For decades, Cuba has been a fascinating paradox in the Caribbean—close enough to North America to feel familiar, yet distant ...

MIAMI-- Airports are overflowing and Americans are traveling again on flights to Europe and other typical summer destinations. But travel to the Caribbean is on the rise again despite the current warm ...

Photo Credit: A stop on a TravelLocal arranged tour of Cuba. The country's tourism rebound has been sluggish compared with its neighbors. TravelLocal British birdwatcher Harriet Babeo arrived at ...

The shark turns and swims directly at me. There is only open water between us, no cage to protect against the approaching bull shark, the species considered by many scientists to be the most ...

Whatever Habaneros wanted—rest, fun, comfort, or bargain shopping—Miami had. A combination of inflated prices in Cuba plus fast, cheap air service had launched a boom in northbound tourist travel; ...

Tourism is a vital component of the Cuban economy [AFP via Getty Images] When US President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto Cuban soil in 2016, he was one of around four million visitors to ...

Hotel Torre K-23 looms above Havana. Owned by the Spanish Iberostar Group, it’s Cuba’s tallest building; a totem to the island’s tourist industry. Nonetheless, most hotel rooms on the island sit empty ...

No deaths have been reported since Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica but winds, floods and landslides have caused ...

A new chikungunya outbreak in Cuba prompted a U.S. health alert. Travelers from Miami and other cities face added precautions.

Hurricane Melissa is moments away from striking Cuba, where it is expected to make landfall after ripping a path of ...