Hotels

This New Hilton Tower in Aruba Has Adults-Only Swim-Up Rooms, a Rooftop Lounge, and Palm Beach Views

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The sand along Palm Beach in Aruba holds its shape underfoot, bright white against water that stays calm most days of the year. Trade winds move steadily across the shoreline, lifting the edges of beach umbrellas and pushing small waves toward the sand. Catamarans idle just offshore. Parasails rise slowly above the waterline. You step into the […]

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This Top Caribbean Boutique Hotel Has a New Testing Program

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One of the Caribbean’s leading hotels has added a new on-site testing program, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Secret Bay hotel in Dominica is now providing PCR tests for guests for $40 per person, according to a statement from the property.  That helps guests comply with the CDC rules on testing for returning travelers to […]

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A New Hotel Boom in Dominica

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Roosevelt Skerrit, prime minister of Dominica, recently announced that the island will be boosting its local economy through $950 million worth of hotel projects. And Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) was able to get some crucial details involving those hotel developments. A spokesperson for Dominica tourism told CJI that the most […]

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Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Launches New Regional Push

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As the Caribbean tourism and hospitality industry continues to respond to challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has launched a new program the region adapt.  It’s called Forward Together, and it’s an initiative which encourages industry stakeholders to join their colleagues in supporting the trade association. Vanessa Ledesma, […]


A New Hotel Boom in Dominica

Another new residential resort is coming to the Dominican Republic, this time in the country’s tourism hub of Punta Cana.  It’s called Ocean Bay, and it’s set on what’s billed as the final undeveloped property on Punta Cana’s signature Bavaro Beach.  The property has a total of 40 residences, 12 of which are penthouses with […]

Royal Caribbean to Launch Cruises From Bermuda

Royal Caribbean will be launching cruises this summer out of a new homeport: Bermuda.  Continuing a trend of cruise lines launching from new homeports with the CDC still banning U.S.-based cruises, the cruise giant will run a series of seven-night cruises out of Bermuda beginning in June.  The itineraries will include stops at Royal Caribbean’s […]

Frontier Is Launching New Flights to Guatemala

Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is adding another new route to the Caribbean Basin out of Miami, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning April 12, the carrier will be launching a new route from Miami International Airport to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City.  The new service will initially run twice weekly before operating three times […]

New Yorkers Are Flocking to This Caribbean Beach Town

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI  The “magic” of living in New York has taken a nasty turn due to COVID-19, and many residents are setting their sights on Puerto Rico’s Dorado Beach, two top real estate experts recently told Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI). “New York now is empty,” said Michael Bahr, a broker […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Private-Island Development

By Alexander Britell It’s the hottest and newest private-island development in the Caribbean: Montage Cay, the first-ever Caribbean project for Montage International.  Set on Matt Lowe’s Cay in Abaco, it’s at the forefront of the region’s design movements: low-density, private-island, secluded, capitalizing on the surging demand for private destinations in the market.  To learn more, […]

Saint Lucia Preparing for Return of Cruise Tourism

Saint Lucia has begun work to prepare for the return of cruise tourism to the island.  Royal Caribbean’s Celebrity Cruises brand will be returning to Saint Lucia this summer, calling on the island in a mid-July itinerary with its Celebrity Millennium cruise ship. That’s part of Celebrity’s relaunch in the Caribbean, which will begin with […]

From Turks and Caicos to St Maarten, 10 Islands to Visit This Spring

You’re bobbing in the ocean, rum in hand, not another soul around, the only sound the soft crash of the waves. In other words, it’s exactly where you want to be in a time like this.  With lower case counts and increased vaccinations, there’s a growing optimism in the broader travel industry. And while many […]

Unique Vacations Expands Leadership Team

Unique Vacations, the affiliate for the worldwide representative for Sandals Resorts International, has announced an expanded leadership team.  That includes Maggie Rivera as chief communications and strategy officer; Tony Cortizas as senior Vice President of brand development; Gray Sadler as executive Vice President of sales and industry relations; Tonya Hawryluk as senior Vice President of […]

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