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Month: June 2015

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There’s a New Way to Book a Last Minute Caribbean Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to book a Caribbean hotel. And you can even book a room tonight. HotelTonight, the global last-minute hotel booking app, has officially expanded to the Caribbean. The app has added the […]

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Caribbean Room With A View: Curacao’s Sleek Papagayo Hotel

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The Caribbean offers such stunning natural beauty that the smartest hotel designers leave all the heavy lifting to Mother Nature, creating rooms that compliment the natural environment rather than compete with it. Such is […]

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This Caribbean Country’s Clever Plan to Deal With Sea Turtle Poachers

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Dominica is the permanent habitat of  the Hawksbill and Greenback species of sea turtle, and the seasonal habitat of the Leatherback species. According to conservationist Errol Harris, the population of these […]

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Hyatt’s New Caribbean Resort

Above: the Grand Hyatt Playa Del Carmen By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt’s Caribbean expansion continues this week with the debut of its newest resort in the region, the Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen. The resort will officially open on […]


Delta Airlines Adding 60 New Planes

Above: a Delta 737 plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta is adding 60 new planes, following an aircraft acquisition deal with Boeing. The company has approved a tentative agreement for 20 Embraer E190 aircraft and 40 new 737-900ERs. The […]


American Airlines: Continued Decline in Latin America, Caribbean Traffic

Above: an American Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines Group’s Latin America and Caribbean traffic continues to slide. The carrier saw a 7.9 percent reduction in Revenue Passenger Miles to the region in May, reporting just under […]

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Southwest Begins Flights to Pair of Mexican Destinations

Above: a Southwest Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines has launched service to Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. The carrier this week began weekly Saturday service between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Los […]


InselAir Set to Launch New Routes to Venezuela and Brazil

Above: an InselAir plane By the Caribbean Journal staff InselAir is expanding with two new routes to Venezuela and Brazil. Beginning July 3, the Dutch Caribbean carrier will launch service between Curacao and Manaus, Brazil; on July 14, the carrier […]


A New Departures Lounge at St Maarten's Princess Juliana Airport

Above: the new lounge By the Caribbean Journal staff The facelifted departures lounge at St Maarten’s airport is now open, with a grand opening slated for this week. It is the result of a significant renovation project to the departures area […]

Reducing Vulnerability in the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Anastasia Ramjag Op-Ed Contributors The topic of vulnerability is one that has been on the agenda of the countries within the Greater Caribbean, and in particular those of the insular Caribbean for a long time. In the […]


Caribbean Home: A Private Island in the Abacos for $1.95 Million

Above: Prince Cay By the Caribbean Journal staff Scour the listings of private islands in the region, most of which are located in the Bahamas, and you’ll see a slew of them on the market for tens of millions of […]


Caribbean Home: This Is Your New $14.5 Million Beach House

Above: The Beach House on Meads Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Your own beach house in Anguilla. It has a ring to it, no? Well, this is the beach house to end all beach houses. It’s called, naturally, The […]


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