Funding is being sought for the first regional campaign for the whole of the Caribbean since the September 11 attacks.
The Caribbean Coalition for Tourism Promotion Challenge Fund has just been set up by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization.
The last time a campaign was run for the whole of the Caribbean was after the 2001 attacks, under the tag line ‘Life Needs the Caribbean’.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization has said “ignorance” of the geography of the region has led to confusion over how widespread the damage caused by hurricanes this year has been.
In a World Travel Market press conference in which the message was that the Caribbean was open as usual, representatives were asked about whether the reporting of the extent of the in the mainstream media was fair.
Fears about the impact of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit on the travel trade dominated debates at World Travel Market London – the leading global event for the travel industry.
The European Parliament’s Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt MEP, told industry bosses that a ‘no-deal’ outcome was the worst-case scenario for travel and other sectors.
Cuba walked out of the 35th edition of the Havana International Fair with the lion’s share of prizes and mentions during the closing ceremony held at the International Conference Center in the island nation’s capital. China was the most awarded nation and grabbed top honors for the best FIHAV 2017 Pavilion.
The Baha Mar megaresort in the Bahamas, whose first phase debuted this past spring, has launched its first advertising and marketing campaign, and has confirmed that its second hotel will open on Nov. 14.
Baha Mar's "Life Spectacular" campaign has two 30-second spots -- one each narrated from the perspective of a husband and a wife (both of whom are parents of a young child). The campaign touts the resort's diverse offerings, including its culinary choices, "Blue Hole" swimming area, marine-education program, casino and nightlife.
Chinese age 18 to 34 accounted for 60 percent of the country’s foreign travel last year and spent more than $150 billion, Bloomberg Intelligence estimates.
When Ronnie Hou finished her master’s degree last spring, her parents gave her a trip to Seattle—a city that has fascinated Hou since her teen years in the central Chinese province of Henan, when she got hooked on Grey’s Anatomy. “I love traveling!” says the 24-year-old, who’s planning a Christmas trip to New York City and after that, “Europe, Australia, Japan, Korea.”
Silversea is offering free shore excursions on selected Caribbean voyages during winter 2018. Passengers who book before November 30 can choose a complimentary experience in every port of call during their journeys onboard Silver Wind and Silver Muse.
The offer can also be combined with a £299 round-trip economy air fare available on certain Caribbean sailings from a number of UK cities.
Excursions include the chance to learn about the spice production industry in Grenada; snorkel with turtles in Barbados and visit botanical gardens in Martinique.
Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne named new cabinet members following his removal of Asot Michael as the dual-island nation’s tourism minister. Michael was arrested in Gatwick Airport on October 23 by London Metropolitan Police.
Michael had been the country’s minister for tourism, economic development, investment and energy before being removed by Browne, who opted to assign Michael’s diverse duties to several ministers according to local press reports.
Cuba Ventures Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement (DA) with Booketea for bilateral GDS integration into all 432 of the company's propriety Cuba-Centric websites.
Booketea is Europe's leading travel industry IT specialist, having deployed similar GDS booking Technology for Segway Trip Inc., Fred Olsen Ferries, and Spa wellplus.
With the vast majority of the Caribbean untouched by recent storms and open for business, the region's momentum continues as cruise line brands from Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, begin returning this month to Grand Turk, St. Thomas and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Most of the nearly 100 destinations in the Caribbean have been fully operational since the storms, and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) reports that nearly 90 percent of the region is open for business.
In a year in which the Excelencias Group celebrates its 20th anniversary in Cuba, the company had the honor of presenting its vast array of products and services within the framework of the Havana International Fair.
In a keynote speech teeming with words of praise and appreciation for the Cuban government and people, Mr. Jose Carlos de Santiago, president and editor-in-chief of the Excelencias Group praised all those Cuban institutions his company has work with in the course of the past 25 years.
Carlos M. Gutierrez, an American politician and businessman born in Cuba, served a tenure as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 2005 to 2009 during President George W. Bush’s second term. After that period, he has been working hand in hand with the political and trade forces in the United States that seek an all-out rapprochement toward Cuba. He attended the opening of the U.S. embassy in Havana in the summer of 2015 and since then has been present in each edition of the Havana International Fair (FIHAV).
Tourists and cruisers are watching closely as Puerto Rico recovers from the effects of Hurricane Maria, and the cruise industry is providing regular updates on the status of infrastructure and amenities on the island.
The news is largely positive: cruise lines have already returned to Old Town San Juan, where shoreside attractions are up and running, reports Royal Caribbean. Biking, walking, and Segway tours are available as usual, and the shops at the Mall of San Juan have reopened.
The region is observing Caribbean Tourism Month in November amid the “significant” economic impact caused by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria through the Lesser Antilles last month.
Dominican Republic’s captivating landscapes accompanied by picturesque Caribbean shores and tropical climate create the perfect scene for a week’s itinerary on its breathtaking golf courses.
According to the International Association of Golf Tour Operators, the Dominican Republic golf industry has grown more than 45 percent in the last five years. This is a result of golf enthusiasts flocking like never before to the country’s courses, and stopping at beaches, cultural excursions and more along the way.
Charmaine Deane, area director of marketing and communications for Jewel Resorts, says some of the new tourism business this winter season is coming from storm-hit markets.
The damage to property and infrastructure in some sections of the Caribbean has seen a fall in habitable room inventory, with the result that vacationers are looking elsewhere for winter travel options.
However, resort managers in Jamaica have mixed views on the possibility of the fallout impacting occupancy rates in Jamaica in any extraordinary way.
Four years after its foundation, the Mariel Special Development Zone’s director general, Ana Teresa Igarza Martinez, unveiled the zone’s new website and rolled out the latest business portfolio during the Wednesday session of the Havana International Fair.
During the presentation, Mrs. Igarza said that in the course of the past twelve months, a dozen new project from Cuba, Portugal, Switzerland, Canada, Russia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, France and Spain have been approved for a grand total of 31 authorized users and a many as $11 billion worth of investment.
The EXPOCUBA Fairgrounds observed the National Day of Spain within the framework of the 35th International Havana Fair in an effort to explore new scenarios for the Cuba-Spain bilateral relations. As a matter of fact, the European country features the largest turnout with 75 participating companies.
The event was attended by Cuba’s deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Ileana Nuñez Mordoche, and Spanish secretary of Commerce, Maria Luisa Poncela Garcia.
Following a top-to-bottom renovation, the Riu Palace Paradise Island in the Bahamas has reopened as an adults-only, 24-hour, all-inclusive hotel.
Part of the RIU Hotels & Resorts chain since 2005, and located on Paradise Island, the hotel offers 379 rooms that come complete with a minibar, beverage dispensers, air conditioning and a coffee maker. There’s also free Wi-Fi in all areas of the hotel and two swimming pools, one of which features a swim-up bar.
TAP’s operation between London City airport and Lisbon has launched, with the inaugural flight taking off from London City at 19:50.
TAP now serves three airports in London, offering two daily flights on week-days and one daily flight on weekends from London City to Lisbon.
With the new addition to its network, TAP becomes the only airline to connect London City, located in the city’s financial centre, and the cosmopolitan destination of Lisbon, and the first Airline to fly this route in the 30 years London City Airport has been operating.
El Parque Nacional de Camaima, Venezuela, en el que se inspiró la novela Parque Jurásico, es una de las dos únicas áreas de la Tierra que jamás han estado cubiertas de agua. Sus características montañas planas se llaman tepuis, y en ellas se han desarrollado plantas El Parque Nacional
