You wake up, you head for the sand. Then you do it again. Some Caribbean vacation aren’t about striking statements or grand gestures. They’re not always about luxury — or, that is to say, they’re about another kind of luxury: the perfect beach day. It’s that feeling of stepping onto warm sand with nothing on […]
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 regional visa regime is something that we’ve been talking about. I think if we are […]
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 $75-per-visit tourist tax. The tax will “continue to support the island’s infrastructure, tourism product, eco […]
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 excited about the promise of increased visitor arrivals from our key source markets this winter,” […]
