KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Jamaica is set to welcome increased travelers this summer as the destination has secured over 1.4 million air seats this season, an increase of 108,872 or 8.4 percent over last summer. Jamaica’s primary source market, the United States, has seen the biggest growth having secured over 100,000 additional seats for the summer period between May and August 2019.  This is strong evidence of the confidence US airline partners have placed in Jamaica.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Demand for travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands is surging, the Department of Tourism reports after meeting airline officials on the mainland last week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel announced today that it has expanded massage services at its on-site White Orchid Salon & Spa to include oncology massage. The highly specialized treatment builds upon existing massage therapy techniques in order to safely address complications stemming from cancer and cancer treatment. Notably, the White Orchid Salon & Spa is the first spa facility in Kingston to offer this worthwhile service benefiting cancer patients.

MIAMI - The U.S. Virgin Islands is determined to position itself as the number one tourism destination in the Caribbean by employing robust public-private partnerships.   

MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – Jamaica’s tourism sector is experiencing an unprecedented start to the year with record breaking arrival figures and earnings. In just nine weeks since the beginning of 2019, Jamaica has become the first Caribbean destination to welcome one million visitors during the period, generating foreign exchange earnings of approximately US$800 million.

MIAMI - Cartagena, the colonial port city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, represented by COTELCO Cartagena, joined the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) as its 33rd destination and the first commercial association to join the regional association in more than 15 years. 

Three cruise lines are building new state-of-the-art cruise terminals at PortMiami, the Cruise Capital of the World.  The new terminals will accommodate new cruise ships and provide a better experience when embarking on cruises.

MIAMI – Residents got a chance to visit any destination in the world without leaving their seat during a virtual reality demonstration on April 9 at the Stephen P. Clark Center in downtown Miami.  

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados has launched “Vision 2020: We Gatherin’”, a 12-month global celebration of the Caribbean nation’s excellence and a recommitment to a successful future and core values that have defined its people.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Donovan White, Jamaica’s Director of Tourism has announced the appointment of Angella Bennett to the position of Regional Director of Tourism for Canada at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Miss Bennett will be based in Toronto, Canada, and will take up her new positing the week of April 8. 

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning for Haiti.

It’s estimated that at any given time, there are over a million timeshare owners looking to end their timeshare ownership.