While Park Hyatt St. Kitts’ new General Manager Richard Elliott routinely manages budgets and monitors revenue reports, oversees hotel operations and activities, and ensures that the five-star property consistently meets or exceeds the brand’s highest standards, he views building positive relationships with his team and being a culture bearer as two of his most important responsibilities.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s tourism sector is on track for record arrivals for the month of October 2022, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe – The 12th edition of the ‘Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe’ sailing race is set to cast off with numerous festive activities at the port of departure in Saint-Malo, France this week.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Tourism Month is being observed against the background that the regional tourism sector must remain diverse in its product offerings, and ready to withstand any shock; a lesson learnt from the 18 months of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic.

HAVANA, Cuba – Air Canada on Friday resumed its operations to Cuba with Havana as destination, in correspondence to other foreign airlines that are also increasing their flights and routes for the winter season.

St. George’s, Grenada - Chairman Randall Dolland and CEO Petra Roach of the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) attended the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) 40th Caribbean Travel Marketplace in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Travel Marketplace, CHTA’s first in-person event since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, ran from October 4th to 5th 2022 and featured tour operators, media, travel agents, and trade partners from the US, Canada, Latin America, Caribbean, UK and Europe.  

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Bermuda government has announced to drop a controversial Travel Authorization (TA) form imposed during the coronavirus pandemic three weeks earlier than previously announced.

The president of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) wants to see a strong focus on environmental sustainability throughout the Caribbean.

New York, New York (October 21, 2022) – On October 4th I attended the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) 40th Caribbean Travel Marketplace in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While my primary reason for attending the event was to hear and cover tourism updates from the Caribbean, what struck me was that the conference was able to be held hardly two weeks after the island was walloped by Hurricane Fiona.

WASHINGTON, DC – The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA),  has extended its COVID-19 vaccine proof requirement for non-U.S., nonimmigrant citizens flying to enter the United States.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) is celebrating the success of its inaugural ‘Say Yes to Saint Lucia’ Global Romance Summit, which was held on the island from October 13-17, 2022.

More local, indigenous and small tourism enterprises ought to participate in the development and benefits of tourism.