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Month: March 2020

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Royal Caribbean Buys Grand Lucayan Hotel in The Bahamas

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A partnership between Royal Caribbean International and Bahamas Port Investments has purchased the Grand Lucayan Resort on Grand Bahama in The Bahamas.  The government of The Bahamas was the seller of the property, which it had originally purchased the resort […]

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Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Has a New GM

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Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Resort and Villas has named a new general manager.  The property has promoted its director of sales and marketing, Jorge Collazo, to the role of general manager.  Longtime Caribbean hospitality veteran Collazo will oversee “all aspects […]

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Marriott to Continue Puerto Rico Expansion

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Marriott is continuing its expansion in Puerto Rico with plans for the island’s first-ever Residence Inn by Marriott hotel.  The 231-room hotel will be set in the beach neighborhood of Isla Verde in San Juan — it will also be […]

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New $1 Billion Karisma Hotel Project Breaks Ground in Jamaica

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A massive new destination hotel complex by Karisma Hotels and Resorts has officially broken ground in Jamaica.  The estimated $1 billion USD multi-hotel Sugarcane Bay Jamaica project is set on 226 acres in Llandovery in Jamaica’s “garden parish” of St […]


Spirit Airlines Keeps Up Cancun Expansion in New Orleans

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Spirit Airlines is turning 2020 into the Year of Cancun. The low-cost carrier announced plans to add yet another new route to the ultra-popular destination on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, this time with service from New Orleans. It’s part […]


Caribbean Hotels Open 2020 With Declines

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Caribbean hotels opened 2020 with the region’s lowest January occupancy level since 2011, according to data from STR.   For the month, occupancy was down 3.7% year over year to 66.5%. Average daily rate (ADR) also fell 1.5% to US$253.09, […]

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Royalton Opens New All-Inclusive Hotel in Grenada

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The highly-anticipated new all-inclusive Royalton Grenada has officially opened its doors on the island’s Magazine Beach.  The new Royalton, set at the former Grenadian by Rex Resorts property, is a major infusion of energy into Grenada’s tourism sector.  The 269-room, […]


Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Real Estate Sales Top $100 Million

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Sales of the Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Residences project are surging, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new project on Seven Mile Beach has sold more than 49 condominiums, bringing the sales total to more than $100 million, according to real […]


ResortPass Adds Dominican Republic in Wider Caribbean Expansion

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ResortPass, the hotel platform that allows travelers buy day passes to participating resorts, has expanded to the Caribbean, including major markets like the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas.  The Los Angeles-based company has also expanded to St Kitts, St Maarten, […]


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