Off Abacos and Eleuthera, divers can see the wrecks of two trains, which sank while being transported by ships.
Not even Category 5 hurricanes can keep Canadians away from the Caribbean, as recent figures from the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) have proven.
At a press conference in Toronto yesterday to highlight Caribbean Week in Canada, Hugh Riley, CTO’s Secretary General, praised Canada for being a “strong performer” in the first half of 2017, with arrivals up 6.4 percent when compared to the same period in 2016.
AMResorts plans to bring two of its all-inclusive brands to St. Lucia, marking the company's debut on the island in 2020.
The resorts will be part of Canelles Resort and Residences at Honeymoon Beach on 209 acres on St. Lucia's southeast coast.
Developer Infinite Property Group said the project will feature an 18-hole Nicklaus-designed golf course and club as well as condominiums and villas.
Turkish Airlines has posted a net profit of US$939 million in 2017 quarter three, a company record. The nine-monthly operating net profit is recorded as US$956 million.
The successful third quarter marked a 23 percent increase on total revenues compared to the same period of 2016, reaching US$3.6 billion.
The nine-monthly average on total revenues marked US$8.2 billion with an eight percent increase.
The first Eurowings long-haul flight from Düsseldorf took off earlier, headed for Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
The dream destination will be operated with four flights a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Eurowings flight EW1140 takes off from Düsseldorf at 13:40 and lands in Punta Cana at 19:25 local time.
The return flight EW1141 takes off at 20:55 Caribbean local time and touches down in Düsseldorf next morning at 11:25.
After a brutal hurricane season, several South Florida hotels are anticipating higher demand in the coming months, as winter travelers who originally booked for the Caribbean are now looking to relocate vacations to Miami.
Resurrecting tourism after a natural disaster isn’t easy. There’s the perception that everything is destroyed or closed, and when visitors stay away the destination loses badly needed income to put people back to work and fund recovery.
Windstar Cruises president John Delaney wants to help after the recent hurricanes by witnessing, in person, that San Juan and the Caribbean are open for business. As a show of support, he'll be sailing on Windstar’s first cruise departing from San Juan this season, on Nov. 25.
Victory Cruise Lines today announced it is welcoming the clarified travel rules for Americans going to Cuba.
Bruce Nierenberg, President & CEO of Victory Cruise Lines commented, “The confusion is over. In the end, the changes confirmed our role as essential to Cuba travel and tourism. Yesterday’s rule finalization should prove to have minimal effect on American travelers to Cuba, except those traveling alone with no particular plan or program.
Harry S. Truman is widely credited with using the quote, “If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” Although it turns out, this wasn’t Truman’s personal belief, but rather a critique of politicians who employ the strategy.
Now, nearly 70 years later, the maxim could be the guiding factor behind the Trump administration’s policies on Cuba.
Excellence Punta Cana completed a four-month, $45 million renovation that features new food and beverage offerings, an upgraded Club Lounge, a new beachfront pool and new in-suite decor.
The all-inclusive resort introduced a new room category with a private pool, separate living room, terrace and jet whirlpool tub in the marble bathroom. Of the 488 rooms at the resort, 192 are Excellence Club suites of which 24 fall under the new room category.
Air Canada and Sky Regional Airlines have signed off on a 10-year extension to their capacity purchase agreement.
With its fleet comprised exclusively of Embraer 175 jet aircraft that has grown to 25 in recent years, Sky Regional strengthens Air Canada’s competitive position in the rapidly evolving North American regional markets as low cost operators continue to grow, both in Canada and the U.S., said Kevin Howlett, Senior Vice President, Regional Markets and Government Relations at Air Canada.
It’s bad news for travel tech companies but potentially good news for brick-and-mortar travel agencies: Canadians rank in the bottom third of the world’s most digitally dependent travelers, based on their average reliance on mobile, Internet and digital technology for travel-related purposes.
The 2017 Travelport Digital Traveler Research Report, published by Galileo and Worldspan parent company Travelport, is based on a global online survey of 11,000 travelers in 19 countries including 500 Canadian respondents.
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Norwegian Dawn, with a capacity of 2,340 passengers and 1,032 crew members, will dock on the island of St. Croix on three occasions this month, beginning Saturday, November 11th.
The ship’s arrival will mark the return of leisure cruise travelers to the largest of the US Virgin Islands after nearly two months.
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas docked on the island on September 17th, just days before Hurricane Maria struck.
The third day of WTM London 2017 featured packed halls, numerous business meetings and insightful seminars and presentations. Responsible tourism was one of the themes for the final day.
As the leading global event for the travel industry, WTM London has championed the cause of responsible tourism and the annual WTM Responsible Tourism Awards celebrated the best of travel across six categories.
Tropical Storm Rina is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone by Thursday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Wednesday.
The system is located about 460 miles (740 km) south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (85 km/h), NHC said.
Source: Reuters
The Trump administration has announced new actions to make it even harder for U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba under the popular people-to-people program, a modality that’s been around for quite some time and that got a big boost during the last two years of President Obama’s second term in office.
Demand for international tourism remained strong during the Northern Hemisphere summer peak season, with international tourist arrivals in July and August exceeding the 300 million mark for the first time ever, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
Many destinations reported double-digit growth, in particular in the Mediterranean.
Between January and August 2017, destinations worldwide welcomed 901 million international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors), 56 million more than in the same period of 2016, an increase of 7%.
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is going ahead with their annual conference set to take in Puerto Rico next year.
The Caribbean Travel Marketplace, a yearly meetup for hospitality groups and hoteliers to discuss the future of tourism in the Caribbean, is set for Jan. 30–Feb. 1, 2018.
Canadian travelers hoping to vacation in St. Maarten this winter will have to make alternative plans after hurricane damage forced several airlines to suspend service for the season.
Air Canada issued an advisory on its website saying that damage caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria has resulted in its suspension of all flights to the Caribbean island and Puerto Rico. Affected customers can obtain a refund.
With the arrival of four flights, three from Canada and one from Paris, the beautiful beach of Varadero in the Matanzas province, celebrated on Monday 6 November, Cuba’s breaking of the four-million-tourist mark for the second consecutive year.
Off Abacos and Eleuthera, divers can see the wrecks of two trains, which sank while being transported by ships.
