Tourism

Curaçao Keeps Up Summer Tourism Growth

curacao summer travel boom

Curacao: year-round destination. Curaçao’s tourism numbers kept moving upward in August, with the island reporting a 4 percent increase in stayover arrivals compared to the same month last year. A total of 60,690 visitors came to the island, according to newly released data, pointing to another strong summer for the Dutch Caribbean island. The story […]

News

New Miami-Puerto Rico Flights

puerto rico spirit airlines

Spirit Airlines has kicked off another new route to Puerto Rico.  The low-cost carrier has launched new daily nonstop service between Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, another new route for the carrier out of Miami.  The new service, which launched last week, comes after Spirit inaugurated another new route to Puerto Rico at the […]

News

WestJet Returns to Antigua and Barbuda

united airlines antigua

Another major carrier has returned to Antigua and Barbuda.  This time it’s leading Canadian leisure airline WestJet, which officially returned to the twin-island destination this week.  WestJet is now operating a weekly Sunday flight between Toronto and Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport.  Next month, WestJet will be increasing the service to twice each week.  “Heading […]

News

There’s a New Way to Fly Nonstop to Antigua and Barbuda

aruba antigua

Frontier Airlines is launching another new nonstop route to the Caribbean, with service from Orlando to Antigua and Barbuda.  The low-cost carrier will kick off its new nonstop flights on Dec. 4, with service weekly on Saturdays, just ahead of what’s projected to be a very strong holiday season for the destination.  “Enjoy beautiful planes, […]


WestJet Returns to Antigua and Barbuda

The US Virgin Islands has seen one of the highest levels of airlift growth of any Caribbean destination amid the pandemic.  And now the destination is getting another new route.  On Feb. 17, low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines will kick off another new route to the Caribbean out of Miami with service on Thursdays and Sundays.  […]

There’s a Pop-Up Rosé Garden on The Bahamas’ Paradise Island

The terraced Versailles Gardens at Four Seasons’ Ocean Club are already one of the most beautiful places in The Bahamas, anchored by a 12th century cloisters complex imported from southern france. And now another major French import is coming to Paradise Island. It’s called the Rosé Paradis Garden, and it’s a new pop-up rosé bar […]

Blue Diamond Is Reopening Eight Cuba Resorts in December

Canadian hotel company Blue Diamond is opening eight resorts in Cuba in December, Caribbean Journal has learned.  On Dec. 20, the company will relaunch the Starfish Cayo Guillermo; Grand Memories Santa Maria; Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria; Memories Paraiso; Starfish Cayo Santa Maria; Starfish Montehabana; Starfish Cuatro Palmas and Starfish Las Palmas.  The company’s […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Little Bay, St Maarten

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader David Olson, who sent in this lovely shot from the Bel Air Beach Hotel at Little Bay in St Maarten. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and […]

The Loose Mongoose, The British Virgin Islands’ Destination Beach Bar

It ‘s a ritual for travelers to the British Virgin Islands. Land at Beef Island Airport, go through customs, gather your luggage and head to Trellis Bay, where you’d find your ferry or charter, step on your boat and begin your BVI vacation. But in recent years, Trellis Bay has become more than just a […]

The 5 Best Things to Do in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic

Cap Cana, the Dominican Republic’s luxury resort zone in Punta Cana, may be home to some of the most high-end resorts in the country, but a trip there is not complete without doing these outside-of-the-hotel activities. During a visit to the Palladium Group’s TRS Cap Cana Hotel, Caribbean Journal recently toured the destination and came […]

This Is The Hottest Villa in St John, USVI

The sun comes up over the mountain and glows on Cinnamon Bay and Peter Bay, a mesmerizing, mystical moment in St John.  But it’s nothing unusual.  It’s every sunrise at the Cliffhouse in St John.  But the daily arrival of the sun is not the only reason why Cliffhouse is one of the hottest villas […]

Flor de Caña Wins Green Distillery of the Year at Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth

Nicaragua’s Flor de Caña has taken the crown as the Green Distillery of the Year at the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth.  The annual event is the Caribbean’s leading celebration of the finest rums in the world.  The company won the award for its “broad commitment to sustainability and industry-leading example for green rum-making,” according to a […]