Caribbean hotel development
Caribbean hotel investment commitments reached US$2.1 billion through May 2023 as St Kitts CBI records its strongest application month, Grenada advances three resort construction sites, and the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season opens with an above-normal NOAA forecast.
Jamaica breaks all-time visitor records in July 2022 as Barbados villa rates hit 45% above 2019 levels, Cayman luxury inventory hits historic lows and the Caribbean’s post-COVID tourism boom drives property to new peaks.
Summer 2022 delivered the Caribbean’s first truly post-COVID tourism season, with Jamaica setting arrival records, DR welcoming 700k+ visitors in June, and short-term rental rates running 25-40% above 2019 levels across the region.
October 2021 marked a turning point for Caribbean tourism reopening, with Jamaica, Barbados and the DR leading a broad property market revival driven by diaspora and digital nomad demand.
Caribbean tourism is delivering its strongest summer in years, the Dominican Republic is stabilising after May-June’s hotel safety crisis, Guyana’s oil milestone draws closer, and the region’s investment pipeline strengthens as the 2019 hurricane season watches carefully.
June 2019 is dominated by the Dominican Republic hotel deaths crisis and its ripple effects across Caribbean tourism — while investment in Jamaica, Barbados, and the short-term rental market remains strong.
The Dominican Republic’s hotel safety crisis has sent shockwaves through Caribbean tourism and property investment circles. We examine the crisis, the regional response, and why the Caribbean’s hotel investment pipeline remains fundamentally sound despite the turbulence.
As the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season opens, Caribbean investment remains buoyant — with CBI programmes, hotel development, and renewable energy all driving regional confidence.
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season opens as the Caribbean investment boom continues at full pace — CBI programmes are drawing record capital flows, hotel development pipelines are the fullest in years, and Guyana’s oil pre-production momentum is transforming Georgetown’s property market.
July 2018: Caribbean summer tourism recovery gathers pace across unaffected islands, post-Irma reconstruction continues unevenly, Barbados PM Mottley’s economic agenda takes shape, and Guyana’s pre-oil property boom intensifies.
The Caribbean’s 2017 peak summer season is delivering exceptional results across tourism, property, and investment metrics. The hurricane season remains active with meteorologists closely watching Atlantic development. Jamaica and the DR lead a strong regional property performance as Guyana’s oil transformation deepens.
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1 with NOAA forecasting an above-normal season. Caribbean hotel development pipeline accelerates, Guyana oil advances, and T&T navigates LNG market headwinds as the region’s property market enters peak summer momentum.
The UK votes on Brexit on 23 June — an event that has not yet happened as this edition goes to press, but whose implications for Caribbean British Overseas Territories and investor flows are already being weighed. The Caribbean tourism summer season opens, and Guyana’s Liza Phase 1 FID draws closer.
The historic reopening of US and Cuban embassies on 20 July 2015 transforms the Caribbean tourism landscape. Summer 2015 tourism is breaking records across the archipelago as the Guyana Liza oil story continues to attract regional investment interest.
Caribbean real estate investment is gathering momentum as the winter season opens. Trinidad & Tobago’s energy-driven property boom shows no sign of slowing. Dominican Republic luxury hotel openings are elevating the country’s profile. Jamaica’s IMF reform programme is demonstrating credibility through quarterly compliance, and Barbados’s winter tourism season is generating cautious optimism.