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In Bonaire’s Frontier Town, a Local Spiced Rum Just Might Make the Best Cuba Libre in the Caribbean

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The road north from Kralendijk changes quickly. The coastline disappears, cactus fills the landscape and Bonaire begins to feel wilder. Then you reach Rincon, the island’s oldest settlement and a frontier town unlike anywhere else in the Dutch Caribbean. This is where you find Rom Rincon. The locally made spiced rum comes from The Cadushy […]

Jamaica

$110 Million Excellence Oyster Bay Breaks Ground in Jamaica

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A major new resort project has broken ground in Jamaica. All-inclusive brand Excellence Group Luxury Hotels and Resorts has broken ground on the Excellence Oyster Bay adults-only resort. The $110 million project is slated to debut in the first half of 2018 as Montego Bay’s latest adults-only property. Set on a private peninsula, the oceanfront […]

Aruba

Aruba’s New Gelato Spot

It’s the coolest new spot in Aruba — literally. The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino has announced the debut of Gelato & Co Cremeria Italiana, a gelateria that is the fifth location to open at a Marriott resort in the Caribbean. The gelateria, which is located in the resort’s terrific main lobby, features gelato prepared […]

Arts & Culture

How Sammi Starr Is Giving a New Soundtrack to Bahamian Travel

Bahamas-born Sammi Starr, Sony Music recording artist, has announced the launch of “#Bahamas, Your Best Picture Deserves My Best Song,” a grassroots social media campaign aiming to share with the world Sammi’s love his country and the sounds of its Junkanoo festival through his song “Jump in Da Line,” a single produced and remixed by […]


Aruba’s New Gelato Spot

The head of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is calling on the region to work together to ensure the Caribbean remains one of the world’s leading destinations. Delivering the keynote at the Annual General Meeting of the U.S. Virgin Islands Hotel and Tourism Association earlier this month, CHTA President Karolin Troubetzkoy said that while […]

Belize to Host First National Cybersecurity Symposium

By GERARD BEST CJ Contributor BELIZE CITY, Belize—In response to a growing incidence of cyber-threats, Belize will host its first national cyber security symposium from April 24 to 27. “We have observed a disturbing rise in threats to critical network infrastructure, corporate networks and personal data. These threats are growing more frequent, more sophisticated and […]

Rum Journal: A Bold Rum From Zacapa

However you feel about Guatemala’s Rum Zacapa, you have to acknowledge just how much the company has done for rum. Particularly in a United States market where rum is only just now beginning to find its place as a premium spirit, Zacapa has been, for many years, the premium rum brand. In places where Bacardi […]

The 7 Best Tulum Hotels

It only takes 90-minutes by car to go from the controlled chaos of Cancun to the laid-back languor of Tulum, a sleepy Mexican beach town 80 miles south that has everything you need for the ultimate flip-flop friendly vacation. Spread out on endless stretches of bone-white sand; float your cares away in frothy turquoise waters; […]

Norwegian Jade Completes Renovations

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Jade project has completed a three-week dry-dock renovation project. The project included enhancements to every part of the on-board experience, including two brand-new restaurants, two new bars and lounges, updated design and decor and the refurbishment of all the ship’s staterooms. The renovation is part of Norwegian’s wider “Norwegian Edge” fleet-wide […]

The Sands at Grace Bay Completes Major Renovation Project

Turks and Caicos’ The Sands at Grace Bay resort has completed a $4.5 million upgrade project. The extensive resort refresh includes the updating of guest rooms and enhancements to the resort’s common areas as well as updates to the property’s terrific on-site restaurant, Hemingway’s. “We are thrilled to unveil our newly-renovated resort as the busy winter […]

A New Way to Move to Cabo

There’s a new luxury hideaway in the heart of Cabo: 1 Hotel & Homes Cabo, set on the 22-acre private residential community called Hacienda. The project is a limited offering of 55 branded luxury “1 Homes,” the first international residences from the brand. The residences range from one to seven bedrooms, including a collection of […]

Interval, Oyster Bay Extend Agreement

Vacation services giant Interval International has extended its longstanding agreement with St. Maarten’s Oyster Bay Beach Resort. Under the terms of the exclusive, multi-year agreement, Interval will keep providing membership and vacation exchange services for the resort’s vacation ownership base. “We consider our relationship with Interval to be of significant strategic importance to the ongoing […]