George Washington left the American mainland only once - in 1751 to visit his sick brother in Barbados.
Haydée Milanés will make a presentation in Cuba with songs from her latest album “Amor Deluxe” on December 20, at the Teatro Mella, in Havana.
During the concert entitled "La Música," the renowned singer, songwriter and music producer will be accompanied by such boldface names as Mexican singer-songwriter Rosalía León and Cuban musicians Carlos Varela, Ernán López-Nussa and Cucurucho Valdés.
The Ani Villas Dominican Republic has opened in Rio San Juan on the north coast of the Dominican Republic.
The 14-suite oceanfront resort sits on four acres on a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides and two private beaches.
Two villas, one with eight suites and the other with six, can host a single group or two parties, each in their own private space.
The 10 1,200-square-foot master suites feature pitched ceilings, screens of backlit onyx, South American hardwoods, local travertine limestone, soaking tubs and enclosed gardens.
Visits to the Dominican Republic are up substantially in the first ten months of 2017, and they're making room for even more visitors with more than a dozen new hotels on the way.
International visits to the Dominican were up 4.5 per cent from January to October, tourism officials said, thanks in part to additional flights from the U.S. and Europe. Total international visits reached 4.5 million.
Expedia also is reporting that the number of reservations for Puerto Plata grew roughly 10 per cent in the first six months of 2017.
As the world’s third-most visited country, behind only France and the United States, Spain relies much on tourism and the revenue that it brings to its economy.
The tourism sector accounts for 11 percent of Spain’s GDP, around one job in eight if indirect employment is included and a record spend of €77 billion in 2016, in spite of all the disturbances that the country has witnessed in recent times.
Cruise lines are laying the groundwork for further expansion into Cuba now that the rules governing U.S. tourism to the island have been revised and clarified by the Trump administration.
CEOs from seven cruise companies met in Havana on Nov. 27 with Cuban government officials, along with representatives from CLIA and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association, to exchange viewpoints.
This past weekend was a busy one for Air Canada, which launched service between Montreal and Lima, and from Yellowknife to Vancouver.
As Montreal’s first year-round link to the southern hemisphere, flight AC1942 arrived at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport on the morning of Dec. 17, complementing the airline’s existing flights from Toronto and positioning it as an “important player” in the growing market between Montreal and Latin America, said Benjamin Smith, President, Passenger Airlines at Air Canada.
Thomas Cook Airlines’ inaugural flight from Gatwick Airport to Barbados has departed during a Bajan carnival event.
The weekly flight from Gatwick joins three-times weekly flights to Barbados from Manchester.
Across Thomas Cook Group Airlines, over 265,000 seats are available to Caribbean destinations in the winter season, a 11 per cent increase on last year.
The nine hours and five-minute direct flight from Gatwick will operate on a Saturday on the Airbus A330-200 from until March 23rd.
Air Canada and Air China Limited announced that the airlines will expand their mutual codeshare services and lounge agreement in time for the 2018 Canada-China Year of Tourism, recognizing the importance of tourism and trade between the two countries.
Beaches Turks & Caicos has reopened its doors right on schedule – and with new dining options – following a brief closure in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
The resort has expanded its 5-Star Global Gourmet offerings to include Beaches’ first Indian restaurant, Bombay Club, bringing the total number of restaurants to 21.
Guests will also be able to indulge in two brand new food trucks at the waterpark: Mr. Mac, serving mac and cheese, and Curls ‘n Swirls for ice cream.
Hilton has appointed Kellyn Smith Kenny as senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
Effective January 29th Kenny will oversee the enterprise marketing strategy for one of the world’s most recognisable hospitality companies and its portfolio of 14 industry-leading brands.
She will also lead a high-performing team delivering creative marketing programs focusing on building meaningful relationships with guests.
Meliá Hotels has launched a new online business-to-business portal - a crucial step in an on-going digitalization process that is expected to enhance sales and relationships with its professional partners.
MeliáPro, previously the company’s booking tool for travel agents, has now been updated to provide online services for a variety of different segments.
These included corporate travelers, meeting and event organizers, travel agencies and tour operators.
Villages of colorful wooden cabins punctuate the rolling landscape, the slightly ramshackle football stadium still stands tall and, on the coast, palm trees flutter in the breeze. So far, Antigua looks untouched.
When devastating hurricanes pummeled Texas, Florida and several Caribbean islands this summer, vacationers didn’t stay home and mope. Instead, airline data show that many travelers rebooked their vacations in Mexico.
From October 2017 through March 2018, U.S. and international airlines have cut more than 1.2 million seats to hard-hit vacation spots such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Cuba and the French-Dutch island St. Martin/St. Maarten, according to airline data analyzed by the aviation consultant ICF.
George Washington left the American mainland only once - in 1751 to visit his sick brother in Barbados.
