Nassau Cruise Port: when cruise infrastructure becomes the backbone of an island economy
In 2025, Nassau Cruise Port reached a new milestone, welcoming an estimated 6.1 million cruise passengers across nearly 1,600 ship calls. At first glance, the figures reflect another strong year for one of the world’s busiest transit cruise ports. But beyond the headline numbers, they reveal something more structural: the central role of cruise infrastructure […]
Curaçao International Airport growth: a resilient model under structural constraints
In an aviation environment shaped by geopolitical instability, airspace disruptions and operational shortages, growth has become harder to sustain—especially for small island economies where air connectivity is not optional, but existential. Against this backdrop, Curaçao International Airport delivered a record performance in 2025, handling 2.46 million passengers, up 17% year-on-year. At first glance, the figures […]
Air travel will double by 2050 — but infrastructure will decide who benefits
Global air travel is entering a new phase of expansion. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), passenger demand is expected to more than double by 2050, reaching over 20 trillion revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), compared to around 9 trillion in 2024. This long-term outlook confirms a powerful and sustained appetite for air connectivity […]
Infrastructure, Governance and Risk:Financing the Next Generation of Caribbean Airports
At the CTO Air Connectivity Summit, the airport infrastructure discussion moved beyond terminals and runways. It became a conversation about capital discipline, governance stability and risk allocation in small island economies. In the Caribbean, airports are not transport assets. They are economic infrastructure. “Airports Are the Backbone of National Prosperity” Steve Nackan, representing AECON, framed […]