If you’re looking for a vacation where relaxation is all that’s on the agenda, you’d be hard pressed to find a better place than Barbados. A true fly-and-go destination with postcard-perfect white sands, neon waters and glitzy beach clubs dotting the coastline — a destination you can visit year-round and come home suitably energized and… Read More »
Sailing from its home port of Southampton, P&O Cruises flies the British cruise flag with wallet-friendly holidays designed to suit UK tastes. It offers ‘no-flight’ cruises as well as affordable fly-by-night holidays to the Caribbean, Northern Europe, North America and the Mediterranean from London and nine regional airports. The line’s seven ships have Britons in… Read More »
A couple standing on a Caribbean beach looking out to sea The Caribbean has long been an attractive destination for the wealthy because of its constant sunshine, clear blue seas and favourable tax regime, but citizenship on the islands is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. The minimum investment required to obtain Caribbean citizenship was doubled… Read More »
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – Powerful Cyclone Beryl became the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season and the earliest storm on record to reach Category 5 strength before weakening to Category 4 as it moved towards Jamaica on Wednesday. Record-breaking sea temperatures are fueling what scientists say will be a very dangerous hurricane season,… Read More »
In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of tranquil beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a crisis like residents have never experienced before. Caribbean islands are experiencing a water crisis and their governments have warned that water scarcity could become the new norm. Over… Read More »
The Caribbean has long been a popular cruise destination for British holidaymakers; but due to its well-serviced routes and the appeal of winter sun, it is often overlooked as little more than sun, beaches, rum and calypso. But in reality, this is one of the most diverse and fascinating regions on the planet; It covers… Read More »
Luxury cruise ships like this one docked in Falmouth, Jamaica will take tourists to learn about a darker side of the history of the British Empire – ISTOCK Jamaica will preserve British colonial sites as slavery monuments in a bid to boost the “dark tourism” industry on the island. Local activists have led demands for… Read More »
Celebrities flock to Mustique every winter – Getty If you’ve been perusing the celebrity gossip pages or the flashier sections of social media in the past week, you won’t have noticed Kate Moss. Britain’s biggest supermodel is hardly a shrinking violet on the most ordinary of days, but she was particularly visible in the gloom… Read More »