- Travel/Tourism en-us http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com N/A http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com 20 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4261/1/Jamaica-Tourist-Board-Executives-Quit.html Nov 20, 2008 -- At least five members of the JTB board gathered at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Tourism to stress that the resignations were willingly submitted to allow Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, to install a team to weather the new challenges facing the industry. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4259/1/Tourism-Outlook-Bleak-in-the-BVI.html Nov. 20, 2008 -- “The prognosis is very, very negative at the moment, and that is an international prognosis for tourism everywhere,” said Acting Tourist Board Director Hadassah Ward, speaking in an interview on Tuesday. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4256/1/Bahamas-China-Tourism-Explored.html Nassau -- Nov. 20, 2008 -- While in Beijing, China, Tourism Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace looked into cementing ties with trade partners in the Chinese tourism industry to develop tour products targeting Chinese tourists. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4244/1/Antiguas-Tourism-Minister-Upbeat-About-Airlift-out-of-UK-Market.html St. John's -- Nov. 19, 2008 -- Despite the many challenges faced in the local tourism industry over the past few months, Tourism Minister Harold Lovell says the outlook is bright, especially as it relates to the increase of airlift. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4239/1/Construction-of-Mandarin-Oriental-Hotel-in-St-Kitts-to-start-in-June-2009/125-core-hotel-rooms-100-villas.html Basseterre -- Nov. 18, 2008 -- Construction of the US$200 million five–star world-renowned Mandarin Oriental Hotel on St. Kitts’ Southeast Peninsula is to begin in June next year. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4230/1/Air-Jamaica-Will-Not-Fade-Away---Tourism-Minister/Never-say-never.html Nov. 17, 2008 -- Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, Nov. 13 assured Jamaicans in London of the Government's commitment to Air Jamaica, noting that the national carrier would not "fade away". admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4225/1/Bahamas-Tourism-Moves-Paying-Off.html Nassau -- Nov. 17, 2008 -- The Ministry of Tourism has advised that while there may not be as much business from Canada as anticipated, the ministry still expects to see growth in the number of visitors from Canada to The Bahamas this year, a welcome positive development in an increasingly dismal economic climate. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4222/1/-Tobago-Ready-For-Bumper-Cruise-Season.html Scarborough -- Nov. 13, 2008 -- Tourism and Transportation Secretary Neil Wilson has described as "negligible" the fallout in visitor arrivals in the island following the recent serious acts of crime against tourists. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4216/1/BA-Considering-Increasing-Flights-to-Grenada.html WTM -- Nov. 13, 2008 -- Grenada continues to be a preferred destination. This rating came from one of the Britain’s most prestigious airlines, British Airways. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/4207/1/International-Tourism-Slowing.html Nov. 10, 2008 -- The latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer confirms the rapid slowdown of international tourism growth since mid-2008, reflecting the impact of rising oil prices at the beginning of the year and the deterioration of the economic situation, as well as of consumer confidence, in recent months. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600