By Juergen T Steinmetz The Winds are changing at the Caribbean Tourism Organization with a new Secretary General Regis-Prosper ready to listen and to act. During a press briefing in the Cayman Islands on Friday, Dona Regis-Prosper, Secretary-General and CEO of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), outlined her preliminary strategies for guiding the intergovernmental organization […]
With high market demand and sustainable travel heightened in the post COVID-19 environment, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is taking a critical look at its OECS Common Tourism Policy. The existing OECS Common Tourism Policy dates back to 2011 and the new, updated version seeks to develop a fully comprehensive and pragmatic policy […]
Castries, St. Lucia – January 2023: The Sky Princess cruise ship docked in the port at the city of Castries. (Shutterstock) Saint Lucia is celebrating a strong cruise tourism season with more cruise lines placing the destination on their calendars much faster than before. With the growing demand for the product, Tourism Officials will continue […]
Montego Bay, Jamaica / June 26, 2019: Welcome to Montego Bay sign at Montego Bay airport in Jamaica. (Shutterstock) By Linda Hohnholz, eTN Editor Jamaica Tourism Minister says natural resources and geographic location make it well-positioned to be health & wellness tourism leader. The Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, therefore, called for greater investment to be […]
Ocho Rios, Jamaica – February 20, 2018: Souvenir street market. (Shutterstock) By Jim Wyss, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Tourists are flocking back to Jamaica’s white sand beaches so quickly that the hospitality sector is struggling to replace the workers it laid off en masse during the pandemic. Visitor arrivals are on track to recover to pre-Covid […]
Jamaica Tourism Minister explained CARICOM will need to play an integral role in making multi-destination travel to the region feasible.
By Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor, eTurboNews.com Mr. Bartlett was reiterating his stance that multi-destination vacation was the answer to sustaining tourism in the Caribbean and the need for a regional airline to support it. “We have to look at harmonizing the protocols in relation to the use of our airspace so that on entering the […]
By Dominica News Online Minister for Trade, Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Business and Export Development , Ian Douglas, has proposed that in an effort to dramatically transform tourism sectors in the region, its leaders must aspire to a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable tourism industry. His statement came during the opening ceremony of the 7th meeting […]
Photo: ProColombia’s Vice President of Tourism, Gilberto Salcedo Rivero & Vice President of the Hispanic American International Chamber of Commerce, Mariana Henriquez IQ Inc, publishers of Caribbean American Weekly, The Immigrant’s Journal, and Workers’ World Today, was honored to have been invited by ProColombia, the government entity responsible for promoting exports, tourism, and foreign investment, […]
Registration has opened for the region’s most anticipated travel trade event, Caribbean Travel Marketplace. Slated for May 11-14, 2021, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA)-hosted event will be virtual this year. Vanessa Ledesma, CHTA’s Acting CEO and Director General, foresees a dynamic and robust gathering as “the world emerges from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns […]
Welcome to Montego Bay sign at Montego Bay airport in Jamaica. – Montego Bay, Jamaica / June 26, 2019 (Shutterstock) By WiredJA KINGSTON, February 22, 2021 – As the country awaits the official report on the security breach of the Jamaica government’s JamCOVID immigration site, TechCrunch is reporting that there was a second […]