News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thursday. August 26, 2022: Here are the top stories making Caribbean travel news in 60 seconds for the week ending August 26, 2022:
While there was plenty of drama to unfold during The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast’s trip to Jamaica in Season 14, there were plenty of other memorable moments — including Kenya Moore’s impromptu date during the Aug. 7 episode. About the meeting she said: “It was really interesting to meet him, because he is a wonderful guy. He seems like a really nice man.”
Another American tourist has died at the Sandals Resort Exuma where three people died of carbon monoxide poisoning in May. Police said the man complained of shortness of breath and later tested positive for COVID and was instructed to quarantine in his room before he died.
Americans are being warned to take extra care if traveling to Cuba due to the withdrawal of embassy staff there due to “visible and sometimes debilitating injuries to members of our diplomatic community.”
The Cayman Islands once again topped the Nomad Capitalist Index, 2022 Nomad Beach (NBI), for the best beach destination for wealthy entrepreneurs.
Unvaccinated travelers can now travel to Bermuda, but will have to take a COVID test within 48 hours of landing there. They will also have to test on the fourth day of their stay in the country.
As of August 25, authorities have eased international travel restrictions related to COVID-19 in Anguilla. Unvaccinated visitors of age or older may now enter Anguilla if they present a negative result from a PCR test taken within 72 hours before arrival or an antigen test taken within 48 hours before arrival.
The Turks and Caicos Islands have been named the world’s hottest travel destination for fall 2022, according to a new report from TripAdvisor.
And from August 27 to 28, 2022, the iconic Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, Canada will be transformed into a mecca of Trinidad and Tobago culture, for a patriotic celebration of T&T’s 60th year of independence.
