Year: 2023

Flights

More New Nonstop Flights Coming to Montego Bay 

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Montego Bay, Jamaica is getting another new nonstop route next March in time for Spring Break, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  The booming tourism epicenter of Jamaica is set to welcome inaugural service on Frontier Airlines out of Cleveland.  The new […]

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American Airlines Is Adding More Flights to the Island of Bonaire

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American Airlines is adding more nonstop flights to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire next summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  American is adding a third weekly flight between Miami and Bonaire in June and July, with service on Wednesdays, Fridays […]

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Top Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Resort Sells for $82M

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A top all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Playa Hotels and Resorts has closed on the sale of the 620-room Jewel Punta Cana resort for a total gross consideration of $82 million, […]

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US Virgin Islands Tourism Continues to Soar 

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It’s been one of the biggest success stories in the Caribbean since the pandemic, and the US Virgin Islands continues to make major strides in travel and tourism.  International arrivals to the USVI are up 39 percent compared to 2019 […]


JSX Just Launched Its First-Ever Bahamas Flights 

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Semi-private airline JSX has launched its first-ever flights to The Bahamas.  The airline has inaugurated its new route between Miami Opa-Locka airport and Marsh Harbour, Abaco.  The flights are operating up to five days a week between Miami and Abaco.  […]


Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 8 Million Visitors

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Jamaica has a new tourism ambition: 8 million combined air and cruise visitors.  That’s the goal stated by Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who said the island is already anticipating a “tourism boom.” “We are going after 8 million visitors […]

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A New Way to Get to This Spectacular Island in The Bahamas 

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There’s a new way to get to one of the most sought-after islands in the Out Islands of The Bahamas: the uncrowded, beach-filled, blue-hole covered Long Island.  Fort Lauderdale-based Makers Air has launched new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and […]


New Punta Cana-Cartagena Flights 

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Punta Cana-based airline Air Century has launched its newest route: nonstops service between Punta Cana and Cartagena on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.  It’s part of a bigger expansion for Air Century, which just added new flights from Punta Cana […]


The Caribbean’s Greatest Christmas Festival Begins in St Croix, USVI

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It begins with a favorite phrase: “I’m Going to the Village Tonight.”  Every year, the island of St Croix hosts the undefeated champion of Christmas festivals in the Caribbean: Crucian Christmas, the island of St Croix’s treasured year-end event.  It’s […]

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Turks and Caicos Forecasting Strong Winter Season 

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The Turks and Caicos Islands is forecasting a strong winter tourism season, officials said this week.  Turks and Caicos has received almost 600,000 stopover visitors so far in 2023, a 6.35 percent increase over the same period in 2022, according […]


Surinam Airways Just Launched Nonstop Miami-Curacao Flights

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Surinam’s national flag carrier Surinam Airways has inaugurated a brand-new route between Miami and the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Surinam Airways is operating the service on a somewhat varied schedule, with flights as many as […]


Delta Just Relaunched Nonstop Flights to This Caribbean Island 

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In a significant boost for an island that has been booming in 2023, Delta Air Lines has officially relaunched nonstop service to Curacao.  It’s been nearly 14 years since Delta last served Curacao, and now the carrier is back, with […]