St. Maarten PM: Tourism is key to economy
July 3, 2014
It’s been nearly four years since Oct. 10, 2010 — the day the Netherlands Antilles was officially dissolved, allowing the Dutch-speaking islands in the confederation to go their own separate ways.
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Ports: Cruise ship business up 15.2% in San Juan
April 24, 2014
Cruise ship business at the Port of San Juan is up 15.2 percent for the first nine months of the fiscal year, representing an increase of 124,619 passengers year-over-year, Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Víctor Suárez said Wednesday.
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U.S. Virgin Islands tourism officials optimistic for ’14
February 26, 2014
Officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands expect 2017, which will mark 100 years since the United States bought the territory from Denmark, to be a banner year for tourism.
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St. Maarten upgrades Princess Juliana Int’l Airport
February 25, 2014
When it comes to duty free shopping, no Caribbean destination holds more appeal than St. Maarten, a Dutch-speaking outpost of the Netherlands that shares the 37-square-mile island with French-speaking St. Martin.
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St. Kitts to get 2nd cruise-ship pier, 1st ‘skyscrapers’
February 21, 2014
St. Kitts-Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas in both area and population, has only 53,000 inhabitants and measures just 104 square miles — less than twice the size of the District of Columbia. Yet it’s at the forefront of a cruise ship and hotel building boom that shows no sign of slowing down.
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Puerto Rico looks to tourism to boost sagging economy
February 20, 2014
Puerto Rico, deep in the throes of an economic and fiscal crisis, is losing ground to rival Caribbean tourism destinations while the island’s population continues to shrink — from just over 3.8 million in 2010 to under 3.7 million today.
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DR once again leads in Caribbean tourism arrivals
February 12, 2014
The undisputed king of Caribbean tourism, the Dominican Republic consistently attracts more visitors to its shores than any other country in the region.
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Cruises flock to once-risky Colombian port of Cartagena
February 10, 2014
Last autumn, for the first time ever, the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association hosted its annual conference in South America.
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Scuffle over Disney Fantasy tours could cost Puerto Rico $2M, tourism execs say
July 31, 2013
A scuffle that broke out Tuesday morning between United Tour Guide members and private tour operators when the Disney Fantasy cruise ship docked unexpectedly in Old San Juan could cost Puerto Rico $2 million in products and services and could damage the island’s reputation as a destination, tourism executives said.
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Disney Cruise Line picks San Juan as ’14 homeport
February 13, 2013
Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and all of their friends aboard the Disney Magic will be calling Puerto Rico “home” for the first time in the fall of 2014, when the cruise line plans to sail out of the port of San Juan en route to the Southern Caribbean, company officials announced Tuesday.
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