The blue cobblestones of Old San Juan are packed long before lunch. At El Yunque National Forest, the sound of waterfalls carries through the trees. Along the west coast in Rincón, surfers paddle out beneath orange evening skies. Puerto Rico has become one of the Caribbean’s most in-demand destinations, and getting there is about to […]
With summer only a few months away, many Caribbean advisors are seeing the usual suspects like Jamaica and Turks and Caicos dominate bookings for the season, while others have reported spikes in business to Punta Cana and St. Lucia. Here’s why those destinations, and other Caribbean hot spots, are popular heading into this summer, where […]
Buyers. Suppliers. Tourism directors. Government ministers. It’s a who’s who of the travel industry, and the most important gathering of its kind for the Caribbean — a region where tourism is part of the fabric of just about everything. This year’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the annual event organized by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, […]
All-inclusive has been changing. That’s not a secret. It’s the biggest thing in travel right now, particularly in the Caribbean, where travelers want more. But they don’t just want the unlimited food and beverage. They want the experience. They want something they’re going to remember, something they’re going to tell stories about. That’ what makes […]
Tourism leaders from across the Americas have pledged to leverage the region’s cultural and natural heritage as a driver of economic growth, as they wrapped up the Twenty-Sixth Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism in Washington, D.C. The high-level summit, held April 3–4 at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters, concluded […]
Morning on one beach, afternoon on another. Huge rooms. Pickleball with an ocean view. Your very own watersports playground. 100 acres of natural landscape. It’s all part of why the all-inclusive St James’s Club and Villas just might have the best address on the whole Caribbean island of Antigua. You won’t run out of space […]
Design. Service. Food and beverage. Experiences. Space. They all form an essential core of the luxury travel experience, particularly in the Caribbean, a region where luxury manifests itself in unique ways. After all, Caribbean luxury isn’t identical to luxury in New York or Paris; it takes a different shape, and caters to different demands. But […]
It’s one of the most essential corners of the Caribbean tourism industry: the northeastern Caribbean, a diverse tapestry of destinations And their anchor is the twin-island destination of St Maarten/St Martin, which is now hosting the 17th edition of its all-important SMART trade show. The event, which kicked off at the Sonesta Maho resort this […]
Caribbean Journal has unveiled the winners for the inaugural Caribbean Travel Advisor Awards top advisors from around the country in such categories as Best Big Agency to Best New Agency. The results were the product of two months of voting by members of Caribbean Travel Advisor, the world’s only Caribbean-focused travel agent publication. So who […]
The Caribbean’s next big conference for travel agency owners will be in Antigua and Barbuda this fall, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned. The Travel Agency Owners Forum, produced by the Travel Show Marketing Group, will run in Antigua from Oct. 25-30. The event, which will bring together top agency owners from across the United States […]
Several Caribbean advisors are reporting an overall drop in spring break travel amongst college students, a trend that has been evolving for years, but especially post-COVID. Emily Bertsch, an advisor with VIP Vacations, Inc., said roughly 80 percent of VIP’s spring break bookings for 2025 booked earlier this year with “a bunch more” bookings expected […]
The Caribbean’s biggest travel conference is coming to Antigua and Barbuda this spring: the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace, which is holding its 43rd annual edition in the destination. The event brings together tourism suppliers with wholesalers from around the world for two days of business meetings. It also puts the spotlight […]
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