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Antigua and Barbuda wins top culinary destination honors
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Antigua and Barbuda was named the World’s Best Emerging Culinary City Destination and the Caribbean’s Best Emerging Culinary City Destination at the 2026 World Culinary Awards.
Antigua and Barbuda to host CTO tourism conference in 2027
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The Caribbean Tourism Organization has chosen Antigua and Barbuda to host its State of the Tourism Industry Conference from Oct. 4-8, 2027. The move brings the region’s top tourism policy forum to the twin-island nation as Caribbean leaders…
Antigua and Barbuda wins Caribbean’s top wedding destination award
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Antigua and Barbuda has been named the Caribbean’s Leading Wedding Destination 2026 by the World Travel Awards, bolstering the islands’ push to attract couples, honeymooners and celebration travel.
Antigua and Barbuda takes chair of Caribbean Tourism Organization
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Antigua and Barbuda has been elected to lead the Caribbean Tourism Organization as the region pushes ahead with its Reimagine Plan and a broader supply-side tourism agenda.
Antigua and Barbuda ranked No. 7 in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards
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Condé Nast Traveler named Antigua and Barbuda the No. 7 island in the Caribbean & the Atlantic in its 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, based on more than 757,000 reader responses.
Antigua and Barbuda to study tourism carrying capacity
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Antigua and Barbuda’s Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment will launch a comprehensive tourism carrying-capacity study to guide sustainable growth.
Druid AI adds voice, interoperability and governance tools for enterprise agents
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Druid AI on October 14, 2026, unveiled new voice, agent interoperability, governance and evaluation capabilities aimed at helping enterprises move AI agents from pilot projects into production.
Antigua and Barbuda tourism office boosts U.S. travel trade and diaspora outreach
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Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority USA says a communications push is driving stronger engagement with travel advisors, industry partners and Caribbean-American communities in the U.S. The New York office’s newsletters are posting a 75% open…
Anguilla’s Amarni Webster wins CTO youth tourism congress
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Anguilla student Amarni Webster won the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 2026 Regional Tourism Youth Congress in Guyana, taking the title of Regional Junior Minister of Tourism from a field of 18 delegates.
Tinsel profiles Moxie chief Kenneth W. Welch Jr. as live-first artist model grows
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Tinsel Magazine has published a profile of Kenneth W. Welch Jr. and the production system Moxie Media Marketing built around live-streaming artist Jolene Burns.
Love Link Caribbean dating series sets Sept. 30 YouTube debut
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Love Link TV and the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority have released the trailer for Love Link Caribbean, a 10-episode regional reality dating series that premieres Sept. 30 on YouTube. The show brings together singles from seven Caribbean…
Jolene Burns wins UK Music on Stage title again, finishes fifth worldwide
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Tinsel Magazine says Belfast singer-songwriter Jolene Burns repeated as the UK winner at TikTok LIVE’s Music on Stage and placed fifth in the world at the Sept. 18 Global Final.
White Page International hosts global leadership conclave in London
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White Page International’s 16th Global Leadership Conclave brought 125 leaders from more than 15 countries to London on 22-23 September for networking, talks and awards.
TriCelX wins FDA clearance for ALS XytriX trial
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TriCelX said the FDA cleared its third 2026 IND, allowing a Phase 1/2 ALS study of XytriX to begin in people recently diagnosed with the disease.
Dominica takes chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council
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The Commonwealth of Dominica has assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Monetary Council, with Dr. Irving McIntyre taking over on 9 July 2026. The handover in Dominica also unveiled the new EC currency family and…
Spice Island Beach Resort wins Expedia Group’s 2026 Top Guest Experience Award
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Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada received Expedia Group’s 2026 Top Guest Experience Award during a recent partner event tied to Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Antigua and Barbuda.
1 in 3 Latin American companies now source cage-free eggs
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Sinergia Animal’s Cage-Free Tracker 2025 says 48 of 148 evaluated companies in Latin America now source only cage-free eggs, with transparency rising sharply across the region.
CTO’s Rum & Rhythm Benefit closes Caribbean Week with scholarship push
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The Caribbean Tourism Organization capped Caribbean Week in New York with a sold-out Rum & Rhythm Benefit at Lavan Chelsea, blending food, music and tourism networking.
Why Sandals bookings start before a resort is chosen
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Rivage Travel founder Jonathan Patton says the best Sandals trip begins with a consultation, not a booking engine.
Scottsdale advisor wins top Saint Lucia sales honor
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Kerri Logan Shirk of Sunlover Travel was named Saint Lucia’s top-producing travel advisor worldwide for 2025, earning the island’s Prime Minister’s Award for Exceptional Global Sales Performance by Revenue.
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