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Month: April 2016

News

How This Caribbean Office Market Is Performing

By James Andrews CJ Contributor The Grand Cayman office market is largely dependent upon the financial services sector, which loosely includes legal services, accounting services, domiciled funds, trusts, and insurance captives. This sector appears relatively stable at present; however, there […]

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IHG Expands in Mexico

InterContinental Hotels Group is expanding in the region again. The company has opened a new 188-room Holiday Inn in the state of Guanajuato. The Holiday Inn & Suites Leon Plaza Mayor follows an investment of more than $14.6 million, and […]

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AMResorts Coming to Puerto Rico

By Alexander Britell Apple Leisure Group subsidiary AMResorts is planning to open a major new hotel in the Caribbean. The Dreams Puerto Rico Resort & Spa will be located in the southwestern coastal town of Guanica as a 250-room, new-build […]

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Southwest Airlines Traffic Keeps Growing

Southwest Airlines is seeing continued strong traffic growth, according to the company’s latest numbers. The company flew 10.9 billion revenue passenger miles last month, up 6.2 percent from 10.2 billion revenue passenger miles in March of 2015. Available seat miles […]

Experience

The Best Caribbean Beach Bar You've Never Heard Of

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By Alexander Britell Guadeloupe: the French-Caribbean archipelago that still remains largely a mystery to travelers from the English-speaking world. It is a remarkably diverse place: its main “island” is split between a largely developed (think European style infrastructure) Grande-Terre and […]


Barbados Eyes More Diverse Tourism Product

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ government says it is “committed” to diversifying the island’s tourism product offerings. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart pointed to the importance of tourism as Barbados’ leading economic sector, promising to make the island as “congenial, […]


Why Atlantis Just Partnered With Caesars

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas is partnering with Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The hospitality and gaming companies will collaborate to offer Atlantis’ experience to members of the gaming industry’s premier loyalty program, Caesars […]

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Caribbean Chefs Set For Major Competition in Miami

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Knives are being sharpened and recipes tweaked as 12 Caribbean nations’ culinary teams prepare for a food (and beverage) fight in the 2016 installment of Taste of the Caribbean. Scheduled for June 6 to […]


The 10 Best Grand Cayman Hotels

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So you’re planning a trip to Grand Cayman for sun, sea, and that oh-so-white sand, but do you know where you’re going to stay? The island has a wide mix of hotels and resorts, most of which are situated right […]


The 10 Best Hotels in the British Virgin Islands

There are few places that better capture the fantasy of an island vacation than the BVI. It’s always about the water here, about exploring, about discovery, whether you have a boat or not. You are simply drawn to hop the islands, […]

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Earthquake Causes Shaking in Trinidad, Grenada

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across much of the southeastern Caribbean on Thursday morning. The quake, reported by the United States Geological Survey, struck at around 7:22 AM local time, with an epicenter about 119 kilometers west of Port of […]


Guyana Readies National Tourism Policy

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Guyana’s draft National Tourism Policy is almost ready to become a public document. Director General of the Ministry of Tourism Donald Sinclair said that relevant stakeholders are “currently reviewing” the document and sending in feedback […]


A New Way to Stay at This Jamaica Hotel

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Guests of Round Hill Hotel and Villas will now have the option choose the new Weekly Villa Hideaway Experience. This select offer presents guests with accommodation in one of the property’s 27 secluded villas within […]


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