St. George’s, Grenada W.I. – Grenada, known as the spice island of the Caribbean, is hosting its 10th annual, week-long Grenada Chocolate Festival. The festival, which started in 2014, will take place from May 16 – 21, 2023 and celebrates the rich history and culture of chocolate production in Grenada. The island is home to six chocolate companies: Tri-Island Chocolate, Belmont Estate, Crayfish Bay Organic Chocolate, Jouvay Chocolate, Taste ‘D’ Spice Chocolate, and the world-famous Grenada Chocolate Company, a pioneer of the tree-to-bar chocolate movement.
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Less than a year after Suriname abolished the visa requirements for all countries, the measure is being reintroduced for 21 countries.
Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour, a luxury oceanfront resort in St. Kitts and Nevis, embraces the importance of supporting local art and fostering tourism linkages with the creative arts community in the twin-island nation.
Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago - Caribbean Airlines officially launched its ‘Welcome Home’ Campaign at its northern base in Kingston, Jamaica.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados' government says it will open a new office in Panama City as it moves to further deepen its relationship with Latin America (LATAM).
Madrid, April 12, 2023 - Palladium Hotel Group continues its commitment to excellence in the classic Caribbean destination of Jamaica. The Spanish hotel group, which manages two hotels in Montego Bay, has undergone a thorough refurbishment of Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa in order to adapt to new design and decoration trends, enhance its hotel offerings in the destination and continue offering an elevated experience to travelers from all over the world.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley will kick off the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) 41st Caribbean Travel Marketplace when she presents the keynote address to the association’s second annual Caribbean Travel Forum on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Sandals Royal Barbados under the theme “Tourism: The key driver of generational wealth for Caribbean nationals”.
This summer, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas will celebrate its 50th birthday, and tourism stakeholders are leaving no stone unturned in ensuring visitors are aware of the year-long calendar of events that have been put in place.
ROSEAU, Dominica – Travellers to Dominica can now complete their immigration and Customs declaration forms ahead of their arrival in the country, as the authorities announced that a new system has gone into effect.
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) says international arrivals to the Caribbean for the first two months this year are behind by only one percent when compared to the same period in 2019
St. George’s, Grenada – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), at their ‘2022 Performance and 2023 Outlook’ presentation on March 29, cited Grenada as one of the top 3 performers in terms of percentage growth of arrivals over 2019 figures from the USA. CHTA is the leading association representing the hospitality industry in the Caribbean. In her presentation, president of CHTA Nicola Martin Greg shared that as of March 2, 2023, Grenada recorded a 39% growth in visitor arrivals from the US market over 2019 figures with Curaçao and Antigua and Barbuda recording a 53% and 26% increase respectively. Grenada was commended for its outstanding efforts to maintain a safe, welcoming, and sustainable tourism industry in the face of global challenges.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has called for closer relationship between Africa and the Caribbean saying it would provide “a wonderful opportunity for a reverse diaspora experience”.
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – Home to the Caribbean’s first advanced autism-friendly kids camps, and as the first all-inclusive resort company in the world to complete the rigorous International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) and Autism Certification, Beaches® Resorts expands its exemplary autism program with the release of all-new Sensory Guides. Carefully developed by the IBCCES and designed to allow caregivers and guests with cognitive disabilities to more comfortably navigate the on-resort experience based on specific sensory sensitivities, the Sensory Guides comprise extensive resort maps with public areas – such as the resorts’ many pools, dining spaces, and sports hubs – rated on a 1-10 scale of sensory stimulation.