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Kimpton’s Soon-to-Debut All-Inclusive Resort in the Riviera Maya Has Four Pools, Swim-Up Rooms — and an Opening Date

More and more big brands have been getting into all-inclusive, from Marriott to Hyatt to even SLS and W. The category has been filling up with names that built their reputations elsewhere, each bringing a slightly different take on what an all-inclusive stay should look like. Kimpton is next. Set within a dense mangrove reserve […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Bottom Bay, Barbados

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Donna Westberg, who took this lovely shot of Bottom Bay in Barbados. Did you take a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

Four Seasons Planning Los Cabos Resort

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is expanding in Mexico. The company has partnered with real estate development firm Irongate to build a luxury resort and private residences in Los Cabos. The project, which is slated to open in 2018, will be the centerpiece of the 1,000-acre Costa Palmas resort community, which will include an 18-hole […]

How to Travel to Negril Right Now

By Alexander Britell It’s one of the hippest destinations in the Caribbean: the Jamaican beach outpost of Negril. And if you’re looking for a luxury experience, look no further than Island Outpost’s The Caves all-inclusive boutique hotel. The retreat on Negril’s West End has it all: 12 cliffside accommodations, a Blackwell rum bar and an […]

Four Seasons Planning Los Cabos Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a deal that will impact a number of hotels in the Caribbean, HNA Tourism Group has announced an agreement to buy Carlson Hotels Inc. Carlson Hotels owns hotel brands including Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM […]

JetBlue Launches Daily Fort Lauderdale-Barbados Flights

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s fastest-growing airline has added another new route. JetBlue Airways launched its new daily flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport on Thursday. The new flights were first announced at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry conference in Curacao last year. The inaugural flights was marked […]

A Boost for Internet in Belize

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor The Belize Public Utilities Commission announced that Belize’s first Internet exchange point, named BIXP, was successfully launched in Belize City last week at the campus of the University of Belize. The launch was the culmination of unprecedented collaboration between Belizean Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the highly competitive local telecommunication sector. […]

Putting Zika in Puerto Rico in Perspective

By Ingrid I. Rivera Rocafort Op-Ed Contributor While we celebrate the ease and accessibility of global travel, it requires some common-sense precaution, no matter where in the world one goes. That’s the nature of enjoying new and different destinations. Education is the key to relishing new adventures without the fear of risk, real or perceived. […]

Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Nnyeka Prescod Op-Ed Contributors In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution or a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it appears simultaneously with its cause; it is seen. The other effects emerge only subsequently; they […]

This Cruise Conference Is Coming to Puerto Rico

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the world’s leading cruise conferences is coming to Puerto Rico. The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Cruise Conference and Trade Show will take place in Puerto Rico on Sept. 26-30, with more than 1,000 participants expected to show. “The cruise line industry has positively impacted Puerto Rico’s tourism scene, as […]

Carnival Just Took Delivery of Its Largest Ship

Carnival has a major new cruise ship. Carnival Cruise Line has officially taken delivery of what becomes the line’s newest, largest and most innovative ship, Carnival Vista. The 3,954-passenger ship will be summering in Europe until it begins operating year-round Caribbean cruise service from Miami in November 2016. The ship includes new features like a […]

US Virgin Islands Names New Tourism Directors

By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands has announced several new appointments. The US territory has appointed Canika John its new director of marketing and Frances Williams-Augustin as its new “Director of Visitor Experience.” “Canika John has been an integral member of the Tourism team, taking on increased responsibility in sales and marketing […]

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