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The Only “Blonde” Rum on the Market Is a Caribbean Blend With a Hemingway Pedigree

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“THE HOUSE was built on the highest part of the narrow tongue of land between the harbor and the open sea. It had lasted through three hurricanes and it was built solid as a ship. It was shaded by tall coconut palms, that were bent by the trade wind and on the ocean side you […]

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Mexico’s InterJet, American Airlines Sign Interline Agreement

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Mexico’s Interjet Airlines has signed a bilateral interline agreement with American Airlines, it announced this week. The move means Interjet customers connecting through the American Airlines network can now purchase one ticket for flights on either airline, along with the ability to check bags from their origin all the way […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: San Salvador, The Bahamas

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Ken McCallum, who sent in this lovely shot from the Club Med Columbus Isle on San Salvador in The Bahamas. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your […]

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Sun Country Is Adding a New Route to Jamaica

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines is adding a new route to the island of Jamaica, according to the Jamaica Tourist Board. The airline is planning to launch a new route between Dallas-Fort Worth and Montego Bay beginning May 24. The new service will be operating twice weekly, with service running […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: San Salvador, The Bahamas

By Guy Britton There’s a nexus between impeccable service, thoughtful design and pure hospitality where you find the best kind of luxury. It’s the sort of luxury that manifests itself often in the tiniest of details, in the turndown service, in the Nespresso machine in your pool cabana. And it’s pervasive at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand […]

Holiday Inn Express Expands in Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff IHG has opened another hotel in Mexico, this time on the Yucatan peninsula. The company’s fast-growing Holiday Inn Express brand has debuted a new hotel in the heart of Merida’s historic downtown. The 131-room new-build hotel incorporates a renovated colonial mansion that dates back to Merida’s founding in the 15th […]

American Airlines Is Adding Two New Flights to St Thomas

By the Caribbean Journal staff The world’s largest airline is adding a pair of new routes to the US Virgin Islands. American Airlines will be launching new nonstop flights from both Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth to St Thomas, beginning Dec. 21, according to the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism. The new services will both […]

JetBlue’s Big Traffic Jump

By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a strong month for JetBlue in April, according to the latest traffic data from the New York City-based carrier. The airline reported 4.586 billion revenue passenger miles in April, a 6.6 percent increase compared to the same month in 2018. That was accompanied by a 7.4 percent jump […]

Wyndham Continues Caribbean Expansion in Belize

By the Caribbean Journal staff Wyndham’s growing Caribbean portfolio is expanding again, this time in Belize. The global hotel company has brought its Trademark Collection by Wyndham soft band to Belize with the addition of the Costa Blu Beach Resort. The adults-only resort, set north of San Pedro Town on Belize’s popular Ambergris Caye, has […]

Rum Journal: A Conversation With Robert Burr

If you like rum, if you’ve found your way into the mysterious, wonderful world of rum, it’s likely you’ve come across the name Robert Burr. For years, Burr has been one of the world’s greatest champions of rum, spreading its gospel around the world, telling the story of the spirit with the essential Rob’s Rum […]

Royal Caribbean Adds Two Ships in Port Canaveral

By the Caribbean Journal staff Port Canaveral is the new homeport for a pair of Royal Caribbean ships, following their first sailings from the Florida port this week. Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas are now homeporting at Port Canaveral. “We are excited to welcome these two magnificent cruise ships […]

This BVI Resort Has a New Executive Chef

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the British Virgin Islands’ top private-island resorts has named a new executive chef. The luxe Scrub Island Resort, Spa and Marina has tapped Chloe St-Cyr as its new lead chef. “We’re so pleased to welcome Chef Chloe to Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, where she will draw on her […]