By the Caribbean Journal staff

Bermuda’s Pompano Beach Club has completed a series of renovations to the property, according to a statement from the Bermuda Tourism Authority.

The hotel’s changes included a full renovation of its wrap-around pool bar, resurfacing at the club’s three outdoor hot tubs and the main pool; and a new mosaic-tiled Pompano fish design added to the bottom of the pool.

Pompano has a total of 75 rooms, with a private beach, a full-service spa and three restaurants, among other amenities.

The hotel, set about 45 minutes from the island’s international airport and about 25 minutes from Hamilton, is adjacent to Bermuda’s Port Royal golf course.

For more info, visit Pompano Beach Club.

— CJ

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By Alexander Britell

It’s been a banner year so far for tourism in the Cayman Islands, and the destination is showing no signs of slowing down.

Stayover visitors to the Cayman Islands totaled 209,143 arrivals in the first five months of 2018, according to new data from the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism.

That represented a 16.51 percent increase over the same period in 2017, or 29,637 more stayover visitors — among the fastest growth rates in the Caribbean region.

The number was buoyed by a very strong month of May, in which the territory reported a 22.4 percent increase compared to May 2017.

Seven Mile Beach.

“The tourism industry of the Cayman Islands is an important economic driver that leads to job creation and national development for which we all benefit,” said Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell. “Our tourism stakeholders should be extremely proud of our collective performance and I am optimistic that we can continue this positive trend throughout 2018.”

Visitors spent around $390 million in the destination in the first five months of the year, an increase by around $54 million year over year.

Cayman Brac, one of the three must-visit islands making up the Cayman Islands.

The 2018 boom comes after what was itself a strong year for the Cayman Islands last year, when the British Overseas Territory crossed 400,000 stayover visitors for the first time ever.

“Achieving great milestones for 2018 and beyond will be led by the vision of our National Tourism Plan, ongoing commitment to innovative strategic marketing practises, and working in partnership to identify and attract the right mix of visitors to our shores,” said Rosa Harris, Director of Tourism for the Cayman Islands.

The Grand Hyatt project.

The Cayman Islands has also been seeing a wave of new hotel development, from the launch of a new Grand Hyatt project on Seven Mile Beach to the just-announced Mandarin Oriental, Grand Cayman.

The destination has also been boosted by new airlift from carriers including Southwest Airlines and JetBlue, the latter of which is adding even more flights to Grand Cayman this fall.

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Another new cruise port in the Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic tourism officials are mulling exactly that, according to a statement from the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism.

Officials this week broached the idea of establishing the city of Boca Chica as what would be the Dominican Republic’s fifth cruise port.

Boca Chica would join existing ports including Santo Domingo; Puerto Plata’s Amber Cove, the country’s newest port; La Romana and San Souci.

“This addition would further develop the country’s cruise industry and increase tourism to Boca Chica,” the Ministry said in a statement to the media.

Boca Chica is set just to the east of Santo Domingo, a short distance from the city’s Las Americas International Airport.

— CJ

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