Universal Travel System (UTS) will again offer fully escorted tours to Cuba, beginning early October, 2013. The tours will be conducted by the experienced tour managers who led the tours when they were previously operating beginning in 2000. UTS, based in Santa Monica, operated the tours for three years. The company has just renewed its …
A family-owned beach resort in America’s paradise is extending a warm hero’s welcome with a special offer for fall travel. To show their appreciation to our nation’s military and first responders, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort in St. Thomas is offering these heroes more than 40 percent savings on much-needed rest and relaxation with their loved …
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) recently awarded 24 scholarships totaling US$154,500 to Caribbean nationals pursuing a higher education or professional development in hospitality and tourism after receiving 48 qualified applications from 13 countries. “We are very pleased with the quality of applicants we received this year which reflect some of the …
The St. Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation (STDF) is preparing to host another major sustainable conference from September 25th – 27th 2013, during which delegates will discuss critical issues relating to the island’s sustainability. The theme of the Statia Sustainable Conference, “Tourism & Water, protecting our common future” is identical to the proposed theme for this …
American hip hop artist Flo Rida thrilled thousands of fans during his debut performance at the 21st staging of Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay. In his nearly hour long set, Flo Rida kept the crowd rocking with his hits including Where My Girls At, Low, and In The Ayer. online pharmacy buy augmentin no insurance …
From September 26 – 29, 2013, Saint Lucia will host a roster of destination wedding experts during the first annual “LOVE Elevated” Wedding Symposium. Noted speakers include renowned New York based wedding planner Sarah Pease; Denise Favorule, Executive Vice President of the XO Group; Erika Hueneke, Senior Weddings Editor of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine; …
Jamaica’s Rastafari culture has been documented and its history detailed in a definitive exhibition now underway at the Institute of Jamaica in the island’s cultural capital, Kingston. The historic exhibition, ‘Rastafari: Unconquerable! ’ examines the ‘Revelation of Rastafari’, the ‘Philosophy and Evolution of the Rastafari Movement’, the ‘Visit of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie to …
The Caribbean region’s tourism development agency, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), completed a tour of four member-countries last week, continuing a series of country visits which began last year. CTO Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty and Secretary General Hugh Riley, along with the newly appointed Director of Membership Services Faye Gill, met with senior tourism officials in …
From September 26 – 29, 2013, Saint Lucia will host a roster of destination wedding experts during the first annual “LOVE Elevated” Wedding Symposium. In celebration of this event, the Tourist Board launched the Saint Lucia Pinterest page in conjunction with a “Simply Beautiful Pin it to Win” sweepstakes. One lucky winner and a guest …
For the fourth consecutive year, all four Couples Resorts in Jamaica are ranked in the top 25 Caribbean resorts in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards of 2013. Couples Resorts has four resorts in Jamaica, all of which are included in Travel + Leisure’s list of top resorts in the Caribbean, Bermuda and Bahamas. Couples …