BRADES, Montserrat --  Vacationers looking to ditch the norm and cross over into the world of history and adventure can venture to the island of Montserrat and take advantage of the Voyage to the Volcano getaway package. The six day/five night special includes private villa accommodations and adventure activities. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA -- Carnival is to the Caribbean as fish are to the sea – one simply cannot exist without the other. In Martinique, the analogy is taken one step further when carnival and sea are brought together for a celebration unlike any other, the famed Yawl Boat Race (Tour des Yoles Rondes). read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General ad interim of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), said Cuba is an ideal destination for tourists and reiterated his organization’s support of the development of the so-called leisure industry in the Caribbean archipelago. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA (Bloomberg) -- Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Brazil’s second-largest airline, is adding routes to the Caribbean and smaller domestic cities while scaling back flights in the rest of South America as demand slows, Chief Executive Officer Constantino de Oliveira Jr. said. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The government of Guyana is questioning the “exorbitant” airfares charged by regional carrier Caribbean Airlines for flights out of Guyana as against other CARICOM countries. Government’s spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon told reporters on Wednesday... read more...

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On Saturday June 13, I was among a group of passengers booked on LIAT 368 – scheduled to depart Grantley Adams International airport in Barbados at 2pm enroute to VC Bird International airport, with a single stop at Melville Hall airport, Dominica. I had an onward connection later on the same day to Anguilla. read more...

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‘Intra-regional travel has a huge contribution to make to the small hotels but also in terms of the ability of people to do business and I know a lot of people who have just stopped travelling’. This is a direct verbatim quote made by Minister of Tourism, Senator Allen Chastanet. read more...

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CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -- A Spanish cruise ship hit by an outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus among its crew headed for its final stop at the Caribbean island of Aruba on Thursday, the ship operator said. The Ocean Dream, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises, was on a week-long cruise due to end on Friday. read more...

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Liat were suppose to pick up passengers on Flight 311 on 17/06/09, destination: Trinidad. Check in time was 6:30pm and the flight was supposed to leave 8:30pm. An announcement was made 10:55pm that the flight had been cancelled. A taxi was provided to take us home and bring us back the next morning 18/06/09. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- The promotion of intra-regional travel as a mechanism for accelerating and increasing the benefits of tourism forms part of one of the key goals of Windward Islands Airways International N.V (Winair) new website. This is according to the company’s Managing Director, Edwin Hodge. read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago, known for its rich heritage and cultural diversity, is hosting a unique mix of traditional celebrations and world-class athletic competitions this summer. The destination offers a broad selection of festivals that highlight the harmony of diverse ethnicities. read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) -- The Bahamas' overseas offices are being set up to process applications for electronic passports for Bahamians living abroad, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette confirmed. The Passport Office is one of the “critical areas” of revenue-generating. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced that American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will increase non-stop service to St Croix’s Henry E Rohlsen Airport and St Thomas’ Cyril E King Airport. This week, American Airlines shared plans to increase service to St Croix. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (JIS) -- Talks are underway between Tourism Ministers of the Caribbean and the United States State Department, for the placement of pre-clearance facilities in the region, which will allow for quicker and easier immigration clearance for American visitors to the Caribbean. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Atlanta-based Delta Airlines is to increase the number of flight to St. Kitts’ Robert L Bradshaw International Airport later this year. Delta, which currently operates a flight from Atlanta, will add a second weekly non-stop flight from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- St Kitts has once again partnered with American Airlines to launch the new “St Kitts for Sale” e-marketing campaign with extended summer sale airfares to St Kitts starting as low as $154 each way, based on round-trip purchase. The promotion will be distributed to over 450,000 American travelers. read more...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a government guarantee for loans valued at US$101.8 million to Air Jamaica Limited, in support of the funding requirements for its approved business plan for the financial year 2009/10. Air Jamaica is now operating under a new business plan. read more...

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CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Regional airline Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) received public commendation from Nevis Premier and Tourism Minister Joseph Parry for what he said was their continued commitment to the Caribbean, in particular Nevis, in the face of a sluggish world economy. read more...

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ST GEORGE'S, Grenada -- As the Caribbean struggles for tourism business in the slower summer months ahead, Grenada, "the Spice Island," is trying to make sure that international air access to the island is the least of its worries. It is spending US$250,000 to support Air Jamaica's overnight flights from New York. read more...

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LOS ANGELES, USA -- Due to increased demand on the heels of the Obama Administration lifting travel restrictions on Cuban Americans, Cuba Travel Services will be launching its first non-stop weekly flight from LAX to Havana starting June 30, 2009, utilizing aircraft operated by Continental Airlines. read more...

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ST THOMAS, USVI -- The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has launched an aggressive media relations campaign to remind US travelers that the Territory remains a passport-free zone. This approach was implemented in anticipation of the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. read more...

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BRADES, Montserrat -- Montserrat Airways Limited, a new airline charter service, officially began flight operations on May 30, 2009. With grant funding provided by the Tourism Challenge Fund, the carrier, operating under the name Fly Montserrat, is providing both visitors and residents with additional flight options. read more...

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At a time when various Caribbean ministers of government have recently met and agreed to levy yet another tax on intra Caribbean air travel, its time perhaps for them to contemplate exactly the effect its having on land based tourism. A seven-day cruise departing from Barbados was recently advertised... read more...

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NEW YORK, USA -- A ribbon cutting ceremony was held by Air Jamaica, celebrating its 10th year of service to the Caribbean island of Grenada at its New York City JFK Terminal on Tuesday, May 27, 2009, with beverages and anniversary cake passed out to passengers awaiting the late-night Grenada-bound flight. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- The Cuban government said on Friday it would lift a suspension on Mexico flights imposed since April 30, saying the flu threat that prompted the ban had eased. Flights between the two countries could be resumed on June 1, the government's Ministry of Public Health said. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- With the theme, “St. Kitts and Nevis is working” leading up to the next general elections, the St Kitts-Nevis Administration says cruise visitor arrivals at Port Zante, St Kitts, are expected to approach the half-million mark for the first time next season. This will represent an increase of 18 percent. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The St Lucia-Cuba Friendship Association is carrying out a campaign to promote the archipelago as a tourist destination combining healthy recreation and health tourism. The main attraction of the tourist package is the level and prestige achieved by Cuban medicine. read more...

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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Short-stay visa waiver agreements were signed on Thursday between the European Union (EU) and four Caribbean countries in a ceremony that took place in Brussels. The agreements provide for visa-free travel for the citizens of the EU and for the citizens of the four countries read more...

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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, and the Director of Tourism, John Lynch, were among 150 new passengers arriving at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Thursday on Jet Blue Airways inaugural flight from New York. read more...

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ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- The Industrial Court in Antigua and Barbuda issued an order on Friday preventing LIAT pilots from taking any industrial action against the airline. The Order was signed by Philip A. Pilgrim (President), Samuel A. Aymer and Glendina M. McKay - the members of the Industrial Court. read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Bad aviation fuel from the Trinidad and Tobago state-owned National Petroleum (NP) shut down domestic air bridge flights on Tuesday afternoon from Piarco to Crown Pointe airport in Tobago and vice versa. A flight from Piarco to Caracas also had to be cancelled because of the problem. read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Caribbean Airlines is doing its utmost to bring its operations back to normal despite the distribution problems associated with the quality of fuel obtained by its suppliers. Tobago operations resumed at approximately eleven o’clock on Wednesday morning. read more...

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NEW YORK, USA -- Leaders from the Caribbean tourism industry will participate in a high-level tourism “think tank” session on June 8th, while attending the Second Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit (ACTS) in Washington, DC. Designed to be a strategic brainstorm session, the think tank is part of the overall goal. read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinadad -- Caribbean Airlines has been told by the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago that there has been a disruption in the fuel supply for the airline. High sulphur content in the jet fuel needed to power the aircraft has rendered the fuel unusable causing the airline’s services to be cancelled. read more...

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ST CROIX, USVI -- Marking the first call of the summer season, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines will make a big splash in St Croix, US Virgin Islands, on Saturday with the return of the Adventure of the Seas. With a capacity of over 3,100 passengers and 1,000 crew, the Voyager-class vessel is the largest to visit St Croix. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- In an effort to curb unpleasant experiences for Guyanese and tourists travelling to and from Guyana, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad will be convening a meeting shortly with local airline providers to address these concerns. read more...

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KRALENDIJK, Bonaire -- The Tourism Corporation Bonaire on Tuesday announced that Insel Air will be commencing a new weekly non-stop flight from Miami, Florida to Bonaire effective July 4, 2009. The flight will operate weekly on Saturdays throughout the year. Insel Air will use either an MD 82 or MD 83 aircraft. read more...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Air Jamaica will implement a new policy for checked baggage on flights between New York and Grenada and New York and Barbados. Passengers travelling on these routes in Lovebird Economy class may now check one bag free of charge, and pay US$25 to check a second bag. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- The number of Cuban Americans visiting Cuba is up 20 percent so far this year and will likely keep rising as Washington eases travel restrictions, the Cuban tour operator for US traffic said on Wednesday. Antonio Diaz Medina, vice president of Havanatur, said arrivals picked up. read more...

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Book a month in advance and the taxes on a one-way ticket with LIAT to St Lucia from Barbados amount to US$46.86 alone, and that doesn’t include the US$16.75 fuel and insurance surcharge. Why is it that the Government is calling on the private sector tourism industry to protect employment? read more...

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