Pregnant woman denied refund after cancelling cruise over Zika concerns
By Shannon Behnken From wfla News Channel 8 TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — World health agencies warn that pregnant women should not travel to areas with known cases of the Zika virus. But happens if you’ve already booked a cruise? Christina…
Environmentally worse to travel by air or car?
By David Nolan, Green Car Reports From Business Insider Eco-activists often indict air travel as a carbon-spewing threat to the global climate. Worldwide, commercial jets pour an estimated 700 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, leading to…
Destination of the week
‘Curacao’ – exotic ‘paradise’ island-getaway dazzles in the heart of the Caribbean By Kamran Shah From Inquisitr CuracaCuro, an exotic paradise island getaway located in the heart of the fascinating Caribbean archipelago is a prized tourist spot and more importantly…
Reef damage under probe, Cayman Islands official says Pullmantur was not negligent
From Seatrade Cruise News Pullmantur is under fire for damaging a Cayman Islands coral reef with a ship’s anchor chain in an incident captured on video that has had hundreds of thousands of YouTube views. However, Pullmantur Zenith was inside…
Jam Cruise 15 to stop in Cayman Islands
From glide Magazine THE ORIGINAL METERS, MOE., KAMASI WASHINGTON, GALACTIC TOP JAM CRUISE 15 LINEUP As tradition holds, Cloud 9 Adventures took to Jazzfest in New Orleans today to unveil the highly anticipated lineup for Jam Cruise 15. Pulling out…
Cayman Airways expansion follows ‘Strategic’ plan
From Travel Pulse Cayman Airways, The Cayman Islands’ national carrier, this week announced an expansion program that will add one 737-800 aircraft to the airline’s fleet in November, followed by a “phased-in approach” that will add one additional 737-800 aircraft…
Two new zika cases confirmed in USVI – no reported cases in Cayman Islands
No Zika cases reported in Cayman Islands Zika Virus Update as of 25 April 2016 From Cayman Islands Public Health Department The Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Samuel Williams Rodriguez, wishes to advise that as of Monday, 25 April 2016…
Engineers sought for Cayman Islands cruise berthing design works
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Advertisements are to appear in local and international media on Wednesday, 27 April, 2016, seeking proposals for civil engineering design works of the proposed cruise berthing facility. Successful tenders will pre-qualify with the Ministry of…
World Travel Awards 2016: Latin American, Caribbean Countries nab nods At ‘Oscars’ of tourism
By Jessica Lucia Roiz From Latin Times The World Travel Awards is preparing for a fantastic awards ceremony expected to take place later this year at a Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Maldives. As tradition holds since 1993, the awards ceremony…
University of Florida held the world’s first brain-controlled drone race
By Fitz Tepper From techcrunch Drone races are nothing new. But while they started as an ad-hoc activity within the drone community, the sport has now taken on a life of its own with highly elaborate events and a partnership with ESPN. Similarly, brain-computer interface (BCI) technology…










