Month: January 2017

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JetBlue Launches New Daily Nonstop Flights to Aruba

The beach in Aruba.

JetBlue has launched its newest Caribbean route: nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Aruba. The new service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport will operate daily. “Airlift is imperative to our tourism success – and […]

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The 10 Best All-Inclusives in the Dutch Caribbean

Visitors to the Dutch-Caribbean territories of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and St. Maarten typically go for the cosmopolitan culture and inviting beaches. And they can go all-inclusive, too, at these resorts we’ve picked that offer variety and value along with sun, […]

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Naïa Resort and Spa: A New Beach Resort in Belize

Beachside at the Naia.

A major new beach resort is opening its doors this week: the Naïa Resort and Spa. The property, which opens Jan. 7, is set within a 200-acre private reserve in southern Belize on the Placencia peninsula. “The concept for Naïa […]

Caribbean Video

VIDEO: On the Sand in the Exumas

Channel Cay Exumas

It’s one of the far-out cays of the Exuma chain of the Bahamas, a tiny oasis far from the bustle of the world, a place for you and yours to truly escape. This is Channel Cay, accessible by bonefish charter […]


Op-Ed: Haiti: A Black and White Revolution

Each year, as January 1st comes, Haitians not only celebrate a new year, but also their Independence Day. For some, the Haitian independence is just a foot note in history, culminating in a simple cliché: The first black republic in […]


The 5 Best Tortola Hotels

Its waters are enticing but exploring by boat is just one way to enjoy the British Virgin Islands. For an up-close and in-depth BVI experience, nothing beats staying in a terrific place on terra firma. So we’ve rounded up five […]

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Four Seasons Nevis: Readers’ Choice 2016 Winner

What’s the best beach resort in the Caribbean? According to Caribbean Journal readers, it’s the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, which has taken home the 2016 crown as the Best Beach Resort in the Caribbean in our annual Readers’ Choice Awards. […]


VIDEO: A Moment on West Bay Beach, Grand Cayman

It’s one of the best-kept secrets in Grand Cayman— beautiful West Bay Beach, just down the road from Seven Mile Beach and a sparklingly clear stretch of water and soft sand. This is what it’s like to be there.


Jamaica's Newest Airport Project

Jamaica’s two major airport are getting a serious upgrade thanks to the construction of a pair of state-of-the-art air traffic control towers. The $14.8 million project will see the construction of new towers at both Norman Manley International Airport and […]

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7 Fun Things to Do in the British Virgin Islands

islands to live on

Some of the must-do stuff in the British Virgin Islands. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A stay in the British Virgin Islands is all about being on the water, hopping from one of the sun-drenched archipelago’s 60-something idyllic islands […]


Antigua and Barbuda Continuing Tourism Boom

caribbean cruise port wi-fi

Antigua and Barbuda’s tourism boom is continuing, thanks to record-breaking numbers from the United States. The twin-island destination welcomed its 100,000th visitors from the U.S. in 2016, the first time in record arrivals history for Antigua and Barbuda. Indeed, arrivals […]


Carnival Taps Old Navy Executive for Marketing Post

Carnival Cruise Line has named Taylor Bux its newest vice president of marketing services. Bux joins the company after having served most recently as global director of digital and social media marketing for Old Navy/Gap Inc., where he was responsible […]