American Airlines has officially launched new nonstop service between Miami and Bimini, adding a new airlift option to one of the closest Caribbean destinations to the United States. The first Miami-Bimini flight touched down in South Bimini Airport on Saturday, and is operating three times per week, with flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Even […]
The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is honoring legendary film director Euzhan Palcy, a native of Martinique. At this November’s Governor’s Awards, the filmmaker will receive an honorary award, along with Michael J. Fox and Australian director Peter Weir. Palcy is most famous for her Martinique-set film Sugar Cane Alley, arguably the […]
A private island listed for $55 million in The Bahamas is now under contract, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. Cave Cay, the exclusive private island in the Exuma chain of The Bahamas, has found a buyer, according to Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty. It’s the highest private island sale in The Bahamas since the onset of […]
The Cayman Islands has waived testing for visitors. “Pre-arrival Covid-19 testing is no longer required to enter the Cayman Islands,” the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism announced in a statement. In a major change to the destination’s travel protocols, the British Overseas Territory has repealed all pre-arrival testing for visitors, though entry restrictions still remain […]
Saint Lucia’s Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort has named a new director of sales, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 96-room resort, one of just two Viceroy-branded resorts in the wider Caribbean, has tapped Christy Connolly to the role. Connolly most recently served as director of sales at the former CuisinArt Resort in Anguilla, focusing on […]
Excitement was in the air as Sandals Resorts International hosted the Grand Opening this week of Sandals Royal Curaçao; the 16th property in the Sandals portfolio and the first in the Dutch Caribbean. During a high-energy sunset gala with fireworks, music mash-ups, and Carnival performers, industry insiders from the Caribbean, U.S., Canada, and the U.K mingled […]
Carnival Cruise Line is bringing two of Costa Cruises’ ships to the United States next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. The plan is for a new concept called “Costa by Carnival,” which will see ships sailing from New York and Long Beach, Calif. Costa Venezia will be sailing out of New York in the spring […]
WIMCO Villas, the Caribbean’s leading villa provider, is expanding its popular Special Reserve Collection Villas in St Barth. The collection features private villas that come with the services of a private chef. WIMCO now has a total of 30 villas in its St Barth Special Reserve Collection portfolio, the company confirmed to Caribbean Journal. Guests […]
Hotels in Curacao are starting to outperform their pre-pandemic occupancy levels, according to new data from the Curacao Hotel and Tourism Association. Last month, the island’s large hotels had occupancy of 66.4 percent, a 2.3 percent increase over the same period in May 2019, before the onset of the pandemic. It was also a 161 […]
IHG Hotels and Resorts has revealed more details on the new InterContinental Grenada Resort project, which just broke ground. The hotel, which is being developed by Range Developments, is slated to include 150 rooms and 30 private suites in a location on Grenada’s La Sagesse Beach. Range Developments is behind some of the highest-profile resort […]
Caribbean hotel occupancy and daily rates continue to climb, according to the latest data report from hotel analytics firm STR. Caribbean hotel occupancy stood at 59.9 percent in May, a more than 43 percent jump from the same period in 2021. Average daily rates in May were at $262.23, an 18.4 percent jump over May […]
It’s one of the best-known hotel brands in Mexico: Royal Resorts, which operates a portfolio of six family-friendly beach resorts on the Yucatan’s Caribbean coastline. That includes the renowned Grand Residences Riviera Cancun in Puerto Morelos, a resort celebrated often in these pages, and one of the leading hotels in all of Mexico. And now […]
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