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This Caribbean Island Has a UNESCO World Heritage Site With Sailing, History, and Boutique Hotels

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You can feel the history on the corner of this Caribbean island before you even step through the gates. The stone walls rise from the water’s edge, flanked by tall masts and the gentle sway of yachts. This is Nelson’s Dockyard, the heart of English Harbour in Antigua, and one of the Caribbean’s most evocative […]

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Spirit Is Launching Another New Route to Cancun

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The Caribbean region’s fastest-growing airport is getting another new route this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  In July, low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines will launch new flights from New Orleans to Cancun.  The flights will be operating four times each week, with service on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, according to the company.  It’s part of […]

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Puerto Morelos Beach Hotel Joins Preferred

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One of the hottest new hotels in Mexico has joined Preferred Hotels and Resorts’ LVX Collection, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Fives Oceanfront, a 93-suite boutique hotel in the increasingly popular beach town of Puerto Morelos, is now part of the collection.  The hotel is part of a three-hotel portfolio of properties by TM Real […]

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Sandals Just Reopened Both of Its Resorts in Barbados

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Sandals Resorts International has completed the reopening of its two all-inclusive Barbados resorts: Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados.  The two resorts officially relaunched this week, meaning the company has now reopened all of its resorts in the Caribbean, with the exception of Sandals Royal Bahamian in Nassau, which is currently in the midst of […]


Puerto Morelos Beach Hotel Joins Preferred

The Bahamas and Jamaica are seeing significant jumps in flight bookings, according to a new report from CheapOair on U.S. traveler trends. The online travel agency’s report showed that The Bahamas and Jamaica have seen among the biggest increases in airline ticket bookings of any international destination. Overall, American travelers almost doubled bookings to foreign […]

Alaska Airlines Is Launching Belize Flights

Alaska Airlines is set to launch its first-ever flights to the Caribbean with service to Belize.  The company will be announcing its Belize routes and scheduled when ticket sales launch in early June, the company said.  Flights will operate from the West Coast of the U.S. to Belize City.  “Our guests are eager for more […]

Exuma Is Getting a Major New Airport

A major new airport is coming to one of The Bahamas’ most popular destinations: Exuma.  The new $65 million Exuma International Airport has broken ground in Great Exuma, representing the largest investment of any airport in the Out Islands of The Bahamas.  The project will include a fixed-base operator with strategic partner Odyssey Aviation; Odyssey […]

Princess Hotels Planning Jamaica Expansion

Spanish firm Princess Hotels is planning a major resort development in Negril, Jamaica, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The company has submitted a development application to the Negril/Green Island Area Local Planning Authority for a significant resort development project.  The project would include four hotels, three of which would be adults-only, and one that would […]

A New $210 Million Resort Project in the Dominican Republic

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The much-anticipated, all-inclusive hotel project that would bring two Temptation resorts to Miches, Dominican Republic has already broken ground and is slated to open in 2022. With an estimated investment of more than $120 million, both resorts will generate roughly 1,000 direct jobs when fully operational. They’re part […]

Dominican Republic Tourism Continues to Rebound in 2021

The Dominican Republic’s tourism sector continues to show strength, with strong growth in April, according to new data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  The country reported more than 327,000 visitors in April, a 7.5 percent increase compared to March 2021.  The numbers show a “sustained trend of recovery of tourism in the Dominican Republic,” […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Relais & Chateaux Resort Is in Turks and Caicos

The newest Relais & Chateaux resort in the Caribbean is in Turks and Caicos.  The Meridian Club Pine Cay, long one of the region’s top private-island resorts, has officially joined the culinary-focused hotel collection.  The 21-key hotel has 13 residences and eight villas on a private 800-acre island a short trip from Providenciales.  The resort’s […]

Sugar Factory Expands to The Bahamas

Sugar Factory, the increasingly popular candy store, restaurant and bar, has opened its first-ever Caribbean location in The Bahamas.  The new Sugar Factory is now open at the Baha Mar resort complex on Cable Beach in Nassau.  The new outpost, which opened last week, includes a restaurant, cafe, confectionary shop, retail store, carousel bar and […]