Month: August 2020

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This Jamaica All-Inclusive Has a Hurricane Guarantee

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The all-inclusive Holiday Inn Resort Montego Bay is taking steps to safeguard vacations by reinstating its annual “Hurricane Guarantee.” The program provides consumer purchase protection against possible travel disruptions due to hurricanes, covering the entire 2020 hurricane season. “COVID-19 has […]

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Want to Travel to Anguilla? Here’s How to Apply.

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Anguilla is reopening for tourism this month — but with no active or suspected cases of COVID-19 the island, it’s rightly doing so very carefully. So Anguilla has launched an “application” process for visitors. Those who wish to visit Anguilla for […]

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Antigua Hotels and Resorts Where You Can Stay Right Now

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By Bob Curley Some of the top hotels and resorts in Antigua and Barbuda are back to welcoming international guests, while others are waiting until the traditionally busier fall season before opening their doors again. Antigua was one of the […]

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Delta to Continue Blocking Middle Seats Until January

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Delta Air Lines will continue blocking middle seats through at least January 2021 as a health and safety precaution, the carrier said this week.  Delta continues to be the leader among U.S. airlines in this particular safety protocol; others airlines […]


US Virgin Islands Working to Maintain “Vital Aerial Links”

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US Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte is working with the destination’s aviation partners to maintain “vital aerial links,” following the implementation of a one-month pause of leisure tourism.  Even though the territory is currently in a “stay-at-home” phase, airlift […]


Antigua’s Inn at English Harbour to Reopen in November

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One of Antigua’s leading boutique hotels is planning a November relaunch, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The beachfront Inn at English Harbour is reopening on Nov. 1, the property confirmed this week.  The 28-room hotel is set on Galleon Beach in […]

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Reopenings of Marriott-Branded St Thomas Resorts Pushed to 2022

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor The much-anticipated openings of both the Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort & Spa and Noni Beach Resort, an Autograph Collection Hotel in St Thomas have been delayed from the end of this year to the summer […]


The Bahamas’ Star Island Is Now on the Market

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Star Island, the completely-off-the-grid private island near Eleuthera in The Bahamas, has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The 34-acre off-the-grid getaway, which is powered by solar energy and has its own reverse osmosis water system, has been […]


Fabien Cousteau Planning “Underwater” Space Station in the Caribbean

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The “underwater version” of the International Space Station is coming to the Caribbean island of Curaçao.  Renowned ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau has announced his plans for PROTEUS, a project that’s being billed as the “world’s most advanced scientific research station […]

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Rebranded Saint Lucia Eco-Hotel to Reopen

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Saint Lucia’s iconic Boucan by Hotel Chocolat is rebranding, with plans to relaunch on Sept. 1 as the Rabot Eco Escape.  The 14-unit eco-lodge, a full-fledged “chocolate hotel,” is set on a 140-acre organic cacao farm.  The boutique hotel is […]


Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos to Reopen in October

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Playa Hotels and Resorts’ Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos is reopening in October, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The all-inclusive family-friendly resort will be reopening on Oct. 1 on the Pacific coast of Mexico.  It’s part of a broader reopening push by […]


This Top Caribbean Adults-Only Resort Just Reopened

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Serenity at Coconut Bay, one of the Caribbean’s leading adults-only all-inclusive hotels, has officially reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The boutique luxury resort at the southern tip of Saint Lucia reopened its doors earlier this month.  The property has received […]