The Chill List: The Caribbean’s Most Relaxing Hotels

By: - March 8th, 2022
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Strawberry Hill, Jamaica The breezy Blue Mountain setting of Island Outpost’s Kingston-area retreat is, in a word, intoxicating. It’s just different up here: the air, the breeze, the views, the pleasures of an afternoon rain shower. And then there’s the spa, one of the island’s best, where you’re immersed in mountain air and regenerated by expert treatments. 


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WestJet to Acquire Sunwing 

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In an industry-shaking move, Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is acquiring Sunwing.  The WestJet Group will acquire both Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines to create a combined tour operating business.  That business will be led by Sunwing CEO Stephen Hunter.  The new vacation division will include both Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations.  “The combination of WestJet’s […]

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The BVI’s Saba Rock Has a New Executive Chef

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The Saba Rock resort, which just reopened in the British Virgin Islands following a dramatic reconstruction project, has added a new executive chef, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The property has tapped Venezuelan-born Chef Roberto Guerrero to the role, in which he will hold oversight and execution of all of the resorts culinary offerings.  He comes […]

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A Major New Caribbean Golf Project Is Coming to This Island 

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Barbuda will be home to one of the finest golf courses in the Caribbean when its 18-hole Tom Fazio-designed course opens at the Discovery Land Company’s Barbuda Ocean Club. Michael Chandler, sales associate for the Barbuda Ocean Club, said although he doesn’t want to put an exact timetable […]


A Sandals in the Dominican Republic?

Sandals Resorts International has a broad footprint across the wider Caribbean, from The Bahamas to the north to its soon-to-debut resort in Curacao.  But up to this point, the company has never opened a resort in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.  That could be changing, however.  A delegation led by SRI Executive Chairman Adam Stewart and CEO […]

Bermuda’s New Travel Protocols Just Took Effect 

Bermuda’s newest travel protocols have officially taken effect.  The new rules, which kicked off Nov. 7, require al visitors 12 and up to show proof of current vaccination, along with a negative test.  The negative tests include either antigen or PCR options; antigen tests must be taken and received within two days before arrival; PCR […]

Jimmy Buffett’s New Boutique Resort Is Open in Mexico

Sandals Resorts International has a broad footprint across the wider Caribbean, from The Bahamas to the north to its soon-to-debut resort in Curacao.  But up to this point, the company has never opened a resort in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.  That could be changing, however.  A delegation led by SRI Executive Chairman Adam Stewart and CEO […]

Bahamas Tops Trending Spring Break Destinations 

The Bahamas leads the pack among Caribbean spring break destinations, according to a new report from travel insurance company InsureMyTrip.  The Bahamas was the top trending destination in the Caribbean, as measured by InsureMyTrip policies sold for departures between March 13 and March 27, 2022.  It was second among all international destinations, according to the […]