GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Barbados Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), which is holding its State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) here.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada has welcomed more than 119, 000  stayover visitors to the country for the first six months  of this year, as compared with 102, 519 last year, according to figures released by the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA).

FLORIDA -The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) says the regional tourism industry has shown extraordinary resilience in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, with data revealing a rapid rebound in travel bookings.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A weekly, direct flight between Guyana and Grenada is scheduled to begin in September.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent –  The JF Mitchell Airport in Bequia, which has been closed since July 1 following the passing of Hurricane Beryl, is slated to reopen on Monday, August 26. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves provided this update to Parliament on Thursday, outlining the challenges and efforts that have delayed the airport’s reopening.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The newly formed LIAT 2020 made its inaugural flight to St. Lucia on Tuesday, signaling the return to the skies of the inter-regional airline, whose previous owners, LIAT (1974) Limited went bankrupt in January this year.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Luxury Hotel brand, Hilton, has announced its plans to construct two new hotels in Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The US-based carrier JetBlue is expanding its capacity to Barbados from Boston for the forthcoming winter season.

NASSAU, Bahamas – British carrier, Virgin Atlantic will end flights to The Bahamas early next year, just two years after introducing flights in response to “real demand”.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government has welcomed the decision of the Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT 2020, to include the island among its new routes as the inaugural flight to Douglas Charles airport, north of here took place on Thursday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Monday announced the launch of its new service to  the British Virgin Islands (BVI) saying that regional connectivity is at the heart of its mission.

SANTO DOMINGO, DR – The United States Department of State on Friday said its Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez and Dominican Republic’s Minister of Tourism David Collado signed an Open Skies Agreement at the National Palace here to advance both countries’ bilateral aviation cooperation.