Nevis was the birthplace and home for five years of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington's aide and one of the architects of the American constitution.
Apple Vacations’ expansion of its charter flight program now includes flights on Allegiant Air from Pittsburgh to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, for weekly travel from March 2 to Aug. 24.
As an added bonus, the promo code PITPOP2018, available for bookings made by Jan. 11, offers savings of up to $100 per room, based on double occupancy, on seven- and 14-night packages to 12 resorts in Puerto Plata.
The operator also is offering additional nonstop flights from Pittsburgh to Cancun, Mexico, or Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, effective Dec. 16.
Milton Segarra, president and CEO of Meet Puerto Rico, has resigned his post and has accepted a position as CEO of Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast. His resignation is effective Dec. 15; a successor has not been named.
Segarra was hired in June 2013 as head of the non-profit organization designed to drive meetings, conventions, trade shows and incentive groups to Puerto Rico.
Mexican recreational tourism company Experiencias Xcaret Group has unveiled a new public attraction of a different kind—its first hotel property.
Officially opened on December 1, Hotel Xcaret Mexico is an all-inclusive, luxe resort in the Riviera Maya that caters to both adults and families with a variety of lodging options, pools and restaurants. Babysitting services, a kids and teen club are also available upon request.
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett says one of the major outcomes of the recently concluded historic three-day UNWTO tourism conference on, “Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism, was the Montego Bay Declaration.
Birmingham reggae legends UB40 are performing a fourth rendition of their 1998 hit Come Back Darling. A rum-punch-lubricated crowd consisting of local restauranteurs, Virgin Atlantic flight crew, Caribbean tourism officials and the Antiguan prime minister are thrusting up against the open-air stage as if it was the first time.
Tortola Pier Park was a hive of activity earlier as the British Virgin Islands received their first two official cruise ship calls of the season with the visits of the Marella Discovery and Marella Celebration, respectively.
The ships brought a combined total of about 2,800 passengers to the territory. A welcoming committee was on hand to greet and provide information for cruise passengers as they disembarked and entered the port facility.
As the number of Canadians heading to Barbados continues to climb – the latest stats show a 10% jump – the number of hotel options is on the rise too, with several new luxury-focused hotel openings coming in 2018 as well as renovations within the Elegant Hotels chain.
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Barceló Hotel Group is now the third-largest hotel chain in Spain and the 42nd largest in the world, following a complete restructuring including the introduction of three new resort brands into its hotel portfolio.
With Royal Hideaway Luxury Hotels & Resorts, Barceló Hotels & Resorts, Occidental Hotels & Resorts and Allegro Hotels, the multi-brand re-boot completed in Q4 2016 included US$120 million dollars of major renovations.
After ten years building Anguilla’s first ultra-luxury boutique hotel, Owner Geoffrey Fieger announced that Quintessence Hotel – A Tropical Grand Mansion will be first to open on Anguilla since Hurricane Irma.
The grand opening of the hotel is set for January 1st, while the restaurant, Julians, is already welcoming its first guests.
The luxury cruise ship, Celebrity Silhouette, from Celebrity Cruises is the sixth inaugural cruise ship to make a call on the Port of Bridgetown for the season.
Captain George Latrou and the crew of Celebrity Silhouette, which was on a 12-day Caribbean cruise, were greeted by Richard Sealy, the Minister of Tourism and International Transport, during an official inaugural ceremony.
International and local journalists from renowned media outlets* have completed a media training workshop in Kasane, Botswana, to enhance their knowledge on sustainable tourism and wildlife and analyze the impact of their work and their contribution to the topic.
The workshop is part of the activities of the UNWTO/Chimelong Program that commenced in early 2017 and that includes capacity building, training and advocacy actions on sustainable tourism and wildlife.
Stayover visitor arrivals from Canada to St. Vincent and the Grenadines are up more than 10% for the first nine months of 2017, and numbers from this market will only continue to climb with Air Canada Rouge’s new direct flights into Argyle International Airport, starting Dec. 14.
Nevis was the birthplace and home for five years of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington's aide and one of the architects of the American constitution.
