Release - CARPHA continues to support Bermuda in ensuring a safer and healthier tourism destination for visitors and locals. Tourism is a critical industry for Bermuda, which has faced many challenges due to the ongoing pandemic. To support the tourism recovery efforts on the island,
After a successful first season in the winter of 2021-2022, KLM will start flying to Barbados again on October 18, 2022. The Dutch national airline will resume direct service from Amsterdam to Barbados thrice weekly — on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. The KLM connection is particularly appealing
Release - Continuing to grow Jamaica into a regional airlift hub, the destination is pleased to welcome back weekly service from Grand Cayman (GCM), into Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay, Jamaica, by Cayman Airways. The flight, which arrived on Thursday, August 4, marked the first
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is hosting a two-day International Music and Food Festival this July 30-31, 2022, at the Saca Chispas Field in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. The first of its kind, the Belize International Music and Food Festival aims to showcase local and international
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader and Minister of Tourism, David Collado, received the recognition granted by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for ranking as the number one country in tourism recovery. Abinader said that the income generated by the tourism sector reached US$5,700 million. “When we came
Sheena Forde-Craigg, Barbados GIS - The signing of an Air Services confidential memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Barbados and the Republic of Ghana has been described as “strengthening historical ties”. The virtual signing occurred this evening between Barbados’ Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa
GIS - Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) was honoured to be named, Best Tourist Board, at the recently concluded Travel Weekly’s 2022 Globe Travel Awards Ceremony. On Tuesday, March 15, BTMI’s Senior Business Development Officer, Marc McCollin, accepted the prestigious award during a ceremony in London’s
Media Release - The health, safety and regional security of the Caribbean’s economies are closely related to the health of its tourism industry given that the Caribbean sub-region is the most tourism-dependent region of the world. The tourism sector has historically been one of the industries hardest hit by
UN News - The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN's tourism body said, calling the sector's recovery "fragile" and "slow." According to the latest forecast by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the same amount
Tourism is the major economic driver for many Caribbean countries and territories in which the Republic Bank group operates. It is well known that global travel and tourism have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Bank intends to play its part in
