Throughout the Caribbean, which is fighting to recover from the debilitating blow of the COVID-19 pandemic, new hotels are opening up and airports and cruise ports are getting multi-million-dollar makeovers as the region attempts to build back better.

Tourism chiefs delivered optimistic statistics and messages when they gave updates on the state of their islands’ tourism industries at the Caribbean Tourism Organization conference which was held in the Cayman Islands earlier this month. Many jurisdictions – including Cayman – are reporting higher-than-predicted arrival numbers as travellers, whose overseas trips have been curtailed for so long due to travel restrictions, board planes and ships for sunny getaways.

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Following the lead of competitor Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is getting into the ultra-luxury cruise business.

The company has announced the launch of Four Seasons Yachts, a new ultra-luxe “yacht” fleet that will kick off operations in 2025.

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The Out Islands of The Bahamas are another universe entirely. Home to marvelous natural environments, untouched beaches, sparkling turquoise water, they’re some of the most spectacularly beautiful places anywhere in the wider region. 

That’s particularly true in Cat Island, a fishhook-shaped island in the Central Bahamas that’s about an hour by plane from Nassau. 

It’s a place for those in seek of privacy, relaxation and the ultimate laid-back vacation — and some of the best boating, fishing, snorkeling and diving in The Bahamas. 

Hurricane Fiona passed roughly 75 miles to the west of Bermuda, giving the island a healthy dose of wind and rain. 

But the island says it is already back and open for tourism business. 

“Bermuda is ready to host visitors and groups already booked to visit this weekend and into the fall season,” said Tracy Berkeley, the BTA’s interim CEO. “Thank you to all of the residents for their hard work and resilience as we welcome visitors to our island once again.” 

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