Digital detox getaways In Florida and the Caribbean
By Georgina Cruz, Special Correspondent From Orlando Sentinel For a while, hotels and resorts touted such perks as iPod docks, free Wi-Fi, and even use of free iPads. But some guests, weary of hours sitting in front of a computer/cell…
New era of regional cooperation born: Birth of the Association of Caribbean States
From eTN Global Travel Industry News At the end of the 1980s, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government felt a growing exigency to forge closer relations with their neighbors in the Caribbean Basin. This desire to widen the integration…
“Worth going to The Cayman Islands just for THIS Ritz-Carlton experience alone.”
5 of 5 stars review on Trip Advisor I don’t know where to begin. But here goes: We have stayed at numerous Marriott / Ritz-Carlton properties over the past several years. This property by far blows them all away. Period….
Sandals to give Barbados foreign exchange boost with US$53m hotel purchase
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday July 27, 2014, CMC – Jamaican hotelier, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart’s, Sandals Group will within a few days purchase a Barbados flagship tourism property, Almond Beach Village, for US$53 million. Reporting on the matter, the Sunday…
Birmingham drug mule saved by cabin crew after cocaine pellet bursts in stomach
By Mike Lockley From Birmingham Mail Colmin Smith, 48, had swallowed 61 pellets before Virgin plane was forced to make emergency landing in Bermuda A Birmingham drugs mule carrying half a pound of cocaine in his stomach almost died when…
Thailand airport scam
From Clean Internet Charity This is a confidence trick where one is falsely accused of shoplifting, and then held by police or those claiming to be authorities until they pay a large ‘bail’ for the alleged theft. At times those…
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Mini-pirates scour the Caribbean with stops for ice cream and Legos
By Sailing Dad From Sailing With Kids Why do a rally and why the Caribbean 1500? I was recently asked this by the website All At Sea Southeast magazine (www.allatsea.net). Here is what I came up with! 1. How did…
Sunsail reveals premium line up as new fleet heads to Caribbean
By Marion Telsnig, Sunsail From Yachts and Yachting Sunsail is delighted to announce a number of premium additions to enhance its world-class fleet. From December 2014, Sunsail’s Caribbean-based charter fleet will offer customers a choice of three exciting new monohulls,…
In Panama, the canal is only the beginning
By Eric Vohr Special Contributor From Dallas news Panama is one of the hottest tropical destinations in the Caribbean. Nowhere else will you find such an abundance of beautiful rain forests, exotic animals, beaches — and a 38-mile-long canal that…
Hostels embrace Airbnb in effort to escape rising booking fees
By Eli Epstein From Mashable At the Pacific Tradewinds Hostel in San Francisco, owner Darren Overby has found an unlikely ally in his efforts to keep his hostel’s operating costs down: Airbnb. Though the website is primarily associated with apartment…
