax. The new tax, which goes into effect on July 1, aims to replace its current room tax and rental car taxes with a …

Saint Lucia “Excited” About Winter Tourist Season

Saint Lucia tourism officials say they’re enthusiastic about the upcoming winter tourist season. The island’s hotel association is projecting that visitor arrivals will increase for the coming season, according to the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association. “I am very …

The Anguilla Tourist Board Has a New CMO

The Anguilla Tourist Board has announced the appointment of a new chief marketing officer. The ATB has tapped Georgios Tserdakidis to the role, which was announced by Anguilla Tourist Board Chairman Kenroy Herbert. Tserdakidis most recently held key positions at …

Silver Airways Is Launching Anguilla Flights

Silver Airways is launching new service to Anguilla out of its San Juan hub. The carrier, which acquired regional carrier Seaborne in 2018, will kick off service from Puerto Rico to Anguilla on June 2. Flights will operate through the …

Anguilla Names New Deputy Director of Tourism

The Anguilla Tourist Board has appointed a new Deputy Director of Tourism, Caribbean Journal has learned. The ATB has promoted Shellya Rogers-Webster to the role, in which she will manage the board’s internal and external relationships and communications. “I am …

Anguilla Names New Destination Experience Manager

Anguilla’s Tourist Board has named a new Destination Experience manager, the ATB said in a statement. The organization has promoted Jameel Rochester to the role, in which he will be responsible for “engaging with Tourism stakeholders to develop and manage …

Anguilla Names New Director of Tourism

Anguilla has named a new director of tourism, the island’s tourist board announced. The destination has tapped tourism veteran Stacy Liburd to the role, in a move that took effect Jan. 4. “We have put together a very strong Board …

St Maarten: “Positive Trend” For Upcoming Tourist Season

St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport is reporting “positive trend” for the upcoming winter tourist season, according to officials. St Maarten first reopened its borders for international tourism in July, and arrivals are seeing an uptick, airport officials said in …

Jamaica’s JAPEX Trade Show Is Going Virtual

JAPEX, Jamaica’s leading tourism trade show, is going virtual this year, the Jamaica Tourist Board announced this week. JAPEX, the Jamaica Product Exchange, will be held virtually from Nov. 9-10, with the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association and the Jamaica …

Grand Bahama Hotels Are Making a Comeback

Grand Bahama’s tourism comeback has begun in earnest. After major cruise lines like Bahamas Paradise and Carnival have already resumed sailings to the destination, a number of hotels have also reopened their doors in Grand Bahama. That includes the Lighthouse …

JetBlue Launches Guadeloupe Sales

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways has officially launched sales for its newest Caribbean service: thrice-weekly flights to the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe. The new service is slated to launch Feb. 1, 2020, with nonstop flights between New …

Belize Keeps Up Strong Tourism Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff After a what was a blistering 2018, Belize’s tourism sector has seen another strong year so far in 2019. The destination is reporting a 6 percent jump in stayover tourist arrivals for the first half …

Jamaica Tourism on Pace for Record-Breaking Year

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has had a record-breaking winter tourism season, according to estimates from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the island is estimated to have welcomed around 900,000 stopover visitors this …

Jamaica Tourism Is Ramping Up Its Digital Push

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaica Tourist Board has a new marketing director to lead its digital-focused push. Donovan White, Jamaica’s Director of Tourism, has announced the appointment of Camile Glenister as the JTB’s new Deputy Director of Tourism …

Bermuda Seeing Continued Tourism Boom

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s another strong year so far for Bermuda tourism, according to the latest numbers from the island’s Tourism Authority. Leisure air arrivals to the Atlantic island are up 13.6 percent for the year, with a …

BVI’s Cooper Island Beach Club Reopens for Season

By the Caribbean Journal staff Cooper Island is open again. The beloved Cooper Island Beach Club in the British Virgin Islands, which had already rebuilt and reopened over the summer, has officially reopened for the season. The family-owned eco-hotel, long …