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Year: 2022

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A New Rooftop Hotspot in Playa del Carmen 

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One of Playa del Carmen’s coolest hotels has added a sizzling new rooftop hotspot.  It is called UMI Rooftop + Tokyo Kitchen, and it’s the newest addition to the ultra-chic Thompson Playa del Carmen in the heart of the Mexican […]

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Cancun Tourism Continues to Surge 

Cancun Punta Cana Vacations

Even in a traditionally slow time of year in the Caribbean, one airport continues to post blazing tourism growth: Cancun.  The Mexican Caribbean hotspot has seen dramatic growth in 2022, particularly in the second half of the year, as passenger […]

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There's a New Baseball Stadium in The Bahamas 

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Miami Marlins star Jazz Chisholm just might be the most famous baseball player ever from The Bahamas.  But the reality is that Chisholm is part of a growing wave of high-level baseball talent coming from The Bahamas, a growing baseball […]

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Hyatt Just Opened a New "Level" of All-Inclusive in Playa del Carmen 

what the new playa del carmen all-inclusive looks like

Hyatt Hotels has made another high-profile addition to its Inclusive Collection.  The company’s Secrets brand has debuted the new Secrets Impression Moxche Playa del Carmen, which opened its doors this week.  The new resort is part of Secrets’ elevated Impression […]


New Yorkers Are Migrating to This Caribbean Island in Droves

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Proximity, specifically a three-hour flight, coupled with the pandemic’s effect on Americans’ desire to have a back-up home to retreat to, has created a trend of New Yorkers moving to one particular Caribbean […]


In First, American Airlines to Fly From Miami to British Virgin Islands

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In a potential game changer for tourism in the British Virgin Islands, American Airlines has announced plans to launch nonstop flights from Miami to Tortola.  Next summer, American will kick off the first-ever nonstop flights from the United States to […]

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Junkanoo Is Back in The Bahamas 

the bahamas' junkanoo celebrations are back for the holidays

After two years off amid the pandemic, The Bahamas’ greatest art form is making its triumphant return for the holiday season.  Junkanoo, The Bahamas’ national cultural festival, returns for its largest celebration in the heart of downtown Nassau on Boxing […]


In Saint Lucia, a Different Kind of Food Festival 

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Saint Lucia has some of the most compelling gastronomy in the Caribbean: an intoxicating blend flavors and tastes, cultures and cuisines.  Celebrating that diversity was precisely the aim of the island’s newest festival, Taste the Bay, which held its smashing […]


The Ultimate Caribbean Scuba Diving Destination

caribbean scuba diving grouper

First there was Christopher Columbus, met by the waters of Guanahani in 1492.  And then, 530 years later, there was SpongeBob.  SpongeBob is a 25-pound Nassau Grouper that calls Long Bay home, the most famous current resident of a bay […]

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New Villas to Try in Bequia: Grenadine Hills 

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Bequia’s largest hotel has added a new luxury villa collection.  It’s called Grenadine Hills, and for now it’s a portfolio of two villas at the Bequia Beach Hotel: Villa ONE and Coral Hill.  Villa ONE has 7,000 square feet of […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Mahoe Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI

mahoe bay at sunset in the bvi

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal readers Ken and Jane Ogle, who sent in this lovely shot of Mahoe Bay on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send […]


A New All-Inclusive Resort Is Opening on a Dominican Republic Island 

all-inclusive dominican republic island

A new all-inclusive resort is opening on an island off the coast of the Dominican Republic next year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Cayo Levantado Resort, part of the Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts portfolio, is opening its doors […]


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