At least four international flights scheduled for the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston last night were cancelled as a result of unrest in the capital.

Three Air Jamaica flights - JM 037, which was scheduled to depart Kingston at 5:35 p.m. for Fort Lauderdale; JM 036, scheduled to depart from Fort Lauderdale to Kingston at 9:25 p.m.; and JM 017, scheduled...

SAN JUAN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - After taking a flogging last year, the Caribbean tourism industry is looking toward an improvement in 2010 despite concerns about a British-imposed environmental tax and crime against tourists on some islands.

Earthquake-hit Haiti has not been a major tourist destination, except for Royal Caribbean's (RCL.N) private Labadee beach resort on the north coast, which was spared from damage.

But most other Caribbean islands depend heavily on tourism for revenue and jobs, and reported declines last year as the global economic crisis and credit crunch kept Europeans and North Americans at home.

The tourism minister in the eastern Caribbean is...

For a limited time, Air Jamaica is offering super low prices for round-trip airfare from multiple cities to both Montego Bay and Kingston. Log on to Airjamaica.com for a list of more cities and dates.

A few cities include:

$128 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Kingston, Jamaica
$128 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Montego Bay, Jamaica
$198 Baltimore, MD Montego Bay, Jamaica
$198 New York City, NY Kingston, Jamaica
$198 Philadelphia, PA Montego Bay, Jamaica
$208 Chicago, IL Kingston, Jamaica

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some airlines were telling passengers on Saturday that new government security regulations prohibit them from leaving their seats beginning an hour before landing

The regulations are a response to a suspected terrorism incident on Christmas Day.

Air Canada said in a statement that new rules imposed by the Transportation Security Administration limit on-board activities by passengers and crew in U.S. airspace. The airline said that during the final hour of flight passengers must remain seated. They won't be allowed access to carryon baggage or to have any items on their laps.

Flight attendants on some domestic flights are informing passengers of similar rules. Passengers on a flight from New York to Tampa Saturday morning were also told they must remain in their seats and couldn't have items in...

World-famous resort complexes at Punta Cana attract droves of European visitors, but Americans are now slowly catching on to the delights of the D.R. Visitors with limited vacation time are often hard-pressed to choose their activities: Golf, tennis, fabulous beaches and horseback riding compete with scuba diving and outstanding sport fishing for marlin, sailfish and dorado. Until the rest of America catches on, the Dominican Republic could be your personal hideaway.

Source: Caribbeanlifeandtravel.com