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In Kingston, Jamaica, a Creativity-Fueled Tourism Renaissance
Montego Bay. Ocho Rios. Negril. Falmouth. Most visitors to Jamaica are familiar with the island’s main tourism districts, but there is one destination that’s been glaringly absent from most Jamaican travel itineraries for the past half-century: the capital city of Kingston. That may be about to change in a big way.
St. Kitts And Nevis Remove Travel Restrictions
The Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis has removed its travel restrictions for tourists, and the Atlantic island of Bermuda has eased some of its travel restrictions for unvaccinated travelers from this week.
Pine Cay, Turks & Caicos has appointed Christian and Sandrine Langlade as GM and Asst GM
Pine Cay, a secluded private island, is home to a 13-key hotel and a small group of private homes. Pine Cay began life back in the 1970s, when a group of transatlantic families invested in building family homes in the destination.
Montego Bay Ranked Top Summer Travel Destination City of 2022
According to a travel Outlook Report created for the World Travel Market (WTM) by ForwardKeys, a provider of travel trends and analytics, the city showing the top level of summer travel recovery for 2022 is Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The Cayman Islands reaches major tourism recovery milestone
The Cayman Islands has achieved an important milestone in efforts to rebuild stayover tourism arrivals
Bermuda Opens Up to Unvaccinated Travelers
Bermuda is removing its restriction on unvaccinated travelers, according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Beginning Aug. 22, unvaccinated travelers will be able to visit the destination. Bermuda Opens Up to Unvaccinated Travelers
Tourism is Driving Jamaica’s Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has underscored that the outstanding performance of the tourism sector as outlined in the latest report by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) highlights the fact that tourism is driving Jamaica’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery.
How COVID-19 ‘unified’ competitors in the tourism industry: Sandals CEO
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, fierce competition drove the tourism industry. Businesses worked independently, with no sense of shared mission. Now, more than two years on, one industry executive said that’s all changed. On a recent episode of Influencers with Yahoo Finance,Sandals Resorts Executive Chairman Adam Stewart explained how COVID-19’s effects on the economy helped to “unify” players in the tourism industry.
Caribbean tourism exec Warren Solomon dies
Warren Solomon, most recently the director of the Montserrat Tourism Division and a longtime member of the board of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), died on Aug. 12 in Trinidad.
St. Kitts and Nevis drop all Covid restrictions
St. Kitts and Nevis have dropped all Covid entry regulations, effective Aug. 15. All travelers are welcome and are not required to present a negative Covid test, show proof of vaccination or quarantine upon arrival.