9 Reasons Why You Need to Visit Curaçao

By: - December 6th, 2016
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The Punda District There’s no more iconic Curacao image than those of the pastel-colored historic buildings that line the waterfront in Punda, Willemstad. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the pedestrianized district comprises a photogenic maze of shops and restaurants you definitely won’t mind getting lost in.


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5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Trinidad and Tobago, Southern Caribbean

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The biggest earthquake in the Caribbean in several years caused shaking across the Southern Caribbean on Tuesday evening. The 5.8-magnitude quake’s epicenter was about 25 miles southwest of Scarborough, Tobago; it struck at about 5:42 PM local time at a depth of 35km. Shaking was felt across much of the southern Caribbean, including in St. […]

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VIDEO: Cayman’s Impressive New Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa

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The Caribbean’s most anticipated new resort is officially open: the Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa in Grand Cayman, Kimpton’s first international hotel. It’s a 266-room resort on the heart of Seven Mile Beach and a strikingly modern approach to Caribbean hotel design, one that works so well in part because it’s in one of the […]

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What’s Next for the Caribbean Hotel Market?

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Looking ahead at the region’s hotel and resort sector. By Fleur Vagniez Op-Ed Contributor Hotels and Resorts across the Caribbean have experienced unprecedented growth over the last 6 years with ADR and occupancy rates outperforming those at the previous top of the cycle in 2007. However 2016 has shown signs of slowing down with STR reporting an […]


A Great New Rum Shop in Nevis

The tiny island of Nevis now has a serious new rum shop: L&L Rumshop, the brainchild of Caribbean rum expert Mark Theron. The new shop in Charlestown, which also carries a wide range of duty-free liquor and tobacco, has an emphasis on rum, with great bottles from Rhum HSE to Rhum Neisson to Venezuela’s Diplomatico, […]

How to Experience Cuba with Peggy Goldman's Friendly Planet

When Peggy Goldman fell into a chance 36 years ago to organize a journey to Israel for 200 Holocaust survivors, her lack of experience in the industry didn’t deter her ambition to transform lives through the power of travel. That serendipitous event resulted in the founding of Friendly Planet Travel and ultimately Peggy’s early connection […]

Here Are the Nominees for the 2017 Reggae Grammy

The tiny island of Nevis now has a serious new rum shop: L&L Rumshop, the brainchild of Caribbean rum expert Mark Theron. The new shop in Charlestown, which also carries a wide range of duty-free liquor and tobacco, has an emphasis on rum, with great bottles from Rhum HSE to Rhum Neisson to Venezuela’s Diplomatico, […]

Sandals Is Planning Overwater Villas Around the Caribbean

After debuting the Caribbean’s first-ever Over-the-Water Villas at Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay, Sandals Resorts has even bigger plans. (Caribbean Journal got the first look at the villas — check out our video tour above). The new bungalows made their debut Dec. 1, but they’re just the first of many around the Caribbean, according […]