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This Caribbean Adults-Only All-Inclusive Just Reopened With New Cabanas, Three Pools, and Easy Beach Access

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The beach. The turquoise. The vibes. The It’s always been one of our favorite all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. And now Antigua’s legendary adults-only all-inclusive has officially reopened. The Pineapple Beach Club is welcoming guests again with a renewed identity, a brighter footprint, and upgrades across nearly every corner of the property — the result […]

VIDEO: The Best Place to Watch Sunset in Grand Case, St Martin

Sunset is just different in the Caribbean. Whether you see the green flash or not, it’s just special. And when you’re in Grand Case, St Martin, there’s nowhere better than the aptly-named Sunset Cafe, located at the Grand Case Beach Club. Here’s what the sunsets are like:

Caribbean Places Where You Can Try Your New Year’s Resolutions

Making your New Year’s resolutions? Us, too! After all, who doesn’t want to be the best version of themselves in 2016? Whether you want to lose weight, save money or just read more, we’ve rounded up some Caribbean places where you’ll have the best odds of sticking to your year-long commitments. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon  CJ […]

Fighting Climate Change in Cayman

A new framework By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Earlier this month, 195 countries at COP21 came together to form the Paris Agreement, a treaty to combat climate change and target actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient, and sustainable future. The agreement seeks to offer protection to small, low-lying islands such as the Cayman […]

Caribbean Places Where You Can Try Your New Year’s Resolutions

 The Kraken cure By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you celebrated New Year’s Eve right, chances are you’ll be feeling a little worse for wear when January 1 rolls around. To make sure you don’t carry that feeling over to January 2, try this unique cocktail from our friends at Mexican all-inclusive resort Grand […]

How This Bahamian Island Is Returning to Normal After Joaquin

 Two months after Hurricane Joaquin devastated Long Island, the southeast Bahamian island is beginning a return to normal operations. A team including Jack Thompson, administrator of the government’s National Recovery and Reconstruction Unit; Captain Stephen Russell; members of the National Disaster Reconstruction Committee; and a group from Bahamas Information Services recently traveled through the island’s […]

Joe Biden’s Caribbean Vacation

 Air Force 2 is coming back to the Caribbean. While US President Barack Obama is heading to Hawaii, his vice president is making a high-profile trip to the Caribbean. As he has a number of times in his tenure, US Vice President Joe Biden is visiting the US Virgin Island of St Croix, this time to […]

Jamaica’s Trailblazing Tourism Growth in 2015

 By Renese Johnson Op-Ed Contributor It’s been very exciting to see the record-breaking tourism growth that has taken place in Jamaica. According to the Minister of Tourism, Dr Wykeham McNeill, visitation for the first nine months in 2015 has exceeded that of 2014 during the same time period by 5. percent. Various trends and ventures in […]

A Busy Cruise Season in Grenada

 A crowded season By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Over 110,000 cruise passengers have arrived in Grenada during the first three months of the 2015-2015 winter season, spending an estimated total of about $4 million, according to the Grenada Tourism Authority. The GTA recorded 50,000 arrivals from 29 calls in November alone, while the season expects […]

A Sluggish Month for Caribbean Hotel Occupancy

 Caribbean hotels reported a weak November 2015, according to the latest report from STR. The region’s hotel occupancy fell in November to 67.1 percent, a 1.6 percent drop compared to occupancy in November 2014. For the year, regional hotel occupancy stands at 69.3 percent, a 2.4 percent increase over the first 11 months of 2015. […]

This Will Be the Tallest Waterslide on the Sea

 Royal Caribbean has unveiled the first renderings of what will be the tallest waterslide on any cruise ship. The Ultimate Abyss, which will be located on the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship, a ship that will span 16 decks and encompass 227,000 gross registered tons. The slide will launch from a glass platform and […]

The Best Beach Bar in St Martin

 St Martin has a surfeit of great beaches: Orient Bay, the bustling beach, Nettle Bay, the lounging one, Grand Case, the delicious one … it goes on and on. But for sheer beauty, you can’t beat Pinel Island, the tiny islet off the coast of the “mainland.” And there are two beach bars on Pinel Island off […]