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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, October 8, 2019 (CMC) – Canada has warned its nationals to stay away from Haiti, where opposition forces are continuing street protests, aimed at forcing the country’s president, Jovenel Moise, out of office. The Canadian foreign ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 2, 2019 (CMC) – More than three million visitors, including just over one million cruise ship passengers, have visited Jamaica, since the start of the year, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has said. He announced that the island ...

(NC) — Now that recreational cannabis is legal in Canada, people have a lot of questions about what’s changed, particularly related to travel. As of October 2018, cannabis is permitted in legal amounts on board domestic flights within the country. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 10, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana government, yesterday, welcomed the announcement, by US-based carrier, JetBlue, that it would expand its non-stop service to the South American country, beginning in April next year. “The introduction of this immensely-popular, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 4, 2019 (CMC) – Jamaica says it will use the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) to mobilise resources, locally and internationally, to assist The Bahamas, following the devastation caused by the passage of Hurricane ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, August 28, 2019 (CMC) – The 2019 Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism (STC2019) opened, here, today, amid expectations that the deliberations, over the next few days, will reshape the industry that plays a pivotal ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 22, 2019 (CMC) – Passengers arriving at the Grantley Adams International Airport, here, will no longer be required to fill out immigration and customs forms, also known as ED forms, as of September 1. According to Minister ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, August 20, 2019 (CMC) – Tourism Minister, Charles Fernandez, remained buoyed at the prospect of increased airlift from the United States to Antigua, following a week of meeting and negotiations with representatives of US-based airlines. ...

By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles Guest Writer Japan’s Nanzoin Temple is famous for its huge statue of a reclining Buddha. Its custodians are less laidback about the hordes of tourists the temple attracts. Signs in 12 languages now warn foreign visitors they ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, August 10, 2019 (CMC) – St. Lucia says it remains optimistic over a continued growth trajectory for the island’s vital tourism industry, after figures released, here, for the first half of the year, show a strong demand ...