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Month: January 2020

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Rum Journal: Bacardi Has a New Rum and It’s a Major Step Forward

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For most people, rum is Bacardi.  However you feel about the Puerto Rican rum brand, it’s what the average consumer thinks of when they think of rum – particularly in the United States, where Bacardi’s overwhelming — and often exclusive — […]

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There’s a New Luxury Beach Club in Jamaica

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One of Jamaica’s iconic villa hotels has launched its new luxury beach club.  The Tryall Club in greater Montego Bay has unveiled the Beach Club, a $9.2 million project led by renowned designers Tom Scheerer and Craig Reynolds.  It’s home […]

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Year-End Push Leads Cancun Airport to Positive Growth

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After a sluggish summer, Cancun’s air traffic managed to climb into positive territory with a late-2019 push.  Mexico’s most popular destination reported a total of 25.48 million passengers in 2019, a 1.1 percent increase over the calendar year 2018.  That […]

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The Bahamas Has a New Beach Hotel

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There’s a new way to stay on the beach in one of the great undiscovered destinations in The Bahamas.  It’s called Caerula Mar Club, and the new boutique beach hotel is set in Andros, the largest island in The Bahamas.  […]


Caribbean Hotel Industry Could Set New Highs

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With one month of data remaining to process, the Caribbean’s hotel industry has a shot to reach its highest levels ever in average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR).   Year to date through November, the region […]


Puerto Rico Air Arrivals Continue to Boom

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Puerto Rico’s surging air arrivals continued in December, according to the latest numbers from Mexico-based ASUR, which manages the island’s primary air hub, Luis Munoz International Airport in San Juan.  San Juan reported 937,716 passengers in December, a 19.6 percent […]

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Hilton Is Opening a New Caribbean Resort in St Kitts

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Hilton has been rapidly expanding its footprint in the Caribbean, and its latest resort in the region will debut on the island of St Kitts.  The highly-anticipated Koi Resort will open this month under Hilton’s Curio Collection brand, according to […]


Marriott Taps Alma as New Social Agency for the Caribbean

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Marriott International has tapped Miami-based Alma as its new social media agency.  Alma, which is based in Miami’s Coconut Grove, will be leading the company’s multilingual and multicultural social media strategy in the wider region.  The award-winning agency is part […]


The Four Seasons Nevis Has a New General Manager

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The recently-transformed Four Seasons Nevis has named a new general manager: Yvette Thomas-Henry.  Thomas-Henry, who is Four Seasons’ regional vice president, was born in St Thomas and raised in St Croix, making her the first Caribbean native to hold the […]

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Carnival Is Adding Four New Cruise Ships This Year

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Carnival Corporation is launching four new cruise ships this year, the company announced this week.  That will include the new Iona for P&O Cruises UK; Enchanted Princess for Princess Cruises; Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruise Line and Costa Firenze for […]


Antigua’s Galley Bay, an Enchanting Caribbean Adults-Only Resort

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This is a beautiful place.  You keep saying it to yourself as you ride your bike along the path, or stroll across the lagoon, or marvel at the old sugar mill.  There’s just something enchanting about Galley Bay, the legendary […]


Cancun Is Getting New Flights from Newark

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Mexico’s tourism hub of Cancun is set for the arrival of a new daily nonstop flight from Newark.  Frontier Airlines is planning to launch new daily nonstop flights from Newark to Cancun beginning March 10, the company said in a […]


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