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Trinidad and Tobago Is Now Open to Fully Vaccinated Travelers

Caribbean Airlines Launches Testing Interface

Caribbean Airlines has launched a new program to facilitate testing for customers, the company said. The Trinidad-based carrier has partnered with Ink Aviation on an integrated platform that reserves and handles payment for test appointments. “This is a major step …

A Major New Caribbean Airport Project

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CJI Conversation: What’s Next for Tourism Investment in Trinidad

Marriott’s Autograph Collection Is Expanding a New Caribbean Destination

Caribbean Airlines Suspends Cuba Flights

Caribbean Airlines has announced the suspension of all of its flights to Havana, Cuba. The move took immediate effect this week, and will be in place “until further notice,” according to a statement from the Trinidad-based company. The move comes …

Caribbean Airlines Relaunching New York-Jamaica Flights

Caribbean Airlines is relaunching its flights between New York and Montego Bay, Jamaica, the carrier said this week. On Dec. 19, the Trinidad-based airline will resume the route, with flights from Montego Bay to New York on Saturdays and Sundays …

Caribbean Airlines Launches Guyana-Cuba Flights

Caribbean Airlines has continued its 2020 expansion with a new weekly route between Guyana and Cuba. The weekly flights between Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport and Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport will operate on Saturdays. The service, which began this …

Caribbean Airlines Relaunches Flights from Jamaica

Caribbean Airlines has relaunched its commercial operations from its hub in Kingston. The airline has resumed daily flights between Kingston and New York, with nonstop flights between Kingston and both Toronto and Miami to begin this week. “The resumption of …

Caribbean Airlines Ramping Up Trinidad-Tobago Flights

Caribbean Airlines is ramping up its domestic operations between Trinidad and Tobago, the carrier said in a statement. Beginning June 1, Caribbean Airlines will be increasing its flight frequency on what’s known as the “domestic air bridge” between the …

Caribbean Airlines: Social Distancing “In Place”

Trinidad-based airline Caribbean Airlines says it putting a major focus on social distancing and sanitization. The carrier, which is still running service within Trinidad and Tobago, said social distancing practices were “in place” on its domestic operations. Once international service …

STR: March Data Shows Extent of Pandemic’s Impact on Caribbean Hotels

By Rico Louw Client Account Manager, STR HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Showing the harsh impact of COVID-19 travel limitations and mitigation efforts, Caribbean hotels reported double-digit declines in occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR) during March, according to data from STR. …

Caribbean Airlines Keeping Up Cargo Operations Amid Coronavirus

Trinidad-based regional airline Caribbean Airlines is continuing its cargo operations amid coronavirus, the carrier said. The company continues to operate its cargo freighter flights and ground transport trucking services moving cargo between the United States and the Cribbean. Much of …

The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean 2020

The number of world-class Caribbean restaurants continues to multiply, making this landmark selection, which first launched back in 2013, more and more difficult each year. The Caribbean food sector continues to send a strong message to the world that this …

Rum Journal: The Best Rums of 2019

In 2012, Caribbean Journal’s Rum Journal first launched the Rum Awards — a unique celebration of the best rums of the year. And after seven previous incarnations, the annual Rum Awards morphed into a full-fledged rum event in St Barth, …

Rum Journal: An All-Inclusive Caribbean Rum Shack in Antigua

Guyana’s El Dorado 15. Trinidad’s Angostura 1787. Barbados’ Mount Gay 1703. They’re the sort of rums you hardly find together in the Caribbean, iconic West Indian rum expressions that seldom appear on a shelf even at the best of Caribbean …

Trinidad Has Big Tourism Plans

The island of Trinidad has unveiled some bold goals to grow its long-under-the-radar tourism sector. Tourism Trinidad Limited, the island’s destination marketing company, says it is planning to increase visitor arrivals by 7 percent for the 2019-2020 fiscal year period, …

Radisson Names New COO for Americas

Radisson Hotel Group has named a new chief operating officer for the Americas region, including the Caribbean. The Minneapolis-based company has tapped Aly El-Bassuni for the newly-created position, in which he will be responsible for “driving operational strategies across the …

Caribbean Airlines Adding New Seasonal Jamaica Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines is launching a new seasonal route for the upcoming holiday season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Trinidad and Tobago-based air carrier will launch new flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Sangster International …