The Expedia group, one of the world's largest online travel companies, reported on Monday that travel demand garnered via the company’s platforms for the Caribbean region grew nearly 30 percent year over year during the first three quarters of 2014. The company also reports that the Dominican Republic remains the top producing market in the Caribbean.

Slews of Americans fired up their computers and mobile devices and typed in "Cuba" and "vacation" soon after President Barack Obama announced plans to normalize relations with the Caribbean country in December. Cuba has been officially off limits to American travelers for decades.

The total of 382,816 visitor air arrivals represented a 10.84 percent increase over the British Overseas Territory’s performance in 2014, according to data from the Department of Tourism. In fact, it was the best performance for the destination in more than 14 years. Cayman’s best month was December, which showed the best visitor arrival figures of any December since the year 2000.

Interest in travel to Cuba is growing so quickly that Abercrombie & Kent has just announced five additional departures to the company’s 10-day introduction to the island nation, Cuba: People to People.

The Association of Caribbean States recently held a meeting with local tourism stakeholders on co-operation on sustainable tourism development. Julio Orozco, director of Sustainable Tourism of the ACS, reinforced the importance of cooperation activities and the sharing of achievements.