The island’s principal promotions and marketing agency, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board, continues to build excitement and spur interest in an attempt to further revitalize the Caribbean market. The SLTB has just wrapped up its latest series of promotions.

With visitor arrivals from the Caribbean declining, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) is looking to South America to drive up its figures. This was revealed by the recently appointed chief executive officer William “Billy” Griffith.

The Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao is finding success from new markets, according to a new report from Expedia. While the US remains the largest source market for the country, followed by the Netherlands, demand grew by more than 90 percent from Brazil in the first three quarters of 2014.

Offering 26 award-winning courses of ranging difficulty throughout the scenic island country, Dominican Republic is the preferred escape of the golf aficionado. Currently, Dominican Republic boasts courses designed by the renowned golfers.

Latour offers savings of up to $500 per person on all departures if booked by Dec. 22. The savings are deducted from the selling price when using the promo code "Save $500" at time of booking.

The Jamaican government has installed five automated immigration kiosks to process airline passengers arriving at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston, and ten at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay.