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Month: October 2016

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Caribbean Room With a View: Anguilla’s Frangipani Beach Resort

Frangipani

Views don’t get much better than this one at the Frangipani Beach Resort in Anguilla, a 19-room luxe boutique that’s one of the island’s top hotels. It’s a one-bedroom suite with superb ocean vistas of Meads Bay from a spacious […]

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JetBlue Sees Continued Traffic Surge

JetBlue Airways continues to show very strong traffic growth, according to the New York-based carrier’s latest data. JetBlue reported 3.43 billion revenue passenger miles in September, a 10.8 percent increase compared to the same month in 2015. That was joined […]

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Transat Adding Flights to Roatan

There’s another new way to get to the Caribbean island of Roatan. Canadian tour operator Transat, has announced plans to add direct flights from Quebec City to Roatan beginning in December. That’s in addition to Spirit’s existing flights from Montreal […]

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Robert De Niro's Caribbean Pitch

Hollywood legend Robert De Niro made a big pitch for the Caribbean destination of Antigua and Barbuda this week at an investment conference in Dubai. De Niro, who is an investor along with Australian billionaire James Packer in the Paradise Found hotel […]


A New Rooftop Bar in Curaçao

Koraal

One of the southern Caribbean’s top nightlife destinations has another great offering: Koraal. The island’s newest hotspot is a rooftop bar with an infinity pool that’s quickly become a must-visit for craft cocktails, tapas and people-watching. The bar, which is […]


Belize Tourism Continues to Surge

Belize Tourism Booming

Tourism in Belize continues to boom, according to the destination’s latest arrival data. For the first nine months of 2016, Belize reported 293,622 stayover arrivals, a 16.4 percent increase over the same period in 2015 — making it one of the […]

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Marriott Port-au-Prince Names New GM

Marriott Port-au-Prince GM

The Marriott Port-au-Prince in Haiti has named a new general manager, the property announced Wednesday. The hotel has appointed Ellen Wouters to the role, in which she will hold ultimate responsibility for the full scope of hotel operations and financial […]


Rethinking Disaster Aid in Haiti

Disaster Aid

It’s time for a new way to think about aid By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor When disaster strikes all masks come off. Every little problem gets magnified 10 fold. This is exactly the situation in Haiti post-Hurricane Matthew. Immediately after […]


A New Cultural Tour in Puerto Rico

La Ruta Taina

Puerto Rico has launched its newest cultural experience: La Ruta Taína at the Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Park in Utuado. The new tourist attraction offers visitors the opportunity to embark on a cultural experience to learn about Puerto Rico’s heritage and […]

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Hyatt’s Turquoize Resort in Cancun Adds Butler Service

Hyatt Ziva Butlers

The Turquoize adults-only experience at the Hyatt Ziva resort in Cancun has another new amenity: butler service. The all-inclusive property has added specially-trained “Turquoize butlers” to “cater to guests’ almost every whim,” according to the resort. The company said the […]


Southwest Airlines Traffic Shows Continued Strength

Southwest Airlines had another strong month in September, according to the carrier’s latest data report. Southwest flew 9.9 billion revenue passenger miles last month, up 7.9 percent from the 9.2 billion revenue passenger miles the company flew in September 2015. […]


How to Take a Journey of Chocolate in Belize

Maya Beach Hotel

It’s a very sweet journey to Belize. The Maya Beach Hotel & Bistro, located on Belize’s Placencia Peninsula, is offering an immersive package that allows travelers to interact with local Mayan families and learn first hand how they’ve lived off […]


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