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St Vincent and the Grenadines Is Making a New Push for UK Travelers

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A Floating Soca Party Is Coming Soon to St Thomas

When the UberSoca Cruise docks in St. Thomas on Nov. 19, the harbor won’t just welcome a ship — it will transform into a full-scale celebration of Caribbean culture. The arrival of the Norwegian Encore cruise ship will turn the waterfront into a festival of color, sound, and flavor as thousands of soca fans join […]

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British Airways to Relaunch Cancun Flights

British Airways is set to relaunch its service to Cancun in the Mexican Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The announcement comes after the United Kingdom removed a number of countries from its “red list.” British Airways will be operating daily nonstop flights to Cancun beginning Oct. 22, according to a statement from the carrier. The […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Lifting UK Travel Ban

St Kitts and Nevis is set to lift its ban on travel from the United Kingdom. The ban on incoming travelers from the United Kingdom will be lifted on Sept. 1. The country had imposed the UK ban on July 20 as a result of mutations of the Covid-19 virus. “As our vaccination rate increases […]

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Jamaica Lifts United Kingdom Travel Ban

Jamaica has officially ended its ban on travel from the United Kingdom. The island had banned flights from the United Kingdom at the end of 2020 amid concerns over a new strain of COVID-19. “This will enable the critical gateways of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, to have transit for passengers coming through and who are […]

St Kitts and Nevis Lifting UK Travel Ban

St Kitts and Nevis has temporarily suspended British Airways flights from the United Kingdom, the country announced. The move will take affect from Dec. 26 through at least Jan. 2, 2021, according to tourism officials.. It comes in light of the new strain of coronavirus reported primarily in the United Kingdom. St Kitts and Nevis […]

Saint Lucia Tourism Just Set Another Visitor Record

By the Caribbean Journal staff Saint Lucia’s tourism industry had another record-setting year in 2018, according to a new report from the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority. The destination reported a total of 1,218,294 visitors in 2018, a 10.2 percent increase over 2017. The combined total was buoyed by a 13.6 percent increase in cruise passenger […]

Prince Charles Opens the Cayman Islands’ New Airport

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton A new-state-of-the-art Caribbean airport opened its doors on Wednesday, with a very special guest on hand to do the honors. The United Kingdom’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall were on hand to officially open the new, modernized Owen Roberts International Airport in the Cayman Islands. “Our pledge […]

Barbados Tourism Continues Rapid Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados tourism continues to surge, as the destination posted another record-setting year in 2017, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Barbados reported 663,441 stayover visitor arrivals, a record five percent increase compared to 2016, itself an all-time high for the destination. That was accompanied by 818,752 cruise arrivals, a […]

More Than 30 Million People Visited the Caribbean Last Year

By Alexander Britell It was a record-breaking year for the Caribbean region last year, even in the face of a pair of historic hurricanes. The Caribbean welcomed more than 30 million travelers for the first time ever, according to the latest report from the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization. “These outcomes resulted in an overall increase […]

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Visits Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson flew to Barbados on Tuesday to begin a journey through the British territories devastated by Hurricane Irma. Johnson flew immediately on a military flight to hard-hit Anguilla, and plans to visit the British Virgin Islands on Wednesday. The United Kingdom has launched a major relief […]

Caribbean’s Biggest Travel Conference Set for San Juan

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s biggest travel conference is set for San Juan. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference is being held next week at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan. In what is a major boost for Puerto Rico’s recovering tourism industry, the international summit will be held […]

Irma Causes “Devastating” Destruction in British Virgin Islands

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Irma caused “devastating” destruction in the British Virgin Islands when it hit the territory, the BVI’s Tourist Board said in a statement. “The destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in the British Virgin Islands has been devastating. With cell phone towers down and power outages, it has been difficult to receive communication from […]