Some of the most idyllic — and tourism-dependent — destinations in the Caribbean have been crippled in the wake of one of the most powerful Atlantic basin storms ever recorded.

The Civil Aviation Corporation of Cuba reports that from 12:00 hours on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, national and international air operations are reestablished at José Martí International Airport.

St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands will welcome up to 4,000 passengers when Royal Caribbean’s MS Adventure of the Seas docks at the Ann Abramson pier in Frederiksted on Sunday.

The Bahamas is back to business as tourism resumes after mainly cosmetic clean-up in our major tourism centers, while efforts to rebuild in those islands of The Bahamas that were hardest hit continue.

Twelve U.S. travel associations have joined charity Tourism Cares to call for donations to the Destination Disaster Recovery Fund in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

It's been over a week since hurricane Irma ripped through the Caribbean - but for paradise islands overwhelmingly dependent on the tourist trade, the damage is far from over.