Viewing posts from : October 2017
If Your Website Was An Employee, Would You Fire It?
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Written by Shri Lildharrie, hebdigital A Caribbean hotelier recently asked me an extremely on-point question: “How do I get more direct bookings and not be so dependent on OTAs?” This hotelier understood that their small hotel can’t possibly go head-to-head with the big guys, but still wanted to get a larger slice of the pie […]
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Styling the Caribbean
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Written by Ruud Zegwaart, LOT1038 The Luxury Traveler is willing to spend more to enjoy more while on vacation. They are demanding. From where they will stay to where they will dine. Minimum 4 or 5-star accommodation, with a boutique feeling. But sometimes even this is not enough. They want to feel like their room […]
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How Climate Change Is Affecting Tourism
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Written by Travel Pulse Climate change is of great concern for the tourism industry and there are several reasons why, as illustrated in a new report from GreenBiz. “More than many other industries, tourism relies on a stable climate, whether attracting customers to lavish lakes, bountiful beaches or majestic mountains,” notes Mike Hower. More extreme […]
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Tourism and Health Stakeholders Address Issues for a Safer and Healthier Caribbean
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Recognizing the need for cross sectional action to address health and economic issues in the region, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has convened a Regional Tourism and Health Stakeholders Workshop on October 4-5, 2017 in Miami, to address the vulnerability of the Caribbean region to health, safety and environmental sanitation (HSE) threats. Travel and […]
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