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The Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), hosted by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) earlier this month in Miami, concluded with resounding success, unveiling a roadmap for the future of the hospitality industry.

Bottega opens a new Prosecco Bar in the departure area of Terminal A at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Qatar Airways has introduced an in-house application that enables Cabin Crew to deliver personalised experiences to passengers.

Caribbean Airlines, the leading brand in the Caribbean aviation industry, hosted a special Customer Appreciation Day at its main base in Piarco International Airport, yesterday, in Trinidad.

The Netherlands has returned the remains of three original inhabitants of Statia that archaeologists found on the 8.1 square mile island over 30 years ago.

Long before climate change became a buzzword, an Indian woman was fighting the odds to make devices that would help people understand the environment better.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has challenged the Ministry of Tourism to work closely with tourism partners to significantly boost tourist arrivals and strengthen linkages with other sectors, in particular agriculture.

A host of VIPs from the skydiving world – including Red Bull aerial athlete Fred Fugen and multiple world record holder David Nimmo – have taken to the skies above Ifuru Island Maldives to launch the destination's first permanent skydiving drop zone.

Readly, Europe’s leading digital magazine and newspaper subscription service, has partnered with Mastercard across 33 countries to offer Mastercard cardholders two months of free reading to its portfolio of digital magazines and newspapers.

The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has approved more than US$600 million in new development financing at the meeting of its Governing Board and in the final quarter of 2023.

In a culmination of what has been among the most exciting developments in the French-Caribbean, The Martinique Tourism Authority (MTA) marked the much-anticipated debut of the first non-stop flight from Toronto to Martinique with a lively gate party at Toronto-Pearson International Airport (YYZ).

In the U.S., the number of people who spoke a language other than English at home nearly tripled from 23.1 million (about 1 in 10) to 67.8 million (about 1 in 5) over three recent decades, according to the Census Bureau.

On December 11-12, the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the VII meeting of the Astana Club, which brought together leading international experts to discuss pressing global issues.

New satellite images are showing the extent of the damage caused by deadly flash floods that hit a village in India's north-eastern state of Sikkim in October.

Jamaica's first Black millionaire, George Stiebel, was honoured with a bust at the historic Devon House attraction on November 12, 2023.

A 2023 ranking has listed Jamaica as one of the safest countries in the world, sharing its status with New Zealand, Costa Rica, and Cyprus.