The blue cobblestones of Old San Juan are packed long before lunch. At El Yunque National Forest, the sound of waterfalls carries through the trees. Along the west coast in Rincón, surfers paddle out beneath orange evening skies. Puerto Rico has become one of the Caribbean’s most in-demand destinations, and getting there is about to […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A new all-inclusive is opening in Cancun. Situated within the Costa Mujeres development project, the new Riu Dunamar is slated to open in December with more than 700 rooms. Costa Mujeres is set to the north of Cancun on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. Amenities at […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Four Seasons is expanding its Caribbean portfolio with one of the region’s greatest luxury resorts. The former One & Only Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas will become The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas following the company’s appointment by Access Industries. The hotel will officially rebrand […]
By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s first-ever Park Hyatt hotel has officially opened its doors on the island of St Kitts. The new 126-room luxury resort is set on St Kitts’ Banana Bay on the island’s lush southeastern peninsula. It’s the most highly anticipated hotel opening in the Caribbean in several years, and a major boost […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Tobago Tourism Agency has named its first-ever Chief Executive Officer. The agency has appointed Louis Lewis, who most recently served as director of tourism in St Lucia, a role in which he served since 2008. “The Division of Tourism, Culture and Transportation and the Tobago Tourism Agency Board […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Excellence Punta Cana resort has reopened its doors after the completion of a four month, $45 million renovation project. The all inclusive has completed renovated food and beverage offerings, an upgraded club lounge, a new beachfront pool, in-room renovations with new furniture and an “enhanced experience” in the brand’s […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Carlzon Rezidor Hotel Group has named four new senior appointments in the Americas region, the company said this week. Carlson has named Aly El Bassuni as senior vice president for franchise operations; Ross Hosking as vice president of sales and distribution; Dinesh Chandiramani as vice president for development and Mark […]
