All-Inclusive

Park Hyatt Is Opening Its First All-Inclusive Resort in the Caribbean, With Chef-Driven Dining, Riviera Maya Beaches, and a 2026 Debut

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The list of brands moving into all-inclusive keeps getting longer—and more unexpected. Names once tied to traditional hotel models have been stepping into the format, from W Hotels to SLS, each bringing its own version of what an all-inclusive can look like. Now another brand is joining that group, and it’s one that has long […]

Island Shop: Bermuda’s Sunken Scent

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Something smells good on Bermuda – and it’s not just the flowers. The Bermuda Perfumery has just released Mary Celestia, a limited-edition fragrance that replicates a scent discovered, corked and intact, on the wreck of the Mary Celestia, which floundered off Bermuda’s south shore 150 years ago. In a […]

Hyatt House Opens in San Juan

Above: the new Hyatt House in San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt has debuted its first Hyatt House hotel outside of the continental United States. The new Hyatt House San Juan has officially opened in the Miramar neighbourhood of Puerto Rico’s capital. The 126-room extended-stay hotel includes studio and one-bedroom suites with views […]

Former Cayman Islands Premier Cleared of All Criminal Charges

Above: former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush has been found not guilty of 11 charges of misconduct and breach of trust. Bush was cleared by a Cayman Islands jury of all 11 charges on Thursday afternoon. The seven-member jury deliberated for a single day. The […]


Hyatt House Opens in San Juan

THERE’S NO reception desk at The House, Elegant Hotels’ hip, adults-only boutique in St James, Barbados. Instead, there are “ambassadors,” a versatile crew who are ready to tend to every request, from helping you check in right in your room to delivering the hotel’s house champagne (Moët & Chandon) to your beach chair. They’re basically […]

St Vincent Offering Grants, Training to Budding Tech Businesses

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor St Vincent and the Grenadines is making strides towards creating a new cadre of local entrepreneurs. Vincentians with dreams of developing their own businesses can now apply for government grants covering the cost of business incubation and training services. The grants, which are targeted specifically […]

Beach Collector: Foul Bay, Barbados

“There’s really fowl here,” my guide says, pointing to the crowing rooster, a play on words of course. This is Foul Bay, an under-the-radar Atlantic coast beach not too far from the far more famous Crane Beach on the southeastern portion of the island. It’s a wide, stunning thing, flanked by a pair of cliffs, with […]

Haiti PM Visits Washington

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is visiting Washington, DC this week. The purpose of the Prime Minister’s visit is to urge donors to mobilize funds toward the eradication of cholera in Haiti, according to a statement from Lamothe’s office. “We have […]

American Airlines: Latin America, Caribbean Traffic Continues Slide

Above: an American Airlines plane (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines Group saw another year-over-year monthly decline in Latin America and Caribbean traffic in September, according to the company’s latest traffic report. Revenue passenger miles to the Latin America and Caribbean region fell by 3.4 percent to 2.029 billion, down from 2.101 […]

Seven Small Caribbean Islands You Should Visit This Fall

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Out of the way and sometimes challenging to reach, the Caribbean’s smaller isles are often overlooked. But here are seven gems that we consider to be desirable as they are diminutive, and well worth that extra flight or ferry ride. Nevis There’s something magical about St. Kitts’ sister island. […]

New Executive Chef at Puerto Rico's El Conquistador Resort

Above: El Conquistador By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s El Conquistador Resort and Las Casitas Village, a Waldorf Astoria resort has named Ernie Reyes its new executive chef. The move represents a promotion for Reyes, who had been serving as executive sous chef at El Conquistador for the last seven months. “Chef Reyes promotion […]

Afternoon in Martin's Bay, Barbados

Above: Martin’s Bay, Barbados (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BARBADOS — Thursdays are the big days at Martin’s Bay. That’s when the returning nationals and the locals and the retirees and the rum lovers (well they’re all rum lovers) show up. Above: the Bay Tavern This is Wednesday in Martin’s Bay, a corner of […]

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