?>

Month: August 2021

News

Frontier Airlines Is Launching Its First-Ever Aruba Flights

aruba frontier airlines

It’s the Caribbean’s fastest-growing airline right now: Frontier Airlines, the low-cost carrier that keeps adding new routes to the region amid the pandemic. The latest? New service from Miami International Airport to both Aruba and Turks and Caicos, both of […]

News

Virgin Atlantic Is Launching Nassau Flights

jetblue jamaica bahamas

Virgin Atlantic is launching flights to The Bahamas this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned. The transatlantic carrier is kicking off service to Nassau beginning in November. The service, which launches Nov. 20, will operate twice weekly out between London Heathrow […]

News

Turks and Caicos Resort Joins Leading Hotels of the World

turks and caicos wymara

Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Resort and Villas has joined Leading Hotels of the World. The Turks and Caicos luxury property is the latest Caribbean hotel to join LHW, which is a collection of some of the most prestigious luxury independent […]

CJ Invest

Tax Credits Are Driving a Hotel Boom in Ponce, Puerto Rico

puerto rico ponce hotel

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI When Puerto Rico changed its laws in 2016 to offer greater tax incentives to real estate investors, a lesser-known city on the destination’s southern coast began to catch the eye of wealthy businessmen […]


The Bahamas Has New Rules for Vaccinated Travelers

bahamas vaccinated travelers rules

The Bahamas has announced new rules for fully vaccinated travelers, set to take effect Aug. 6. Notably, all fully vaccinated travelers will now have to obtain a negative PCR or antigen test taken no more than 5 days prior to […]


Nocturne Luxury Villas, Gladstone Partner to Buy St Barth Properties

st barth properties nocturne

Nocturne Luxury Villas partnered with the Gladstone Investment Corporation to acquire St Barth Properties, a leading villa rental company in St Barth. St Barth Dream Vacations, its sister company, has also been acquired. It’s part of a growth push for […]

CJ Invest

Barbados Golf Resort Lists for $5 Million

barbados golf resort

By Andrea Perez, Special Contributor to CJI The Plum Tree Club Resort, located in the southern Parish of Christ Church, Barbados, is on the market for $5 million. The property is listed with NVEST Estates, which deals with the sale […]


Carnival’s Newest Ship Launches Caribbean Cruises

carnival caribean cruise

Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship has come to the Caribbean.  The line’s new Mardi Gras cruise ship kicked off its maiden voyage this week, with a seven-day Caribbean cruise sailing out of Port Canaveral.  That included a return to cruising […]


Statia Is Now Open to Vaccinated Travelers

statia caribbean island

One of the Caribbean’s great undiscovered destinations is open again.  The Dutch Caribbean island of Statia (also known as St Eustatius) has officially reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers.  And most importantly, fully vaccinated travelers don’t need to quarantine. […]

CJ Invest

More Than 7,500 New Hotel Rooms in the Pipeline in Jamaica

jamaica hotel pipeline new cover

Jamaica has more than 7,500 new hotel rooms set to come on stream in the next three years, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  There are a number of major hotel projects “slated for implementation” between 2021 and 2023, Bartlett […]


New-Build Staniel Cay, Exuma Villa Lists for $7.95 Million

exuma staniel cay home

A new-build villa on Staniel Cay in the Exuma chain of The Bahamas has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The 8500-square-foot Casa Carisma is on sale for $7.95 million, sources told CJI.  CA Christie’s Gavin Christie has […]


Frontier Is Launching Another New Route to Puerto Rico

puerto rico curfew

Puerto Rico’s surging tourism arrivals will get another boost this fall when Frontier Airlines adds another route to the island.  Beginning Nov. 1, Frontier Airlines will launch new nonstop flights between Jacksonville International Airport and San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin […]


SUBSCRIBE!

Sign up for Caribbean Journal's free newsletter for a daily dose of beaches, hotels, rum and the best Caribbean travel information on the net.


No. Thank You