By the Caribbean Journal staff

Delta Air Lines is expanding its flight service to Nassau in The Bahamas for the upcoming winter season, Caribbean Journal has learned.

Beginning Dec. 21, Delta will be expanding its service from Boston Logan Airport to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport with new daily nonstop flights for the peak season.

The legendary Graycliff hotel in the heart of downtown Nassau.

That will mean taking existing Saturday-only service from Boston to Nassau and expanding it to daily nonstop service, with the expanded flights set to run through April 30, 2020, according to the company.

The move is part of a wider Caribbean expansion for Delta over the next year.

“We are thrilled that Delta is expanding its current once-weekly service to daily, non-stop service from Boston to Nassau,” said Joy Jibrilu, Director General of the Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, in a statement. “This is a testament to the great synergy between our two cities and the convenience of this flight — Bostonians can fly away to paradise in around four hours — and we are so excited to welcome Boston-area travelers seven days a week to experience the beauty, culture and spirit of The Bahamas.”

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

A Tropical Storm is heading for the Eastern Caribbean, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Dorian is approaching the Caribbean with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, and the NHC said the storm could reach hurricane strength as it moves into the Eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday.

The storm which was about 300 miles off the southeastern coast of Barbados late last night, has led to tropical storm warnings in effect for Saint Lucia, Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

The center of Tropical Storm Dorian was expected to be near the Eastern Caribbean late Monday or early Tuesday, moving into the Caribbean sea on Tuesday.

A tropical storm watch was also in effect for Grenada, Martinique and, most recently, Dominica.

For now, the current projections do not show a hurricane making landfall either in the Eastern or Northern Caribbean — the current projections show a tropical storm in the Eastern Caribbean and a tropical depression by the time the storm makes its next projected landfall in the Dominican Republic.

A tropical storm warning means tropical storm conditions are expected in the area in the next 36 hours; a tropical storm watch means tropical storm conditions are possible within the next 48 hours.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said interests in Puerto Rico, the BVI and USVI, Haiti and the Dominican Republic should monitor the progress of Dorian.

Tropical Storm Dorian has already led to a wave of intra-regional flight cancellations, with regional airline LIAT cancelling 15 flights in the southeastern Caribbean on Monday, Aug. 26.

“LIAT will continue to operate its normal flight schedule in the unaffected territories in the network,” the company said.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Caribbean hotel occupancy declined for the fourth straight month in July, according to new data from hotel analytics firm STR.

The region’s hotels reported 64.7 percent occupancy, a 6.5 percent decline compared to the same month in 2018.

Average daily rates rose by 4.8 percent in the period fo $205.45, while revenue per available room fell by 2.1 percent to $132.93.

For the year, Caribbean hotel occupancy has declined by 2.2 percent to 68.3 percent through the first seven months of 2019.

Average daily rates are up 8.6 percent to $235.20, while revenue per available room is up by 6.2 percent to $160.63 on the year.

STR’s data surveyed 1,957 hotels comprising 255,262 hotels in the wider Caribbean region.

— CJ

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