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Located in the Eastern Caribbean Sea lies a British Overseas Territory filled with expansive sun-kissed beaches: the Island of Anguilla. Unknown to many, its popularity has been steadily increasing over the last few years. According to the Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB), the island is breaking tourism records this year, the same way it did in 2023. In the first quarter, the country welcomed 62,188 travelers accounting for a 22.2 percent increase when compared to 2023 totals, said ATB officials. Also, tourists spending at least one night in the destination increased by 15 percent compared to 2023. These ...... Read Full article on HadNews

Previously relegated to the dustbin of media history, the vinyl LP has undergone a revival during the past decade to once again become the best selling physical format for recorded music today. Where barely one million new vinyl albums were sold in the United States in 2006, that figure has grown every year since, soaring to just over 49 million units in 2023. One in every 15 vinyl albums sold last year — approximately seven per cent of all sales (more than three million units) — were by Taylor Swift. This is a global media comeback story. It is so significant the BBC recently reported that after a 30-year absence Britain’s Office of...... Read Full article on HadNews

The Dominican Republic broke records for tourist arrivals in 2023, with the highest number of stayover visitors and the highest number of visitors from the Caribbean in history.  The nation forecasts receiving more than 2.3 million tourists, in the first quarter of 2024 According to officials this week, the country welcomed over a million visitors by air and sea in January alone, the majority of whom were Americans.  Less sargassum than Cancun The sargassum issue is primarily limited to east-facing Caribbean areas. It is an issue, and a hard one to predict.  West-facing areas such as the Bayahibe a...... Read Full article on HadNews