Topic: Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association
Luxury and family travel key to Cayman tourism growth, new report finds
A new regional travel report suggests Cayman may be better positioned than many destinations to compete for higher-value and family travelers but also faces growing risks tied to its reliance on connecting flights and seasonal demand patterns.
Cayman banks on longer vacations for visitors
The Cayman Islands is banking on longer vacations and deeper visitor engagement with the launch of its 2025 summer tourism campaign, 'Caution: Book Responsibly'.
Canada can help drive Cayman’s tourism growth
While the United States remains Cayman’s main source, accounting for 83% of stayover arrivals, there is increasing momentum from Canada and other markets.
Bryan: Cayman focussed on sustainable tourism product
Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan, while remaining silent on what might replace the cancelled Cayman Airways route to Barbados, told regional tourism delegates that Cayman plans to concentrate on quality over quantity.
Barbados PM urges tourism leaders to form regional operator
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has sounded the call for the formation of a regional tour operator as she urged tourism leaders to be shakers and not takers.
Caribbean tourism association calls for reduced isolation periods
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is calling on the region's governments to come to a consensus to reduce isolation periods for travellers to seven days, in a bid to help the Caribbean's tourism sector to recover.
Post-Dorian Bahamas reexamines climate-resilient tourism
Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis describes Hurricane Dorian as a watershed moment for the Commonwealth nation. There is The Bahamas that existed before September 2019, and the nation now, fully aware of its vulnerability to climate change as a developing island state.
Remembering pioneer John Bell’s contribution to Caribbean tourism
“John Bell’s lasting legacy and indelible footprint on Caribbean tourism was foundational to the region’s rise to the world’s tourism stage and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s guiding hand in making that possible.”
EDITORIAL – In search of sargassum solutions
Cayman cannot control the ocean currents that occasionally steer sargassum in our direction, but working together, we can be prepared with a quick, efficient and effective response when it does.
Jobs bank opened for hurricane-stricken tourism workers
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has created a “jobs bank” to assist industry workers from hurricane-impacted areas to find jobs around the region.
