New York, New York (May 22, 2023) - For an island that was once a cornerstone of the Caribbean sugar cane industry, Barbados currently faces the unique challenge of scaling down cane sugar production and using tourism to boost GDP.
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After a record-breaking 90,000 Americans traveled to Curaçao last year, Curaçao Tourist Board officials predict a further 20% increase in travel to the island in 2023. Due to this increased demand, JetBlue launched two additional direct flights to the destination from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, effective April 6, 2023. Flights are now offered from JFK to Curaçao International Airport five times a week, Thursday through Monday, departing at 8 a.m. and arriving at 1:25 p.m. Return flights from Curaçao take off at 2:25 p.m. and land at 6:30 p.m.
Speaking to Adam Ceserano, President of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), during a recent webinar, David Herrera, President of Norwegian Cruise Line, was upbeat about the industry’s post-pandemic recovery.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has announced the resumption of operations from Trinidad and Tobago to Caracas, Venezuela.
Travel Industry Expert Henry Harteveldt to Deliver Keynote Address During Caribbean Week in New York
NEW YORK, New York – Renowned travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt will keynote the highly anticipated Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Tourism Industry Marketing Conference, scheduled to take place during Caribbean Week in New York from June 5-8, 2023.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett has challenged Caribbean insurance companies to play a pivotal role in ensuring safety and security within the regional tourism industry.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig announced on Wednesday that Jamaica will host the 42nd edition of the Caribbean Travel Marketplace next year.
HAVANA, Cuba – The governments of Cuba and Russia agreed to boost the development of tourism when representatives of both countries signed cooperation accords during a bilateral meeting in Havana as part of the 20th Session of their Intergovernmental Commission for economic-commercial and scientific-technical collaboration.
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States is urging citizens to reconsider traveling to Jamaica due to crime situation in the Caribbean country and also prohibited government personnel from traveling to many areas due to increased risk.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Jamaica has been awarded the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA’s) Destination Resilience Award for its recovery efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and tourism resilience-building initiatives.
MIAMI, FL – Caribbean women are set to make a strong impact at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS), one of the region’s key hotel and tourism investment conferences next week.
ROSEAU, Dominica – Hon. Denise Charles, Dominica's Minister for Tourism shared exciting news about the island's future growth and sustainability efforts during a press conference at the Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CHTA) 2023 in Barbados.
HAMILTON, Bermuda - The Bermuda Hotel Association (BHA) is supporting the plans to redevelop the Fairmont Southampton resort in the face of opposition from environmental groups.
