It is common knowledge that the global pandemic has wreaked destruction on the travel industry, with total international arrivals in the third quarter of the year 94% down on the same period in 2019. But new research reveals that there …
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It’s a busy time for Club Med as the winter travel season approaches. Here’s an update. Caribbean Travel Club Med Offering Emergency Medical Assistance For Clients Hotel Resort Club Med Announces “Safe Together” Hygiene and… Hotel Resort Club Med Celebrates …
The Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, is eager to get the world travelling back to the Caribbean. With the health and safety of travellers at the forefront, the release of its innovative Traveller’s Health Program (THP) is longed for. Supported …
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The list of hotel reopenings grows week by week as properties eye the coming peak season and ready their accommodations for, hopefully, what will be a steady stream of guests. Here’s the latest: Bahamas:Warwick Paradise Island is set to reopen …
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For the first time in its 30 years, the 2020 edition of Jamaica Product Exchange (Japex) will be held virtually. On Nov. 9 to 10, the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association and the Jamaica Tourist Board will connect with their …
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By Ian Hurdle, Managing Partner of The Agency’s Turks and Caicos Office As second-home real-estate markets have continued to gain in popularity, the Caribbean has shown steady growth over the past several years, with international buyers seeking …
It’s fair to say an entire community of Caribbean-selling travel agents owe some part of their success at navigating the COVID-19 crisis to Kelly Fontenelle-Clarke. The St. Lucia native and longtime Caribbean tourism expert founded the Facebook group Travel Advisors …
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Calling the Caribbean “the most tourism-dependent region in the world” isn’t hyperbole. In the Bahamas, for instance, tourism represents an astonishing 70% of national GDP. Most developed islands in the region are accustomed to welcoming up to six cruise ships …
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The Antigua and Barbuda government has announced new travel advisory measures which it says go into immediate effect as it moves to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and ensure the continued safety of all travellers and residents. “This …
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Flight bookings for fourth quarter travel are down 83% globally, but bookings to Mexico and the Caribbean look “significantly less bad” than the rest of the world, the research firm ForwardKeys said Thursday. And in two Mexican destinations, bookings are …
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