Archive for July 2017

The fourth annual Nevis Mango & Food Festival exceeded all expectations according to the Nevis Tourism Authority and virtually everyone who attended the exciting roster of events. “We are thrilled with the outcome of this year’s festival,” says Nevis Tourism Authority CEO Greg Phillip. “Every year we’ve added new elements to the event and this…

The Caribbean Rum and Beer Festival is heading back to Barbados this year. After spending several years away and being hosted in Grenada and St Maarten, the annual beverage expo is back where it started. “The first Caribbean Rum and Beer Festival was held in Barbados back in 2010 and after discussions with local stakeholders…

Grenada is gearing up for the next winter season with innovative products to inspire and delight first time and repeat visitors. The three‐island destination of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique is offering a number of new tours that range from lively to relaxed to sensual experiences. The new ‘Savour the Spice’ tour introduces Grenada’s spices…

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the upcoming Ocho Rios Seafood Festival represents a unique opportunity for Jamaica to make further inroads into the lucrative gastro-tourism market. Speaking to JIS News following the press launch of the festival in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 22, Mr. Bartlett added that with food festivals now…

IMAGINE living in a three-bedroom house with six brothers, five cousins and your grandmother while growing up. That was the upbringing top chef Bertrand Jang had. “Can you imagine family dinners?” he said with a laugh. “It was crazy! My mum and dad worked so hard to raise us and they did such an amazing…

If niche markets are about making your mark, then The Fiji Orchid’s Farm to Fork tour is well on its way to establishing itself as a business known for covering all its bases. The tour, which promotes food tourism and touches on the different aspects of Fiji’s food culture, involves a hour-long immersion into the intricacies…

Barbadian cuisine ripe to boost tourism and agriculture (left) CEO of the BHTA Rudy Grant addressing the gathering. The culinary arts can greatly benefit the Barbadian economy. That message was clear as the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) launched Art of Cuisine 2017 – Barbados Meets The World, at Hotel PomMarine in Hastings, Christ…

mailife 1 Mar 2017 Participants Guarantee System (PGS) PGS Project Co-ordinator: Dr Robert Erskine-Smith, rob.erskine.smith@gmail.com An array of fresh produce of the Fiji Islands. Change is afoot in Fiji’s tourism industry as more and more resort chefs embrace local ingredients over imported produce. This move to adopt greater use of local produce in Fijian resorts…

Auckland’s newest and only specialist Pasifika cuisine restaurant aims to bring to the city much more than Pacific cuisine. Hand-picked quality ingredients from the Pacific are not only used in Kai Pasifika’s menu but the restaurant also plans to make these available to patrons to buy. Celebrity chef and author Robert Oliver, whose brainchild the…

Pacific Trade Invest Australia collaborated with Trip Advisor and the Palau Chamber of Commerce to deliver a successful Digital Tourism workshop to local tourism operators in Palau. The tourism sector is one of the world’s fastest growing industries. It is recognized as an important driver of economic growth and employment opportunities in the Pacific Islands.…