What: Report Reveals the Severe Economic Impact of COVID-19 in the CaribbeanThe World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) latest Economic Impact Report has revealed the enormous toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on the Caribbean’s travel and tourism sector, costing the region’s economy $33.9 billion. Furthermore, the report shows that the region lost 680,000 travel…
June 2021 marks the 16th year since the official proclamation by the United States White House recognizing June as Caribbean American Heritage Month. Each year, this celebration, spearheaded by Dr. Claire Nelson, Founder and President of the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) in Washington D.C. focuses on how the diverse culture of the Caribbean has…
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To reactivate the economic activity generated by the tourism sector, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi and Puerto Rico Tourism Co. (PRTC) Executive Director Carlos Mercado announced a multidisciplinary promotion and marketing campaign for internal tourism during the summer season under the brand “Voy Turisteando.” The presentation of the promotional effort, dubbed “One Island, 78 Destinations,” was recently…
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says the extreme uncertainty surrounding the tourism recovery in the Caribbean highlights the importance of boosting innovation and supporting transformations that align tourism destinations and products with post-pandemic global demand trends. The IDB in a new report noted that most global tourism reports predict a two to four-year period…
The Caribbean’s most glamorous destination is reopening this week, Caribbean Journal has learned. The French Caribbean island of St Barth will officially reopen its borders for tourism on June 9 to all fully vaccinated travelers from the United States, Europe and most other countries in North and Central America, the island’s tourism board confirmed. …
Citation: Pérez León VE, León Sánchez MA, Guerrero FM (2021) Central American and Caribbean tourism destinations’ competitiveness: A temporal approach. PLoS ONE 16(5): e0252139. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252139Editor: Dragan Pamucar, University of Defence in Belgrade, SERBIAReceived: October 17, 2020; Accepted: May 10, 2021; Published: May 25, 2021Copyright: © 2021 Pérez León et al. This is an open access…
On the glassy blue waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands, catamarans and pleasure yachts have packed the shoreline for the past year — a scene so busy and crowded that it would have been notable even before the pandemic.The business of charter yachts is booming, and is expected to pump at least $88 million into…
American Airlines is ready to return to Cayman as soon as the borders reopen. American Airlines is scheduling more flights to the Caribbean this summer than it did during 2019 – a record-breaking tourism year for the region.Christine Valls, regional vice president for the airline in the Americas and Caribbean, said she expects tourism in…
The V.I. Department of Tourism said Friday it has big plans to strengthen its position as a leading Caribbean destination for marine tourism. Speaking after last weekend’s St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, D.O.T. Commissioner Joseph Boschulte said the department’s focus on welcoming mariners throughout the Covid-19 pandemic has returned strong dividends for the…
