WEBB Banks has signed an agreement with California-based distributor Infinium Spirits to distribute its spirits portfolio in travel retail in the Americas, cruise lines, the Caribbean basin and select Central American markets, effective immediately. Under the agreement, WEBB Banks will exclusively distribute and represent Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey, Templeton Rye American Whiskey, Zaya Rum as […]
Caribbean
CHTA asks Canadian Government to reverse harmful COVID-19 travel requirement
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has asked the Government of Canada to reconsider new pandemic testing rules that will strain already stressed Caribbean public health systems and cause further damage to the region’s economy. “This policy is creating challenges and places even greater economic hardship on the people and governments of the Caribbean […]
CHTA president predicts rapid return of Caribbean tourism
Pablo Torres, the president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), is predicting that the Caribbean will see a return of tourism to the region, “faster than many parts of the world.” He says the rapid return of tourism will be due to the protocols and partnerships implemented throughout the region to help lessen […]
Rouge Caribbean expands into St. Croix with new luxury boutique
Rouge St. Croix, a new duty free and tax free luxury beauty and fragrance boutique, is scheduled to open to the public on Dec 7, 2020. Rouge St. Croix is the latest company formed by the owners of Buenos Aires-based Perfumerias Rouge, one of Argentina’s leading beauty companies. It is the second location in the […]
Island Companies seeking exceptional luxury partners for Cayman’s unique high-end clientele
Cayman Islands-based Island Companies Ltd. is on a crusade to show the luxury world the value of the destination’s unique high net worth visitors. The sophisticated Caribbean island, known as a leading international financial center, hosts an enviable roster of both long-term tourists staying in such top-line 5-star hotels as The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman with […]
Tairo’s Somar Distribution supplies local markets in Caribbean with high demand products
Caribbean and Mexico travel retail distribution specialist Tairo International is coping with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through its sister company Somar Distribution. Tairo founders Robert and Tania Bassan created Somar seven years ago to service the local markets in the Caribbean with consumer products. The client base consists of supermarkets, pharmacies, and convenience stores […]
SeaWalk debuts in the Americas at Jamaica’s new Port Royal
SeaWalk, the Norwegian break-through floating cruise pier, celebrated its first use in the Americas in January during the inaugural ship call at the newly built Port Royal Cruise Port in Jamaica, near Kingston. On January 20, Marella Cruise Line’s Discovery 2 arrived and disembarked passengers at the historic port, using SeaWalk, a floating articulated bridge […]
Caribbean Tourism and Health stakeholders forge alliance to safeguard visitors and residents from Covid-19
NOTE: As we prepare to “go to press”, the first two cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 in the Caribbean have been confirmed on the island of French Saint Martin. These persons are currently in isolation at the hospital on the French side and will remain there for 14-days according to the Prefecture. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on […]
Penha Duty Free & Shiseido proud sponsors of the 2019 Curaçao Tennis Legends Edition
The 3rd edition of the Curaçao Tennis Legends, a yearly event organized by Team TOC and Penha Duty Free, took place this year on December 13-14 in Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort in Nieuwpoort. Caribbean retailer Penha Duty Free and Shiseido Skin Care, distributed by Essence Corp, were sponsors of the event. The tournament has become […]
Surging U.S. tourist arrivals pushes Caribbean to new records
Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by a solid 9.7% during the first half of 2019, reaching 17.1 million between January and June. This is 1.5 million more than in the corresponding period in 2018, reported the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) during the World Travel Market last week. CTO Chairman Dominic Fedee said this performance […]
InnoTRI to distribute Distell GTR brands in USA and parts of Caribbean, effective Jan. 1, 2020
Distell Global Travel Retail has announced a new distribution deal with Miami-based InnoTRI Limited (Innovation Travel Retail International) to support Distell’s development in the Americas region. InnoTRI will be Distell Global Travel Retail’s exclusive distributor for the USA travel retail channel and parts of the Caribbean beginning January 1, 2020. The main focus of the […]
GAP takes over ops of Jamaica’s Kingston Airport; prepares to invest $60M in makeover
Jamaica’s Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston will undergo a $60 million makeover from Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), which took over operations of the airport on Oct. 11. The company now operates both Norman Manley and Jamaica’s Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, as part of its 14-airport portfolio. GAP, which operates 12 […]
MONARQ Group to distribute Gruppo Montenegro brands
Italian spirits and food manufacturer Gruppo Montenegro and MONARQ Group have announced that beginning October 2019 MONARQ will be the exclusive Latin American and Caribbean domestic and duty free plus USA Duty Free distributor for Gruppo Montenegro and its portfolio of Italian spirits, including Amaro Montenegro, Select Aperitivo and Vecchia Romagna Brandy. Robert de Monchy, […]
Carnival Cruise Line resumes calls to Grand Bahama
In a major boom to hurricane-stricken Grand Bahama, Carnival Cruise Line resumed regular calls to the island beginning last Friday, Oct. 11, with Carnival Pride docking in Freeport. Carnival Elation followed on Oct. 13 and Carnival Freedom on Oct. 15. Carnival Pride departed Baltimore on Sunday, Oct. 6 on a week-long cruise with nearly 2,400 guests. Between now and the end of […]
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line to begin commercial sailing to Grand Bahama Island and offers cruise guests an opportunity to help the island rebuild
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has announced it will resume commercial operations with two-night round-trip sailings from Palm Beach to Grand Bahama Island beginning Friday, September 27. With its return to Freeport, the company becomes the first cruise line to bring leisure travelers back to Grand Bahama Island following Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the island on Sept. […]
