More for smaller players, promises Bartlett

More for smaller players, promises Bartlett

Pointing to the huge difference between how much value small and medium sized players bring to the tourism sector and how much they earn from it, Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is on a mission to narrow the gap.   Among the initiatives planned to...
SCUBA GENIE: Nickardo Dennis

SCUBA GENIE: Nickardo Dennis

Nickardo Dennis has always loved being in the water. No surprise, then, that he became a dive instructor. He’s known as the Scuba Genie. His love of the ocean is hereditary. Growing up in the seaside community of Belmont in Westmoreland, Dennis is a third-generation...
US$265 million resort for Jamaica

US$265 million resort for Jamaica

A 250-room luxury resort and 23 residences nestled amongst towering 200-year-old fig and banyan trees at Mammee Bay in Jamaica is slated to debut in late 2024.  The project is estimated to be a US$265 million investment.  It is the first property being...
Sandals Unveils Royal Curaçao

Sandals Unveils Royal Curaçao

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has opened its 16th Sandals Resort, Sandals Royal Curaçao, racking up a number of firsts in the process.  The resort company’s debut in the Dutch Caribbean sets in motion entirely new and innovative ways to experience the...
MICE Americas returns to Cuba

MICE Americas returns to Cuba

For four days in June, up to 50 participants will gather in Cuba for the 24th edition of the oldest B2B MICE tradeshow of the Americas & Caribbean, MITM Americas. The gathering of players interested in the Meetings & Incentive Travel Market will take place in...