Restaurant Month, set for October, officially launched Wednesday night with a sun-drenched event at the Kimpton Seafire Beach Deck. Troy Leacock, president of the Cayman Islands Tourism Association, told the assembled chefs, sommeliers and restaurant owners that this year’s event would be “bigger and better” than previous years, with more than 45 restaurants already signed […]

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US airline United Airlines is set to increase its capacity to the Cayman Islands this winter, aiming to bring in more air passengers and boost tourist activity on the island.

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Cruise executives warn if the Cayman Islands does not invest millions of dollars in building a cruise berthing facility, then the next generation of cruise ships would simply sail on by, taking their lucrative port fees and thousands of spending passengers with them.

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Leading cruise ship operators have warned that the Cayman Islands risk being bypassed by the next generation of cruise ships unless the jurisdiction builds berthing facilities which allow passengers to walk ashore instead of being brought to the island by tender boats.

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Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan is holding firm on the decision to hold a referendum on  cruise berthing facilities later this year, saying the question would be straightforward to prevent the issue becoming confused and risk being rejected by voters "for the wrong reasons".

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