Intra-American tourism is a highlight of that growth. “Before it was really difficult to go from one country to another,” said Stanley Motta, chairman of the board of Copa Holdings. His company, moved 2.3 million passengers in the first two months of this year, has realized the importance of “connecting the Americas with the Americas."

UNWTO welcomes Jamaica’s decision to waive visa requirements for Eastern European nationals and to extend indefinitely the current visa waiver system for some Latin American nationals. The visa waiver for tourists from Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine visiting Jamaica for up to 30 days came on 6 March 2013.

Visitors of the website About.com still considers Curacao as favorite Caribbean destination. Last year Curacao was chosen as favorite. The Curacao Tourist Board (CTB) therefore incites the population to cast their vote before March 19th.