Travel
St Lucia bags Best Island in the Caribbean award
US-based Global Traveler launched the awards last year to recognise the best in leisure travel destinations, cruises, tour operators and resorts.
Caribbean tourism “barely keeping its head above water”
The region is losing market share with respect to stay-over arrivals even as figures are showing an increase globally....
One Caribbean airline to take off?
The possibility of establishing a single regional airline was on the agenda at yesterday’s meeting of aviation and transport ministers in St Vincent. ...
Dominica investigating construction of a 120 room hotel
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said “we are in extensive and detail discussions about the possibility of constructing a 120 room hotel. We already received the conceptual drawing for this hotel.” ...
Guyana grabs the most awards at regional tourism conference
The three remaining categories were won by Jamaica, with two top spots, and Puerto Rico, which copped the Destination Stewardship Award....CARICOM to discuss air link development between Caribbean, LATAM
Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran said that two anchors were identified for the execution plan, namely air transport links and development financing....
Jamaica government may withdraw Air Jamaica brand from Caribbean Airlines
In 2010, Port-of-Spain and Kingston agreed to a deal that allowed the Jamaica government to own 16 per cent of CAL as part of the conditions for CAL taking over the lucrative routes of Air Jamaica....
Caribbean Airlines reducing number of flights to Jamaica
Caribbean Airlines, which began operations in 2007, acquired Air Jamaica in 2011. The Jamaican Government has a 16 per cent stake in the Trinidadian air carrier....