Archive for September 2018

As we commemorate World Tourism Day, along with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), we celebrate what digital technology has done and can do for tourism. Still fresh in our memory is last year’s experience when our territory had to quickly reposition its marketing strategy after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Traditional communications as well…

The Caribbean’s tourism sector is uniquely important to economic and social life in the region, and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association will indeed be celebrating World Tourism Day 2018 when it is launched in Budapest, Hungary on Sept. 27. Apart from the importance of tourism to sustainable development, this World Tourism Day highlights the…

The Virgin Islands Conservation Society is thrilled to announce the launch of the Eco-Schools program in the U.S. Virgin Islands this fall. Eight schools, seven public and one private, have signed up and will be piloting the program on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John. The Eco-Schools program is an educational platform, award system…

Seaborne Airlines is delighted to announce it is moving its main check-in counter and passenger boarding gates at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to provide an enhanced customer experience for its domestic and international travelers. Starting Sept. 4, Seaborne’s main check-in counter will be located in Terminal B and arrival/departure gate will be…