PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –The state-owned Caribbean Airlines Tuesday cancelled or re-scheduled several of its flights as the region prepares for the passage of a tropical cyclone that is moving towards the southern Windward Islands and likely to bring heavy rains and gusty winds.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says a single-visa regime among CARICOM countries should be the next critical consideration in rationalizing entry protocols in the region as the island projects welcoming approximately 800,000 visitors for the this year’s summer period.
WILLEMSTAD, CURAÇAO - Haute fashion meets hospitality, as Sandals Resorts continues its 40th Anniversary celebrations by commissioning renowned fashion designer Stan Herman to reimagine the uniforms across its illustrious resort portfolio. A tribute to the Team Members forming the soul of the guest experience for four decades and counting, the inaugural “Anniversary Collection” debuted at the June 1 opening of Sandals Royal Curaçao, another fascinating milestone as the brand makes its first venture into the Dutch Caribbean.
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government says as of Wednesday, persons traveling to the British Overseas Territory, regardless of vaccination status, will no longer need to register for entry clearance and will also not be required to show proof of travel insurance.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The government of this British Overseas territory has removed the mandatory requirement for people to wear masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica earlier this week, welcomed its first scheduled international commercial flight into the Ian Fleming International Airport located in the town of Boscobel in the eastern parish of St. Mary.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados tourism officials were expressing concerns at the level of visitor arrivals indicating that the high interest showed during the winter season has not been mirrored in the summer, even with the return of annual Crop Over festival.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago says the Piarco International Airport has been declared the Best Airport in the Caribbean.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – On Wednesday Jamaica welcomed the first millionth stopover visitor for the year, bringing earnings of US$1.5 billion.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Cuba has given the green light for Suriname Fly All Ways Airlines to fly a non-stop route between Georgetown and Havana from Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Guyana Embassy in Cuba.
Charlestown, Nevis – Once home to a vibrant sugar trade, the island of Nevis is now known for generating something even sweeter – mangoes. Following the shuttering of the last sugar mills in the 1930s, this picture-perfect paradise turned its focus to tourism. Asserting a vigilant approach to development, however, Nevis has remained true to its roots. Here, visitors can savor the essence of barefoot luxury and an authentic island lifestyle, not found elsewhere in the Caribbean.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines touched down at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Wednesday, after a two-year hiatus, with an almost 80 per cent load factor.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is predicting that this year’s summer arrivals of visitors will surpass previous years as tourism officials say the island is on track for record arrivals surpassing 2019 levels, when the country welcomed approximately 250,584 visitors in that year.