Kingston.- Jamaica is in good shape for the upcoming winter season, with advance bookings at many resorts pacing ahead of a year ago at this time. “I’m confident we’ll beat our arrival numbers of 2011, which totaled 1.95 million stopover visitors,” said Wykeham McNeill, minister of tourism and entertainment. “Right ...

Basseterre.- St. Kitts and Nevis hosted successfully the recent Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) State of the Industry Conference. Participated leaders from more than 20 of CTO’s member countries as well as members of the international media had a first-hand experience of its genuine hospitality and world-class facilities. Small St. Kitts ...

Kingston.- The Caribbean countries have experienced a transition from a labor-intensive agricultural sector to a more capital-intensive sector, such as tourism. The per capita GDP of Caribbean countries increased significantly in the 1970s, but in the last 20 years most of these countries have lost ground compared to the emerging ...

Bridgetown.- The Caribbean Tourism Organization wants to “position the Caribbean as the most desirable, year round, warm weather destination by 2017”. The CTO Board of Directors and the Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism approved a new vision at their meetings in St Kitts last week. This new vision ...

London.- Where passengers reach their final destination three hours or more after the scheduled arrival time, they may claim fixed compensation from the airline, unless the delay is caused by extraordinary circumstances, a report from Travel Daily News said.

New York.- American Airlines strengthens its network with service to cities in Asia, Europe and Latin America. AA announced that it will launched news business plan and network strategy designed to offer customers more choices to new destinations. Next year, American will begin the following international services: Dallas/Fort Worth – ...