Remove aviation and visa restrictions, official warns C’bean countries
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – President of the World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC) David Scowsill has warned Caribbean governments of the need to take urgent action to remove aviation and visa restrictions, which he said were serving…
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Drop in fuel prices benefits airlines, not passengers
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday December 4, 2014 – Oil prices have hit a five-year low of US$67.50 a barrel. This should have been a godsend for the global tourism industry because the cost of air…
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Tourism matters: We have to get more involved
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now It seems almost inconceivable to accept that the dreaded APD (Advanced Passenger Duty) was implemented in the United Kingdom, or others would say thrust upon the industry, some twenty years ago. There has…
Shooting death of homeless camper sparks outrage against Albuquerque police
By David Usborne From The Independent UK The latest shocking death at the hands of Albuquerque’s Police Department has sparked protests- the department that kills more people than the NYPD Captured by a video camera on one of the officer’s…
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Re-thinking Caribbean tourism again
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News Most of the Caribbean tourism groups have claimed the recent change in the Air Passenger Duty (APD) as ‘a complete victory’ for the Caribbean. The ‘victory’ is hardly ‘complete’, if it is a…
Former Caribbean Hotels association president not overjoyed at APD reform
From Caribbean360 Berthia Parle said the reduction should not satisfy regional lobbyists into attaining fairer taxes, contending that flights to the Caribbean should ultimately be the same cost as a flight from Britain to Europe. CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC –…
Cayman Islands welcomes long lobbied reduction in APD for UK travellers
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (19 March 2014) The Cayman Islands is pleased to welcome the long anticipated news of reduced Air Passenger Duty (APD) for long haul visitors from the United Kingdom. APD is an excise duty which is charged…
Caribbean Tourism: The battle is far from over
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News There is much euphoria in the tourism establishment over the Air Passenger Duty (APD) that on 19 March 2014 the British government announced would be reduced on flights to and from the Caribbean…
Caribbean RoundUp From Caribbean Life
By Azad Ali Caribbean The United Nations says growth in the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will pick up pace in 2014 on an improved global outlook that will help increase demand for exports. The UN’s regional economic…
