The US remains the Caribbean's core market, while there was a drop in visitors from the United Kingdom and Europe and nearly zero growth in Canadian travellers, according to a statement issued by Johnson JohnRose, spokesperson for the Caribbean Tourism Organization.

The Bahamas broke the six million mark for total visitor arrivals in 2013, the Minister of Tourism M confirmed yesterday, while telling this newspaper: “We still have more work to do”. Speaking with Tribune Business, Obie Wilchcombe said this nation received 6.2 million visitors in 2013, a roughly 5 percent increase from the reported 5.9 million the previous year.

Ethical travel company Sumak Sustainable Travel adds eight new Latin America destinations in its second year of operation.

For Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Grenada is no ordinary holiday destination. Familial, political and social connections run deep and a growing number of Trinis have been setting up business and even relocating to the country over recent years.

Bermuda, a popular island destination only two hours by air from BWI Marshall International Airport, wants Americans to relax on its white-sand beaches, play golf and enjoy its elegant nightlife.