The 7th Annual Turks & Caicos Conch Festival, was a cultural and culinary delight this past weekend, with thousands of attendees flocking to scenic Blue Hills to enjoy sampling the best conch dishes from local restaurants, sipping on tasty Mojito’s and Bambarra Rum from the islands’ top bartenders, and enjoying the cool tunes and fun [...]

Our islands are the subject of a stunning satellite picture taken recently by the NASA/USGS Landsat 7 orbiter from miles above the earth. Even from that distance you can see why we call our islands “Beautiful by Nature.” The image shows the enchanting turquoise blue water that we are famous for, and the steep drop- [...]

Continental, recently merged with United Airlines, has just announced nonstop flights between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Providenciales, (PLS). The service begins on Feb. 18, and initially, flights will operate four times a week, on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, converting to daily service on March 6, 2011. Now [...]

The 1st MASKANOO event to be held in the highly visited tourist area of Grace Bay in the island of Providenciales in Turks & Caicos is to be held on December 27,2010.  It will be an event aimed at showcasing the islands’ cultural heritage with the incorporation of activities indigenous to the TCI including “Masses”, [...]

JetBlue has emerged as a favorite airline for US travelers, thanks to their great fares and excellent service – not to mention the in-flight satellite TV. The airline has expanded quite a bit in recent years and is now a major carrier to the Caribbean. So we are very excited about the news that JetBlue [...]

This past weekend we hosted the first annual Race for the Conch – a one-mile open swim race. Open water swimming has become an increasingly popular sport and we were lucky enough to have one of the top competitors in the world on hand to launch our first event. Marcos Diaz from the nearby Dominican [...]

A Turks and Caicos tradition continues on November 27-28 with the 6th Annual Conch Festival. This year there is a full line-up of events and activities to celebrate the islands’ most famous delicacy, historical icon, and number one export. The popular beachside event will take place on Saturday afternoon, November 28, in the Blue Hills [...]

Photo courtesy of Tropical Imaging. There is a non-profit organization the Turks and Caicos called the Friends of the Arts (TCFAF) and they do wonderful work in promoting and teaching kids and adults about all sorts of artistic endeavors – music, dance, acting, etc. They regularly sponsor visiting groups of performing artists to come to [...]

Turks and Caicos has a well-deserved reputation as a dining mecca, with a wide variety of world-class cuisine, talented chefs and finely-appointed restaurants attracting visitors all year. A few new hot spots have opened in recent months that add to an already delectable collection of fine dining establishments. Add them to your list, along with [...]

Our friends in Canada now have even more ways to visit us thanks to WestJet, which has launched a new, seasonal non-stop service between Toronto and Providenciales. The inaugural flight departed Toronto International Airport at 10:00 a.m. MT today and touched down at 1:50PM, to the delight of the 140 passengers escaping the imminent winter [...]