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Hyatt Pushes Back Reopening of Seven Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts as Delays Continue Into 2027

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Hyatt’s return to Jamaica just moved again. The company is pushing back the reopening of several major all-inclusive resorts in Montego Bay and Rose Hall to the first quarter of 2027, following continued recovery work after Hurricane Melissa. It’s the latest adjustment in a timeline that has already been extended, and it affects one of […]

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Nevis’ Must-Visit Summer Food Festival

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By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing food festivals is back again this summer. The Nevis Mango & Food Festival, now in its fifth year, is set for July 4-7 with a focus on the island’s growing culinary power. Nevis is home to 44 different varieties of mangos, which play an important […]

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Planet Hollywood Is Opening a New Caribbean All-Inclusive

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Planet Hollywood brand is set to open a new all-inclusive in the Caribbean, this time in Cancun. Sunwing Travel Group’s Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Cancun is slated to make its debut in “late 2019” in the fast-growing Costa Mujeres area on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Set just […]

A New Way to Sail Around Panama’s Caribbean Coast

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama’s San Blas archipelago is one of the most beautiful — and pristine — corners of the Caribbean sea. And now there’s a new way to explore this spectacular chain of islands. Dream Yacht Charter has launched a new charter cruising base in Panama’s San Blas Islands, offering skippered, all-inclusive […]


Planet Hollywood Is Opening a New Caribbean All-Inclusive

By Alexander Britell It was the first full-fledged hotel to ever open in Martinique, a seaside Antillean inn during a time of rhum and biguine. And now the historic Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront hotel on the southern tip of Martinique that first debuted in 1945, is back again. Following a large-scale transformation project, the […]

This Is What Carnival’s New Suites Will Look Like

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line has revealed more details on its highly-anticipated new ship, Mardi Gras, which will make its debut in August 2020. That includes a collection of 180 suites across 11 styles, including a new premium category called Carnival Excel, which will include amenities like access to an open-air enclave […]

How to Make a Beachy Caribbean Salad

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Finally, a breath of fresh air coupled with new beginnings, signifying another season of Spring. With renewed energy and vigor, we start to clear out the old and refresh with the new – usually reserved for closets and chest of drawers, but some adopt that in their personal relationships too […]

7 Reasons to Visit the Cayman Islands Right Now

There’s an energy here. You feel it on Seven Mile Beach, in the hotels, in the streets of George Town, by day and by night. It’s palpable. It’s because the Cayman Islands is one of the most dynamic destinations in the Caribbean right now, with a tourism offering that’s as fresh and sophisticated and authentic […]

Anguilla Now Has a Solar-Powered Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Anguilla’s most popular boutique hotels has announced the completion of a significant new green energy initiative. The Frangipani Beach Resort has completed a new solar panel project that will power 70 percent of the resort, according to a statement. The solar field consists of 800 photovoltaic panels producing […]

A New All-Inclusive Megaresort Is Coming to Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff A long-in-the-works megaresort development has officially broken ground in Jamaica. It’s called Amaterra, and it will be one of the country’s largest all-inclusive resorts, set in the heart of the fast-growing parish of Trelawny near Montego Bay. The all-inclusive resort complex, whose first phase will include 1,200 rooms, could eventually […]

Airbnb Completes Acquisition of HotelTonight

By the Caribbean Journal staff Home sharing giant Airbnb has completed its acquisition of last-minute hotel booking company HotelTonight, the two sides announced. Airbnb, whose vast global portfolio focuses on short-term home rentals, said it was “working to reimagine travel by building an end-to-end travel platform that combines where you stay, what you do, and […]

Puerto Rico to Host WTTC Global Summit

By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico will be hosting next year’s World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit, a boon for the island’s growing meetings sector. The 2020 summit is regarded as one of the world’s most important global tourism events. “We’re honored to have been chosen as host destination for the upcoming World […]

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