Jazz Starts
Thousands of patrons yesterday, April 18th, flocked to the Speyside Recreational Ground to be part of the traditional curtain -raiser of the annual Tobago Jazz Experience. This year they were treated to fantastic performances led by Jamaican reggae star Romain Virgo, Farmer Nappy, Oscar B and his band and a number of local performers. In […]
Bethesda Multipurpose Facility Opens
Secretary of Community Development and Culture Councillor Dr Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus has hailed the new Bethesda Multipurpose Facility as an “investment” in the Plymouth/Bethesda community. The modern facility, which was built by the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) at an estimated cost of $12 million, was commissioned on Sunday (April 11). Tsoiafatt-Angus said the cost to […]
Virgin Airlines resumes London to Tobago route
Virgin Airlines will make its return to Tobago next Sunday (29 March) with a weekly flight service. This will double to two flights per week during the UK’s winter season. This was confirmed by Secretary of the Division of Tourism and Transportation (DOTT) Tracy Davidson-Celestine yesterday (March 25, 2015) during the weekly Post Executive Council […]
New flight to Brazil offers diving, sport tourism opportunities
Tobago’s underwater charms could make it a preferred destination for Brazilian divers in the near future. Brazil’s largest airline, GOL, will officially add ANR Robinson International Airport to its list of destinations out of Sao Paulo on January 31st. The seven-hour trip to Tobago has great potential for attracting many of that city’s 200,000 divers. […]
Tourism Minister visits
New Minister of Tourism Gerry Hadeed has described his Ministry as “facilitators of the tourism product in Tobago” and gave a commitment that a new terminal will be built at the ANR Robinson International Airport. “I have been fully briefed by the former minister Stephen Cadiz and I am not going to change anything,” he […]
Tobago tourism industry
International visitor arrivals to Tobago are on the upswing. Similarly domestic arrivals in 2012 were 94% of total arrivals for the period over 2011. Deputy Chief Secretary and Secretary of Tourism and Transportation Tracy Davidson-Celestine disclosed in last week’s budget debate there were 32,895 international arrivals in 2012, up by 2% from 2011, while arrivals […]