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Bookings are surging ahead, and the Caribbean has one of the lowest rates of COVID infection in the world.The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association began a three-day virtual session on Tuesday, its 39th annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace, to bring together suppliers, buyers and the media.ADVERTISING“I think the confidence is back,” said Karen Whitt, Marketplace chair.…
The Dominican Republic’s tourism sector continues to show strength, with strong growth in April, according to new data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The country reported more than 327,000 visitors in April, a 7.5 percent increase compared to March 2021. The numbers show a “sustained trend of recovery of tourism in the Dominican…
Views: 224 Posted: Monday, May 17, 2021. 8:07 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: The bed-and-breakfast organization Airbnb has announced partnerships intended to help reactivate tourism. In the Caribbean, its partner organization is the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). The company’s Latin America Public Policy Director, Flávia Matos, said the company was pleased to help rebuild tourism…
These are high times for travelers who equate Caribbean vacations with the opportunity to enjoy marijuana’s pungent aromas and intoxicating impact.Weed decriminalization is advancing across the region, with more islands poised to officially welcome the relaxed atmosphere under which some visitors have enjoyed cannabis use for years.ADVERTISINGEarlier this month Grenada legislators announced the country’s cabinet…
(Photo: ) With more than 25 million visitors coming every year to enjoy its beaches, sunsets and water recreation, tourism is one of the major economic industries in the Caribbean. Once the playground only of the rich and famous, today’s traveler can see many of these Caribbean gems as a cruise port of call or…
The Caribbean’s COVID-19 Tourism Task Force is urging the region to continue to be diligent in its health and safety protocols and to drive local vaccinations. Those two objectives are the key to a regional tourism recovery, the task force said this week. The Caribbean has largely been successful in containing the virus in…
Posted on April 26, 2021 Port Of Spain – Caribbean Airlines is collaborating with The Caribbean Public Health Agency, through its Regional Traveller Health Programme (THP) to promote healthy, safer operations, as the region opens to tourism during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Both CARPHA and Caribbean Airlines are committed to safe and responsible tourism to…
The Caribbean COVID-19 Tourism Task Force is calling for continued diligence and adherence to public health safety protocols and encourages all tourism-related stakeholders who can do so to be vaccinated. The Caribbean has generally been successful in containing the virus over the past year to levels below that which is being experienced in many parts…
The upcoming Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference will offer a “post-pandemic look” at the region’s tourism industry, organizers say. The event, the brainchild of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, will be held virtually this year from May 11-14. Buyers from around the world will refresh their portfolios as they prepare for the new age…