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Month: December 2018

News

Swoop's First Jamaica Flights

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Swoop, the new low-cost carrier by Canadian airline WestJet, is launching its first flights to the Caribbean. The new service from the Toronto area’s Hamilton International Airport to Montego Bay, which launched Sunday, Dec. 16, […]

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New Miami-St Vincent Flights Officially Begin

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By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines’ new flights to the island of St Vincent have officially begun. The first nonstop flight from Miami to St Vincent’s Argyle International Airport touched down on Saturday, Dec. 15. The year-round service will […]

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A Legendary Anguilla Resort Completes Its Comeback

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By Alexander Britell It was the resort that started everything. When the Malliouhana made its debut on Meads Bay in the 1980s, it was a game-changer for Anguilla, in large part representing the birth of luxury tourism — and tourism in […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Ocho Rios

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Alain Déry, who sent in this beautiful shot of the beach at Mammee Bay near Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Have you taken a great photo in […]


LVMH Is Buying Belmond for $3.2 Billion in Luxury Hotel Market Shakeup

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By the Caribbean Journal staff In a move sure to shake up the global luxury hotel market, luxury group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has announced an agreement to acquire hotel brand Belmond. The purchase of Belmond shares represented an […]


Sunwing Opens Two New Hotels in Punta Cana

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Two new Memories-branded hotels have officially debuted in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Canadian travel giant Sunwing has announced the opening of the new Grand Memories Splash and the Grand Memories Punta Cana. The two new […]

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Rebranded Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Makes Debut

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The rebranded Grand Sirenis Punta Cana is making its debut this weekend in the Dominican Republic. The former Sirenis Punta Cana Aquagames and Casino has completed a $30 million renovation, transformed into the new Grand […]


Umami Burger Debuts on the Beach at the Baha Mar

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Sbe has debuted another culinary concept at the SLS Baha Mar in Nassau. The hospitality group has opened its Umami Burger brand in a beachfront airstream trailer at the resort. It’s now the seventh sbe […]


Rum Journal: The Rum Awards — 2018

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It’s hard to believe that this year is the seventh annual edition of the Rum Awards, a celebration of rum that was one of the earliest innovations of Caribbean Journal. And it’s just as remarkable how much rum has changed […]

Caribbean Video

VIDEO: Finding Paradise in Abaco

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By Guy Britton It’s a short boat ride to Tahiti Beach from Elbow Cay. But when you get to this secret sandbar you’ve truly found paradise, here in the heart of the Abaco chain of The Bahamas.  It’s a thin, […]


JW Marriott Mexico City Sold

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Mexico City’s leading hotels has been sold. The JW Marriott Mexico City was purchased from Host Hotels and Resorts by an affiliate of Walton Street Capital, according to JLL Hotels and Hospitality, which […]


Princess Cruises Adding More Mexico Sailings

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Princess Cruises is set to bring its Royal Princess cruise ship to the Port of Los Angeles. Beginning March 23, the 3,560-passenger ship will homeport in Los Angeles, following a renovation project that added new […]


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