Topic: Director of Tourism Rosa Harris
Cayman’s winter flight capacity to rise by 18%
The Cayman Islands is set to see an 18% increase in inbound flight capacity during the winter travel season.
Delta’s two new flights make pre-Christmas landings
Delta Air Lines' two new flights, from Detroit and New York, landed in Grand Cayman Saturday, bringing planeloads of Christmas visitors.
London taxis decked out in ‘vaCay’ branding for travel industry event
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (CIDOT) brought Cayman's ‘vaCay’ message to the international travel industry this week with a fleet of branded Cayman Islands taxis to help spread the word.
New ‘vaCay’ tourism campaign focuses on Cayman’s beauty and people
The Department of Tourism has launched 'Welcome to vaCay', a $12 million global campaign positioning the destination as an antidote to high-stress travel and a tribute to the people of Cayman.
Tourism director: ‘We’re not out of the cruise business’
Despite concern that the Cayman Islands has lost its place on the Caribbean’s cruise map, recent data from within the sector reveals the jurisdiction is still in the game.
Higher air capacity expected after summer dip, says tourism director
Although the first four months of this year saw steady growth in air arrivals in Cayman, a drop in flight frequency in a key market over the summer months is likely to impact numbers.
Tourism head Rosa Harris receives top award
Rosa Harris has been named Director of Tourism of the Year at the annual Women in Caribbean Tourism Awards held 1-5 June in New York.
Cayman announces more direct flights as it eyes tourism boom
In a strategic push to enhance connectivity and reach priority markets, the Cayman Islands is expanding direct flights from key US and regional cities.
American Airlines to reintroduce evening flights on trial basis
The once-popular American Airlines evening flight from Miami to Grand Cayman will return later this year, although only for 26 days.
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.
Cayman tourism could be heading towards a record-breaking 2025
Cayman tourism is on a strong upward trajectory, and is on pace to match, or even exceed, its record-breaking performance of 2019.
Restaurant Month 2024 aims for international appeal
Restaurant Month, set for October, officially launched Wednesday night with a sun-drenched event at the Kimpton Seafire Beach Deck.
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Cayman ‘aggressively’ wooing Latin American market
Tourism and airline officials from Cayman have been doing the rounds of trade shows and conferences in Latin America recently, in a concerted effort to bring a new market of visitors to the islands.
1 million cruise passengers arrive in first 11 months of 2023
Cruise tourism arrivals in Cayman have surpassed 1 million passengers this year, for the first time since the pandemic, tourism officials have announced.
Kansas City and Austin earmarked as possible Cayman Airways routes
Kansas City, Missouri, and the city of Austin, Texas, have both been identified as potential future destinations for Cayman Airways flights.
Tourism director first Caymanian to win regional leadership award
Director of the Department of Tourism, Rosa Harris, has become the first Caymanian to be celebrated at the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Awards.
October air arrivals slow 2023 upward momentum
Cayman's October tourism numbers have broken the upward trend of this year's air arrivals' performance over 2022 with stats showing a 5% decline over last year's figures.
$76M airports plan: Runway to extend 1,900 feet into North Sound
A new Airports Master Plan will involve expanding the Owen Roberts International Airport runway in Grand Cayman 1,900 feet into the North Sound, at a cost of $28 million, officials have confirmed.
Cayman set for another flight from the UK
British Airways will fly five times a week from London Heathrow Airport to Grand Cayman, via Nassau, Bahamas, from March next year.
Airlift growing as Cayman heads for most successful winter stayover season
Tourism chiefs say the final quarter of 2022 is gearing up to be more successful in terms of stayover visitors than the same period in 2019, which was the busiest winter season in Cayman's history.
Cayman on cover of major travel magazine
The bright yellow umbrellas of the Palm Heights hotel on Grand Cayman's Seven Mile Beach feature on the eye-catching cover of the latest issue of Travel + Leisure magazine, which is read by millions.
Tourism department attends media convention to strengthen diversity marketing
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism said it is strengthened its diversity marketing efforts by participating in the 2022 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) joint convention in Las Vegas
Cayman’s problem with airlift
As airlines tackle staffing shortages, the rising cost of fuel and increasing airport fees, there are fewer seats and more expensive fares for travellers seeking to escape to sun destinations like Cayman, tourism officials say.
Stayover numbers just over half of 2019 levels
By April this year, Cayman was seeing 55% of its pre-pandemic stayover visitor numbers, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan told Cayman Islands Tourism Association members at their latest meeting.
Selling Cayman: Tourism’s marketing machine ramps up
For the past two years, Rosa Harris, has had one of the most difficult jobs in tourism - marketing the Cayman Islands to people who couldn't come here. Now the island's marketing machine is cranking back into gear.
Cayman aims for 40% of 2019 record stayover tourism numbers
The Cayman Islands this year is aiming to reach up to 40% of 2019's stayover tourism levels, which equates to between 175,000 and 200,000 visitors, according the islands' director of tourism.
US designer launches Cayman-inspired luxury handbags
Even though US designer Laura Kofoid has yet to dip her toes in Cayman's waters, the Chicago-based businesswoman has said images of the eye-catching hues of the ocean surrounding the islands inspired her latest handbag collection, Vivid Cayman.
