Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers during our recent bouts with Hurricanes Hanna and Ike. Fortunately, the majority of our tourism offering survived in tact and we are already welcoming visitors back to our sunny beaches. To see how well our world-famous Grace Bay Beach on Providenciales weathered the storms – check out the [...]

Following an extensive evaluation of all rooms and grounds following Hurricane Ike this week, Gordon “Butch” Stewart, chairman of Sandals Resorts International, has announced that Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa will re-open November 15, 2008. “With safety as our first concern, we have taken the difficult but prudent decision to do needed repair [...]

PROVIDENCIALES – The Turks & Caicos Hotel and Tourism industry reports that it is largely ‘business as usual’ for the majority of its member properties and services catering to tourism in the island chain. Most properties in Providenciales, the main tourism center, suffered only minimal damage during the recent Hurricanes Hanna and Ike. Greater damage [...]

A complete opening status of the more than 50 hotels and resorts in the Turks & Caicos Islands is available here. We suggest you contact your individual resort directly to confirm any reservations. Share This

The Fifth Annual Turks & Caicos Conch Festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 29 on Providenciales. This fun filled event celebrates our most famous export and favorite food product, the delicious conch. The islands’ best chefs will square off in the annual ‘conch-e-tition’ to decide who makes the best conch dishes. There will be conch [...]

MIAMI – The Grand Turk Cruise Center, which is operated by Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc, and located on the island of Grand Turk, has scheduled an Oct. 8, 2008 re-opening date, following the passage of Hurricane Ike. An engineering survey has confirmed that no damage was sustained to the cruise ship pier, which can [...]

Many people are wondering how they can help with the recovery and re-build of the affected areas of Turks & Caicos. The best way to help is to come visit us. Our economy is based on tourism and by coming here you are directly contributing to the recovery efforts. Many of our hotel and resort [...]

The Turks & Caicos Tourist Board Web site is a great source of information. If you surf over to www.turksandcaicostourism.com you’ll find new features and news all the time. On the home page of the site now is a comprehensive travel booking system that lets you book flights and hotels right on our site. Also, [...]

It is no secret that some of best wall diving to be experienced anywhere on the planet can be found on Grand Turk’s west side, where the Columbus Passage plunges to over a mile deep. What many people don’t know is that there is also world-class snorkeling to be found in this region too. For [...]

Grand Turk is the capital of the Turks & Caicos and reputed to be the first landfall of Christopher Columbus on his initial trip to the New World in 1492. It’s come a long way since then, but still maintains a unique Caribbean charm that sets it apart from even the other Turks & Caicos [...]