Stay-over tourism
Cayman Cook-Off promoted in NY
(CNS Business): Representatives from the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism visited New York City this week to promote Cayman Cookout, the highly anticipated culinary festival which will be hosted by Chef Eric Ripert from January 15-18. While they were in the Big Apple, they also took the opportunity to leverage news of tourism updates and […]
Cayman showcased as luxury destination
(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands will be featured in a hit TV show that highlights how wealth is achieved, used and enjoyed, thanks to a pitch made by local fibre optic company, C3 Pure Fibre, to cable TV network AWE. The network sent a film crew to Cayman in June to film the luxurious lifestyle […]
$21m top up keeps CAL flying
(CNS Business): Despite an increase in the output funding from government to Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) to ensure the national flag carrier can support tourism related and domestic routes, as well as a growth in general revenue in 2012, the airline still ended the year with a more than $4.3 million loss. Government boosted its […]
August cruise arrivals up 57%
(CNS Business): So far this year, cruise ship passenger arrivals are up 17.27% on last year’s figure, with the numbers for August showing a significant rise of 56.78% to 105,936 passengers (up from 67,571 in 2013) from just 16 ships. Year to date cruise arrivals are 17.27% higher in 2014 versus 2013. Air arrivals for the month […]
Tickets now on sale for Cayman Cookout 2015
(CNS Business): Tickets are now on sale for the Cayman Cookout, which will be hosted by Chef Eric Ripert from 15-18 January 2015. The seventh annual event, hosted by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, and Food & Wine Magazine, will celebrate the Cayman Islands’ dynamic food scene with some of […]
Cayman Express improves airlift for Cayman Brac
(CNS Business): A 30-seat Embraer 120 aircraft, which will be in use by Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) until early next year, completed its inaugural flight between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac Wednesday 15 October. The Embraer was obtained under a temporary wet lease arrangement and will be operated by interCaribbean Airways. According to CAL President […]
CAL to wetlease 30-seat plane
(CNS Business): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) says it plans to obtain a 30-seat Embraer 120 “Brasilia†in mid-October 2014 to provide service between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac under a wet-lease arrangement with InterCaribbean. The Embraer 120, with a top speed of 378mph and range of just over 1,000 miles, is fully equipped with galley and […]
After re-development, ORIA duty free shops will be tendered
(CNS Business): Although it is still quite far off, the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) have said that once renovations to the departures area of the Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) are completed, as part of the major redevelopment of Cayman’s main airport, the duty free concession areas will be put to tender. The CIAA said […]
Re-zone paves way for Bodden Town hotel
(CNS Business): A recent vote in the Legislative Assembly has paved the way for the development of a new resort in the Beach Bay area of Bodden Town. The project has been on the cards for a long time and the planning minister told his parliamentary colleagues, earlier this month that the current government picked […]
Kirkconnell: tourism benefits must trickle down
(CNS Business): If the effects of record breaking statistics for tourism in the Cayman Islands are not trickling down to small business owners and the people who work in the industry “then we are merely skirting round the edges of opportunity and our efforts are seriously missing the mark,†Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell told the […]
Sister Islands ‘safe’ from mega-resorts
(CNS Business): Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell, who has responsibility for the Sister Islands, says the Cayman Islands’ new National Conservation Law adds significant protection from unsuitable or inappropriate developments. The DP also said he supports the establishment of a strategic development plan for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman to ensure that future developments on the […]
Bimini cruise dock putting reefs in peril
(CNS Business): The traditional livelihoods of fishing, diving and snokelling on the tiny island of North Bimini in The Bahamas are under threat from the construction of a thousand-foot cruise dock built to accommodate day trip passengers from Florida. Phase one is complete but residents and environmental activists say the silt produced during the dredging […]
Caribbean ganja tourism up for debate
(CNS Business): Marijuana tourism is set to be debated at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) next week. Richard Kildare, the deputy chief executive officer of Jamaica’s first medical marijuana company, will lead off debate on the notion or reality of marijuana tourism. Rory Johnston, a PhD student at the faculty of […]
Tourism apprenticeship programme final graduation
(CNS Business): With the establishment of the School of Hospitality Studies (SHS), the Tourism Apprenticeship Training Programme (TATP) run by the Department of Tourism is being discontinued and so the recent graduation service recognising the last six apprentices who completed the programme was the final one. The TATP, which began in 2006, was designed to […]
Bahamas proposes sweeping changes to gaming industry
(CNS Business): The government of The Bahamas has decided to go against the result of referendum and press on with the proposed comprehensive legislation aimed at regularizing the gaming industry in the country. The referendum to legalize gambling for citizens in January 2013, which cost taxpayers $1.2m, resulted in a ‘no’ majority vote. Nevertheless, Tourism Minister Obie […]
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