photo: Wikipedia/World Travel & Tourism Council The Jamaica government says it is seeking to develop a contingency plan designed to ensure the recovery of the vital tourism industry as a result of the economic fallout occasioned by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, said that this is in recognition that some of the…
A Jamaican firm has been selected by the regional tourism development agency, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), to conduct its first-ever regional skills audit to assess the competencies of the regional tourism workforce. After a comprehensive process for procuring consultancy services to undertake this project, A-Z Information Jamaica was chosen to conduct this critical tourism…
MIAMI – 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 are able to do so to be vaccinated as vaccines become available. The Caribbean has generally been successful in containing the virus over the past year to levels below that…
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The tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Saba is set to broadly reopen its tourism sector on May 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. That move will be headlined by the elimination of quarantine requirements for all fully vaccinated travelers. Non-vaccinated travelers will still have to quarantine for five days. And all travelers will still have…
The DR delights visitors with its mix of white-sand beaches and “gingerbread” Victorian architecture. Nine hundred miles of Caribbean coastline make the Hispaniola Island country a beach-lover’s paradise. Day-trip to Puerto Plata and ride the cable car up Mount Isabel de Torres, or groove to the steel drum beats of Cabarete nightlife. The breezy palms…
The Cayman Islands has named a new Tourism Minister, following the British Overseas Territory’s recent elections. New Premier Wayne Panton has assigned MP Kenneth Bryan to the role, which includes the portfolios of tourism and transport. Bryan succeeds longtime Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell in the role; Kirkconnell was among the region’s most…
The Grenada Tourism Authority has named a new Chief Executive Officer, with industry veteran Petra Roach tapped for the role. Roach had spent the last 27 years with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, most recently as global head of markets and then interim CEO. “Petra is a recognized leader in the tourism sector, and we…
Cancun (Mexico), Dominican Republic, and Jamaica are the three destinations leading the tourism recovery in the Caribbean. The effects will be more visible in the winter season that starts next November, said Encarna Piñero, CEO of the Piñero group, one of the Spanish hotel companies with the most prominent presence in the Caribbean. During Monday’s…
Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association (PRHTA) Chairman Joaquín Bolívar (Courtesy)Provides Industry Recommendations; Says Airport Arrivals Process Must be Fine-Tuned SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association (PRHTA) Chairman Joaquín Bolívar announced that the industry group made several recommendations for the government to more effectively address the issue regarding the arrival of travelers…
