Anguilla Is Getting New Nonstop Flights From Boston, Newark, and Baltimore in December

Anguilla is about to get a lot closer for American travelers. This winter, the island will welcome new nonstop service from three major US cities, a development that marks one of the most significant airlift expansions to the destination in years....

Saint Martin: Two Flags, 37 Beaches, and Endless Caribbean Charm

Colorful Marigot, the lively capital of Saint Martin’s French side. Photo by SeanPavonePhoto, iStock. The Caribbean Island of Saint Martin has been my happy escape for the past five years. During each of my two-month winter stays, along with an...

ANGUILLA TO HOST FIRST-EVER CARIBBEAN MUSIC TOURISM CONVENTION

By Staff Writer Anguilla is to host what is being billed as the first-ever music tourism convention in the Caribbean. Scheduled for November 4th to 6th, the Anguilla Music Tourism Convention is being promoted as “a high-impact, invite-only event...

This Island Was Just Named the Safest Country in the Caribbean for Low Crime and Calm Beaches

Personal safety in a country is important to understand before taking any vacation, and a new report spotlights how some Caribbean countries are safer than others. Anguilla, with its many beaches and bustling culinary scene, has earned new...

CWI CEO Urges Tourism Sector To Support West Indies Cricket

Cricket West Indies Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring has called on the Caribbean’s tourism sector to share greater responsibility for the sport’s sustainability, saying it continues to benefit financially from cricket without offering...

Cricket West Indies CEO calls for increased support from regional tourism partners

During the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), Cricket West Indies CEO Chris Dehring urged tourism partners who financially benefit from West Indies cricket to share responsibility for its recovery and continued health. The remarks...

In the 1980s, Anguilla Was Given the .ai Web Domain: Now it’s Making a Killing on the Dot AI Boom

The Anguilla Airport parking, which is being expanded via the money made from selling the .ai domains – credit, Timo Breidenstein via Wikimedia Back when the internet was just starting, nations were all given a URL in order to publish websites...

CWI CEO calls for increased support for West Indies cricket from regional tourism partners

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — During the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), Cricket West Indies chief executive officer (CEO) Chris Dehring urged tourism partners who financially benefit from West Indies cricket to share responsibility for...

Tobago teen crowned Caribbean regional Junior Minister of Tourism

Sixteen-year-old Jolé St. John, Tobago’s Junior Secretary of Tourism, has been crowned winner of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) 21st Regional Tourism Youth Congress, held Thursday at the Hilton Barbados Resort. - Advertisement - Part...

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner

Regional Tourism Youth Congress participants with (l-r) Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda; Dona Regis-Prosper, CTO Secretary-General; Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary of Tourism, Tobago; Ian Gooding-Edghill, CTO...

“Wadix” heads to Anguilla Music Tourism Convention 2025 to present as Dominica’s Cultural Ambassador

Dominica News Online - Thursday, September 25th, 2025 at 3:14 PM Creole Heartbeat has announced that Leroy “Wadix” Charles, Creole and Cultural Ambassador for Dominica, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Anguilla Music Tourism Convention....

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner [Cayman’s Aylani Morris Seymour 3rd]

Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Jolé St. John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados onThursday BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (October 4, 2025) – Sixteen-year-old Jolé...

Jamaican takes second place at 2025 CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress

Jolé St John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados. (Photo: CMC) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caleader Lewison, the 16-year-old junior minister of tourism for...

High surf warning in effect for Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla

🌊⚠️ HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT ⚠️🌊 The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service has issued a High Surf Warning for: 📍 British Virgin Islands, Anguilla & Barbuda ⏰ Timing: BVI: Friday afternoon → Monday midday Anguilla: Friday evening → Monday...

Canadian and European tourist arrivals to Caribbean decline in first half of 2025

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has reported a downturn in visitor arrivals from Canada and Europe in the first half of 2025, even as other markets showed growth. - Advertisement - According to CTO database administrator Paul Garnes,...

Region records decline in tourist arrivals from Canada, Europe, but an increase from South America

The num­ber of Cana­di­an vis­i­tors to the Caribbean fell by nine per cent to 1.67 mil­lion, while ar­rivals from Eu­rope dropped by an es­ti­mat­ed five per cent to 2.53 mil­lion dur­ing the first half of 2025, com­pared to the same pe­ri­od...

High Surf Warning Issued for Barbuda, BVI and Anguilla

Wave heights are expected to reach 2.1 to 2.7 metres or 7 to 9 feet, occasionally or locally reaching near 3.4 metres or 11 feet. The swell period will be 12 to 13 seconds. North swells will range from 2.4 to 2.7 metres or 8 to 9 feet and will...

The ‘best place’ I’ve ever been? As a travel writer, I’ve been asked a million times, but here’s my real advice for vacation planning

As a travel journalist based in Toronto, I’m often hopping on planes and exploring the world for work and for fun. When I get home, I write stories for a variety of magazines, newspapers and websites. One of my strengths is what’s known as service...

Caribbean tourism shows resilience amid mixed markets

Bridgetown, Barbados: Caribbean tourism recorded 18.5 million arrivals in the first half of 2025, up nearly two per cent on last year and six per cent above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data presented at the CTO’s State of the Tourism...

C’bean sees fewer tourists from Canada, Europe; arrivals from S. America increase 

By Kenton X. Chance BRIDGETOWN, Barbados —The number of Canadian visitors to the Caribbean fell by 9% to 1.67 million, while arrivals from Europe dropped about 5% to 2.53 million during the first half of 2025, compared to the year-ago period. Paul...