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This Bahamas Island Is Just Off the Coast of Florida. And It’s Having a Moment

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There aren’t many places in the Caribbean where you can leave Miami after breakfast and be standing on a white-sand beach before lunchtime. Bimini has always occupied a unique place in The Bahamas: close enough for a spontaneous escape, yet far enough away to feel like you’ve crossed into another world. The water is startlingly […]

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Bahamas PM: Baha Mar to Be Completed, Sold

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The troubled Baha Mar megaresort project in the Bahamas will soon have new life, according to Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie. The Prime Minister said that the government and the Export-Import Bank of China have signed an agreement under which the resort will be completed and then sold to a “world-class hotel and casino operator.” […]

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Grenada Tourism Has a New Marketing Manager

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The Grenada Tourism Authority has named a new marketing manager: Francine Stewart. Stewart’s role will include interaction with key private and public sector partners, the execution of all marketing programs, and the management of marketing expenditure, the GTA said in a statement. “Marketing Grenada as a destination is huge responsibility and I am honoured to […]

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A New Hire at Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara

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Aruba’s top hotel has made a major new hire. The Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts has named Niels Stuedemann its new resort manager. Stuedemann succeeds former Manager Deborah Dintelman, who had served at the property for 17 years. Stuedemann comes to Bucuti & Tara after serving at a variety of four- and five-star properties around […]


Grenada Tourism Has a New Marketing Manager

The One Ocean luxury oceanfront condominium project on Paradise Island in the Bahamas is seeing a sales boom after its launch. Replay Destinations’ oceanfront residences held a launch at a private cocktail event at Atlantis last week, unveiling a limited number of reimagined condo and new One Ocean Penthouse residences. So far, the project has […]

The Caribbean’s Best Luxury Neighborhoods

If you’re thinking of moving to the Caribbean, there are many factors to consider: what kind of real estate are you looking for? What kind of area are you looking for? Are you looking for a remote enclave or a development? For luxury home buyers, it’s a different proposition: perhaps you want privacy and exclusivity, […]

Atlantis Launching $20 Million Renovation of Coral Towers

Atlantis has big plans for Coral Towers By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Atlantis, Paradise Island has announced the 2017 launch of The Corals, a $20 million revamp of what is currently the Coral Towers, which first debuted in 1994. Scheduled for completion next spring, the transformation will include the addition of an adults-only pool, […]

Montserrat Geothermal Energy Project Moving Forward

Montserrat’s geothermal energy exploration project is moving forward. Preparations have begun for the drilling of what will be the island’s third geothermal well. Montserrat is dredging Port Plymouth in order to accommodate the arrival of the vessel transporting the drilling equipment for the project. The purpose of the third well is to get closer to […]

Caribbean Hotels Continue Summer Struggle

Caribbean hotel occupancy continues to plummet this summer. The latest report from analytics firm STR showed the region’s hotel occupancy sliding to 70.8 percent in July, a 5.4 percent drop from the same month in 2015. That came after a 6.1 percent year-over-year drop in June, according to STR. The Caribbean’s hotels saw a 6.9 […]

Itz’ana Belize Adding New Beachfront Residences

The Itz’ana Resort and Residences in Belize is expanding its real estate offerings. The property in Placencia announced the addition of new beachfront inventory, with new options for one and two-bedroom villas directly on the beach. The move comes after a reported 50 percent sellout of the development’s lagoon villas. The beach villas, which now […]

A Major Real Estate Auction in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico will soon play host to a major real estate auction by John Dixon & Associates. The Sept. 10 auction will include more than 40 real estate properties in Puerto Rico, including residential, commercial, retail, multi-family and office properties. The properties are being sold by a United States-based equity fund focused on Latin America […]

Delta Launching New Daily Nonstop Flights to Cancun

Delta Airlines is continuing its Caribbean expansion with a major increase in service to Cancun. The carrier will be launching new daily nonstop flights between New York-John F. Kennedy Airport and Cancun beginning Dec. 17. Delta also announced it would be launching new Saturday service between Kansas City and Cancun, also starting Dec. 17. The […]