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interCaribbean Expands Service to South Caicos Amid American Airlines Seasonal Shift

South Caicos will remain easily accessible this fall thanks to a significant expansion by interCaribbean Airways. With American Airlines shifting to a temporary seasonal schedule in September and October, interCaribbean has boosted both seat capacity and flight frequency between Providenciales and South Caicos. Through Nov. 1, the airline will add 278 seats per week across an enhanced schedule of upgraded […]

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Winair Adding Montserrat Flights for 2020

Regional air carrier Winair is launching additional flights to Montserrat for the upcoming peak tourist season in 2020. The carrier will be launching new flights in January and March on its Twin-Otter aircraft, according to a statement from the government of Montserrat. The flights will operate between Antigua and Montserrat. That will include new flights […]

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Marriott Buying Barbados’ Elegant Hotels to Fuel All-Inclusive Expansion

Marriott International is buying a major hotel group in Barbados. The world’s largest hotel company has reached an agreement to buy Barbados’ Elegant Hotels Group. Elegant Hotels owns and operates a total of seven hotel properties in Barbados, with a total of 588 rooms across the seven properties. The company also owns the popular Daphne’s […]

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Saint Lucia Tourism Just Set Another Record

Saint Lucia tourism is surging so far in 2019, and the Eastern Caribbean paradise just set another new record. Saint Lucia reported a total of 36,342 stayover arrivals in August, making it the seventh record-breaking month for the destination in 2019. Double-digit arrival growth was reported in all of Saint Lucia’s primary tourism markets: the […]

Marriott Buying Barbados’ Elegant Hotels to Fuel All-Inclusive Expansion

The BVI’s renowned Charter Yacht Show is coming back again for its 38th annual edition. The show, which will be hosted at the Nanny Cay Marina from Nov. 7 through Nov. 10, is a venue for charter yacht crews to display their vessels and engage with more than 100 charter brokers. The industry-only event also […]

A New Way to Cruise to Nassau in The Bahamas

The Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line has launched its newest destination in The Bahamas: Nassau. Bahamas Paradise, which already relaunched its popular cruises to Grand Bahama last month, has begun operating Nassau cruises out of West Palm Beach. The company is featuring both traditional two-night cruises and its “cruise and stay” program, which includes stays at […]

Jamaica’s Kingston Airport Is Getting a $60M Makeover

Jamaica’s Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston is getting a $60 million makeover. The airport was officially taken over by Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico this week. The company now operates both Norman Manley and the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, part of a portfolio of 14 airports operated by the company. That includes […]

Hyatt Opens New Hotel in Aruba

Hyatt has opened another new hotel in the Caribbean, with the debut of the new Hyatt Place in Aruba. The second Hyatt-branded hotel in Aruba, the Hyatt Place Aruba Airport is the fourth Hyatt Place hotel in the broader Caribbean region. The new property, managed by Pelca Development, is aimed at both leisure and business […]

Palladium Is Bringing Its Cabaret Dining Concept to Punta Cana

Spain’s Palladium Hotel Group is adding a new dining and show concept at its TRS Turquesa Hotel in Punta Cana. The CHIC Cabaret and Restaurant will open this winter at the Dominican Republic property, joining existing locations at the TRS Coral in Costa Mujeres and the TRS Yucatan on the Riviera Maya. The immersive live […]

Carnival Is Adding Another Cruise Ship in Galveston

Carnival Cruise Line is adding another new cruise ship in Galveston, the company said this week. Carnival will be adding its Carnival Radiance ship to Texas in May 2021, joining three other ships that will be homeported in Galveston all year round. Radiance will join Carnival Breeze, Carnival Dream and Carnival Vista. The four ships […]

Princess Cruises Debuts Major New Ship

Princess Cruises has officially taken delivery of a major new cruise ship that will soon be heading to the Caribbean. The new Sky Princess cruise ship is the first Princess ship built from the ground up as one of its new MedallionClass smart-platform ships. The handover ceremony was held at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Italy this […]

Club Med Expanding French Caribbean All-Inclusive

All-inclusive brand Club Med is in the midst of a significant expansion of its resort on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The company is investing around $44 million on a major transformation and expansion project at the resort, which is set in the popular beach town of Sainte Anne. The centerpiece of the project […]