La Biblioteca Nacional en La Habana es la más grande de Cuba y contiene más de 2 millones de volúmenes
Krystal Grand Hotels & Resorts’ expansion across Mexico is moving ahead with the debut of Krystal Grand Los Cabos, a 454-room all-inclusive in San Jose del Cabo.
Krystal Grand Los Cabos caters to families, couples and groups, with services and amenities including Balinese beds for lounging in one of the resort’s four swimming pools; Kids and Teens Club; fitness center; Eternity Spa; business center; eight meeting facilities; a gazebo for weddings; open areas for events; poolside snack bars and fine dining and casual restaurants.
Starting Dec. 19, 2017 Sunwing will introduce new direct service between Vancouver and Montego Bay, operating weekly flights through the winter season until April 17, 2018. Once the flights start Sunwing says it expects to be the only airline offering the route direct from Vancouver.
The tour operator already offers vacation packages from the city to Jamaica, however, this winter will be the first time that the island has been accessible via direct flights with Sunwing.
The Curacao Ports Authority has opened Tula Pier, the second cruise pier in Curacao.
Tula Pier is in the Otrabanda area west of St. Anna Bay. The second pier was built to keep pace with increasing cruise calls and to accommodate the cruise industry's largest ships.
For the first call, more than 3,000 passengers arrived at the pier on Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas on Nov. 13.
Source: Travel Weekly
ASTA president and CEO Zane Kerby traveled to Puerto Rico on Thursday to help kick off the Puerto Rico Tourism Company's "Rebuild Days" initiative.
The series of Rebuild Days will occur in November and December at multiple attractions in the island country, which took a direct hit from Hurricane Maria in September.
The first will be a cleanup at Camuy Cave Park from Nov. 16-18. On Nov. 27-29, volunteers will clean up Crash Boat Beach.
A new study from Expedia reveals how the trend of bleisure travel—a combination of business and leisure travel—is a rising trend in the United States that the tourism industry should be prioritizing.
The study conducted by Expedia Media Solutions and Luth Research found the length of stay for a business traveler when compared to bleisure traveler increases from two nights to six-plus nights.
Wyndham Hotel Group has announced a deal with American Hotel Income Properties REIT Inc. for the conversion of 44 existing hotels throughout the United States into brands such as Wyndham’s Baymont Inn & Suites, Travelodge, and Super 8.
In addition to this, the new deal would also see AHIP acquire two new hotels that will then join Wyndham’s portfolio, making for a total of 46 new properties to join the hospitality giant’s existing 7,834 hotels located throughout the globe.
New York City is all set to get a shiny new addition. The Shed is scheduled to open during 2019 inside the much-anticipated Hudson Yards, at the spot where the new development meets the High Line.
The Galapagos Islands are teeming with wildlife and history, but Lisa Lutoff-Perlo thought something was missing: A high-end, purpose-built ship from which to see all those finches, tortoises, and sea lions.
UNWTO, the Government of Jamaica, the World Bank Group and theInter-American Development Bank will cohost a Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth on 27-29 November in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Under the theme‘Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism’, the event will assess and discuss the future of the sector in the Caribbean, particularly in view of the impacts of natural disasters such as the recent hurricane Irma.
Alaska Airlines says it will discontinue daily flights between Los Angeles and Havana, Cuba, after demand dropped amid new Trump administration restrictions on Cuba travel. The Seattle-based airline said Tuesday the last flight is planned for Jan. 22.
The airline says about 80 percent passengers visited under a U.S. allowance for individual educational travel and that changes to U.S. policy last week eliminated that allowance.
FIHAV (Havana International Fair) was once again attended by a significant number of delegations from the United States. Caribbean News Digital sat down with Basil Gooden, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry for the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States, who underlined the interest in strengthening the partnership between Virginia and Cuba.
“We want the Cuban people and Cuban officials to know that Virginia is open for business. We are here to trade and exchange technology and culture.”
Today, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in El Embajador Royal a Hideaway Hotel, the 21st edition of MITM AMERICAS, Meetings & Incentive Travel Market and the 7th edition of CULTOURFAIR, International Cultural Travel Fair, got underway.
Both events are being held within the framework of Santo Domingo’s Destino Capital with the inspired words of his excellency Francisco Javier García Minister of Tourism of Dominican Republic, Roberto Enriquez President of the Santo Domingo Hotel Association and MITM´s CEO Charo Trabado.
IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts has just launched IberostarPro, a new secure and user-friendly online booking engine for travel professionals.
For every booking made on IberostarPro through December 15, agents will receive a 15 percent commission. Registered users will receive a 10 percent commission with every reservation after the initial promotion.
The Chinese penchant for international travel continues to grow at a record rate, impacting the visa policies of countries around the world that want attract these travelers flush with cash.
According to a new report from ForwardKeys, bookings among Chinese nationals for outbound travel during the upcoming Chinese New Year (which is in February) are currently 40 percent ahead of where they were during the same time last year.
With so much political turmoil in the United States right now, Washington D.C. is expected to become the home of an anti-President Donald Trump hotel scheduled to open during spring 2018.
According to www.bloomberg.com, hotel founder Katherine Lo revealed the hotel, dubbed the Eaton Workshop, will cater to Democrats visiting Washington and promote liberal activism and civic engagement. Guests can have a personalized bottle of Coke delivered to their room.
British tour operator Hayes & Jarvis has launched its first ever USA, Mexico and Caribbean destination guide for 2018/2019.
As one of the largest guides in its collection, it features more than 150 pages of holiday ideas and advice.
With a new look and design layout, this year’s guide has been created with the experiential traveler in mind. It features more visuals, expert tips and regional maps to help encourage readers to create unforgettable multi center holiday packages.
Furthering its reach, Southwest Airlines Co. began operating new international service daily from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Providenciales International Airport (PLS) in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the carrier's 11th country served.
The Middle East is on track to becoming the world’s dominant travel hub and now the region’s largest airline has made another ground-breaking aircraft order, with an unexpected twist.
At the recently-concluded edition of the State of the Travel Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Grenada, Caribbean News Digital sat down with Patricia Maher, CEO of the island nation’s Tourism Authority. In this exclusive interview, this is what Mrs. Maher had to say.
What does SOTIC mean to Grenada? Is it a challenge?
Air China has announced a new three times weekly non-stop service between Los Angeles and Shenzhen.
The flight will depart on December 7th and will be operated by the airline’s newest Dreamliner, the Boeing 787-9.
According to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, majority of Chinese investment into the United States originates from Guangdong Province which covers Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
La Biblioteca Nacional en La Habana es la más grande de Cuba y contiene más de 2 millones de volúmenes
