· August, 2011

Stories about Travel from August, 2011

Caribbean: Online Reactions to Guyana Plane Crash

  1 August 2011

When news broke early on Saturday that a Caribbean Airlines flight had crash landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana, the regional blogosphere sat up and took notice. In its 71-year history, the airline had boasted an unblemished safety record until the incident.

U.S.V.I.: Potential Storm

  1 August 2011

“The first disturbance of the [2011 hurricane] season…could possibly threaten the Virgin Islands: U.S.V.I. bloggers are carefully monitoring developments.

Jamaica: BMW Brand Association

  1 August 2011

Jamaica Woman Tongue (who, in full disclosure, drives a BMW herself), is still troubled by the circumstances surrounding the recent murder of a teen by the driver of a BMW: “The new association of the…brand with murder is an extension of the negative stereotypes the luxury vehicles attract. BMW must...