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Chocolate-lovers, your bucket list starts in quaint Punta Gorda Town (Toledo District); get ready for the extravagant 3-day “2015 Chocolate Festival of Belize”! It all unfolds during May 22nd, 23rd, and 24^th!

St. Kitts' new Minister of Tourism, Mr. Lindsay Grant, along with the CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Ms. Racquel Brown interacted with top executives and decision-makers in the cruise industry as well as travel agents, publications and journalists in attendance at the 31^st annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference.

The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board  is proudly announcing the British Virgin Islands’ newest advertising campaign. Building on the destination’s existing tagline, “Nature’s Little Secrets,” the BVI is providing consumers with a deeper look into what makes this traveler’s paradise a secret worth discovering!

Things are heating up in Palm Springs as the city prepares to welcome an energetic crowd of music lovers and famous faces to the hugely popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

The Ministry of Tourism announces that preliminary tourism statistics show double digit increases in air arrivals and hotel performance for the month of January.

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority have announced that the staging of the world-renowned St. Kitts Music Festival takes place 25th to 27th June, 2015.

Trinidad and Tobago kicked off day one of the ITB Berlin Convention with an award presented by DERPART Travel Services for Sustainable Destination Promotion on the German Market.

A dynamic tourism marketing thrust driven by a new website, which has just gone live, is seeing the island creatively and meaningfully brought to life.

The Choice Hotels International, Inc. Caribbean portfolio continues to gain guest appeal. Comfort Suites Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman has recorded its best year since it began operations 14 years ago.

Praised for its unparalleled sustainability efforts, Aruba was named the National Geographic World Legacy Award Winner for “Destination Leadership” this week at ITB Berlin, the world's largest tourism convention.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) welcomed nearly 50 media professionals to it 12th pan-Caribbean media awards event for German media at the renowned Funkturm Restaurant, the Berlin radio tower inaugurated in 1926 and which provides spectacular views on the city.

The stellar line-up of the 24^th edition Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival has been further spiced up with the addition of American Grammy Award-winning R&B and soul singer-songwriter Chrisette Michele and famed Caribbean soca singer and songwriter, Trinidadian Destra added to the all-star cast.

Jamaican dancehall stars Romain Virgo and Busy Signal have been added to an already star studded cast for the 2015 Tobago Jazz Experience.

The Caribbean's newest healthcare facility is venturing into a new partnership to strengthen its identity as the region's premier destination for world-class healthcare and medical tourism.

Barbados’ tourism sector has begun to show signs of growth. In 2014 long stay visitor arrivals increased for the first time in two years.

Prominent Caribbean hotelier Karolin Troubetzkoy has been appointed Chairman of the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST).