One picture perfectly illustrates China’s biggest problem in the Pacific
By Alex Lockie From Business Insider In the picture above, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, left, shakes hands with the Philippines’ secretary of national defense, Voltaire Gazmin, aboard the back of a V-22 Osprey as it flies over the South…
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Caribbean hoteliers, tourism officials seek Zika antidote
By BRIAN MAJOR From Travel Pulse With the 2016 summer travel season waning, Caribbean tourism officials hope for some moderation in the Zika virus’ increasingly apparent toll on visitor arrivals. But with infection numbers continuing to grow in regional destinations,…
Chinese woman ‘survives 38 hours in sea’ after falling from cruise
From BBC A Chinese woman who fell off a cruise ship and drifted at sea for 38 hours before being rescued by fishermen has lived to tell the tale. The woman from Shanghai, known only by her surname Fan, leaned…
Heroes Day 2017 to honour Cayman Islands Tourism Sector
The largest national recognition event will honour “Pioneers in Tourism”, next January, at 2017 National Heroes Day (NHD). The NHD Committee, a group comprised of public and private sector representatives, met on Tuesday, 9 August, 2016, to discuss the chosen…
Open tender for all retail space at Cayman Islands ORIA
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (12 August, 2016) The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) is taking another major step in the airport expansion and redevelopment project with an open tender for all retail space at the Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA)….
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CDC adds Cayman Islands to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice…
Delta went down, and its back-up system didn’t have a chance to save it
BY COLIN DAILEDA From Mashable On its website, Delta Air Lines touts that it was named one of Fortune’s 50 most admired companies this year, in part because its “industry-leading global network” connects 180 million passengers per year to 335 destinations…
El Faro’s data recorder recovered from sea bottom
BY ERIC RUSSELL From Portland Press Herald Investigators hope the device can provide information about what led to the sinking of the cargo ship last fall, killing its entire crew, including five people with Maine ties. A little more than…
Travel industry icon to address Caribbean hospitality exchange forum
From South Florida Caribbean News MIAMI – Gerard “Jerry” Inzerillo, CEO of Forbes Travel Guide, known and esteemed for his innovations and relationships in the tourism, hospitality, and entertainment communities, will be the keynote speaker opening up the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA)…
2 Muslims kicked off plane because flight attendant felt ‘unsafe’
By Sarah Harvard, Mic From Business Insider Don’t ask for a glass of water if you’re a Muslim on an American Airlines flight. You might get kicked out. Two Muslim women were ejected from a Wednesday-morning American Airlines flight from…
