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This Up-and-Coming Caribbean Island Has Sandals’ Newest All-Inclusive Overwater Bungalows

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It begins with the journey. Saint Vincent is not one of the big-name Caribbean islands, not the one with endless direct flights and resorts lined up shoulder to shoulder. It’s different, quieter, more remote. When you arrive, the mountains rise up sharply from the coast, the rainforest dripping into the sea. The roads wind slowly […]

Royalton to Open New Jamaica Resort

Royalton Luxury Resorts is planning to open a new resort in Jamaica. The all-inclusive Royalton Blue Waters is slated to open on White Bay near Montego Bay in November. The 228-room hotel will include amenities like Dream Beds, in-suite double-headed rain showers and the choice of balcony views or swim out pools, among others. “It’s […]

A New Way to Stay at St Lucia’s Coconut Bay

St Lucia’s Coconut Bay Beach Resort and Spa has launched a new class of rooms. The property has debuted “concierge” category rooms in its Splash family-friendly wing. The new Splash Premium Concierge Ocean View rooms include free Wi-Fi, a family welcome pack and a daily themed amenity, along with a personalized premium bar and nightly […]

A New $1.5 Billion Caribbean Hotel Project

The Caribbean has a new development hotspot: Antigua and Barbuda. The twin-island country has signed another major development deal, this time a project by Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to Iraq, Ahmed Abbas Alewi, who is spearheading a major mixed-use development. The project will be done in phases, with a total of investment of around $1.5 […]

A New Way to Stay at St Lucia’s Coconut Bay

 The Caribbean’s happiest island may also be its most resilient. The latest edition of the United Nations’ World Happiness Report has been released, and one Caribbean island is at the top: Puerto Rico. Yes, Puerto Rico: despite its crippling economic crisis, the island was the top-ranked place on the list from the Caribbean. Puerto Rico […]
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The 10 Best Getaways to Try in Mexico

 All inclusive Mexico: it’s a different part of the country, and often a very comfortable and luxurious one. We’ve always said that there’s no shortage of top All Inclusive Mexico resorts, particularly the eastern coast of Mexico. Indeed, the 81-mile stretch between Puerto Morelos and Tulum is full of top-level resorts, each with its own kind of “it […]

Slow Start for Caribbean Hotels in 2016

 The Caribbean’s hotel sector is off to a slow start so far in 2016, according to new data from STR. The analytics firm’s latest report showed regional hotel occupancy falling year-over-year in both January and February. In January, Caribbean hotel occupancy stood at 69.9 percent, down 1.3 percent compared to the first month of 2015. […]

Caribbean-Mexico Hotel Pipeline Up 10 Percent

 The Caribbean-Mexico hotel pipeline continues to expand. The wider region showed 31,866 rooms in 185 hotels under contract in the Caribbean and Mexico last month, a 10.2 percent increase in rooms under contract compared to February 2015, according to a new report from STR. The region also posted a 42.2 percent year-over-year increase in rooms […]

How You Can Learn to Meditate in Puerto Rico

 By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort has launched a new meditation experience, Be Here, Be Now, in partnership with Michael Miller, Director of New York Meditation Center and London Meditate Centre. The experience offers guests access to Miller’s meditation expertise and provides them with guidance in connecting with the property’s […]

Is This an Untapped Market for Caribbean Tourism?

 The United States. The United Kingdom. Canada. These have long been, unsurprisingly, the hubs for travel to the Caribbean. But now the region is looking to expand its tourism numbers — by looking to Europe. Karolin Troubetzkoy, president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, says she sees Germany and other European countries as a region […]

Winair Cleared for More Caribbean Expansion

 Winair could soon have a new hub in the Caribbean. The regional airline has been officially granted “airline” designation by St Kitts and Nevis Aviation Minister Mark Brantley. That means the carrier is now allowed to originate and terminate flights from St Kitts and Nevis to a third country in the region, according to MD […]

This Is Your Next Caribbean Food Festival

 It’s billed as the largest culinary festival in the Caribbean — and now it’s back again for a ninth year. Saborea, the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association’s culinary extravaganza on San Juan’s Playa Escambron, will take place from April 7 to 10, bringing together gastronomic creations from more than 70 local restaurants and gathering […]