Ensuring that the tourism industry is prepared to safely welcome visitors back to the islands is a top priority for the Ministry and Department of Tourism.
Even though the Cayman Islands has been shut to tourists since March 2020, visitors to the country have clearly not forgotten the lure of this destination, as the Cayman Islands has recently been recognised in magazine Condé Nast Traveler’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Award as a top island....
People working in a management capacity within Cayman’s tourism industry are being asked to complete a survey for the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) which will help the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism see how it needs to develop Cayman’s tourism workforce.
Respected Caribbean hotelier Nicola Madden-Greig has been named the new president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).
“One destination does not make an itinerary,” said U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte as he highlighted the importance of greater collaboration among Caribbean destinations and cruise line partners to ensure the safe and successful return of cruises to the region.
While travel advisories have been placed on several Caribbean destinations due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, attributed to the highly contagious delta variant, a leading tourism executive has countered that travel to the region is safe because of effective health safety measures....
The global travel site Big 7 has just named its annual top 50 beaches in the world and Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach comes in at a healthy 29th place.
Hon Kenneth Bryan, Minister for Tourism has today announced that registration for the tourism stipend will be re-opened to give displaced tourism workers who missed the previous registration deadline a chance to apply.
While Caribbean tourism industry stakeholders are encouraged by growing signs of a recovery on the horizon, and most businesses have reopened or are planning to, many tourism-related businesses will remain challenged to return to pre-pandemic employment and operation levels.
There have been more than 100 applications from families, couples and individuals who want to make the Cayman Islands home, under the Department of Tourism’s Global Citizen Concierge Programme, first launched in October 2020.