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Cancun Is Getting a New Adults-Only, All-Inclusive Oceanfront Resort

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The Mexican Caribbean’s hottest destination is about to welcome a brand-new kind of adults-only all-inclusive resort. Next month, Secrets Mirabel Cancun Resort and Spa will officially open in the heart of Cancun’s Hotel Zone, just eight miles from the airport. For travelers seeking the combination of oceanfront indulgence and easy access, this new Hyatt property […]

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Saint Lucia’s Sugar Beach Names New Director of Sales 

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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 […]

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Carnival Is Bringing Costa Cruises Ships to the US

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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 […]

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Sandals Holds Grand Opening of New Curaçao Resort 

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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 Is Bringing Costa Cruises Ships to the US

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 […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy, Rates Continue to Surge

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 […]

Curacao Hotels Are Starting to Top Pre-Pandemic Levels 

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 […]

More Details Revealed on InterContinental Grenada Project

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 […]

A New All-Inclusive Resort Just Opened its Doors in Cancun 

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 […]

This is the Hottest New Brunch in Nassau, The Bahamas

Star Chef Marcus Samuelsson has quickly won plaudits for his eponymous eatery at the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau.  And now Samuelsson is making another popular addition to the Bahamian food scene: a buzzy new brunch at the beachfront hotspot.  The new weekend brunch at Samuelsson’s Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop house will […]

New 250-Room Residential Resort Project Planned in Jamaica 

A new 250-room residential resort project is being planned in Jamaica, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The project, slated to debut in late 2024, is being designed by architectural firm Leo A Daly.  It’s called Mammee Bay, and it will also include 23 residences. That’s relatively groundbreaking in Jamaica, which has a broad hotel industry […]

TUI Ramps Up Jamaica Flights for Summer Season

Tour operator TUI has significantly ramped up its flight service to Jamaica this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The company has increased its flight program to the island by 10,000 seats this summer, according to Torrance Lewis, district sales manager for the Jamaica Tourist Board.  “We are delighted that TUI has seen such strong demand […]