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Five Secret Caribbean Food Hotspots

We’ve long hailed the wonders of the Caribbean’s gastronomic scene, and in many ways it’s never been better, with culinary capitals in places like St. Martin, Puerto Rico and Anguilla, to name a few. But there are so many more […]

Taiwan Providing Island-Wide Wi-Fi Hotspots For St Lucia

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Taiwan will be providing island-wide Wi-Fi hotspots around the island of St Lucia, the government said this week. The project has already been approved, and will be […]

The Best Beaches in Aruba, From Crystal-Clear Water to Sublime Snorkeling Spots

You can travel across the Caribbean and back again and find it hard to find a more beautiful collection of beaches than the ones you get on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. The destination is known for its beaches, […]

The Caribbean’s Most Sustainable Hotel Is In The Bahamas

From the moment you walk into the lobby, The Retreat seems just like a typical tropical hotel you might find anywhere in the Caribbean. The 15 guest rooms are modern and clean; the restaurant has blackened mahi-mahi and flatbreads and […]

With Winter Ahead, a Sunny Outlook for Caribbean Hotels

Summer’s over, kids are back in school and travel starts to cool down with the weather. But even in the year’s customary nadir, the Caribbean still showed strong improvement last month, according to new data from hotel analytics firm STR. […]

The Best Way to Fly to This Hotspot in the British Virgin Islands

It’s home to the Caribbean’s “Billionaire’s Playground,” ringed by some of the most exclusive private destinations on earth, and home to some of the top luxury villas and resorts in the Caribbean. But getting to Virgin Gorda hasn’t always been […]

Tulum Is the Hottest Destination in Mexico

While Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico have been the hot spots clients looking for mainstream destinations have been flocking to for years, several top notch travel specialists said advisors should be adding Tulum to that list. Advisors have said Tulum […]

Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: An Essential Puerto Rico Stay

While Puerto Rico has been seeing dynamic tourism growth since the pandemic, that wasn’t the case a decade ago. That was when hospitality stars Loisse Herger and Fernando Davila took a chance and opened an innovative new boutique hotel in […]

The Caribbean’s Hottest Culinary Event Is Coming to Antigua

Whether you’re having sushi by the pool at Rokuni, savoring Venetian cicchetti on the beach at Wild Tamarind or enjoying grazing boards at the Antigua Vintage Tea House, Antigua and Barbuda is filled with exceptional, unforgettable culinary experiences. Indeed, Antigua […]

The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2023

It’s hard to believe the first edition of our landmark Cool List was published 11 years ago. Today, the Caribbean Journal Cool List is still the annual authority on the Caribbean’s coolest, most creative, singular, buzzy places to stay. That […]

Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Tiny All-Inclusive in Barbados

You may have an image of the “Platinum Coast” of Barbados: of champagne breakfasts, torch-lit beachfront cocktails in the evening; indulgent, colorful suites in view of the sea. It’s all true — but particularly so at one of our favorite small […]

The 10 Hottest Aruba Resorts for 2023

Aruba is sizzling, and not just because it’s so close to the equator. The southern Caribbean hotspot has been one of the most popular destinations in the region since the onset of the pandemic, having nimbly handled its tourism protocols […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Beach Hotel Is In Martinique

It’s one of the coolest beach towns anywhere in the Caribbean: Le Carbet on the northern Caribbean coast of the island of Martinique. While the town abounds with great eateries, beach bars, local shopping (and the world-class Rhum Neisson distillery, […]

The 20 Best Hotels in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has never been hotter, buoyed by a pandemic-era boom that filled its hotels to capacity and put a new travel spotlight on the destination. It seems like new flights routes launch just about every week to the island, […]

From Puerto Rico to Panama, 5 New Caribbean Adults-Only Hotels

Whether you are just traveling alone with your significant other or you’ve managed to get a break from the wonderful, grueling work that is parenting, you won’t have trouble finding great adults-only resorts in the Caribbean. They’re the places that […]

The Caribbean’s Coolest New Hotel Is In Puerto Rico

It’s the most exciting new opening in the Caribbean in 2022: the beachfront Aire de O:live, the third hotel from Puerto Rico’s renowned O:live brand. The brainchild of owners and hoteliers Loisse Herger and Fernando Davila, Aire de O:live is […]

The Best Hotels and Resorts in St Croix

St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands is home to one of the most iconic hotels in the Caribbean (more on that here) as well as the only all-inclusive resort in the USVI and an eclectic assortment of other lodging […]

The Best Hotels in Martinique, From Boutique Stays to Beach Resorts

Martinique is an island in the Caribbean, and one of the region’s most fascinating destinations. But it’s very much the French Caribbean. When it comes to choosing a hotel, that means a lot of unfamiliar names (no Marriotts or Hiltons […]

Resorts World Bimini, The Bahamas’ Newest Hotspot

Iggy Azalea had recently been here, performing in the middle of a new venue perched over a massive beachfront pool. And the previous day, Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages, the world’s hottest new cruise line, had just brought its “sailors” to […]

This is the Coolest Hotel in Tortola

There’s a lot that’s great about Cane Garden Bay in Tortola: a beautiful coastline, lively beach bars, a cool historic distillery, and even a bit of nightlife in a destination — the British Virgin Islands — that’s more known for […]

A Tiny New Caribbean Adults-Only Hotel

Virgin Gorda has its share of traditional hotels, luxury resorts, beachside villas, and sailor’s havens, but an adults-only French country inn is definitely a first for the island — and the British Virgin Islands as a whole. The British and […]

The Caribbean’s Hottest Beach Bar Is in Bonaire

It’s not often that you find a beach bar attached to one of the world’s greatest restaurants. But that’s precisely the case at Club Tropicana, the hottest beach bar in Bonaire and one of the region’s top toes-in-the-sand hotspots. It’s […]

The 10 Best Adventure Hotels in the Caribbean

A journey through the rainforest to a Mayan temple. A rugged hike to a 200-foot-wide boiling lake. A dive into the heart of a blue hole. Far beyond the beach, there’s another side of the Caribbean, of mountains and rainforests […]

From The Bahamas to Aruba, 7 Tiny Caribbean Hotels to Try

The travel industry has changed in more ways than we can count, but it’s also put that much more emphasis on the decision of where to stay. There’s so much more thought that goes into the choice of accommodation, and […]

How This Belize Hotel Is Rethinking the “Virtual” Vacation

More and more hotels and destinations are looking to take their offerings virtual right now, with the current climate leading to a surge in “digital vacations.” The latest to launch one is the legendary Lodge at Chaa Creek in Belize, […]

This Barbados Hotel Has a New Executive Chef

The venerable Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados has tapped a new executive chef. The West Coast property has named Timothy Palmer to the role, in which he will oversee culinary operations at the property’s three on-site eateries. A veteran of […]

The 7 Best Boutique Hotels in Nassau, Bahamas

We can’t say it enough: The Bahamas is open for business, from Cat Island to Eleuthera, Harbour Island to Exuma, Bimini to Long Island. But Nassau remains the country’s travel hub, its most complete — and popular — destination. And while […]

7 Aruba Hotels to Check into Right Now

Aruba is an island that’s all about discovery. It’s a destination that begs travelers to get out into a car and explore, to discover its hidden corners, to go beach hopping, to walk around its neighborhoods and to really experience […]

Marriott Just Opened Its New All-Inclusive Concept in Cancun