Los indios americanos se reunían en Anguila para rendir homenaje a su dios Jocahu.
The EXCELENCIAS AWARDS were founded in 2005 by the Excelencias Group media group, in a bid to foster excellence in different fields, all of them related to tourism and culture. Since then, they have turned out to be a benchmark for those involved in this major industry who conduct they daily job with the purpose of achieving the goal of being excellent.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called on Travel & Tourism companies to measure, monitor and report their sustainability impact as it launches new guidance on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting for the Travel & Tourism Sector.
Beginning November 16, 2017, Bahamasair will offer nonstop airlift from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas to Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) in Nassau, Bahamas, connecting the 12th busiest airport in North America with one of the top tourism destinations in the Caribbean.
Guests can set sail on the new 11-day small ship cruise itinerary, Cruising Cuba: A Cultural Gem, beginning in December 2018. The journey includes a seven-night cruise aboard the 60-passenger Le Ponant, a two-night stay in Havana and an overnight stay in Miami prior to departure.
Eastboard itineraries available December 13 and 27 will sail from Havana to Santiago de Cuba while one westbound departure on December 22 will take the opposite route.
As 12,000 plus exhibitors, hosted buyers and attendees at this year’s IMEX America said “Farewell,” IMEX Group Chairman Ray Bloom reflected upon the achievements of the show and a positive, unifying week for the meetings industry.
Over 3,200 hosted buyers and an additional 2,500 plus attendees came to Las Vegas, and Tuesday and Wednesday were the busiest days ever at IMEX America.
On June 16 last year, TAP Air Portugal entered into a partnership with JetBlue to provide convenient flight connections through New York’s John F. Kennedy, Boston’s Logan airport and Newark Liberty. The two airlines codeshare on JetBlue flights from 38 U.S. cities, onto TAP’s Lisbon flights from the three U.S. gateways, to destinations across Europe and Africa.
The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has issued a statement announcing the return of Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas to the territory on Friday, November 10.
U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp and Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty report that the cruise company will be the first to return to St. Thomas following back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes that impacted the territory last month.
Cruise ports in Caribbean destinations impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria are eyeing a quick return to full operations. Most of the ports are planning to have original itineraries re-established by mid-November as islands restore normalcy and rebuild tourism infrastructure.
National Airlines is proud to announce that its 747-400 freighter fleet has operated 13 flights transporting 2.7 million pounds of much needed aide to Puerto Rico and quickly deliver goods to areas most devastated by Hurricane Maria. In addition, the Company operated a flight that transported more than 200 stranded cruise ship passengers on its 757-200 on a relief flight from Miami to San Juan.
Cooperation with the Cuban tourism authorities and the crucial support of employees has made it possible to quickly repair the facilities damaged by the hurricane which affected the destinations of Jardines del Rey, Cayo Santa María and Varadero in the north of the island.
During the temporary closure of the hotels, improvements have also been carried out which will allow Meliá Cuba to present new products for the upcoming high season.
A significant number of tour operators from the main travel outbound markets for Cuba have traveled to the island nation to participate in the “30th Anniversary” Megafam, organized by Cuban inbound agency Cubanacan within the framework of the celebrations for the group’s three decades of work.
As the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) State of the Industry Conference(SOTIC) wound down Friday in Grenada, the formation of a Global Caribbean Tourism Recovery Team (GCTRT) is announced as officials address the question: “What’s next?”
At a press conference in Grenada on Friday, Joy Jibrilu, chairman of the Board of Directors of the CTO, announced that Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett will lead the GCTRT.
Ireland is battening down the hatches as it prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Ophelia early Monday morning.
Ophelia, the strongest-ever hurricane to hit the eastern Atlantic Ocean, is being fueled by warmer than usual weather patterns.
Carnival Cruise Line said its ship operating out of San Juan, the Carnival Fascination, will be chartered to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), wiping out four months of cruises.
The move came at FEMA's request, Carnival said. The cruise line had been set to resume its normal seven-day cruise schedule from San Juan on the Carnival Fascination on Oct. 15.
Instead, Carnival said departures from Oct. 15 through Jan. 28 have been canceled. The Fascination will resume regular year-round cruising from San Juan on Feb. 18.
Aeromexico and Japan Airlines have agreed to launch a codeshare partnership in Japan’s fiscal year 2018, that combines the synergies of both airlines. It is hoped the alliance will provide a wider connectivity between Mexico and Japan.
The codeshare is subject to necessary approvals from authorities and will help to pursue significant cooperation in the near future, allowing the carriers to leverage each other’s network, expertise and assets in benefit of their consumers.
Although the U.S. Department of State recently issued a travel warning on Cuba, a number of cruise lines plan to add itineraries to Cuba next year.
The Sept. 29 statement, which “warns U.S. citizens not to travel to Cuba,” is based on a series of mysterious illnesses that have befallen U.S. Embassy workers in Havana.
But several cruise lines operating ships in and around Cuba have released statements pushing back on the warning, noting that no tourists have been harmed in these incidents.
Despite the problems caused by meteorological events such as hurricanes, Cuban authorities reiterate today that their tourist facilities are ready to start the high season (November-April) in the island.
Spokespersons from different territories affirm this statement, even in the most affected places by the passage of Hurricane Irma, as the north coast of the center of Cuba.
The Minister of Tourism, Manuel Marrero, in recent television broadcasts, believes that there will be no problem to receive travelers from around the world in the aforementioned period.
Consider what transpires between Washington and Havana because of injury to American and Canadian diplomats from mysterious sonic waves.
First, the U.S. stopped issuing visas to Cubans, not vice versa. That means Cubans on the islands cannot visit family in the USA. Harsh!
Second, the sonic attacks stopped. They were aimed at diplomats, not tourists. The latter infuse some $3 billion annually into the economy; the second source of foreign exchange.
JetBlue, which operates approximately 20% of its flights in and out of the Caribbean on a typical day, expects to reduce capacity fleetwide by approximately 2.9% below earlier plans because of hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The hurricanes will cost JetBlue $114-$134 million in 2017, the carrier said in an operational update Wednesday.
Among the hard-hit Caribbean destinations that JetBlue serves are St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. JetBlue also has the largest operation of any airline in San Juan and serves the Puerto Rican cities of Ponce and Aguadilla.
Los indios americanos se reunían en Anguila para rendir homenaje a su dios Jocahu.
