The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Monday acknowledged that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taken a “major toll” on the sector as the region observes Caribbean Tourism Month in November. “We observe this year’s Caribbean Tourism Month with COVID-19 still affecting travel as the Caribbean and the rest of the world continue to await a…

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This report has been prepared by the Caribbean Tourism Research and Development Centre (CTRC) in order to focus attention on the contribution made by tourism to economic growth and development in the Caribbean, and also to encourage governments and donor agencies to allocate greater resources to research, product development, marketing and training for this most…

KEY POINTSCuba received about 4 million tourists last yearTourism accounts for more than 15% of the Caribbean’s annual GDPTourism represented 34% of Jamaica’s 2018 GDP Travel bans and cancelled airplane flights are damaging the all-important tourism industry across much of the Caribbean.While Jamaica, the Bahamas and Guyana have postponed their annual carnival celebrations, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe and…

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 6, 2020: Here are the top stories making Caribbean travel news for Nov. 6, 2020: Canada is warning Canadians to avoid non-essential travel to The Bahamas. The Cayman Islands, St Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are the only Caribbean nations listed as countries with a low risk…

Sea Dream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1 has COVID-19 passengers. (CREDIT: GENE SLOAN FOR THE POINTS GUY) News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 13, 2020: Here are the top stories making Caribbean travel news for Nov. 13, 2020: The first Caribbean cruise to resume sailing since the start of the pandemic has had been cut short…

I haven’t hoisted a carry-on bag into an overhead rack or slung a backpack over my shoulder since last February.However, I did “check in” to two resorts recently (virtually, of course) to find out how they’ve fared during their closures, what they’ve done in their down time, how morale and staff are doing and what…

In our life BK (Before Kids) Puerto Rico was the go-to vacation spot for me and my husband, Ken. We loved the Latin culture, Spanish language, and combination of city life and beautiful beaches. Every time we stepped off the short (three hours from New York!) direct flight, we marveled at how the friendly lifestyle…