According to new figures by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the travel industry the number of international visitors to the USA has dipped precipitously in the past year.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said it is deeply disturbed by reports about the use of derogatory and repulsive language by the president of the United States in relation to CARICOM member state, Haiti, and other developing countries.

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association CHTA launched a job bank in order to help candidates out of work because of hurricanes to find tourism-related employment opportunities.

The Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) has launched a new tourism strategy for 2018 –‘Wellness Pura Vida’ – a new ethos that redefines what it means to look after the body and soul. According to the World Health Organization, “burnout”, the state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress, is now a global issue.

A consultant with the London-based Caribbean Council says the Trump Administration’s new United States security policy raises difficult questions for the Caribbean.

“Antigua is open for business,” announces the country’s tourism minister Henry Fernandez within seconds of us shaking hands over (yet another) rum punch at Blue Waters resort.