NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada — The global tourism industry is being urged to embrace cultural competency as a business imperative. Industry experts caution that destinations and companies could be leaving money on the table and risking their reputation by failing to connect with guests on a deeper level — one that goes beyond language to truly understand the culture behind it.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados has welcomed the arrival of a new aircraft by the Turks and Caicos based interCaribbean Airway with a call for the island to deepen its transportation ties with Latin America in order to improve trade, tourism and regional influence.

HAVANA, Cuba – The governments of Cuba and Peru this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in tourism, which was considered a significant bilateral move in the sector, 

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Jamaica is set to strengthen its position as one of the world’s most accessible island destinations over the next six months with expanded air service and seat capacity.

Montego Bay, Jamaica — Visitors arriving on Montego Bay’s famed Hip Strip now have a dramatic new welcome: a soaring 46-foot sculpture of Jamaica’s national bird, the streamer-tail hummingbird, affectionately known as the Doctor Bird. Perched on the façade of the award-winning S Hotel Montego Bay, the monumental work is both a bold declaration of Jamaican pride and a catalyst for cultural revival along Jimmy Cliff Boulevard.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has made a call for the removal of visas for travel between the Caribbean and Africa.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has officially launched its new advertising campaign featuring legendary sprinter Hon. Usain Bolt, who was recently appointed Jamaica’s Global Tourism Ambassador. In celebration of Jamaica’s Independence Day, the campaign debuted yesterday with a 30-second video spot that is now airing across digital platforms.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has confirmed it has pulled the plug on the Canadian investors involved with the Black Sands Resort at Peter’s Hope, located on the most southern tip of  the country.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Maintaining its place among the Caribbean’s leading tourism destinations, Jamaica has once again been recognized in two categories of the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2025. The destination has been named among “The 25 Best Islands in the Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Bahamas” and has four properties – three which are in Negril – ranked among “The 25 Best Resorts in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Bermuda”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) says it will spotlight its leadership in sustainable tourism at the  Caribbean Festival of  Arts (CARIFESTA XV), which gets underway here on Friday.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – An eight-member delegation from Cuba has arrived here as part of an historic Hospitality Technical Mission, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) said Wednesday.

ROSEAU, Dominica - The Dominica government says the construction of the multi-million-dollar international airport at Wesley, northeast of the island, is progressing satisfactorily and is “ahead of schedule”.