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Blue Diamond to Manage Antigua’s Jolly Beach

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Canadian travel giant Blue Diamond Resorts is taking over the management and operation of Antigua’s Jolly Beach Resort and Spa, the company announced Monday. The move will take effect beginning Sept. 1, the company said in a release. “We look […]

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Jamaica Eyeing More EP Hotels for Montego Bay’s “Hip Strip”

Montego Bay is known for its all inclusives, but Jamaica’s tourism minister has another plan for the heart of the coastal city. Minister Ed Bartlett is calling for more local investments in EP, or European plan hotels on the “Hip […]

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The Five Best Ocho Rios Resorts

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Headed to Jamaica? If you’ve already seen the sunset in Negril and soaked up the rays on Doctor’s Cave Beach in Montego Bay, why not spend a few days in Ocho Rios? The north coast hotspot has long been a […]

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Checking in to St. Lucia's New Serenity at Coconut Bay Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s newest adults-only all-inclusive resort, Serenity at Coconut Bay, opened in June. The 36-suite enclave is a resort-within-a resort at Coconut Bay Resort & Spa, part of a sprawling 85-acre estate that hugs […]


Bahia Principe Parent Company Names New CEO

Grupo Piñero, the parent company of Caribbean resort firm Bahia Principe, has named a new CEO. The company has appointed Encarna Piñero, who had already been serving as the company’s vice president. Piñero will report directly to her father, Grupo […]


Excellence Group Expanding to Jamaica

The Excellence all-inclusive brand is expanding to Jamaica, the company announced this week. The adults-only Excellence Oyster Bay resort is slated to open in Jamaica on June 1, 2018 on a property about 35 minutes from Montego Bay’s airport close […]

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Serenity at Coconut Bay Is Adding Another Eatery

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s newest adults-only resort, Serenity at Coconut Bay, offers guests the option of dining in an impressive 10 restaurants – nine at neighboring sister resort Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa, as well […]


Crystal Launching Shorter “Getaway” Cruises

Crystal Cruises is launching a new kind of itinerary, aiming to give travelers the same experience with shorter time commitments and extra savings. They’re called “Crystal Getaways,” and they tend toward itineraries lasting closer to a week. That will include […]


Checking in to Bahia Principe’s Runaway Bay Resorts in Jamaica

By Susan Barlow CJ Contributor If you go a bit beyond Montego Bay, you discover another Jamaica. This is the parish of St. Ann, about an hour and a world away from bustling Montego Bay, home to a pair of […]

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5 Caribbean Resorts With Unlimited Golf

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Between the greens fees, club membership, cart rental and the clubs themselves, golfing can be an expensive sport. So it’s no surprise that when golfers go to the Caribbean they’re not just looking for […]


Hyatt to Open Ziva, Zilara Resorts in Cap Cana

Playa Hotels and Resorts has closed on the acquisition of the site for a pair of new all inclusive Hyatt resorts in the Dominican Republic. Playa will be opening the new Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana and Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana […]


Norwegian Sun to Homeport at Port Canaveral in 2018

Port Canaveral has been chosen by Norwegian Cruise Line to host the Norwegian Sun, which will offer four-day all inclusive cruises to Havana, Cuba and Key West, and three-day cruises to the Bahamas beginning May 2018. “Port Canaveral is proud […]


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