All-Inclusive

A New Adults-Only All-Inclusive Is Opening Near Cancun — With 599 Rooms, Swim-Out Rooms, and an Opening Date

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Travelers looking for a quieter alternative to Cancún’s hotel zone will soon have a new option. Ocean Allure Costa Mujeres, opening in Dec. 2025, will be the first adults-only resort in the new Ocean Allure Signature Adults Only brand from Ocean Signature Resorts. The property is now taking reservations beginning Dec. 1, Caribbean Journal has […]

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A Tiny Caribbean Beach Hotel to Try in St Croix

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Coconut. Calabash. Castaway.   The names evoke the idylls of the Caribbean — a nap under a dancing palm; the soundtrack of the quiet froth of the sea.  They just don’t make Caribbean hotels like this anymore.  That’s because the first of these charming, breezy cottages, Coral, opened on the beach back in 1949, amid […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Temporarily Suspends British Airways Flights

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St Kitts and Nevis has temporarily suspended British Airways flights from the United Kingdom, the country announced.  The move will take affect from Dec. 26 through at least Jan. 2, 2021, according to tourism officials..  It comes in light of the new strain of coronavirus reported primarily in the United Kingdom.  St Kitts and Nevis […]

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Sun Country Relaunches Minneapolis-St Thomas Flights

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There’s now another way to reach the US Virgin Islands from the Midwest. Sun Country Airlines has relaunched its service from Minneapolis-St Paul to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The relaunched service will be operating once weekly on Saturdays, according to the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism.  Airlift […]


St Kitts and Nevis Temporarily Suspends British Airways Flights

Choice Hotels’ Comfort Suites Paradise Island resort has officially reopened its doors, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The property has relaunched with a set of “stringent” new health and safety protocols, according to General Manager Jermaine Wright.  “From our plexiglass partitions to our social distancing policies, a lot has changed here at Comfort Suites Paradise Island,” […]

WestJet Is Launching Its First-Ever Flights to Bonaire

Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is launching its first-ever flights to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire in February, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new service will launch Feb. 6, with one weekly flight on Saturday, operating for the tourist season.  WestJet will be operating the flights on Boeing 737 aircraft.  “Tourism Corporation Bonaire is extremely […]

This Turks and Caicos All-Inclusive Just Reopened

The Turks and Caicos Collection has reopened its all-inclusive Alexandra Resort on Grace Bay Beach in Providenciales.  The 90-room, family-friendly property, has reopened with a host of new health and safety protocols “to maintain the safest level of cleanliness and hygiene for guests and staff,” the company said in a statement.  The resort is part […]

Turks and Caicos’ Beach Enclave North Shore Is Expanding

Real estate developer Beach Enclave Turk sand Caicos is expanding again, this time with the second phase of its Beach Enclave North Shore villa portfolio, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The second phase will consist of 10 “beach houses,” ranging from two to four bedrooms.  The homes, designed by Jacobsen Arquitetura, will range from 2,900 […]

Puerto Rico Has a Hip New Boutique Hotel

A hip new boutique hotel has opened its doors in the Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The hip new 26-room hotel is the product of a $1 million investment by owner Rafal Pagan, who now has a portfolio of three hotels in Condado, including the Wave hotel and the […]

Diamond Resorts to Reopen Two St Maarten Hotels

Diamond Resorts is reopening both of its resorts in St Maarten, Caribbean Journal has learned.  On Jan. 1, 2021, the company will relaunch both its Royal Palm Beach Resort and Flamingo Beach Resort in St Maarten.  Both properties have undergone what the company is calling “extensive, multimillion-dollar renovations” and the addition of new amenities.  “We […]

Bermuda, Costco Partner on Testing Option for Travelers

Bermuda has partnered with wholesale chain Costco to provide a new PCR testing option for Bermuda-bound travelers.  The program includes self-administered saliva tests that deliver results within the island’s newly-implemented five-day turnaround period.  Test kits are available online, managed by Costco Pharmacy, in partnership with AZOVA Health, which distributes the FDA-approved tests.  Tests will soon […]

AMResorts: How Capacity Limits Are Impacting Caribbean, Mexico Hotels

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Despite having about between 40-50 percent of room inventory at each of its Caribbean and Mexico hotels closed off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AMResorts has no plans to start a “price war” by raising its room rates to compensate for lost revenue.  As part of our coverage of AMResorts’ […]