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Barbados Has a Stunning Nature Sanctuary With an Inland Lake, Colorful Wildlife, and the Island’s Last Mangrove Forest

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It’s filled with parties, watering holes and a buzzing soundtrack. Everyone seems to be chirping about something. But this isn’t Barbados’ St. Lawrence Gap, although that’s just a few minutes away.  This is the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, and it’s a vibrant, colorful, dynamic portal to the island’s natural world — and one of the best examples […]

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The Bahamas Has a New Superyacht Marina

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The highly-anticipated new subperyacht marina on The Bahamas’ Paradise Island is here.  The new Hurricane Hole Superyacht Marina held its grand opening this week, following a dramatic redesign and transformation of the deepwater marina.  The project is developed by Sterling Global Financial.  Sterling’s David Kosoy said the marina was the “most technologically advanced” in the […]

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Hyatt Is Buying Dream Hotel Group

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Hyatt Hotel Corporation is making another high-profile hotel company purchase, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The company has announced an agreement for a Hyatt affiliate to acquire Dream Hotel Group’s hotel brand and management platform.  That includes Dream Hotels, Chatwal Hotels and Unscripted Hotels.  Dream Hotel Group has been talking about a Caribbean expansion for […]

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The Former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun Is Becoming a Kempinski 

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Kempinski is set to open its third luxury hotel in the Caribbean next week, with a new resort in Cancun.  Kempinski is taking over the former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, which removed Ritz-Carlton as its brand over the summer.  In the interim, the hotel has been operating as the “Grand Hotel Cancun managed by Kempinski.” The brand […]


Hyatt Is Buying Dream Hotel Group

This year’s hottest new Christmas movie was filmed and set on the island of Nevis.  It’s called Christmas in Paradise, and the film stars Elizabeth Hurley and Kelsey Grammer, the latest movie to film in Nevis thanks to a deal with Philippe Martinez’s MSR Media.  It’s another boost for Nevis, which has turned into a […]

Hyatt to Open New Adults-Only Resort on This Caribbean Island 

Hyatt is opening a new adults-only  resort on the tiny island of Isla Mujeres on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.  And now it has an official opening date.  The new all-inclusive Secrets Impression Isla Mujeres will welcome its first guests on March 15, 2023, according to parent company Apple Leisure Group, which is part of […]

Barbados, Saudi Arabia to Deepen Tourism Cooperation 

Barbados and Saudi Arabia are looking to deepen their cooperation on tourism, following the signing of several high-profile agreements this week.  Barbados Tourism Minister Ian Gooding-Edghill signed a Tourism Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism HE Ahmed Al Khateeb and the country’s Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, H.E. Saleh bin Nasser […]

Carnival Celebration Kicks Off First Caribbean Cruise Season

Carnival Cruise Line’s new flagship has kicked off its first-ever sailing to the Caribbean.  The new 6,000-guest cruise ship made its first stop in Grand Turk on a Thanksgiving-week cruise.  That was followed by stops at the Dominican Republic’s Amber Cove cruise port and the Port of Nassau.  “It is an honor to bring our […]

Daily Caribbean Airlines Flights Return to Grenada 

Caribbean Airlines has resumed operating daily flights to Grenada, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The service between Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport and Grenada began operating daily on Nov. 26.  “The return of a daily flight service between Grenada and Trinidad is a win for our islands but also a win for the region, which has been […]

Travelers Are Flocking to Curacao Right Now 

It’s hard to say precisely when the renaissance began.  It might have been in March, when Curacao became one of the first Caribbean destinations to remove its pre-testing requirements.  Or perhaps it was June, when the new Sandals Royal Curacao opened its doors as the brand’s first resort in the Dutch Caribbean.  What can’t be […]

Mexico’s RCD Hotels Is Expanding to Jamaica  

By Alexander Britell, CJI The company behind one of the most celebrated all-inclusive resorts in Mexico is expanding to Jamaica, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The Chapur family’s RCD Hotels is opening a second UNICO-branded resort in the Caribbean, with the new UNICO Montego Bay.  The UNICO Montego Bay broke ground this week, with plans […]

The Bahamas’ Cove Eleuthera Resort Is Open Again 

The top luxury resort in Eleuthera has officially reopened its doors following a renovation project, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Cove, Eleuthera began welcoming back guests earlier this month, after a renovation that covered a number of different areas of the property.  That included new-look accommodations and what the resort called a “top-to-bottom” transformation of […]

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