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Month: May 2020

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Mexican Caribbean Launches New Health and Safety Program

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As it prepares for the return of travelers, the Mexican Caribbean has launched a new program to ensure high sanitary standards in the tourism industry.  Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez, the Governor of Quintana Roo, which is home to popular destinations like […]

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The Caribbean’s Coolest Tiki Bar Is In St Croix

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The Fog Cutter. The Hurricane. The Chief Lapu Lapu. The Mai Tai.  These are some of the drinks that have defined the world of “tiki,” the colorful, cheerful, retro culture that for almost 100 years has paid tribute to a […]

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Barbados Launches Task Force on Tourism Recovery

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Barbados Tourism Minister Kerrie Symmonds has launched the new Barbados Recovery Tourism Task Force.  The unit is responsible for managing the island’s tourism sector during the pandemic and its aftermath and “mapping its transformation.” The unit is being chaired by […]

Can Puerto Rico Redefine Tropical Travel Post-COVID-19?

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The negative short-term economic global impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the tourism industry has been devastating.  Now, as the world begins to slowly reopen and potentially recapture their lost tourism industry, it is imperative to rethink and reassess how […]


US Virgin Islands to Reopen for Tourists on June 1

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The United States Virgin Islands is reopening for leisure visitors on June 1, USVI Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte announced.  That will make the US Virgin Islands the first Caribbean destination to officially reopen for tourism.  Boschulte said the USVI was […]


Antigua's Tamarind Hills Is Expanding With a New Residential Resort

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There will soon be a new way to stay at one of Antigua’s most prestigious luxury residential resorts.  The island’s Tamarind Hills is planning to debut the third phase of its project with a boutique residential resort component.  The development […]

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Curacao Marriott Names New General Manager

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The Curacao Marriott has a new general manager, following the appointment of veteran hospitality executive Mark Nooren.  The 336-room beach resort had completed a $40 million renovation project at the end of last year. The resort is managed by Aimbridge […]


Construction Relaunches on Dart's OLEA Project in Grand Cayman

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Dart Real Estate has officially resumed construction on its OLEA real estate project in Grand Cayman’s Camana Bay.  The project is the first-ever for-sale residential community in Camana Bay, a large mixed-use development that has become a town square of […]


Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Now Planning July 25 Relaunch

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Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line is now planning to relaunch sailings on July 25, the company said.  Cruises on its Grand Celebration ship will resume July 25, while its Grand Classica ship will relaunch on Oct. 2.  The company has pushed […]

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A $175 Million Hyatt Ziva Project Is Underway in Barbados

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The Hyatt Ziva all-inclusive brand is continuing its Caribbean expansion with a new project in Barbados.  The project, which was first envisioned back in 2016 as a Hyatt Centric-branded project, has resumed work amid the pandemic.  Barbados Prime Minister Mia […]


Caribbean Moment: On Cat Island, Finding a Classic Bahamas Beach

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It’s about 150 square miles, but Cat Island in The Bahamas has less than 1,500 people.  You don’t have to do the math to figure out that the beaches on Cat have built-in social distancing.  And are there ever beaches.  […]


Gulf Land Structures' Josh Vice on Modular Construction in the Caribbean

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Whether there’s a significant storm and it’s time to rebuild, or a developer is trying to build on a remote Caribbean location, there’s one essential need that isn’t easy to find: housing for the workforce. Since 2007, Gulf Land Structures […]


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