All-Inclusive

Kimpton’s Soon-to-Debut All-Inclusive Resort in the Riviera Maya Has Four Pools, Swim-Up Rooms — and an Opening Date 

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More and more big brands have been getting into all-inclusive, from Marriott to Hyatt to even SLS and W. The category has been filling up with names that built their reputations elsewhere, each bringing a slightly different take on what an all-inclusive stay should look like. Kimpton is next. Set within a dense mangrove reserve […]

How Caribbean Media Content Is Being Disrupted By Digital

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor What is Content? The much maligned but highly useful Wikipedia defines content creation as: “the contribution of information to any media and most especially to digital media for an end-user/audience….” Today, content comes in many shapes and flavours. Digital media often blend with and overlay traditional media forms with […]

The Best Caribbean Stand-Up Paddleboarding Destinations

Crystal-clear, turquoise, tranquil waters, a soft, sandy beach, a Caribbean sun, all best surveyed from atop a paddleboard. It’s true — you can find great places for the increasingly popular water sport across the Caribbean, but some Caribbean destinations are just that much better for it. Here are our favourite spots for SUP in the […]

Melia to Open Hotel in Cartagena

Above: a rendering of a room at the Melia Cartagena de Indias By the Caribbean Journal staff Melia is the latest international brand looking toward Cartagena on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. The company announced Wednesday that it would be opening a new hotel in Cartagena, the Melia Cartagena de Indias. The property would be the company’s […]


The Best Caribbean Stand-Up Paddleboarding Destinations

Above: Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts saw an increase in air arrivals last month, according to new data from the St Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority. Figures from the SCASPA’s Department of Finance showed that 11,398 passengers arrived in June, up 9.1 […]

Curacao Sees Drop in US Tourists, Big Jump From Canada

Above: Curacao (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Curacao experienced a 17.1 percent drop in tourist arrivals from the US in the first five months of 2014, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. But that number was offset slightly by a significant jump in tourism from Canada. The Dutch Caribbean island received […]

Haiti to Launch Cholera Vaccination Push

Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti after the earthquake (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be launching a major push to vaccinate citizens against cholera. The programme will target 200,000 people in three departments, starting in August. It will be supported by the Pan American Health Organization and the World […]

St Maarten Mulls Membership in Caribbean Development Bank

Above: talks between St Maarten and CDB officials By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten is considering an application to become a member of the Caribbean Development Bank. A delegation led by CDB President Dr Warren Smith arrived in Philipsburg on Monday to hold talks with St Maarten’s Council of Ministers about the country’s considerations […]

Bahamas, Puerto Rico Top Caribbean Construction

Above: construction at the Baha Mar resort project in the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico lead the Caribbean in the number of hotel rooms under construction, according to a new report. STR’s Caribbean/Mexico hotel development report found that the region had a total of […]

In Jacmel, Haiti, Making Schools Accessible For the Disabled

Above: Gerald Oriol, Jr., Haiti’s Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (Photo: James English) By James English CJ Contributor LATE LAST month, the Haitian government and USAID inaugurated Ecole Nationale Edèze Gousse and Lycée Célie Lamour, existing primary and secondary schools in Jacmel that were recently rehabilitated into fully handicap-accessible facilities […]

Air Canada Launching Nonstop Service to Panama City

Above: an Air Canada flight By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Canada is launching service to Panama City, Panama, the carrier announced. The new thrice-weekly service will launch Dec. 17, 2014. Air Canada will become the only Canadian carrier operating between Canada and Panama. “Air Canada is very pleased to become the only Canadian network […]

Cayman Islands, Belize See Big Increase in European Tourists

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize and the Cayman Islands are seeing significant improvements in tourism from Europe, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Cayman Islands received 15,466 European tourists in the first five months of 2014, a 29.8 percent over the same period in 2013. Belize […]

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