MIAMI, FL - Unique Vacations Inc. (UVI), an affiliate of the worldwide representative of Sandals® Resorts and Beaches® Resorts, today announced the appointment of Tony Cortizas as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective immediately.  Cortizas brings more than three decades of creative storytelling and strategic brand building expertise for global hospitality names.  He will report to CEO Jeff Clarke,  strengthening his leadership role within the organization where he is charged with directing research, creative, and brand marketing for the hospitality brands under the UVI umbrella, particularly all-inclusive trailblazer Sandals Resorts and sister brand, family-friendly Beaches Resorts.

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is calling on the global community to support a tourism resilience fund to help countries cope with disruptions like pandemics. 

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – An online Embarkation/Disembarkation (ED) form that allows for the electronic processing of travelers will be introduced here on Wednesday.

BARBADOS – Former president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism and Association (CHTA) Patricia Affonso-Dass believes the 41st annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace, to be held in Barbados May 9-11, can be a defining moment for the travel trade body.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, is undergoing significant modernization designed to transform it into a world-class facility.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The owner of the Fairmont Southampton resort is applying to build more than 130 residential and tourism units that will cover 34 acres of the 100-acre site, according to an advertisement placed in the Royal Gazette newspaper.

Charlestown, Nevis - On February 15th, Nevis and Cape Air celebrated the launch of the leading regional airline service to Nevis by welcoming the inaugural Cape Air flight from St. Thomas to Nevis at a ceremony befitting the occasion.

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.

Two of Antigua and Barbuda’s major source markets are driving a robust tourism recovery for the twin-island destination.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Guadeloupe-based airline, Air Antilles, will from April 1, begin a daily schedule between Barbados and Dominica, St. Lucia, Martinique, and Pointe-à-Pitre with tourism officials here saying the initiative will significantly boost inter-regional travel.

Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago - On February 16th Caribbean Airlines welcomed scores of visitors arriving at the Piarco International Airport, Trinidad Terminal, treating them to a taste of ‘Trini carnival’.  

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Bermuda’s tourism industry continued a gradual recovery in 2022, but visitor arrivals were still well below pre-pandemic levels, with the island playing host to 553,117 visitors last year, down from a record 808,242 in 2019, year-end figures show.