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The Only “Blonde” Rum on the Market Is a Caribbean Blend With a Hemingway Pedigree

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“THE HOUSE was built on the highest part of the narrow tongue of land between the harbor and the open sea. It had lasted through three hurricanes and it was built solid as a ship. It was shaded by tall coconut palms, that were bent by the trade wind and on the ocean side you […]

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A New Adults-Only Resort Is Coming to Isla Mujeres, Mexico 

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The tiny island of Isla Mujeres off the Caribbean coast of Mexico is getting a major new resort. All-inclusive brand Secrets is opening its new adults-only Secrets Impression Isla Mujeres in December.  The new all-suite, boutique resort is slated to open its doors on Dec. 12, according to the company’s Web site.  The resort will […]

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Four Seasons Is Starting a Luxury Caribbean Cruise Line

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Following the lead of competitor Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is getting into the ultra-luxury cruise business. The company has announced the launch of Four Seasons Yachts, a new ultra-luxe “yacht” fleet that will kick off operations in 2025. “Four Seasons Yachts brings our legendary service and innovation to the seas with the launch […]

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Nick Cannon to Headline New Year’s Eve at Atlantis Paradise Island

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Nick Cannon will headline this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration at Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas. Cannon will perform a DJ set at the resort’s ever-popular New Year’s fete, joined by renowned violinist Ezinma, and what Atlantis calls a “can’t miss surprise celebrity performance.” Also on hand will be the Grammy-Award-winning duo The Chainsmokers, […]


Four Seasons Is Starting a Luxury Caribbean Cruise Line

Jamaica has been at the forefront of the green energy movement in the Caribbean, particular with its focus on solar and wind.  And now it’s launching another Caribbean innovation: a floating solar project.  The new “floating” project will consist of floating solar photovoltaic panels at the Mona Reservoir in St Andrew.  The project will see […]

Five Top Dominican Republic Resorts Close for Hurricane Repairs 

Five major resorts in the Dominican Republic have closed in the wake of Hurricane Fiona.  Hyatt’s flagship Dominican Republic resorts, the Hyatt Ziva and Zilara Cap Cana, both managed by Playa Hotels and Resorts, are closing “for a period of time,” the company said.  Also closing are Playa’s Hilton La Romana Family, Hilton La Romana […]

This is the Caribbean's Newest Luxury Real Estate Project 

Renowned Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni is designing his first-ever project in the Caribbean.  It’s called Arc, and it’s a new development in the South Bank project in Turks and Caicos.  Arc will consist of 17 luxury residences, in a six-story, low-density residential building.  Lissoni is designing exteriors and interiors on the project, which […]

Tortola’s Long Bay Beach Resort Names New GM

The Long Bay Beach Resort in Tortola has named a new general manager.  The property has tapped Rodrigo Lillo to the role, it announced this week.  Lillo’s career includes stops at a number of top resorts in the Caribbean, including Breathless Punta Cana, Grand Palladium’s resorts in Jamaica and the Paradise Suites hotel in Punta […]

The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas Just Added a Topgolf Swing Suite

Topgolf has opened its first-ever Swing Suite in the Caribbean at the Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas.  The new suite is a private sports entertainment space featuring access to 80 18-hole virtual golf course, along with 10 additional virtual games for parties of up to eight people.  The suite comes with a customized food and beverage menu, […]

Kempinski’s Newest Caribbean Resort Is In Cancun 

Kempinski has added a Cancun resort to its expanding Caribbean portfolio, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Swiss luxury brand, which already has Caribbean hotels in Cuba and Dominica, has taken over management of the former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun.  For now, the hotel is called the Grand Hotel Cancun and managed by Kempinski during what will be […]

This Caribbean Hotel Was a Favorite of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. Now It's For Sale.

In its day, it was one of the true jet-set destinations in the Caribbean: owned by billionaire Howard Hughes, a favored haunt of the Rat Pack’s Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.  Now, it could be part of the renaissance of Grand Bahama.  The storied Xanadu Resort and Marina in Freeport is for sale, listed […]

A Major Step Toward Electric Flights in the Caribbean 

The Caribbean’s first electric airline is closer to becoming a reality.  The all-electric Alice aircraft, produced by Eviation Aircraft and already on order by Caribbean airline Cape Air, made its first flight this week.  Alice flew for eight minutes at an altitude of 3,500 feet, a trailblazing flight for the zero-emission plane.  “We have successfully […]