A hangover from Cayman’s long border closure during the pandemic and an active storm season have been blamed for weak tourism growth in 2024.

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Vendors on Public Beach are warning that the Port Authority’s decision to relocate water-sports operators from the southern end of the beach has led to congestion and made the area unsafe. Jet ski operators were previously split between the north and south channels on Public Beach, with the north channel being near Bonny Moon Beach […]

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Marla Dukharan, who delivered the keynote address at the Chamber of Commerce's Economic Forum, 'Cayman 2035', highlighted that cruise ships tourists injected an average of $116 into the economy a head, up 10% on 2019, but a decline in real terms.

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Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has acknowledged government "dropped the ball" on beach erosion and insisted it is time to act to replenish the southern end of Seven Mile Beach.

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A pro-cruise pier campaign group, the Advancement of Cruise Tourism, held a public meeting in West Bay last week, where they alleged that the public is being misled about the importance of the sector and the need to expand infrastructure. Anti-pier campaigners, meanwhile, have questioned the absence of a wider strategy for the industry, emphasising […]

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