Destinations
No Change: Jamaica Tourist Board reassures Canadian partners
The Jamaica Tourist Board is reassuring travellers and its valued partners in Canada and the travel industry that there has been no change to Canada’s travel advisory designation for Jamaica after the Canadian government updated travel advice and advisories for Jamaica and other international destinations. And it notes that for Jamaica specifically, the updates were editorial only, and the travel status of “Yellow: Exercise a High Degree of Caution” has not changed. In its statement, the JTB points out that recent updates by media outlets were editorial in nature only, made...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates new hotel projects
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is news of a major expansion of the country’s hotel room stock, with four new hotel projects set for development over the next 36 months. The announcement was made by St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Carlos James during the State of the Tourism Industry Address and Stakeholders’ Conference this week. Currently, St Vincent and the Grenadines has a room stock of 3,349. With the addition of these new projects together with the formal inclusion of Airbnb and short-term...
Pivotal moment for Canadians to Great Britain on horizon
Canadian visitor arrivals to Great Britain are approaching a pivotal moment and are forecast to reach or exceed the one-million mark in 2025. That’s the outlook of the tourism organization VisitBritain and further confirmed by VisitBritain CEO Patricia Yates, who recently led the Destination Britain Americas travel trade mission in the Mayan Riviera of Mexico. During an interview with Travel Press Today (TPT), she also said that Canadian visitor revenues would approach £1 billion in 2026. VisitBritain welcomed 47 top international tourism product buyers from the U.S., Canada and...
Lights. Action. Location. Great Britain stars at Toronto TIFF gathering
VisitBritain’s CEO, Patricia Yates welcomed representatives from both the travel and film industries at Toronto’s Windsor Arms Hotel for a celebration yesterday afternoon (Sept. 8). It was both a celebration of two great industries – the tourism industry and the creative industry – and, Yates told the gathering, it was a celebration of the success of VisitBritain’s ‘Starring Great Britain’ campaign. And when better to celebrate that success than during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2025) that’s underway in the city until Sept. 14. In this...
Mexico poised to harness the full potential of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Mexico is gearing up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, rolling out a national tourism strategy designed to harness the full potential of the mega-sporting event. The plan was unveiled at Punto México to business chambers, tourism organizations, and industry leaders by Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism, Josefina Rodríguez Zamora, and Gabriela Cuevas Barrón, the country’s representative for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, who laid out concrete actions to promote Mexico to millions of visitors and global audiences during the month-long tournament. One of the key things that Rodríguez stressed...
Martinique making waves as cruise arrivals post big gains
Martinique is reporting a close to 11% jump in cruise arrivals for the 2024–2025 season -- up from about 421,000 the previous year to more than 465,000 embarking and disembarking passengers across over 200 ship calls. It’s a clear sign of the island’s rising appeal as both a homeport and transit destination, with the island now ranking among the region’s fastest-growing cruise hubs, a momentum further boosted by MSC Cruises’ recent announcement to resume year-round operations in Martinique starting in 2027. Muriel Wiltord, Director of the Americas for the Martinique...
Nevis Tourism Authority names Ravariere as new CEO
The Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) has named Andia Ravariere as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Sept. 1, 2025. Ravariere brings more than a decade of experience in sustainable tourism development and destination marketing across the Caribbean, making her uniquely positioned to lead Nevis into its next chapter of growth. She joins the NTA after seven years with the Ministry of Tourism in Anguilla, where she played a pivotal role in guiding the island’s tourism rebound following the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently, she served as Destination Marketing Manager for...
A brand new Mazatlan with “A Sea of Stories” to tell
Mazatlán has a new brand identity -- Un Mar de Historias (A Sea of Stories). Officials say it more than a slogan, rather it’s a repositioning of the destination to reflect its evolution -- from a beloved beach town to a cultural, culinary, and event-driven hub on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The new identity puts storytelling at the centre. Instead of focusing only on sun and sand, Un Mar de Historias showcases Mazatlán’s people, flavours, traditions, and year-round experiences -- from international sporting events and music festivals to historic neighborhoods, sustainable...