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Puerto Rico Has a Hidden-Gem City on Its West Coast, and It’s Not the One You’re Thinking Of — With Surfing, a Glowing Bay, and Its Original Sangria

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Everyone heads to the same famous surf town out west. The real find is a grand old city next door — and a single short hop on Cape Air drops you right into it. Say “Puerto Rico’s west coast” and most people who know picture one place: Rincón, the surf-and-sunset town with the golden beaches […]

Expedia Says Demand For This Caribbean Island Is Surging

Antigua seeing a huge surge in travel demand right now, according to the latest travel data from Expedia. The Eastern Caribbean island reported nearly 50 percent growth in travel demand via the company’s platforms in the third quarter of 2015. The move comes as the country is ramping up its marketing push, particularly in the United […]

How to Spend Valentine’s Day in the Abacos

Sure, you can spend Valentine’s Day all over the Caribbean, but why not take your significant other somewhere off the beaten path? That’s where a new package from the Abaco Beach Resort comes in. The property is offering a new special called “Just Us Two,” mixing “romantic bliss and untamed adventure,” the hotel says. It […]

New Suites at Scuba Lodge Curacao

Curaçao’s Scuba Lodge is expanding. The Willemstad hotel has unveiled three new one-bedroom suites, expanding to a total of 22 rooms and nine apartments, the property announced. The property now offers a range of accommodations from single and double hotel rooms to one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom luxury suites. It also includes a restaurant, a PADI […]

How to Spend Valentine’s Day in the Abacos

 Like many Caribbean islands, Aruba has had a long battle with overpopulation of dogs and cats. But now one hotel has a creative idea to help tackle the problem. Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort has launched a new program called “Love me. Sterilize me,” which is providing much-needed spay and neutering surgeries with subsidies […]

Royal Caribbean Cancels Haiti Visit Due to Protests

 Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas cruise ship canceled its planned visit to the Haitian cruise port of Labadee this week, citing “political protests in the area.” The cruise line pointed to a video on Facebook that showed the ship docking at Labadee but met by a group of protestors staging demonstrations in small boats. […]

Mike Bloomberg Is Searching for Great Ideas in Caribbean Cities

 The Caribbean has a deficit of creative development ideas, and one mogul is looking to change that — by starting at the local level. Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Mike Bloomberg has launched a major new project in the wider Latin America and Caribbean region. The Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2016 Mayors Challenge is a […]

VIDEO: The Most Beautiful Beach on Harbour Island

 It’s all over Harbour Island in the Bahamas— light pink sand, stretching wide for three miles on the island’s Atlantic coast (joined by some of the region’s most charming hotels, led of course by the landmark Pink Sands Resort. And yes — it’s really pink, thanks to a collection of tiny pieces of coral and […]

Tarrus Riley, Machel Montano Team Up on New Single

 The Caribbean’s newest hit is the result of a partnership between two of its biggest stars. The single, “Memory,” is a team-up between reggae star Tarrus Riley and soca superstar Machel Montano. While Riley is featured, It’s very much a soca beat (and very much a Montano song) though, timed for the 2016 carnival season. […]

This Curacao Hotel Just Rebranded

 A leading hotel in Curacao has been rebranded following its sale, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Avila Hotel, the island’s oldest hotel, was recently sold to the Vogels family, who also owns the island’s Lions Dive and Beach Resort. Under the new ownership, the property has rebranded to become the Avila Beach Hotel. The new […]

A New $43 Million Caribbean Cruise Port Project

 Another cruise pier is coming to Curacao. The island has announced plans to build a $43 million second cruise pier called the Tula Pier. The project aims to keep up with an increase in cruise traffic demand to the area, according to the island’s tourist board. The new pier will be located in the Otrabanda […]

A New Way to Stay in Virgin Gorda

 For years, there was only one way to stay at the Valley Trunk estate on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands: to buy out the whole property. But now Valley Trunk is launching a new program: one that offers single accommodation rentals. Beginning in shoulder season periods in May and October, the property is […]