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The Best Room at Park Hyatt St. Kitts Is a Two-Story Villa With a Rooftop Infinity Pool

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A look inside the resort’s two-story villa, where the entire upper floor is a private rooftop with an infinity pool, dining pergolas and sunbeds — and the deck nearly outsizes the rooms below. Most hotel rooms give you a balcony. The One Bedroom Bi-Level Villa with Rooftop Pool at Park Hyatt St. Kitts gives you […]

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JetBlue Is Relaunching Flights to Turks and Caicos

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JetBlue Airways is making its return to the Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The carrier will be relaunching its flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Providenciales on July 22, when the destination officially reopens for tourism.  JetBlue will be operating the New York-Turks […]

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Marriott Reopening Cancun Resorts

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Marriott is reopening its pair of resorts in the Mexican Caribbean destination of Cancun, Caribbean Journal has learned. In fact, the JW Marriott Cancun already opened on June 8, while the Marriott Cancun will be opening its doors on July 1. Both properties are relaunching under Marriott’s “Commitment to Clean” health and safety protocols, along […]

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Bermuda’s Top Luxury Hotel Is Reopening

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Bermuda’s top luxury hotel is reopening on July 2, in time for the island’s tourism relaunch.  The 240-acre Rosewood Bermuda “offers well-spread accommodations expertly designed for utmost privacy,” the property said in a statement.  The Rosewood Bermuda has also introduced a host of new health and safety protocols, following guidelines established by Bermuda’s Ministry of […]


Marriott Reopening Cancun Resorts

Rosewood is adding one of the region’s crown jewels to its Caribbean resort portfolio.  Rosewood Hotels and Resorts has been tapped to manage St Barth’s iconic Le Guanahani hotel, which is set to reopen in 2021 after an extensive renovation project.  The Grand Cul de Sac-area property, which has been closed since Hurricane Irma in […]

Wyndham Reopens Puerto Rico, St Thomas Resorts

Wyndham has reopened its resorts in Puerto Rico and St Thomas, USVI, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Both the Margaritaville Vacation Club St Thomas and the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort in Puerto Rico have reopened their doors.  Both properties had been temporarily closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  While the US Virgin Islands has already […]

How Lenny Kravitz Is Helping Bahamians in Need

Rock legend Lenny Kravitz has donated $100,000 worth of food vouchers to Bahamians in need as part of his Let Love Rule Foundation.  It’s the latest way Kravitz, who has Bahamian heritage, has deepened his ties with the country.  The donation began with $50,000 in food vouchers for those in need in New Providence and […]

St Barth Is Open for Tourism

The French Caribbean island of St Barth officially began welcoming back visitors to the island on Monday.  The reopening of the luxury hotspot comes with a number of health and safety measures, most notably the requirement that all travelers present a COVID-negative RT-PCR (swab) test performed within three days prior to arrival in St Barth.  […]

Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Is Making Upgrades

Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, which has remained open amid the pandemic, is completing a wave of renovation projects ahead of Aruba’s reopening for tourism on July 1.  The Eagle Beach-area resort invested more than $1 million in upgrades and new health and safety measures “to be able to welcome back our guests better […]

Dart Real Estate to Reopen, Expand Cayman Brac Luxury Resort

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Shuttered for close to two years, five-star luxury resort Le Soleil d’Or on Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands was acquired by Dart Real Estate in the spring of 2019 and was set to reopen this past March. Then the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck and those plans were put on – and […]

Virgin Atlantic Is Returning to the Caribbean

Virgin Atlantic will be returning to the Caribbean, the carrier announced.  On Aug. 1, Virgin will resume flying from London Heathrow to Barbados, kicking off a Caribbean return that will continue in October.  In October, Virgin Atlantic will be resuming flights to Montego Bay, Antigua, Grenada And Tobago (via Antigua).  That’s along with a resumption […]

How to Visit The Bahamas When It Reopens for Tourism

On June 15, The Bahamas officially reopened its borders to boaters and private aviation — but on July 1, the destination will officially welcome back tourists from around the world.  That means all of The Bahamas, from Grand Bahama to Nassau and Paradise Island to the far reaches of the Out Islands. It’s the second […]