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Cruise Season Begins in St. Maarten With Five-Ship Day

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The Caribbean cruise season is officially underway in St. Maarten. On Thursday, five cruise ships — Azamara Quest, Star Pride, Valiant Lady, Star of the Seas, and Independence of the Seas — docked at Port St. Maarten, bringing thousands of passengers and signaling the start of the 2025–2026 high season. “The port has done its […]

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Jamaica Brands Future Travelers As “Generation C”

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The world has changed in myriad ways since the arrival of the coronavirus, and now Jamaica has coined a new term for the next wave of travelers: Generation C.  Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the term is intergenerational, “a merging of the demographics the island traditionally targeted and importantly one which was essentially ageless.” […]

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How Barbados Is Preparing for Its Tourism Future

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Every destination is working to prepare a plan for the eventual relaunch of tourism in a COVID-19 world. For Barbados, that means working on new health guidelines, continuing to market the destination digitally and even fast-tracking new hotel projects for an accelerated construction timetable. To learn more, CJI caught up with Barbados Tourism Minister Kerrie […]

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These Are Delta's Caribbean Flights in May

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Delta Air Lines is adding a pair of new routes to its Caribbean flight schedule for the month of may, Caribbean Journal has learned.  After flying just two routes to the Caribbean region in April, Delta Air Lines has announced a pair of new routes to the Caribbean: Atlanta to St Thomas and Atlanta to […]


How Barbados Is Preparing for Its Tourism Future

It’s somewhere between the setting of the sun and twilight, when all you hear are the gentle laps of waves and the early chirps of tree frogs. Here at the Hotel Bakoua on the Bay of Fort de France, it is still and serene and mystical. And as you sit and watch the orange-purple sky, […]

CJI Conversation: The Hartling Group’s Karen Whitt on the Turks and Caicos Hotel Industry

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor The Hartling Group, which represents three top luxury hotels in Turks and Caicos, was poised to have its strongest first quarter in company history, said Karen Whitt, the company’s vice president of sales and marketing. Then the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit, eventually forcing all Turks and Caicos resorts to close […]

From Jamaica, a Spotify Playlist “For Two”

The adults-only all-inclusive brand Couples Resorts has launched a new playlist focused on the romantic sounds of Jamaica.  It’s called “Tunes for Two from Couples Resorts,” and it’s the latest musical launch by a Caribbean resort in a bid to connect with travelers stuck at home right now.  The star-packed playlist features everyone from Jamaican […]

Featured Listing: A Luxury Villa in Tortola for $9.5 Million

One of the leading villas in the British Virgin Islands is on the market.  St Bernard’s Hill House, long one of the premier estates in the BVI, is listed for $9.5 million with Smiths Gore.  The five-bedroom, six-bathroom estate is set on 8.222 acres in the hills of Tortola.  It’s set across a min house […]

Jimmy Buffett Is Releasing a New Studio Album in May

Music legend (and Caribbean lover) Jimmy Buffett is releasing a brand-new studio album in May.  It’s called “Life on the Flip Side,” and it will be released on May 29 on Mailboat Records.  The record is Buffett’s first studio album in seven years.  The album is being produced by longtime Coral Reefers Mac McAnally and […]

Jamaica Launches Online Training for Tourism Workers

Jamaica has launched what officials are calling a “substantial investment” in its tourism sector amid the pandemic, with a new free online training program for tourism workers affected by the crisis.  Jamaica’s Center of Tourism Innovation is running the program in partnership with the U.S-based National Restaurant Association and the American Hotel and Lodging Institute, […]

Airbnb Is Launching a New Cleaning Initiative

As major hotel brands begin to announce dramatic changes to their cleaning practices, it was only a matter of time before Airbnb did the same. The homesharing giant is launching a new “Advanced Clean Initiative” to change standards of hygiene across its properties, including in the Caribbean.  The company said Tuesday that guests would be […]

How Hilton Is Changing Its Hotels

Fresh on the heels of Marriott’s announcement of dramatic changes to hotel hygiene, hotel giant Hilton has revealed a new cleaning plan of its own.  In a nod to the changing world of COVID-19, Hilton said it was launching a new program to deliver an “industry-defining” standard of cleanliness and disinfection in its hotel properties […]