Monthly Archives: January 2017

Surge in Buyer Interest for Caribbean Travel Marketplace

 

The Caribbean’s leading travel conference is seeing a surge in buyer interest this year, according to the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.

The CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace begins Tuesday, with 15 new buyers from almost 12 countries having registered to participate in the event, which will take place at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas.

Buyers are matched with Caribbean suppliers (i.e. hotels, tour companies and tourism departments) during the two-day program featuring thousands of appointments.

“Caribbean Travel Marketplace is a platform for our members to conduct and increase their business by meeting with buyers from all over the world,” said CHTA CEO Frank Comito. “We look forward to some very robust discussions in the Bahamas as we position the region as the best place in the world to visit for business or leisure.”

New buyers companies include DERTOUR/Fiesta Travel from Bulgaria; DELUXEA from Czech Republic / Slovakia; France’s Island Consulting and Spots D’Evasion France; Germany’s EWTC; Caribbean Blue from Ireland; Poland’s DERTOUR and Luxury Travel Management; Trelco Limited (IHG QATAR) from Qatar; Russia’s Luxury Resorts Collection; Solbooking and TUI from Spain; and Britain’s AZUZOO Limited, dnata and Love Holidays.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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School bus company owners convicted of bid rigging and mail fraud in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Following a week-long trial, a federal jury in Puerto Rico has convicted four individuals for participating in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies at an auction for public school bus transportation services in Puerto Rico’s Caguas municipality. Gavino Rivera Herrera…

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The 10 Best Hotels in St. Martin

 

World-class food, marvelous beaches and an intoxicating fusion of French and Caribbean culture; they all help make the French side of St. Martin one of the top destinations in the Caribbean. And one of the things that makes the French side of St. Martin so delightful is its diverse, intimate hotel sector, with a collection of mostly smaller properties full of personality. If you are looking for a getaway to St. Martin, these are the places for you. Here are the best hotels in St. Martin.

The view of Long Bay.

Belmond La Samanna

St. Martin’s flagship luxury hotel is this, a grand, 83-room resort set above the spectacular Long Bay beach. The food is excellent, the spa is wonderful and the vibe is Saint-Tropez meets the West Indies. Book Belmond La Samanna.

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Puerto Rico celebrates release of political prisoner

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jubilant celebrations began the same day that Oscar López Rivera, Puerto Rico’s longest held political prisoner, had his sentence commuted by former President Barack Obama on January 17. López Rivera was convicted of seditious conspiracy in 1981 and sentenced to 55 years…

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Four vessels with 126 undocumented migrants intercepted off Puerto Rico

AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), US Coast Guard and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), working under the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG), have intercepted 126 undocumented migrants from the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti.

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