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Cruise tourism continues to grow
(CNS Business): As promised by the tourism minister, the dire decline in cruise ship numbers has been reversed with figures suggesting that 2014 could be the best year for the sector for a decade. In October 111,951 passengers arrived in George Town on 37 ships the best numbers for this month since 2003 and 32.44% […]
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 […]
Cruise line eyes bigger slice of the pie
(CNS Business): Royal Caribbean’s ‘Double-Double Program’, a new three-year profitability initiative that aims to double earnings per share and increase the company’s return on capital to double-digits by 2017, may have a negative impact on cruise ports, including Grand Cayman, according to a Canadian academic who researches the cruise industry. Memorial University of Newfoundland Professor […]
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 […]
Cayman cruise arrivals up 80% in July
(CNS Business): While stay-over tourism figures showed healthy growth for July 2014, cruise ship arrivals for the month rose by 79.63% over the figure for July 2013, with more than 120,000 passengers, up from almost 67,000 last year, according to the last statistics from the Department of Tourism (DoT). There has been a steady rise […]
Cayman sends full tourism team to FCCA conference
(CNS Business): Government officials were joined by private sector tourism stakeholders to create a 19-man delegation at the 24th annual Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference in Merida, Mexico, where they delivered the message that Cayman is open for business following the impact of hurricanes on other destinations on the region this summer. In a […]
Tourism heading for another great year for visitors
(CNS Business): At the end of September almost 300,000 overnight guests had already visited Cayman this year, setting the tourism sector on track for another great year. Last year was the best year since the Department of Tourism began keeping official records and this year is likely to come very close to those numbers. Speaking […]
Chamber leader accuses CIG of appeasing minorities
(CNS Business): The Labour Relations bill is an example of legislation drafted to appease the concerns of a small minority and not the fix needed to grow the economy, the Chamber of Commerce president said in his address at the Legislative Lunch last week. Barry Bodden made it clear that the Chamber does not support […]
Gov’t clampdown on unlicensed vendors
(CNS Business): Tourism bosses tell CNS Business it’s time to put a stop to unlicensed vendors and operations happening along our beaches and cruise port. The docks in George Town have been used for many years by Caymanian entrepreneurs to sell their crafts and items to tourists as they step off the cruise ships. However, […]
Dart boss shares UK platform with premier
(CNS Business): Cayman’s leader, Premier Alden McLaughlin, was joined by the COO of Dart Enterprises at the House of Lords this week in promoting Cayman when he delivered a key-note address at the Caribbean Council reception. As McLaughlin sold the crowd on the benefits of investing in Cayman and the future projects government has planned, he […]
Government must take ownership of lionfish problem
(CNS Business): As the Cayman government contemplates spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a cruise port dock and renovations to the three airports, the lionfish problem, which has the potential to devastate the marine life of the islands, thereby destroying what brings tourists here in the first place is being largely ignored. Neil van Niekerk, Manager […]
Harris takes tourism reins
(CNS Business): Government officials have revealed that industry veteran Rosa Harris has been formally appointed as the director of tourism after seven-and-a-half years at the department and some 14 years in the sector. A Caymanian from George Town, Harris who is a graduate of Ivy League school Cornell University with an MBA from Manchester University, […]
Over 58,500 passengers in first week of year
(CNS): The cruise ship sector is off to a great start, as statistics on the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands website indicate than more than 58,500 people will be arriving in Grand Cayman this week aboard 24 ships. Nearly 7,000 passengers sailed into George Town on New Year’s Day, but that number was eclipsed Tuesday, 2 January, when six ships carrying 18,850 people were docked in port. January looks set to be a very busy month at the port, as 98 ships are scheduled to call in Grand Cayman bringing well over a quarter of a million visitors.
Stay-over visitor numbers break more records
(CNS Business): Almost 35,000 people visited the Cayman Islands in November, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Tourism, breaking more records for the stay-over tourism sector. Last month was the best November on record and was the sixth consecutive month where air arrivals into Cayman exceeded existing statistics. A total of 34,999 visitors flew […]
Almost 20,000 passengers to hit George Town
(CNS Business): The cruise sector will be enjoying a bumper day Wednesday as more than 19,700 people will be arriving in George Town on six ships in the busiest day of the year. Cruise arrival numbers had been down for this year at the end of October, as rough weather had impacted the calls, but […]
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