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JetBlue Just Started New Daily Nonstop Flights to a Bahamian Island With White-Sand Beaches, Legendary Cocktail Bars, and Must-Visit Resorts

JetBlue has officially launched a new daily nonstop flight from Boston to Nassau, expanding winter airlift to The Bahamas just as peak holiday travel gets underway. The route, which began service last week gives New England travelers a direct, one-flight option to one of the Caribbean’s most diverse, experience-rich destinations. The daily service connects Boston Logan […]

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New Residential Resort Launches Construction in Turks and Caicos

A new residential resort has officially begun construction in Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. Work on The Strand, a residential community set on Cooper Jack Bay in Providenciales, is now underway. The development, which is already reporting $45 million in reservations and contracts to date, is expected to be complete by 2025. […]

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There’s a New Adults-Only “Inn” in the British Virgin Islands

It’s always been one of the most sought-after little islands in the Caribbean: pristine Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. And while the island is best known for developments like Oil Nut Bay and the new iteration of the Bitter End Yacht Club, there’s another new addition to the island: an inn. It’s called […]

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Bermuda Adding Booster Requirement for Most Travelers

Bermuda will soon be requiring booster shots for travelers who received their second vaccine dose more than six months ago. The island is requiring “up-to-date vaccination status,” meaning travelers who received their second vaccine dose more than six months ago must have also received a third dose before heading to the island. The island is […]

There’s a New Adults-Only “Inn” in the British Virgin Islands

Divi Resorts is set to open its second resort-within-a-resort in the Caribbean, this time in St Maarten. Following the launch of its Oceans brand at St Croix’s Divi Carina Bay resort, Divi will next week debut another Oceans resort at its Divi Little Bay Beach Resort in St Maarten. Oceans at Divi Little Bay will […]

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Why Sheryl Crow Is Coming to The Bahamas

Music superstar Sheryl Crow is coming to The Bahamas in May for a beach concert at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort. Crow will perform at Atlantis’ Casuarina Beach on May 28, kicking off a series of seasonal concerts and events as part of Atlantis: LIVE. It will include a mix of Crow’s new music, including […]

A Legendary Caribbean Eco Resort Is Back in St John

It first opened in back in the 1970s, at the time a pioneer in the still uncharted world of eco tourism. Now, well, it’s precisely what many travelers are looking for. And now, five years after Hurricane Irma, the legendary Concordia Eco Resort is back in the Virgin Islands National Park. The resort a mix […]

Aruba Waives Testing Requirements for Boosted Travelers

Aruba has updated its travel protocols again, this time with a major change: the island is now waiving pre-testing requirements for those with booster shots. All visitors who upload a digitally verifiable proof of vaccination (including proof of a booster shot) prior to arrival are exempt from pre-testing requirements. Visitors between 12 and 17 need […]

Sunwing Is Back in Saint Lucia

Sunwing Airlines has officially returned to the island of Saint Lucia. The Canadian leisure carrier has kicked off new nonstop service between Toronto and Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport. Sunwing’s relaunch of operations to Saint Lucia means all major Canadian carriers are now once again flying to the island. Air Canada is running three weekly […]

Dominica Launches New "Brand Identity"

It’s still the Nature Island, but it’s got a new look. The Discover Dominica Authority has unveiled a new brand identity for the Eastern Caribbean island, focused around a new logo. The new logo “is as unique as the island itself,” the island’s tourist board said in a statement. “It has the feel of the […]

Two Major Low-Cost Airlines to Merge

The two fastest-growing airlines in the Caribbean are merging. Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines have agreed to a definitive merge agreement under which the two airlines will combine. “We worked jointly with the Board of Directors and senior management team across both carriers to arrive at a combination of two complementary businesses that together will […]

Nocturne Acquires WIMCO, Forging a New Caribbean Villa Power

In December, leading Caribbean villa provider WIMCO Villas was purchased by Nocturne Luxury Villas. The deal follows last year’s acquisition by Nocturne of another major St Barth villa provider, St Barth Properties, forging a significant new villa player for St Barth and making Nocturne and even more noteworthy company in the broader Caribbean market. To […]