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Month: May 2017

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Elegant Hotels Group Acquires Barbados’ Treasure Beach

One of the Caribbean’s top hotel companies has added another property to its portfolio. Barbados-based Elegant Hotels Group has announced the acquisition of the Treasure Beach hotel, a deal finalized last week. The four-star, 35-room property is located on Paynes […]

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The Hilton Aruba Gives You Waterproof Books

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you’re like us, all your recent beach reading has been done on mobile phones or e-readers. And while these devices are convenient ways to take our reading material on vacation without lugging a […]

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Seven Fun Things to Do in Playa Del Carmen

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Touch down at Cancun International Airport and within 40 minutes you can be on the beach at Playa Del Carmen. In the heart of Mexico’s Riviera Maya between Cancun and Tulum, the fishing village that 30 years ago had only […]

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Acapulco’s Cruise Boom

Acapulco is expecting a record number of arrivals by passenger cruise ships this year. So far, 28 cruise ships with a total of 31,000 passengers have called at the port, compared to 18 during 2016– a 64 percent increase for […]


AC Hotel Opens in San Juan’s Condado Neighborhood

Marriott has opened its first-ever AC Hotel in the Caribbean: the AC Hotel by Marriott San Juan Condado. Set in the increasingly chic residential district of Condado, the design-heavy hotel has 233 brand new guestrooms, including 46 suites. Onsite amenities […]


VIDEO: A Walk on the Beach in Bavaro

It’s one of the most famous stretches of sand in the Caribbean: Bavaro Beach, the white-sand strand that rims the edge of the tourism capital of the Dominican Republic: Punta Cana. It’s home to some of the Caribbean’s most famous […]

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Rosewood’s New Americas Hire

Rosewood Hotel Group has named Achim Lenders its new senior vice president of operations for the Americas and Europe. In the position, Lenders will provide “support, guidance and direction to the operational teams of Rosewood properties in those regions,” according […]


BVI Airways Gets First U.S. Department of Transportation Approval

The planned first-ever nonstop flights between the United States and the British Virgin Islands have taken a major step forward. BVI Airways has received formal notification by the U.S. Department of Transportation of the grant of economic authority to operate […]


Crowne Plaza Santo Domingo Completes Renovation

The Crowne Plaza Santo Domingo has completed a major renovation project. The project included a complete revamp of the hotel’s 196 guestrooms, its Club Floor, conference rooms, reception and lobby, along with modernization of the property’s pool and popular Kaffeto’s […]

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Grenada Is Getting a Climate-Smart Hospital

Grenada is getting a new kind of hospital. The country’s Prince Alice Hospital is soon to be upgraded to a “climate smart” facility, with a wave of upgrades that will make the hospital both greener and less vulnerable to disasters. […]


Air Canada Adding High-Speed Internet on Rouge Flights

Air Canada is adding high-speed internet on its Air Canada Rouge leisure airline, the company announced. The high-speed satellite service is already being offered on its Airbus A319 aircraft, with customers now having the ability to access the fastest internet […]


Donald Trump’s St. Martin Villa Is For Sale

U.S. President Donald Trump’s villa in French St. Martin has been listed for sale. Le Chateau des Palmiers, which Trump reportedly first purchased in 2013, has been listed with Sotheby’s International Realty. (It is now held by a trust established […]


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