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Month: September 2014

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Can the Caribbean Reach Target of 30 Million Annual Visitors?

Above: St Thomas (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — Can the Caribbean region one day welcome 30 million stayover visitors to its shores? Why not? Speaking to attendees at this week’s State of the Industry conference in St […]

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Sandals Rebranding Jamaica Resort

Above: the soon-to-be Grand Pineapple Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals is rebranding one of its Jamaican resorts. The company announced Thursday that it would be rebranding its Sandals Carlyle Inn in Jamaica into the Grand Pineapple Montego […]

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The Caribbean’s Tea Sommelier

Above: tea time at the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun (all photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor PUERTO MORELOS — The Caribbean has a storied tradition of rum drinking, but if one Cancun-based tea master has his way, […]

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Rum Journal: Mount Gay's Black Key

Above: the Black Key (Photos by Jenny Adams) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor WHILE IT’S still sweltering here at CJ’s HQ in Miami, we can’t help but notice that parts of the country are already feeling the first chill […]


Caribbean Cookbook: A Recipe for Braised Oxtail from Jamaica

The latest edition of Caribbean Cookbook heads to the famous Half Moon resort in Jamaica, where Chef Omar Sybblis of the Pepperpot Restaurant has offered up his special recipe for braised oxtail, Jamaican style. Here’s how to make it: Ingredients […]


Puerto Rico Wins CTO/TravelMole Award For Sustainable Tourism

Above: Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Puerto Rico Tourism Company has won this year’s award for Caribbean Excellence in Sustainable Tourism from the Caribbean Tourism Organization and TravelMole. The award is presented to “a destination […]

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Barbados' Richard Sealy New Chairman of Caribbean Tourism Organization

Above: Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS —Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy has been elected the new chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Sealy’s election was announced at the opening of the CTO’s State […]


Caribbean's Leading Tourism Conference Begins in St Thomas

Above: the Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference began on Wednesday night in St Thomas. The event, the leading conference for […]


Bermuda Sees Drop in Tourist Arrivals

Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda saw a 2.4 percent drop in tourist arrivals in the first half of 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island received 103,787 visitors in the first six […]

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Ritz-Carlton Coming to Turks and Caicos

Above: Grace Bay Beach By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — A Ritz-Carlton resort is coming to Turks and Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Dr Rufus Ewing announced ahead of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference in […]


Caribbean's First Margaritaville Vacation Club Coming to St Thomas

Above: a rendering of the Margaritaville Vacation Club in St Thomas By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — The island of St Thomas will soon be home to the first-ever Margaritaville Vacation Club resort. The $100 million project, which broke ground earlier […]


Construction Underway at Kimpton Hotel in Cayman Islands

Above: a rendering of the Kimpton Hotel in Grand Cayman By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — Construction is officially underway at the Kimpton hotel project in Grand Cayman, according to Cayman Islands Director of Tourism Rosa Harris. The hotel will […]


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