With Caribbean destinations fully open for business now that the peak of COVID-19 is in the rear view, looking to the future, including exploring new markets, is key. Among the low-hanging fruit is the state of Texas, which tends to buck national economic and resiliency trends and has traditionally delivered strong…

While Cayman Airways prepares to launch new flights between Los Angeles and Grand Cayman this weekend, officials in the British overseas territory are looking towards the next frontier: tapping the robust South American travel market. Speaking this week on ‘The Resh Hour’ (Cayman Compass’ talk show), Minister of Tourism and Transport Kenneth Bryan revealed that Panama…

The new president of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association (JHTA) is laser focused on addressing human resource issues, including worrying staff shortages, across the tourism sector. Recognizing that post-pandemic staff availability is a worldwide problem, Robin Russell said, “We're going to have to look at new and innovative ways of getting persons energized again to…

In a reorganization of the Barbados cabinet, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that health and wellness minister Ian Gooding-Edghill will assume the portfolio for the island’s bread-and-butter industry, replacing Senator Lisa Cummins. During the prime minister’s address at the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) 83rd annual conference over the weekend, Mottley announced that Cummins will now be…

By developing its destinations and learning from the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, “the Caribbean will be unstoppable,” says Latia Duncombe, Acting Director General of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation for The Bahamas. Speaking during the Destination Media Briefings at the periphery of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) business meetings held in the Cayman Islands earlier this…

Dominica, with a new brand and tourism outlook, is aiming to differentiate itself from the neighboring Dominican Republic. With the launch of its new brand and logo earlier this year, tourism officials from the Caribbean’s “Nature Island” are focusing their marketing efforts on promoting five pillars – Adventure, Agrotourism/Cuisine, Health and Wellness, Aqua/Water Adventure, and Events…

The British overseas territory of Anguilla believes the upcoming winter tourism season could be its best ever. Speaking to reporters at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)’s Destination Media Briefings in the Cayman Islands last week, Haydn Hughes, Anguilla’s Minister of Infrastructure, Communications, Utilities, Housing, and Tourism, said pent-up demand for Anguilla continues to be strong, and…

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has a new chairman.  Cayman Islands Minister for Tourism and Transport Kenneth Bryan was elected as the new chairman of the inter-governmental body this week at the organization’s Annual General Meeting in the Cayman Islands. Minister Bryan, a former television journalist and youth organizer, assumes the chairmanship of the…

St. Kitts is set to launch a new brand campaign. Ellison “Tommy” Thompson, CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, made this disclosure to the media during the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Destination Debriefings in the Cayman Islands this week. Thompson said one of the first assignments of new Minister of Tourism Marsha…

Grenadian entrepreneur Randall Dolland is the new chairman of the Board of Directors of the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA). Dolland’s appointment by Grenada’s new Minister of Tourism Lennox Andrews follows recent general elections across the Spice Isle, which saw young Grenadian lawyer Dickon Mitchell emerging victoriously at the polls over veteran Caribbean leader Dr. Keith Mitchell.…