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.

Haiti has revealed its plans for tourism development on the island of Ile a Vache. The Ministry of Tourism is proposing the eventual development of 1,500 units on the 52-square-kilometre island, which is located off the southeast coast of Les Cayes, as part of an across-the-board tourism project.

Tourism is an important driver of Tobago’s economy and will continue to be paramount in the transformation of the island, Secretary of Tourism and Transportation Assemblyman Tracy Davidson-Celestine has said. She added that all signs suggested the industry was once again gaining ground.