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Jamaica Tourist Board Creates History at 2026 TravelAge West WAVE Awards

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has once again been honored as the International Tourism Board Providing the Best Travel Advisor Support at the TravelAge West WAVE Awards, presented June 4 at The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, California. The recognition marks the 14th time Jamaica has claimed the title across the 21-year history of the WAVE Awards. This is an unmatched run that affirms the destination’s enduring partnership with the professionals who sell Jamaica to American travelers.

Photo caption: Ken Shapiro (center), Senior Vice President and Content Director, TravelAge West, presents Dian Holland, District Sales Manager, West/Southwest USA at the Jamaica Tourist Board and her colleague Ray Lee, Business Development Officer for the Western U.S. with the award for International Tourism Board Providing the Best Travel Advisor Support at the recent TravelAge West WAVE Awards, held at The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, California.

LIAT and Air Caraibes Sign Interline Agreement

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – LIAT (2020) Limited (LIAT Air) and Air Caraïbes Monday launched an interline agreement allowing passengers of the two airlines to travel seamlessly across the carriers’ combined networks on a single ticket and a single point of purchase.

Cayman Tourism Hits Record High in April

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands recorded another strong month for tourism in April, welcoming a record 47,884 stay-over visitors, up 12 percent compared to April 2025 and 3.9 percent above the previous April record set in 2019.

Gary Rutty – Tourism Minister

Newly Elected CHTA President Gregor Nassief Denied US Visa

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The newly elected president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Gregor Nassief, Friday confirmed that he had been denied a renewal of his United States visa, saying the issue may be in keeping with Washington’s implementation of partial travel restrictions for nationals of Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica.

Gregor Nassief with his wife, Sandra Vivas. (File Photo)

Jamaica Reimagines Tourism through Bold 3.0 Agenda

NEW YORK, New York — Jamaica's tourism sector is entering a new era of transformation under the banner of Tourism 3.0, a bold strategy aimed at repositioning the destination for sustained growth, enhanced competitiveness and greater benefits for Jamaican workers and communities.

Pictured: Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett addresses delegates at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York on Monday June 1, 2026.

Cayman Airways Expands US Network With New Routes

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Cayman Airways has expressed confidence in the success of its new nonstop service between Grand Cayman and Austin, Texas, citing strong visitor demand from the state, which remains one of the Cayman Islands’ most important tourism markets. 

Antigua Welcomes Construction of New Multi-Million-Dollar Hotel

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government has welcomed the start of construction of a US$200 million Long Bay Zen resort, saying that it is moving to  further attract high-end luxury developments as part of its overall strategy of expanding the tourism industry and in the process increase government’s intake from the hotels’ increased business.

Developer Sophie Zhong (second from left) Prime Minister Gaston Browne (on her left) Governor General Sir Rodney Williams (centre) Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez (yellow suit) and two associates of Ms Zhong participated in the sod-turning ceremony at Long Bay .
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