New Montréal and Halifax nonstops put Barbados one flight from two more Canadian markets. Its food calendar gives advisors a reason to sell beyond the beach.
Disney's fourth Wish-class ship, home to the first Encanto stage musical, sails from Port Everglades from 18 December 2027. Bookings open 19 October.
Alicia Loveday · Oct 9, 2026The SpongeBob Musical will be the headline show on Hero of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's fourth Icon Class ship, from Miami in August 2027. It is a family-cruise closer.
Tranquility Beach Anguilla reopens on 10 October with two fall deals: a guided island and breakfast tour on five-night stays, and a free seventh night in villas.
Lauren Smith · Oct 9, 2026Holland America has opened five 2027 sailings on Oosterdam, the first ship out of its Evolution refit, with solo verandahs and new suites. Inaugural fans will want the first.
Below Saint Lucia, an underwater sculpture park off Canaries, is due to open this winter. It gives advisors a cultural dive product beyond the Pitons.
Jessie Isberg · Oct 8, 2026Nobu will open a 50-room hotel in San Juan's old city in 2028, a small urban luxury option in a Puerto Rico pipeline led by beach resorts.
Lauren Smith · Oct 7, 2026Holland America will stage a professional pickleball invitational at Half Moon Cay in March 2027, giving advisors a ready-made group hook for players who cruise.
BA will fly daily from Gatwick to Antigua until the end of April 2027, adding 3,000-plus seats as UK arrivals climb 11%. Spring Caribbean has more room to sell.
A year after Hurricane Melissa, about 20 Jamaican hotels remain closed and six in 10 tourism insurance claims are unpaid. Confirm every winter booking against current reopening status.
MSC has started building Sandy Cay, a quieter private island for MSC and Explora guests next to Ocean Cay, but there are no itineraries to sell before 2028.
Jeff Cameron · Oct 2, 2026U.S. readers named Victoria the world's best small city for a fourth straight year. Four local hotels placed…
Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have accepted the Mackenzie River’s nomination as a Canadian Heritage River. Each of…
Sonesta's new Young Royals programme brings crowns, quests and castle set-ups for kids to five Royal Sonesta hotels,…
Paradiso, the El Born bar behind a pastrami shop's fridge door, has won the Rémy Martin Legend of…
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