By John R. Bawden, The Seattle Times, Special to The Times Headlines about the Trump administration’s new travel restrictions to Cuba, notably the banning of cruise ships, will surely deter some Americans from visiting the communist country, and yet, it has never been easier, and I would say important for ...

The tourism industry in Belize is on an upward trajectory. Statistics for the first half of this year show a persistent growth in both overnight and cruise ship arrivals. The Belize Tourism Board said this positions the country as a favorite vacation paradise and underscores the effective marketing strategy by ...

The Dominican Republic’s tourism ministry announced a series of new programs and increased safety measures for visitors to the Caribbean nation — amid a slew of media reports about American tourist deaths there. Among the additions is a multilingual emergency center, which is being established in Bávaro, a primary tourist ...

The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging regional countries to enhance disease surveillance at ports of entry and at health facilities following the categorization of the current outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) as a public health emergency. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared ...

ALABAMA LIFE & CULTURE, By Shauna Stuart Cayo Coco Rum Bar & Restaurante, the highly anticipated Cuban rum bar from Andrew Collins and Josh Schaff, the proprietor and general manager of The Collins, is now open in Founder’s Station. Named after the island off central Cuba, the rum bar’s design ...

Barbados is on track for another record year of tourist arrivals. That disclosure came recently from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., William Griffith. “The BTMI is already reporting 324,551 arrivals for 2019, which is four per cent above the same period for 2018. The UK ...