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St. Lucian couple show dedication to tourism sustainability

Community support, environmental stewardship and national pride are the pillars of Lyton and Eroline Lamontagne’s decades-long careers. Both born in Soufrière, St. Lucia, the couple met in 1980 and made their foray into hospitality with a restaurant and boutique at the former Jalousie Plantation. In 1988, the Lamontagnes took a step further…

February 23, 2023

Destinations

Curaçao is a model for the Caribbean, says Caribbean tourism leader

As Curaçao continues to shatter tourism records, one of the region’s leading tourism executives opines that the Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB) might be a model for others to follow, given its significant achievement in using data and analytics to overcome market challenges. The Dutch Caribbean destination recently reported close to a half-million stayover…

February 22, 2023

Destinations

Caymanian women named to top tourism roles

The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism has one of the leading tourism thinkers at its helm, and now Rosa Harris, the director of department, will shepherd three new team members – all Caymanian women – who have been appointed into strategic positions for continuing to grow the tourism industry. “The department is pleased…

February 21, 2023

Destinations

Antigua and Barbuda tourism roaring back

Two of Antigua and Barbuda’s major source markets are driving a robust tourism recovery for the twin-island destination. Speaking on the sidelines of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s business meetings in Curaçao last week, Colin James, Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, reports that while the tourism sector recovered…

February 15, 2023

Culinary Tourism

Hospitality institutions partner to enhance pool of Caribbean culinary talent

Two training institutions have locked arms to advance workforce development strategies in Grenada, focused on the culinary sector. Through a newly inked agreement, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) will provide training to senior culinary students of the West Indies School of Hospitality (WISH). Once certified, the trained participants will then share…

February 14, 2023

Destinations

Jamaica minister of tourism lauded as world prepares to mark Global Tourism Resilience Day

Kenneth Bryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), saluted the efforts of Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, to help start the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) and turn the world’s attention to recognizing the value of tourism as a global product. Referring to the upcoming inaugural …

February 9, 2023

Destinations

Bon Bini! Curaçao welcomes CTO delegation to the Dutch Caribbean

Curaçao, one of the Caribbean’s top performing tourism destinations, is playing host to leading tourism decision makers this week. Ruisandro Cijntje, Curaçao’s Minister of Economic Development, welcomed directors, ministers and commissioners of tourism to the multilingual island yesterday evening as delegates prepared to attend the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) first business meetings of year…

February 8, 2023

Destinations

St. Kitts offering sweet “Summer of Fun”

The small Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis has big things going on in 2023. Tops on the calendar of events and activities this year is the popular St. Kitts Music Festival, to be held June 22-24, and kicking off what tourism officials have described as the “Summer of Fun”. The…

February 7, 2023

Airlines

Low-cost carrier explores Puerto Rican frontiers

Frontier Airlines, which describes itself as an “ultra-low fare carrier”, is doubling down on service expansions to Puerto Rico, announcing new nonstop routes from seven U.S. cities and Cancun, beginning in May. Along with expanded service to San Juan and Aguadilla, Frontier will begin offering flights to Ponce, Puerto Rico for…

February 2, 2023

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