A private pool outside your suite in the Riviera Maya. A swim-up room in Punta Cana. A familiar resort in Jamaica entering a new adults-only chapter. Another longtime Mexican Caribbean property getting a new name, redesigned rooms, and a reimagined premium section. Those are some of the changes coming across Ocean Signature Resorts as the […]
Above: a rendering of the Sarani Resort in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff A new luxury resort property has broken ground on the private island of Isla Pastor off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Construction has begun on the 37-suite first phase of the Sarani Resort in Bocas del Toro. Union Hanover, a London-based […]
Jamaica’s Appleton Rum recently launched a new advertising campaign — one that could mark a shift for the way Caribbean rums are marketed. It’s a departure from the typical pirate — and party-themed rum ads — it is a story that focuses on the pride and love that go into every Appleton bottle. The campaign includes […]
Above: construction at the Baha Mar this summer (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Baha Mar resort project in the Bahamas has pushed back its opening date, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort project, which had been slated to open in December 2014, will now hold its grand opening in the spring of 2015. In […]
Above: Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines is continuing its Caribbean rollout. The carrier officially launched its initial service to Mexico over the weekend with nonstop routes from both Atlanta and Baltimore to Cancun. The routes, which were previously served by the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways, will operate daily. Southwest will also […]
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourist arrivals to St Lucia rose by 6 percent in the first half of 2014, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island received 176,017 stopover arrivals in the first half, a 6 percent improvement over the same period in 2013. The island’s success was […]
By S Brian Samuel Op-Ed Contributor ECONOMISTS CANNOT read the future, no matter what they say; but they can read the past. And one thing we know from the past is that markets continually go through economic cycles. Booms and busts have been chasing themselves with predictable certainty since man invented money. In my lifetime, […]
Above: the signing ceremony in Kingston (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica and Brazil have signed an agreement to strengthen the former’s water resources management. The $98,000 contract was signed last week by Jamaica’s Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister Robert Pickersgill and Brazil Ambassador to Jamaica Francisco Da Costa e Silva […]
Above: Cozumel’s Puerta Maya cruise port By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Cozumel off Mexico’s Caribbean coast is off to a very strong start in the cruise sector so far this year. Cozumel received 1.786 million cruise passenger arrivals in the first half of 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism […]
By David Evans Op-Ed Contributor BOTH THE history and the current reality of Caribbean aviation can be characterised by a consistent failure over the last 50 years to provide an efficient air transportation system that meets the needs of the 40 million plus inhabitants of the region. The reasons for this failure are many and […]
Above: the Melia Nassau Beach (Caribbean Journal Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Melia Nassau Beach resort in the Bahamas has begun the first phase of a $19 million renovation plan, the property announced. The first phase is expected to be complete by November, 2014, and the resort will remain open during the redesign […]
Above: Petit St Vincent in the Grenadines (All photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon PETIT ST VINCENT — There are many things to love about Petit St Vincent, this all-inclusive private island resort in the southern sweep of the Grenadines: Its 22 casual-chic oceanfront and hillside cottages. The charmingly retro Mini Moke beach buggies, made […]
