By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas enjoyed growth of more than 30 per cent in intra-Caribbean travellers year-over year for the first three quarters of 2014, according to Expedia, and is among the top destinations in the …
Three people have died after a fire broke out on a luxury cruise ship docked at the Caribbean island of St Lucia. A crew member and two contractors passed away on board the Oceania Insignia. There were 656 passengers and …
SAN JUAN – The Caribbean Hotel Tourism Association welcomed on Wednesday an announcement that the United Kingdom will exempt children 12 and under from the Air Passenger Duty. “We welcome today’s announcement by Chancellor Osborne about the elimination of the …
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December 12, 2014 By: Newswire Inter-Caribbean travel, an often arduous chore for many flying within the smaller islands of the Caribbean, will get a boost from Turks and Caicos-based interCaribbean Airways. InterCaribbean Airways begins scheduled services on December 13 between Kingston’s Normal …
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It’s Friday, and that means it’s time to round up what’s happening in the world of travel. Here are the things we are all talking about right now. Hotels (Photo: Hotel Garibaldi Blu) The Hotel Garibaldi Blu opened in Florence …
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December 8, 2014 By: Newswire Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has named Michael Bayley president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International and Lisa Lutoff-Perlo president and CEO of Celebrity Cruises. Both appointments are effective immediately. Previously, Adam Goldstein had been handling both …
Expedia, one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, estimates a 50 percent increase in intra-Caribbean travel during the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2013. The Dominican Republic, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico …
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A smaller percentage of cruisers have booked Caribbean sailings for 2015, according to a forecast by Cruise Holidays International. The survey shows 50.5% of cruise bookings for next year have the Caribbean as their destination, down from 54.8% in 2014. …
Pleasant Holidays’ latest additions to its portfolio of 23 Caribbean islands for 2015 and 2016 vacation offerings include properties in Dominica, Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, as well as the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas. …
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December 11, 2014 | 1:13 am | Print In many ways, travel defines the Caribbean. It inspires, it creates, it entertains, it employs. It moves people and it moves souls. And travel and tourism are the Caribbean’s largest economic …