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Martinique: Photographer Adeline Rapon celebrates Afro-Caribbean queer visibility
Rapon’s photography challenges heteronormativity in Martinique Self-portrait by Adeline Rapon (Instagram: @adelinerapon). Adeline Rapon, a mixed race and openly lesbian feminist photographer, chose to return to her paternal roots in order to...
Discover Dominica Authority Promotes Destination and World Creole Music Festival in GuadeloupeRegional Activation Continues in Martinique
Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) advanced its regional marketing efforts this week with a promotional activation in Guadeloupe, highlighting both the island’s tourism offerings and the upcoming World Creole Music Festival (WCMF). The initiative...

Carnival Legend Launches Hawaii Series, Freedom Moves to Norfolk
Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans for three homeports as it opened new sailings in Long Beach, Norfolk and Baltimore. With seasonal cruises on the Carnival Legend in Long Beach, Carnival will launch its first-ever dedicated series of Hawaii...

St. Barth Has a Rum Week With Rare Tastings, Beach Parties and World-Class Dining
Glasses clinking at sunset on Grand Cul-de-Sac beach. A tasting table lined with rare bottles from Martinique, Guadeloupe, Barbados and beyond. The warm night air, the rhythm of conversation, and the unmistakable aroma of aged Caribbean rum. Every...

Delta Air Lines Is Adding New Daily Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous For Beaches, Chocolate, and Spice
Some of the best beaches on earth. A unique, fragrant spice in the air. World-class rum. The Portofino of the Caribbean. A plethora of waterfalls. The Eastern Caribbean island of Grenada is one of the region’s great gems, a layered, rich getaway...

A Traveler’s Guide To Connecting With The Diaspora Wherever You Go
I thought I knew Paris. The postcard city of cafés, freshly baked croissants, and macarons in the glass display windows. It’s filled with art, fashion, and literature greats who once walked the cobblestone roads. Worldwide, the Eiffel Tower is one...

Participants benefit from Tobago CAZOVA Beach volleyball camp
The 2025 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-18 Beach Volleyball Development camp attracted 32 players (18 boys and 14 girls) from across the region. The youngsters gathered at the Starfish Hotel and the...

Podcast: PM woes, tourists 'overtake' Montmartre, when Martinique became French
As France gets its fifth prime minister in three years, demonstrators who responded to a call to block the country talk about feeling ignored by the government. Residents and business owners in Paris' picturesque Montmartre neighbourhood hit out...

Share Your Travel Photos For The Chance To Win 200,000 Flying Blue Miles
Home News Share Your Travel Photos For The Chance To Win 200,000 Flying Blue Miles Share Your Travel Photos For The Chance To Win 200,000 Flying Blue Miles Flying Blue, the loyalty program for Air France, KLM, and Transavia, is celebrating its...

Grenada Tourism Authority Redefines Its Online Voice With Dual Platforms
Grenada is sharpening the way it tells its story online. The Grenada Tourism Authority has separated its digital presence into two distinct channels — one designed to inspire travelers, the other to keep industry partners informed. The Pure...

Caribbean Airlines launches new travel option to Paris through Codeshare Agreement with Air Caraïbes
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has started a new travel option for passengers who are visiting Paris. The airline has entered into a codeshare agreement with Guadeloupe-based Air Caraïbes. Services provided by these airlines officially began on...

Caribbean women in tourism lead honorees at 2025 CMEx Leadership Awards
The Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) has announced the full lineup of honorees for its 2025 Leadership Awards, with Caribbean women in tourism taking center stage among this year’s distinguished leaders. - Advertisement - Newly named recipients...

Savouring Martinique: Creole cuisine, rhum tastings and floral wonders
Breadcrumb Trail Links Travel Travel International Fragrant markets, rhum distilleries and lush botanical gardens uncover the sensory beauty of the Caribbean island Author of the article: DINE and Destinations Magazine Adam Waxman Published Sep...

This Island Has More Waterfalls Than Anywhere Else in the Caribbean, Along With Black Sand Beaches and Volcanoes
This short video is from my first visit to one of Dominica’s spectacular waterfalls. There are islands where nature murmurs, and then there’s Dominica — a place where it roars. Here, the earth feels alive beneath your feet, its mountains wrapped...

Athletes get training at Beach Volleyball Development Camp
The Courland Beach Sport Arena came alive from August 27-30 as the second edition of the Beach Volleyball Development Camp delivered four days of intensive coaching, competition and regional collaboration for Caribbean youth. Spearheaded by the...

Martinique reports jump in cruise arrivals
Martinique is reporting a close to 11% jump in cruise arrivals for the 2024–2025 season — up from about 421,000 the previous year to more than 465,000 embarking and disembarking passengers across over 200 ship calls. It’s a clear sign of the...
Carnival Reveals 2027/28 Lineup, First-Ever Dedicated Series of Hawaii Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line unveiled more of its 2027/28 lineup including 10 two-week Carnival Journeys Hawaii sailings, the line’s first-ever dedicated series of Hawaii voyages. The line is also repositioning Carnival Freedom to Norfolk and extending...

TTOC builds towards global events with 2nd edition of beach v-ball camp
Sports Roneil Walcott 26 Minutes Ago TT's Jeremiah Jankey (third from left) and Michael Burkett (fourth from left) take their places on the podium after winning the boys' under-18 competition at the CAZOVA Beach Volleyball Tournament at Courland...

‘His eyes went black, I thought I was going to die…’ says ex of missing Sarm Heslop’s lover as new CCTV deepens mystery
ON a balmy evening on the picturesque island of St John in the US Virgin Islands, lovers Sarm Heslop and Ryan Bane stroll hand in hand by the water's edge after spending an evening in a bar. They board a dinghy and make their way into the darkness...

Canadian Snowbirds Concerned Over Winter Travel As Air Canada Cuts Another Florida Route Just Months After Its Debut
Air Canada has revised its stance on travel to the United States for 2025. The airline's Las Vegas operation continues to struggle, while Air Canada is pivoting away from the United States to focus on other international routes, receiving a boost...