The Panamanian government has made the entry of Cuban citizens into the country more flexible by granting a tourist card for those who travel for shopping or visiting reasons, according to presidential decree.

Caribbean tourism officials have launched a new marketing campaign, "The Rhythm Never Stops." One of the world’s best vacation destinations has a new, musically-inspired marketing campaign.

Antigua saw a total of 148,139 tourists in the first half overall, which represented a 7.6 percent increase in stayover visitor arrivals compared to the first half of 2017.

However, Virtuoso said clients should not wait to book as hotels are pacing well, citing particularly strong interest in the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos.

Africa is still one of the least visited continents in the world in spite of vigorous efforts to overturning the trend.

It comes after record year-round growth of seven percent in 2017. By region, Europe and Asia and the Pacific led growth with a seven percent increase in arrivals each.