Articles tagged “caribbean”

Coronavirus

Caribbean Tourism’s Epic Rebound Now Faces Big Omicron Hurdle

The region's tourism vulnerability to the pandemic will continue to impact its full economic recovery as source markets increasingly restrict travel due to a fast spreading and little-understood Omicron variant. Now is the time for a good number of islands to double down on their lagging vaccine access and uptake.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

Tourism

Seaweed a Nuisance for Caribbean Tourism But Locals See Opportunity

What is brown muck to visitors is a business opportunity for residents — might as well use the increased volumes of sargassum washing up on shore to innovate.

Sarah Marsh, Jake Spring, Cassandra Garrison, Reuters | 3 years ago

Tourism

Caribbean Returns to Lockdowns as Covid Spikes Amid Low Vaccination Rates

Hopes for a tourism recovery are being dashed in the Caribbean as vaccinations can't keep pace with the spike in new Covid cases. It's another example of why vaccine equity matters.

Kate Chappell, Reuters | 3 years ago

Hotels

Hyatt to Buy Apple Leisure Group in $2.7 Billion Deal

Days after Hyatt executives said they planned to resume growth through acquisitions, the hotel chain plans to buy Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 billion. The deal would expand their presence in the Caribbean at a time when visitors are flocking to the islands.

Akriti Sharma, Reuters | 3 years ago

Tourism

Tourism-Reliant Caribbean Faces New Wave of Covid Infections

In the face of a slow vaccine rollout, prospects for economic recovery in the Caribbean are dim. The island nations are raising flags about the difficulties of accessing vaccines and possible hoarding by richer countries.

Sarah Marsh and Kate Chappell, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Major Airline Trade Groups Object to Latin American, Caribbean Covid-19 Restrictions

3 years ago

Airline Weekly

What’s Old Is New Again as Eastern Returns With Flights to Philly

3 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Airlines Add Coronavirus Testing to Popular Caribbean Destinations

With second waves threatening the influx of holiday travelers that airlines haven't seen since March, U.S. carriers are looking to incorporate rapid testing to ease passenger fears and help meet destinations' entry requirements.

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters | 3 years ago

Cruises

Caribbean Destinations Forced to Rethink Tourism Strategies as Cruises Face Huge Challenges

The world’s primary cruise destination, the Caribbean, has been reeling from the prolonged absence of cruise lines. But there’s no going back to multiple big ships anytime soon — a silver lining for destinations pushed now to maximize quality over quantity with smaller scale, high-value and green tourism.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago