All-Inclusive

Kimpton’s Soon-to-Debut All-Inclusive Resort in the Riviera Maya Has Four Pools, Swim-Up Rooms — and an Opening Date 

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More and more big brands have been getting into all-inclusive, from Marriott to Hyatt to even SLS and W. The category has been filling up with names that built their reputations elsewhere, each bringing a slightly different take on what an all-inclusive stay should look like. Kimpton is next. Set within a dense mangrove reserve […]

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Princess’ Newest Culinary Cruise

By the Caribbean Journal staff Princess Cruises is launching a new Culinary Cruise Series featuring a pair of top Miami chefs, the line announced this week. Sailing out of Fort Lauderdale in February, Miami-based chefs Brad Kilgore and Scott Linquist will join travelers on Regal Princess for a week-long journey to the Western Caribbean. The […]

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Richard Branson Developing Caribbean “Marshall Plan”

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Richard Branson is assembling a team to head up a “Marshall Plan” for the Caribbean. The idea came to Branson after he was invited to Washington by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery and the U.N. […]

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Tortola’s Nanny Cay Hotel and Marina Making Progress

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Nanny Cay, a resort marina and boatyard in Tortola, British Virgin Islands is making progress in repairing the damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Irma. Crucially, about 40 percent of Nanny Cay’s rooms are already available, though without Wi-Fi and cable, while the Nanny Cay Beach Bar is already […]


Richard Branson Developing Caribbean “Marshall Plan”

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean-Mexico hotel development pipeline is surging right now, according to the latest report from analytics firm STR. There were 42,259 rooms in 241 hotel projects under contract in the Caribbean and Mexico last month, according to STR. That represented a 29.3 percent increase in rooms under contract compared to […]

Curaçao's Big Golf Tournament

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major golf tournament is coming back to Curaçao this weekend. The Aviation Golf Classic, presented by Curaçao Airport Partners, is being held at the island’s landmark Old Quarry Golf Course Oct. 20-21. The tournament benefits the youth of St Maarten. The big event? The classic will begin with a shootout […]

Royal Caribbean Is Returning to St Thomas

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Thomas’ cruise industry will reactivate in a big way on Nov. 10, when Royal Caribbean will be the first cruise line to bring passengers to the island since Hurricanes Irma and Maria. St Thomas is the third-most-visited cruise destination in the Caribbean, after Nassau and Cozumel. The move comes […]

Turks and Caicos’ Ocean Club West Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another Turks and Caicos resort has reopened its doors after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Ocean Club West resort on the island of Providenciales has officially reopened. The beachfront property offers a range of suites from studios to three-bedroom units. The other resort at the complex, Ocean Club, will reopen […]

Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman Sold to Dart Real Estate

By Alexander Britell One of the Caribbean’s leading resorts has been sold, Caribbean Journal has learned. Cayman-based Dart Real Estate has purchased the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman from Five Mile Capital Partners, LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The property had been put on the market last year. Kenneth Dart’s Dart Real Estate is the […]

Hodelpa Opening New Resort in Puerto Plata

By the Caribbean Journal staff Resort company Hodelpa is expanding in the Dominican Republic with a new property in Puerto Plata. Its latest project is Hotel Emotions Playa Dorada, which is slated to open this December. The $50 million project will be an all-inclusive, with a total of 475 rooms. It will feature a range […]

St Barth’s Le Guanahani Planning Summer Reopening

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Barth’s Le Guanahani hotel is planning to reopen in the summer of 2018. It’s one of several top St Barts hotels that are planning to reopen next summer, including the storied Eden Rock, after damage from Hurricane Irma. “We have come together to start rebuilding our beloved island home […]

Norwegian Escape to Debut Spring 2018 in New York

By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Cruise Line’s highly-anticipated Norwegian Escape cruise ship is coming to New York in the spring of 2018, the company announced. The ship will be homeporting in Manhattan, with seven day cruises to Bermuda during the summer months and seven-day cruises to the northeast and to the Bahamas and Florida. […]

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