KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is predicting “the best winter season” since 2019, after reporting an uptick in cruise arrivals and a positive forecast for stopover visitors.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – As the world responds to new vaccination and testing requirements before boarding an international flight to the United States, officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands are reminding the traveling public that the new rules do not apply to direct travel from the USVI to the U.S. mainland.

MADRID, Spain –The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector trillion US dollars in lost revenue in 2021, the UN’s tourism body said, calling the sector’s recovery “fragile” and “slow.”

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Canadian airline Swoop, a subsidiary of WestJet, has expanded service to Jamaica with the addition of bi-weekly non-stop flights between Toronto and Kingston on Wednesdays and Fridays.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – United States based carrier, Frontier Airlines will on Saturday afternoon launch its year-round service to the country.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada Friday become the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to announce that will not be allow people from several African countries into the island as a result of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The number of passengers passing through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) doubled in 2021 when compared to 2020, the airport’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ramesh Ghir said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK, New York - The Bermuda Tourism Authority welcomes the first significant loosening of COVID-19 border protocols since the island reopened in July 2020. Rapid antigen testing has been added as an approved option for pre-arrival testing of vaccinated Bermuda-bound travelers effective December 3, 2021.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has imposed travel restrictions on travelers from eight countries over concerns of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica Wednesday welcomed the inaugural American Airlines direct flight from Miami with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit describing the occasion as a “game changer” for the socio-economic future of the Nature Isle.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Caribbean Airlines has been rated a ‘Four Star Major Airline’ by its passengers, in the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Official Airline Ratings for 2022.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – An Antiguan woman will be going to space, possibly with her daughter, after winning two seats aboard a Virgin Galactic’s commercial space flight.