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American Airlines Is Adding Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Its Blue Water, Waterfront Resorts, and Unmistakable Character

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Some islands are defined by scale; Bimini is defined by stories. It’s the closest Bahamian island to the U.S., but it has always carried an outsized place in the Caribbean imagination — a strip of land where writers, activists, fishermen and wanderers have all left their mark. With American Airlines launching the only nonstop flights […]

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Your Own Private Escape in Bermuda

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda has long been an exclusive getaway — but now a new destination has upped the ante. It’s called Hawkins Island, and this new retreat offers the best of Bermudian hospitality with a private-island touch. Hawkins Island has completed its first phase, launching rentals of the island’s Main Villa and Guard […]

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Sea Breeze Beach House: A New All-Inclusive in Barbados

There’s another kind of feel on the south coast of Barbados; a different energy, a different light. There’s a special dynamism down here, fueled by the St Lawrence Gap, then washed down by the waves. It’s a special corner of Barbados and a destination within itself. And tucked away here on one of the island’s […]

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KLM Adds More Dutch Caribbean Flights

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By the Caribbean Journal staff KLM is expanding its service to the Dutch Caribbean. The air carrier has announced the launch of an additional flight from Amsterdam to Aruba and Bonaire for the season, taking its service to a total of seven weekly frequencies on the route. KLM is also adding two new weekly “circle” […]


Sea Breeze Beach House: A New All-Inclusive in Barbados

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of French St Martin’s venerable hotels is planning a partial reopening next month. The boutique Hotel La Plantation in Orient Bay is targeting a reopening date of April 16, according to a statement from the property. It’s one of the first hotels to reopen on the French side of […]

Carnival Takes Delivery of Its Newest Ship, Carnival Horizon

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of the 26th ship in its fleet: Carnival Horizon. The new 3,954-passenger ship will sail a summer schedule of four-day Bermuda and eight-day Caribbean cruises from New York before shifting to Miami for a year-round program of six and eight-day Caribbean cruises beginning in […]

Aruba’s Azure Real Estate Development Launches Sales

By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba’s highly-anticipated Azure Beach Residences has officially kicked off sales of its units. The waterfront development by the Pering Group has already reached the high point of construction on its second eight-story tower. The property, which is located along Eagle Beach, has a mix of residences ranging from studio apartments […]

VIDEO: Aruba’s Adults-Only Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort

By Guy Britton One of the world’s best beaches. Impeccable service. Forward-thinking design. Modern luxury. And oh yeah, it’s an adults-only, too. This is the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, the coveted adults-only resort in Aruba that’s our favorite place to stay on the island. While the story certainly begins on the world-class Eagle Beach, […]

How to Make Jackfruit Tacos

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As a chef and restauranteur, I am constantly on the lookout for new trends in food, sampling exotic and rare dishes and “boldly going where no chef has gone before.”  Sometimes I can’t wait to get rid of the bite I just had, but more often I am pleasantly surprised […]

American Airlines Is Adding a Second Daily Flight to Antigua

By Alexander Britell One of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations is getting a huge lift from American Airlines. American Airlines is planning to add a second daily nonstop flight from Miami to Antigua beginning in December, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed to Caribbean Journal. The second daily flight to Antigua will begin operating on Dec. […]

Puntacana Chairman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

By Guy Britton Chairman and Founder of Grupo Puntacana Frank Rainieri will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit, which takes place May 16-18 in Miami. The award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the hospitality industry over his or her lifetime through their actions, deeds […]

Afternoon Tea in Nassau

By Alexander Britell You’re just a few blocks from the Queen’s Staircase, tucked away at a table in a corner of a colonial mansion in Old Nassau, when the spread arrives. Cookies and pastries, house-made bonbons; trays of miniature sandwiches, cucumber; salmon; a box of refined Mighty Leaf teas, from tropical green to Earl Grey. […]