NEW: 2025 TRINIDAD CARNIVAL TRENDS
The theme for the 2025 Trinidad Carnival is No Place Like Home. Locals offering personalized services are on the rise. It resonates with this year’s theme, making efforts to make visitors feel at home.
6 NOTEWORTHY PERSONALIZED SERVICE TRENDS
Long Carnival Season This calendar year is a long Season of pre-carnival events leading up to the Greatest Show on Earth! To be exact, three months of feting. Getting tickets is a job and can be time-intensive. Finding the right number of tickets for your squad is always a challenge. It’s who you know, having your name on a revolving fete list, knowing a committee member, purchasing tickets online, checking Facebook Groups for persons selling their tickets, or hiring a local with the connections to purchase and deliver tickets.
Need a Costume? Life happens, and you will always find masqueraders selling their costumes. Alternatively, you can go to the Mas camp directly closer to Carnival and pick up any unclaimed or leftover costumes. Remember that these costumes are as-is, and you will have to tailor them accordingly. Watch for the Mas camp dates for each band or contact the Mas camp directly for guidance. You can even hire someone to pick up your costume.
Makeup and Hair - If you don’t have an appointment reserved, you’re late, dude. Dates, times, and type of service(s) are what you need to provide to book hair, makeup, or any type of beauty service. The popular locals are probably booked, so just ask them to make a recommendation. Ask for their location and note distance because traffic, the volume of people, and the number of cars can impact your arrival time.
Safety and personalized service. The recent state of emergency has heightened concerns for both tourists and locals. Foreigners are seeking more personalized services for both safety and convenience reasons, such as a local driver for the season, booking a maxi driver for those traveling in groups, and reserving airport transfers to and from Piarco Airport.
Fete Tickets - It’s who you know, having your name on a revolving list, purchasing tickets online, checking Facebook Groups for persons selling their tickets, or hiring a local who has on-the-ground connections who can also deliver your tickets in person.
Changing Foreign Currency - Avoid the foreign exchange lines at the airport and bank. Locals are in need of USD, which makes the currency exchange simpler and easier.
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