The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2023

By: - January 17th, 2023
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Silversands, Grenada This Grand Anse Beach outpost has quietly become a luxury hotspots, with a simple formula: 43 rooms and suites, a collection of beachfront and hillside villas, a terrific rum and cigar lounge and what the property bills as the longest pool in all of the Caribbean. 


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In Dominica, Boosting Local Tourism Entrepreneurs

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A new initiative by Dominica’s top hotel group aims to empower local hospitality and tourism entrepreneurs.  The new GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge will award a total of $45,000 Eastern Caribbean Dollars (about $17,000 USD) to three winning entrepreneurs to help grow their businesses. “The tourism and hospitality industry and supply chain presents a world of opportunities […]

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Melia Officially Opens New Punta Cana Resort

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Melia Hotels International has held the grand opening of its new “resortainment” property in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.  The new all-inclusive resort is called Falcon’s Resort by Melia All Suites Punta Cana, a 432-suite property that is the result of a rebranding of the former Paradisus Grand Cana.  A second phase, the rebranding of the […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Lodge in St Martin

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It’s one of the most iconic beach bars in all of the Caribbean: Karibuni, the legendary bar and restaurant on the sandy sliver of Pinel Island, just off the coast of French St Martin.  Accessed only by a short ride on a mini ferry, it’s the sort of dreamy beach club you never want to […]


Turks and Caicos' InterCaribbean Airways Is Expanding Its Fleet 

Turks and Caicos-based regional airline InterCaribbean Airways has expanded its fleet, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The fast-growing carrier has added a 48-seat ATR 42-500 aircraft, a new aircraft type for the company.  The addition comes as InterCaribbean says it is “focused on growth while addressing the environmental impact that comes from aging aircraft.” The new […]

Dominican Republic Tops 7 Million Tourists, Setting New Record

No Caribbean destination welcomed more travelers last year than the Dominican Republic.  And it wasn’t particularly close.  The surging tourism destination surpassed seven million visitors in 2022, the first time the country has every achieved that milestone, and a new record for the Caribbean at large. That included a remarkable showing in December, which turned […]

There's a New Tourism Minister in St Maarten

Turks and Caicos-based regional airline InterCaribbean Airways has expanded its fleet, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The fast-growing carrier has added a 48-seat ATR 42-500 aircraft, a new aircraft type for the company.  The addition comes as InterCaribbean says it is “focused on growth while addressing the environmental impact that comes from aging aircraft.” The new […]

St Maarten Continues Cruise Rebirth With Five Inaugural Calls

St Maarten’s cruise rebirth is going strong, with more and more new calls to the island’s port.  That includes five inaugural port calls in the last month, including two so far in January: AIDAbella and Celebrity Apex, which both visited St Maarten for the first time. The five new ships are “a strong indication of […]