Outrigger Hospitality Group named Avery Aoki its CFO, a promotion from his current position as vice president of finance. Aoki succeeds David Nadeau, who plans to retire at the end of this year. Born and raised in the Aloha State, Aoki earned…
Caribbean countries added to the CDC’s and the U.S. State Department’s Level 4 advisory on Sept. 21 include Antigua and Barbuda as well as Bermuda, due to the rise in Covid cases on those islands. The Level 4 “very high” classification is…
Karisma Hotels & Resorts has announced that bookings are now live for the new Margaritaville St. Somewhere Punta Coco on Holbox Island. The resort will open this fall and will be the first of Margaritaville’s new boutique hotel collection created in partnership…
President Joe Biden’s plan to ease restrictions on inbound travel has drawn high praise from U.S. travel industry leaders, with U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow proclaiming the move “a major turning point.” The Biden administration’s updated international travel policy…
After honing his craft in one of the top kitchens on the island, chef Bryan McMahon was considering a handful of places as his next step on Maui. The Hotel Wailea, Hawaii’s only Relais and Chateaux property, was one of them. When…
One Caribbean island has announced its reopening while another has put reopening plans on hold. Montserrat will reopen to stayover visitors on Oct. 1. All visitors over age 12 must be fully vaccinated, provide proof of a negative PCR test result taken…
Florida tourism soared in the period from April to June. In a mid-August report, Visit Florida was euphoric about the 223% growth in second quarter visitors compared to the second quarter of 2020, when the pandemic really took hold and travel ground…
Jamaica has established a task force to facilitate the voluntary Covid-19 vaccination of all tourism employees on the island, including workers in hotels and villas, attractions, airports, cruise ports, ground transportation and craft markets. The task force has organized a series of…
The Hotel Greystone, shuttered since early 2020 due to the pandemic, plans to reopen in late September. The 91-room Miami Beach hotel at the corner of 19th Street and Collins Avenue had completed a $65 million renovation project shortly before it closed….
HONOLULU (AP) — Officials in Hawaii want a famed, off-limits stairway hike to be permanently closed. The Honolulu City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 8 to remove the Haiku Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven, Hawaii Public Radio reports. The…