The upward trend in tourism which saw the two million-barrier in arrivals broken last year has continued into 2014 and so far there is a 2.6 percent increase over the corresponding period of 2013 for Jamaica, the island nation's tourism minister was quoted as saying.

Haiti’s development plans are expanding to another new island. As the country has looked to develop tourism projects on the island of Ile a Vache and signed a major deal with Carnival Cruise Lines for a project on the island of Ile de la Tortue, it’s looking to develop a third island: Gonave.

The visit of President Juan Carlos Varela to Spain, September 6 - 10, brought about important outcomes in terms tourism cooperation, public health, transportation and preservation of historic heritage; according to the report put on the map by the government to describe the visit of the leader to the old continent.

The island of Barbados has announced its newest divisions of tourism affairs, the Barbados Tourism Marketing and the Barbados Tourism Product Authority.