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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Rocks in St Kitts

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jerry Wright, who sent in this lovely shot of a rocky stretch of shoreline in St Kitts. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of […]

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Curacao Tourism Is Starting to Shift, With More Travelers Now Coming from the US and Canada

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Curaçao’s tourism sector continued its growth trajectory in March, recording a 14% increase in stayover arrivals compared to the same period in 2024. According to data released by the Curaçao Tourist Board, the island welcomed 8,925 more stayover visitors in March, pushing the monthly total past 70,000. Growth was recorded across all key regions. Arrivals […]

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Visitors Keep Flocking to Puerto Rico 

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Another month, another double-digit jump in passenger traffic. That’s been the story in Puerto Rico for much of the post-pandemic period, with the island’s main air hub in Luis Munoz Marin International Airport showing another strong period to start the year.  In March, passenger traffic in San Juan was 1.323 million, a 13.7 percent improvement […]

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Visitors Are Flocking to the Caribbean Island of St Maarten Right Now, Buoyed By a Newly-Completed Airport 

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The landings. The beaches. The restaurants. The entertainment. The sheer friendliness. St Maarten has always been one of the Caribbean’s most beloved destinations, and now the island is seeing more visitors than ever.  That included more than 600,000 stopover visitors in 2024, according to new Tourism Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten, who caught up with Caribbean Journal […]


Visitors Keep Flocking to Puerto Rico 

The hidden-away coves. The sparkling cliffs. Those lush “blue” mountains. The wonderfully authentic hotels. The sound of mento and reggae. If you know, you know. And while Jamaica seems to have experienced a slow second half last year, things seem to be looking up for 2025. That means a very strong peak travel season, according […]

The Dominican Republic Has a New Tourism Goal: 14 Million Visitors 

It was back in 2013 at the DATE conference, the Dominican Republic’s annual local tourism conference. Then-Vice Minister Radhames Martinez Aponte took the stage and boldly declared a big goal for the country: 10 million annual visitors by 2023.  At the time, it was ambitious. Very ambitious. But after a sustained boom driven by a […]

Dominican Republic Tourism Just Made History. Again. 

It’s been another record-breaking year for the Dominican Republic, which remains the most-visited destination in the wider Caribbean by a rather significant margin.  Now, the country made history again, topping 8.362 million visitors in the first three quarters of 2024, the most ever in that period of a year.  That was buoyed by a strong […]

Jamaica Nears 2.5 Million Total Visitors for 2024, Looking for Post-Beryl Rebound 

Jamaica’s tourism train keeps running, as the island looks to emerge from a post-Beryl dip with a strong third and fourth quarter.  Jamaica is nearing 2.5 million total visitors for 2024, when considering both stopover and cruise arrivals. It’s a record-breaking total for the island, part of a broader plan to reach 5 million total […]

Dominica Taps New CEO to Lead Push for 500,000 Annual Visitors  

The Discover Dominica Authority has named a new CEO to succeed longtime top executive Colin Piper, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The island’s tourist board has tapped Marva Williams to the role, effective Aug. 1.  Williams previously served as festivals and events manager at the DDA, working to promote and market major events and festivals on […]

Dominican Republic on Track for 11 Million Total Visitors 

Another month, another record. It’s been that kind of year for the Dominican Republic, the most-visited destination in the Caribbean and one that continues to see blazing tourism arrival numbers.  Last month, the Dominican Republic reached 4.178 million combined air and cruise visitors for the first four months of 2024 — putting the destination on […]

Visitors Keep Flocking to Curacao 

From colorful Willemstad to buzzing Mambo Beach, the Curacao travel boom is showing no signs of slowing down.  The Dutch Caribbean island saw another record-breaking month in May, with 53,970 stay over visitors — a 24 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023.  It’s growth that the island’s tourism officials called “remarkable” in […]

Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 5 Million Visitors 

Jamaica is coming off a banner year that saw more than 4.15 million visitors last year, when combining sea and air arrivals.  Now, the island has a bigger goal: 5 million, a number which Jamaica Tourism Minster Edmund Bartlett says he expects to achieve as early as 2025.  Indeed, Jamaica’s tourism sector — and local […]