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A dynamic tourism marketing thrust driven by a new website, which has just gone live, is seeing the island creatively and meaningfully brought to life.

The Choice Hotels International, Inc. Caribbean portfolio continues to gain guest appeal. Comfort Suites Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman has recorded its best year since it began operations 14 years ago.

Praised for its unparalleled sustainability efforts, Aruba was named the National Geographic World Legacy Award Winner for “Destination Leadership” this week at ITB Berlin, the world's largest tourism convention.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) welcomed nearly 50 media professionals to it 12th pan-Caribbean media awards event for German media at the renowned Funkturm Restaurant, the Berlin radio tower inaugurated in 1926 and which provides spectacular views on the city.

The stellar line-up of the 24^th edition Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival has been further spiced up with the addition of American Grammy Award-winning R&B and soul singer-songwriter Chrisette Michele and famed Caribbean soca singer and songwriter, Trinidadian Destra added to the all-star cast.

Jamaican dancehall stars Romain Virgo and Busy Signal have been added to an already star studded cast for the 2015 Tobago Jazz Experience.

The Caribbean's newest healthcare facility is venturing into a new partnership to strengthen its identity as the region's premier destination for world-class healthcare and medical tourism.

Barbados’ tourism sector has begun to show signs of growth. In 2014 long stay visitor arrivals increased for the first time in two years.

Prominent Caribbean hotelier Karolin Troubetzkoy has been appointed Chairman of the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST).

A new report published this week lets the British public have a voice in deciding what the next steps should be in preparing the UK to deal with major space weather events such as solar storms.

Qatar Airways Cargo will be participating in the third Air Cargo Africa exhibition, where the cargo carrier will have an opportunity to showcase its expanding services and its latest developments such as Pharma Express.

This weekend, one of the more lavish celebrity parties took place not in LA but in paradise; the official wedding celebrations of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

A student of “A” Level at Iqra University decides to approach the court for seeking compensation amount of Rs. 2.5 million from university management against wasting his time and amount of hefty fee for studies.

The CTO secretary general presented the State of the Industry Report 2014 at a news conference at the CTO HQ in Barbados on Tuesday 10 February.

The Caribbean welcomed a record 26.3 million tourists in 2014, a 5.3 per cent rise over the previous year. These visitors spent  US$29.2 billion, itself a record.