Caribbean tourism prepares for major change
CTO State of the Industry Conference in USVI from 17-19 September to examine issues that impact Caribbean’s primary revenue earner. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CTO) — Caribbean and global tourism thought leaders gather in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands next month to…
Reality bursts the dream in a paradise lost
By Yvette Aubusson-Foley Add From Dubbo Photo News Don’t you hate it when your expectations of a place are surpassed beyond imagination on one hand yet buried alive on the other? Travelling is never all rainbows and butterflies but the…
Tourism and civil aviation – a symbiotic relationship
From eTN Global Travel industry News The importance of “accessibility” particularly air access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for…
Victorian Strangeness: The great balloon riot of 1864
From BBC News Europe’s largest balloon festival is staged this weekend in Bristol. We trust there’ll be no repeat of the scenes in Leicester in 1864. Author Jeremy Clay tells the little-known tale of Britain’s balloon riot. The distinguished gentleman…
All the world’s an island: Correspondent Carol-Ann covers the Globe with only a back pack
By Carol-Ann Rudy Alone. At my age (nope, not tellin’)! Okay, I actually covered about 7 percent of the globe, plus the 16,000 mile round-trip flight across the Atlantic. I traveled mostly by train on my Eurail Global Pass through…
Death at the hands of a foreign culture
By John Nania, Epoch Times The death of a young American Peace Corps volunteer sheds light on China today On July 30, the CCP launched the most severe attack ever against Epoch Times website, causing some temporary inconvenience for readers….
Tesla Model S is driving around Grand Cayman
The Tesla Model S has been on sale a year in the USA and there is now one driving around Grand Cayman’s roads. Michael Mandish took delivery of the vehicle this week from Cayman Automotive. So how good is the…
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Mermaids are real! (No they’re not!)
From Epoch Times Mermaid is ‘Real,’ Found in India, Mexico, Pakistan is Fake: Actually From ‘Pirates of Caribbean’ By Jack Phillips A mermaid did not appear on either beach in Porbandar, India, or in Pakistan’s Karachi. The post, which also…
Redford’s out: With audit looming, ex-premier quits politics
By Kelsey Johnson From iPolitics Former Alberta premier Alison Redford has resigned, effective immediately. In an opinion piece published in both the Edmonton Journal and the Calgary Herald Wednesday morning, Redford relinquished her seat in the provincial legislature. “I am…
Five adult-only Caribbean resorts to dream about
By Corinne McDermott, TheLoop.ca From CP24 Five adult-only Caribbean resorts to dream about Sometimes you want to get away, but not from the weather — from the kids! There are plenty of Adults-only resorts in the Caribbean which cater to…
