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A Sunset Walk on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Beaches: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada

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Join me for a sunset walk on one of the most picturesque, stunning, magnificent beaches in the whole Caribbean: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. Grand Anse, the signature stretch of sand on this beautiful island, is a dynamic, living beach: walking here at sunset means encountering everyone and everything, from a beach workout going on […]

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Frontier Airlines Has an All-You-Can Fly Pass to the Caribbean 

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Planning multiple visits to the Caribbean this year? Perhaps a few trips to St Thomas? And then some island hopping to Vieques and Culebra through San Juan, with a Cancun vacation squeezed in? Frontier Airlines’ newest program is giving travelers an “all-you-can-fly” pass for the summer for just $499 a person.  The GoWild! program includes […]

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This Barbados Beach Hotel Is Getting a New Look 

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The popular South Beach Hotel on the south coast of Barbados is getting a new look, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The 49-suite hotel, part of Ocean Hotels Group, is unveiling what the company called an “exciting rebrand” and transformation later this year.  The reimagining will likely debut this winter at the resort, which is set […]

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Karisma Hotels Is Launching a Travel Agent Advisory Board 

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Karisma Hotels and Resorts is launching a new travel agent advisory board, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned.  It’s called the Compass Committee, and it will “receive first-hand looks at new product development and innovation across the portfolio and participate in quarterly online meetings and annual on-site events,” with a group of agents, executives and agency owners. […]


This Barbados Beach Hotel Is Getting a New Look 

By the Caribbean Travel Advisor Staff Celebrity Cruises has kicked off a month-long travel advisor appreciation program, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned.  The company is marking National Travel and Tourism Week (from May 7-13) with a new Travel Advisor Appreciation Month.  Celebrity is launching several new incentives throughout the month: that includes double reward points […]

New Marina Hotel Project Breaks Ground in Exuma 

Exuma is heating up, and now another new project has been announced on the island.  Great Exuma’s Hooper’s Bay will play host to a new project called The Marina at Hoopers Bay, which will feature 11 villas, a marina with 27 slips, a hotel, a restaurant, boat storage and other facilities.  It’s the third of […]

TAFER Hotels Is Expanding in Cancun 

TAFER Hotels and Resorts is expanding with a new project in Cancun slated to debut next year.  The new Hotel Mousai Cancun, pegged for a May 2024 launch, will be an adults-only all-inclusive with 88 suites.  “We are thrilled to expand our acclaimed Hotel Mousai brand into the vibrant city of Cancun as the latest […]

Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: Curacao’s Top Luxury Retreat  

Curacao is one of the most fascinating — and misunderstood — destinations in the Caribbean. While its spectacular capital of Willemstad is a culturally rich, cosmopolitan place, its prime position in the island’s marketing over the years has helped create a perception that the island is chiefly an urban getaway, not the sort of place […]

Barbados Gearing Up for Caribbean’s Top Motor Sports Event

The Caribbean’s premier road rally is back again this year in Barbados, with the return of the Sol Rally Barbados.  The event, which runs from June 3-11, is anchored around three days of rally driving with drivers from all around the world.  The event, which first kicked off as a small rally in 1990, has […]

The Caribbean’s Premier Film Festival Is Back in St Barth 

The Caribbean’s premier film festival is back once again on the French Caribbean island of St Barth.  The 26th edition of the St Barth Film Festival runs this week from May 3-6 in Gustavia.  Since 1996, the event has become a crossroads for Caribbean films and filmmakers, putting the region’s cinematic excellence on display on […]

New Chairman for Antigua Barbuda Tourism Authority 

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named a new chairman of its board of directors.  The organization has announced the appointment of Vernon Jeffers Sr to the role, succeeding Dr Lorraine Raeburn.  Raeburn had served in the role from January 2018 to January 2023.  “We are delighted to welcome Mr. Jeffers as Chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda […]

JetBlue: Punta Cana, Montego Bay Top Summer Vacation Demand

Caribbean destinations are dominating demand for summer vacations, according to new data from JetBlue Vacations. Beach destinations “have emerged as popular vacation spots” for summer travel, led by Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Montego Bay, Jamaica and Cancun, Mexico. Aruba and Nassau, The Bahamas round out the top five, with Caribbean destinations comprising seven of the […]