Cruise industry hits back over Bahamas ‘free ride’ claim
By Alison Lowe Nassau Guardian Business Editor, from Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — The head of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) has hit back at a suggestion by Bahamas tourism stakeholders that the cruise industry is not paying…
Superlative Cayman report posted by tourist found on Trip Advisor
By 96Hawk from Trip Advisor “Expensive and good value” Trip Report Mar 24, 2014, 9:06 PM We arrived on 3/15 and stayed through 3/22. We are a family of four. My wife and I with our 7th grade girl and…
Nominations for Cayman’s Tourist Association wanted
Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) will be holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Marriott Beach Resort on Wednesday April 16th 3pm-5pm to select a new board and to present the Annual Report. Nominations for CITA board of directors…
Iconic InterContinental San Juan completes US $22.25M renovation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–(BUSINESS WIRE)– InterContinental(R) Hotels Group (IHG) (LON:IHG), (NYSE:IHG), (ADRs), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced the completion of a US $22.25 million renovation of the iconic, Morris Lapidus-designed InterContinental San Juan, one of the…
Sustainability keeps Caribbean locals and tourists happy
From DW How do you make an island paradise with limited business infrastructure into a winning combination for both tourists and locals alike? You take a leaf out of Dominica’s book. For the many tourists that come to the Caribbean…
Cayman Islands resort first Caribbean hotel to offer EV charge station
By Kevin Shereves, From Caribbean News Now GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The Reef Resort in Grand Cayman is now a part of the electric vehicle (EV) generation, becoming the first hotel in the Caribbean to offer a charge station…
CARICOM expresses support for Britain’s airline passenger tax reform
From Caribbean360 CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque said that the tax had in the past negatively affected the region’s tourism sector and the realignment to a simpler and fairer two-band system is in keeping with the proposals advanced by…
Top prize in Chicago fashion show is a getaway to Grand Cayman
By debra.perez From Chicago Tribune Presence Saint Joseph Hospital Auxiliary invites you to get carried away at Annual Fashion Show Had enough polar vortex weather? Tired of the arctic cold? Take a chance to win a Grand Cayman getaway plus…
It’s not just Tesla: Why dealers are wary of electric cars
By Todd Wasserman From Mashable For a guy who is supposed to be selling electric cars, Mike Kelly isn’t a big fan. Kelly, a car dealer in Erie, Pa., who also happens to represent his district in Congress, said in…
A fitter and more adventurous generation leaps, climbs, and pedals into retirement
By Tara Bahrampour, From Washington Post A generation ago, Americans’ idea of retirement travel might have involved a Caribbean cruise, a casino vacation or a European shopping trip. It would not have typically included trekking in the Himalayas, clearing invasive…
