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St Maarten Removing Covid Insurance Requirement for Visitors

How St Kitts Is Urging Visitors to “Venture Deeper”

It starts with the bold green of Mount Liamuiga, the vibrant rainforests, those golden beaches. And it’s a call for travelers looking for, well, something a little deeper. St Kitts has officially revealed its tourism rebrand, with a new focus, …

The Dominican Republic Just Set an All-Time Tourism Record

Tourism in the Dominican Republic is growing at a dazzling pace in 2022, and the country just set another record. The month of July saw the most visitors to the Dominican Republic in a single month in the country’s history, …

Travelers No Longer Need a Test or Vaccination to Visit Guadeloupe

Travelers no longer need to show proof of a negative test or proof of vaccination in order to visit the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe. Following the French government’s recent changes to its health protocols, visitors to Guadeloupe are now …

St Maarten Is Making Travel Easier for Vaccinated Visitors

St Maarten is making it easier for vaccinated travelers to visit the island. Beginning Aug. 1, the destination’s Electronic Health Authorization Service, an online registration portal, will give immediate pre-approval for vaccinated travelers once they completely fill out their forms. …

Jamaica Tops 1 Million Visitors in 2022

Jamaica has already reached 1 million stopover visitors in 2022, officials revealed this week. The number instantly puts the island among the most-visited destinations in the Caribbean so far this year. Traveler Brian Simmons was the 1 millionth visitor, arriving …

Bermuda Projecting Surge in Visitors

Bermuda is seeing strong tourism numbers after two years of low demand that crippled the destination’s tourism industry. Buoyed by the upcoming SailGP events in May, the island is projecting stellar occupancy and a surge in visitors in the coming …

Belize Just Waived Testing for Vaccinated Travelers

It’s easier than ever to visit Belize. The Caribbean destination has officially waived testing requirements for fully vaccinated travelers. For those who cannot show proof of vaccination or are unvaccinated, Belize still requires proof of a negative PCR test taken …

Dominican Republic Eyes 7 Million Tourists in 2022

The Dominican Republic is aiming to welcome more than 7 million tourists in 2022, according to the country’s Tourism Minister, David Collado. That would be an all-time record for the country, and easily the largest total in the wider Caribbean …

Dominican Republic Tourism Just Had Its Best December Ever

Even amid the pandemic, the Dominican Republic’s tourism industry just posted its best-ever December. The news was revealed by Dominican Republic Tourism Minister David Collado in an end-of-year briefing. A total of 728,335 visitors came to the Dominican Republic last …

Anguilla’s New Rules for Day Trippers

Anguilla has announced new protocols as the island reopens its borders to day-trippers and passengers on one-day cruise excursions to the island. The new protocols do not require these visitors to make an application for entry permission into Anguilla on …

Caribbean Tourism Primed for “Strong Winter Rebound”

The Caribbean tourism industry is primed to “flourish” with a “strong winter rebound,” according to Nicola Madden-Greig, the new president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. The pronouncement comes as the Caribbean continues to recover faster than any other …

Vaccinated Travelers Don’t Need a Test to Visit St Maarten

St Maarten’s newest travel rules have officially taken effect — meaning fully vaccinated travelers from the United States don’t need a test to enter the island. The island is now waiving its pre-testing requirements for fully vaccinated visitors, making St …

As Vaccination Rates Rise, Antigua Expands Tourism Opening

Antigua and Barbuda has expanded its tourism opening with local vaccination rates continuing to rise. The twin-island country has eased on-island restrictions, meaning “visitors can look forward to enjoying some newly re-opened tourism experiences,” according to a statement from the …

The Caribbean Island of Montserrat Is Now Open to Vaccinated Travelers

The tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat is now open to fully vaccinated visitors, albeit with a strict five-day quarantine requirement. The island set southwest of Antigua officially reopened its borders at the beginning of this month. So what do travelers …

Dominican Republic Tourism Just Set an All-Time Record

The Dominican Republic just set an all-time tourism record, Caribbean Journal has learned. Last month was the best September for tourist arrivals in the history fo the country — with more visitors than in high-powered years like 2018 and 2019. …

Saint Lucia Just Set a New Record for American Visitors

Saint Lucia just set a new record for American visitors in July, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Eastern Caribbean island welcomed 22,028 arrivals in July, an all-time record for visitor arrivals from the United States in July. That represented a …