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The Island of Anguilla Is Breaking Visitor Records 

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For much of the pandemic, the tiny island of Anguilla was one of the most difficult destinations to visit in the Caribbean, with ultra-strict travel health protocols. Since its full reopening last year, though, the island has engineered a full-fledged renaissance, […]

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In Cancun, the Visitors Keep Coming 

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It’s been the story since the summer of 2020: people are traveling to Cancun in droves.  And the story continues through the third year since the pandemic, as Cancun keeps showing surging air passenger traffic so far in 2023.  Passenger […]

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Saint Lucia’s Visitor Form Is Going Digital 

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Saint Lucia is digitizing its embarkation and disembarkation form for visitors, in what is hopefully part of a broader Caribbean trend.  The island has announced that, effective March 1, the immigration form for visitors is going digital.  The new electronic […]

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Dominican Republic Tourism Keeps Heating Up 

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It’s no secret that the Dominican Republic had its best year ever for tourism arrivals in 2022, easily eclipsing its pre-pandemic record and passing 7 million annual visitors.  But the Caribbean’s most popular destination is showing no signs of slowing […]


Dominican Republic Tops 7 Million Tourists, Setting New Record

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No Caribbean destination welcomed more travelers last year than the Dominican Republic.  And it wasn’t particularly close.  The surging tourism destination surpassed seven million visitors in 2022, the first time the country has every achieved that milestone, and a new […]


Cayman Islands Tourism Is Heating Up   

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Tourism in the Cayman Islands is in the midst of a strong recovery – and surpassing tourism officials’ own initial targets for 2022.  The island had been forecasting a 40 percent recovery of its pre-pandemic tourism totals from 2019, but the […]

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Travelers Are Flocking to Curacao Right Now 

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It’s hard to say precisely when the renaissance began.  It might have been in March, when Curacao became one of the first Caribbean destinations to remove its pre-testing requirements.  Or perhaps it was June, when the new Sandals Royal Curacao […]


Bonaire Adds New Options for Visitor Tax 

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Over the summer, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire put in a new “visitor tax,” aiming to replace its existing room and rental car taxes.  The $75 tax is due before entering Bonaire, either digitally or at the passport line […]


Frontier Is Adding More Nonstop Flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica

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Since the onset of the pandemic, no carrier has added more new flights to the Caribbean than low-cost airline Frontier.  And now it’s adding even more.  The airline has announced plans to add another three weekly flights to Jamaica’s tourism […]

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Jamaica Tops 2 Million Stayover Visitors 

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Jamaica has topped the 2 million mark for stayover visitors this year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The numbers through October are “in line with previous projections,” according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  “It is truly gratifying to see our […]


In Aruba, a “Surge” in Visitor Arrivals 

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Aruba has moved past the recovery phase of its tourism rebound, with arrival numbers setting all-time records.  The Dutch Caribbean island has seen what officials are calling a “surge” in visitors arrivals in 2022, one that has “not only approached […]


St Maarten Removing Covid Insurance Requirement for Visitors 

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St Maarten is set to remove its requirement that visitors possess Covid-19 insurance.  Beginning Oct. 15, the insurance will no longer be mandatory for travelers into St Maarten.  “We would like for this to be optional for travelers,” said St […]