The Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority has launched a new ‘Island Life’ brand campaign with a high impact tube platform advertising campaign targeting London commuters.

Overnight arrivals for the 3rd quarter (July-September) of 2015 have shown a significant increase of 6.9 percent, when compared to the same period in 2014.

Jamaica will usher in the upcoming winter season with 60,000 more airline seats than it had in the 2014-2015 season, according to Paul Pennicook, director of tourism.

U.S. arrivals are up 14 percent year-to-date, new weekly airlift on American from Charlotte begins Dec. 20 and a $40 million harbor development over the next two years could see the arrival of 1 million cruise passengers by 2020.

Following six years of recessionary conditions, Barbados' tourism sector is on a strong growth path, due to increases in hotel rooms and long-stay and cruise arrivals.

About 800,000 Canadians travel to Cuba every year. Separated by just 90 miles of water the American influx is expected to be huge and the impact is already being felt.