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Eclipse at Half Moon Is Open Again in Jamaica, and It’s the Island’s Most Authentic Escape — With Beachfront Suites, a Sparkling Infinity Pool, and Two Miles of Sand

After a quiet season of restoration, the contemporary heart of Montego Bay’s most storied resort has thrown its doors open again, and there’s no more soulful way to do Jamaica right now. There’s a particular kind of joy in hearing that a place you love has come home, and that’s exactly how I felt when […]

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Puerto Rico Has a Stunning New Hotel: The O:LV Fifty Five

By Alexander Britell The Condado neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico has quietly become one of the Caribbean’s capitals of cool in recent years, with a diverse but uniformly sophisticated hotel offering and a modern, urban energy that’s largely unique in the Caribbean. And now, the husband-and-wife team that helped turn the area into a […]

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St Martin’s Top Luxury Resort Is Open Again

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Belmond La Samanna, the leading luxury resort in St Martin, is back on the scene. Following a restyle, the resort reopened its doors this week, just as Belmond was acquired by global luxury giant LVMH. The resort had been shuttered since Hurricane Irma last year. The resort’s 83 rooms and public […]

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Air France Has a New CEO

By the Caribbean Journal staff Air France has named a new chief executive officer: Anne Rigail. Rigail, who had been serving as executive vice president – customer at Air France, will replace Benjamin Smith, who was appointed acting CEO of Air France through the end of the year. “I would like to thank Benjamin Smith […]

St Martin’s Top Luxury Resort Is Open Again

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Jamaica’s signature hotels has unveiled some upgrades for the winter season. Jamaica’s Round Hill Hotel and Villas has completed the renovation of four villas, redesigned its lobby landscaping and add three new Har-Tru green clay tennis courts. The villa renovations included Villas 5, 6, 18 and 22 A, […]

New Miami-St Vincent Flights Officially Begin

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 operate weekly on Saturdays on an Airbus A319 aircraft. “To have direct service out of […]

Swoop's First Jamaica Flights

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, is operating on Wednesdays and Sundays; it will run through April 24 of 2019, according […]

A Legendary Anguilla Resort Completes Its Comeback

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 general — on the island. For years, it was the luxury flagship of the island, a […]

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

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 the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first […]

Sunwing Opens Two New Hotels in Punta Cana

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 properties replace the former Memories Splash resort, with renovated rooms and upgraded amenities, according to […]

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

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 equity value of $2.6 billion, in a transaction with an enterprise value of $3.2 billion. […]

Rebranded Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Makes Debut

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 Sirenis Punta Cana. “The rebranding of our Punta Cana resort helps solidify its position as […]