Jamaica aims for 2 million air visitors in 2014
Aerial view of Half Moon, a luxury resort near Montego Bay. (Larry Luxner) On Dec. 30, with only two days left
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US-Cuba: Americans support policy change
Cuba: Afternoon traffic in downtown Pinar del Río. (Larry Luxner) WASHINGTON — Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) is as liberal on the
Read moreHaiti’s economy booming
Cruise-ship port of Labadie, on Haiti’s northern coast. (Larry Luxner) Four years after an earthquake killed 300,000 of its people
Read moreGuadeloupe tries to raise profile in lucrative U.S. market
Cliffs of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. (Larry Luxner) Tourism authorities on French-speaking Guadeloupe want to make sure you don’t confuse their island
Read moreGrenada marks 40 years of independence
U.S. Army Rangers parachute into Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury, October 25 1983. Grenada, which in October marked the 30th
Read moreDominican Republic leads in Caribbean tourism arrivals
Coconut palms tower over villas along the Caribbean coast at Tortuga Bay. (Larry Luxner) The undisputed king of Caribbean tourism, the
Read moreCuba still off-limits to most American tourists
Will 2014 be the year Washington finally takes Cuba off the State Department list of “terrorist-supporting states” which also includes
Read moreCruise tourists flock to once-risky Colombian port of Cartagena
Romantic gas lamps light the colonial streets of Cartagena, Colombia. (Larry Luxner) For the first time ever, the Florida Caribbean Cruise
Read moreBermuda seeks new incentives to lure wealthy tourists
Cruise ship docks along Front Street in Hamilton, Bermuda. (Larry Luxner) Bermuda, a popular island destination only two hours by air
Read moreBarbados tourism threatened with British air passenger taxes
Economic difficulties in Europe and the ever-increasing air passenger duty (APD) imposed by Great Britain have combined to threaten the
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