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Martinique Cruise Sector Surges with Record Numbers
I News Cayman
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August 25, 2025
Source: Martinique Tourism Authority Martinique offers a warm welcome to cruise passengers. FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (August 25, 2025) – Martinique has posted a nearly 11% jump in cruise arrivals for the 2024–2025 season, up from about 421,000...
Martinique Is One of the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Cruise Destinations Right Now
Caribbean Journal
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August 25, 2025
Martinique is surging into the upper ranks of Caribbean cruise destinations. The French Caribbean island reported a nearly 11 percent increase in cruise arrivals for the 2024–2025 season, rising from about 421,000 to more than 465,000 embarking...
Martinique cruise sector reports record-breaking growth
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 25, 2025
Martinique’s cruise industry is on a record-setting trajectory, with passenger arrivals surging nearly 11 percent for the 2024–2025 season. More than 465,000 travelers embarked or disembarked on the island, compared with roughly 421,000 the...
Ministry of Finance to host 2026 National Budget consultations
Now Grenada
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August 25, 2025
The Ministry of Finance is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2026 National Budget Consultations, which will be held across all parishes and Carriacou beginning Monday, 25 August 2025. These consultations are a key element of the...
Marriott Bonvoy and Shinsegae Duty Free Announce a Strategic Partnership
Breaking Travel News
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August 26, 2025
Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s award-winning travel platform, has launched a strategic partnership with Shinsegae Duty Free, Korea’s leading duty-free operator, designed to deliver greater points-earning opportunities and differentiated...
Sex workers in colonial Senegal were policed by France – boo...
Modern Ghana
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Desiring Whiteness is an award-winning book by historian Caroline Séquin. It explores the intertwined histories of commercial sex work and racial politics in France and the French colonial empire, particularly in Senegal. We asked her five...
Junior Pan Am Games thrive while CANOC Caribbean Games suffocate
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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With so much happening that can be seen as negative, even in saying that these aren’t easy times and it’s an extremely challenging period, I remain unwavering in my belief that “this too shall pass”. However, it is important...
Sex workers in colonial Senegal were policed by France – book explores a racist history
The Conversation
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August 25, 2025
Desiring Whiteness is an award-winning book by historian Caroline Séquin. It explores the intertwined histories of commercial sex work and racial politics in France and the French colonial empire, particularly in Senegal. We asked her five...
What Is Nude Cruise? This Travel Trend Will Cost You ₹43 Lakhs
Free Press Journal
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August 25, 2025
A new wave of luxury tourism is catching the attention of travelers worldwide, nude cruises. Organised by the US-based company Bare Necessities, these unique voyages encourage body positivity and self-acceptance by allowing passengers to spend...
GTA takes its market strategy to Canada, U.S, U.K
St. Vincent Times
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August 7, 2025
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) has successfully concluded a targeted international tour across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, reinforcing its commitment to building long-term global partnerships and positioning Grenada,...
GTA reinforces global strategy with in-market engagements
Now Grenada
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August 6, 2025
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) has successfully concluded a targeted international tour across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, reinforcing its commitment to building long-term global partnerships and positioning Grenada,...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Grammy Winner Ciara Accepts Offer for Benin Citizenship, a New Way to Reckon with its Slave Trade
Good News Network
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July 31, 2025
Ciara gains Benin citizenship Credit: @Ciara Instagram American R&B singer Ciara has been awarded citizenship to the African country of Benin as part of a new law that aims to attract the African diaspora. Like similar initiatives in neighboring...
Air Canada Applauded By Canadians For Replacing Dipping U.S. Travel With An Unexpected Market
The Travel
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July 30, 2025
The major Canadian commercial airlines have reacted differently to the recent decline in U.S. travel. WestJet announced a slew of cancellations, axing New York, Orlando, Austin and Seattle routes. On the contrary, Porter Airlines has surprised...
Air Canada's Las Vegas Route Continues To Struggle: Passenger Causes Latest Disruption
The Travel
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August 24, 2025
Airlines across Canada are starting to sour on Las Vegas. Several of the major airlines have scaled back on flights to the popular U.S. hub. Flair Airlines is a recent example. They cut flights between Calgary and Las Vegas, as well as between...
Best Of Wild Sea-Life: 15 Finalists For Ocean Photographer Of The Year
Forbes
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A female Yellow Pigmy Gobi releases newly-hatched larvae into the water from her mouth; Japan Takumi Oyama - Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 A marine iguana ‘mid-sneeze’, a troupe of skeleton shrimps that has colonized a gorgonian coral and a...
Safe Spice of the Caribbean
Now Grenada
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August 21, 2025
by Senator the Honourable Adrian Thomas, Minister for Tourism, the Creative Economy, and Culture Grenada has once again proven that we are more than just the “Spice of the Caribbean,” we are the “Safe Spice of the Caribbean”. As we reflect on the...
What is Rhum Agricole? The Ultimate Guide to the French Caribbean Spirit
Caribbean Journal
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August 23, 2025
If you’ve ever wondered about the vibrant, grassy, and uniquely expressive spirit from the French Caribbean, you’ve come to the right place. Rhum, or more specifically Rhum Agricole, is more than just a drink; it’s a direct expression of the land,...
Two Vermont inns among nominees for 2025 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence
Vermont Business Magazine
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August 23, 2025
Von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort (1942) Stowe, Vermont. Credit: Historic Hotels of America and von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort. Vermont Business Magazine Historic Hotels of America has announced the Nominee Finalists for the 2025 Historic...
Nude cruisers, beware: This is the one place on a ship where you can’t bare your butt, or anything else
New York Post
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August 21, 2025
They’re not pirates, but they’ll have to hide their booties while feasting on the high seas. Travel buffs who prefer vacationing in the buff can freely flaunt their flesh with Bare Necessities, a tourist company chartering nude cruises to exotic...