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Why You Need to Go to Anguilla in April

Sure, there are loads of reasons to go to Anguilla, from the booming culinary scene to the spectacular beaches. But if you need another reason, here’s one: the famous Moonsplash Music Festival, which takes place in late April. The April […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Far Out in the Exumas

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Monica Stuve, who sent in this beautiful photograph on an uninhabited island in the Exumas. “We were staying on Great Exuma and took a boat to these small out islands,” Stuve writes. […]

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How to Own This Private Island in the Bahamas

We all dream of the Crusoe life, the castaway fantasy, the true escape from the real world. In the Caribbean, that means owning your own private island. And while there aren’t multitudes of private islands on the block in the […]

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JetBlue’s Newest Caribbean Addition

It’s no secret that JetBlue is focused heavily on the Caribbean. The New York City-based carrier has been expanding rapidly in the region, with new flights all across the region out of hubs like New York and Fort Lauderdale and […]

A New Caribbean “Kokomo?”

By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor Popularized by The Beach Boys during the early 90s, many have wondered whether ‘Kokomo’ is real or simply an imaginary place. Likewise, as the smaller economies of the Caribbean venture deeper into the 21st century […]

5 Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Hotels

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You wake up with just the sound of the waves, in touch with the elements. It’s your own aquatic paradise. But the overwater bungalow fantasy isn’t limited the Pacific — there are a handful […]

Courtyard Marriott Coming to Bonaire

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Bonaire will soon be getting its first major branded hotel. Courtyard Marriott is continuing its expansion in the Caribbean, with a new hotel set to open on the Dutch Caribbean island in October of this year. The hotel will include […]

Thinking Beyond Caribbean Climate

By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor No, we are not talking about climate change and the disruptive effects of increased temperatures, sea level rise, coastal erosion, ocean pollution and acidification, nor the loss of biodiversity, water scarcity, and the increased frequency […]

In St Croix, a Room With a View

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There’s no beach in sight. No sandy scallop being washed by foam-frilled waves. Yet this is a vista that’s in no way diminished by a lack of sand. And I just can’t look away. […]

The Caribbean’s Happiest Island

The Caribbean’s happiest island may also be its most resilient. The latest edition of the United Nations’ World Happiness Report has been released, and one Caribbean island is at the top: Puerto Rico. Yes, Puerto Rico: despite its crippling economic […]

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Slow Start for Caribbean Hotels in 2016

The Caribbean’s hotel sector is off to a slow start so far in 2016, according to new data from STR. The analytics firm’s latest report showed regional hotel occupancy falling year-over-year in both January and February. In January, Caribbean hotel […]

Caribbean-Mexico Hotel Pipeline Up 10 Percent

The Caribbean-Mexico hotel pipeline continues to expand. The wider region showed 31,866 rooms in 185 hotels under contract in the Caribbean and Mexico last month, a 10.2 percent increase in rooms under contract compared to February 2015, according to a […]

Winair Cleared for More Caribbean Expansion

Winair could soon have a new hub in the Caribbean. The regional airline has been officially granted “airline” designation by St Kitts and Nevis Aviation Minister Mark Brantley. That means the carrier is now allowed to originate and terminate flights […]

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