Tourism

Bonaire’s Big Travel Summer Continues

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With its turquoise waters, legendary dive sites and easygoing Dutch Caribbean vibe, Bonaire has become one of the region’s fastest-growing escapes, with a tourism renaissance for most of the last three years. That demand showed no signs of slowing in Aug. 2025, when the island welcomed 14,435 stayover visitors — a 15.6 percent increase over […]

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The Biggest Rum Festival in the Dutch Caribbean

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The biggest rum festival in the Dutch Caribbean is set to begin with the second edition of Bonaire Rum Week. The weeklong celebration of premium rum is an action-packed slate of oceanfront events across the island, from rum tastings to culinary experiences to an undersea “rum hunt.” This year’s event runs from June 12-17, culminating […]

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Iberia Adds Daily Flights to Santo Domingo 

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Spanish carrier Iberia is ramping up its service to Santo Domingo this summer, citing “robust” demand for the capital, Caribbean Journal has learned. From now through August, Iberia will be operating one daily nonstop flight between Madrid and Santo Domingo.  Iberia is planning to operate 420 flights to the Dominican capital during the summer season.  […]

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Caribbean Moment: Grand Anse Beach, Grenada

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Sometimes you forget. Sometimes a beach can be so good, so beautiful, so perfect that you forget just how incredible a stretch of sand it is.  That brings us to Grand Anse Beach, the preeminent beach on the island of Grenada, a miles-long stretch of white-sand beach edged by sparkling turquoise water.  Here at the […]


Iberia Adds Daily Flights to Santo Domingo 

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Luz Orallo-Adams, who sent in this wonderful shot of a beach in Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos.  Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of […]

Hyatt Is Opening a New All-Inclusive Resort Near Cancun 

Hyatt’s rapid expansion into the all-inclusive space is continuing with plans to debut another luxury resort in the Caribbean later this year under its Secrets brand.  The new Secrets Playa Blanca Costa Mujeres will be set in Costa Mujeres, an increasingly popular destination that has been dubbed the “New Cancun.” Costa Mujeres, set just 12 […]

Margaritaville Just Opened Its New Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand has just opened its newest Caribbean all-inclusive resort: the new Margaritaville Beach Resort Riviera Maya, the first adults-only resort in the company’s Island Reserve portfolio.  The new adults-only resort has 355 rooms, all of which are suites, along with nine eateries and bars, a 10,000-square-foot spa. “We’re delighted to welcome our […]

The Moorings Has a New-Look Base in Tortola 

Leading charter yacht company The Moorings has unveiled a new-look base in Tortola, the home of nearly 300 of its ships.  That includes a new Moorings Market, the product of years of work, with a new full-service provisioning experience, fresh fruits and vegetables, deli meats and wines and spirits.  Thanks to its partnership with Sail […]

New Colombia-Dominican Republic Flights 

The Dominican Republic keeps setting tourism records, and while much of that growth is coming from the United States and Canada, an increasing number of travelers are coming to the country from South America.  Now, Dominican Republic-based carrier Arajet is adding another flight from the south, with a new route between Medellin and Santiago set […]

Air Canada Is Adding a New Route to the Dominican Republic 

The Dominican Republic is reporting record-breaking tourism arrivals, both in traditional hubs like Punta Cana and Puerto Plata and markets like Samana and La Romana.  The latter is set for another boost with a new route from Canada this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Air Canada is set to launch a new route between Montreal […]

In Grenada, a Postcard-Perfect Caribbean Town  

The locals call it the “Portofino of the Caribbean.” Peering at St George’s, Grenada, you’ll find fishing boats bobbing in the harbor, pastel buildings on the edges of green hills and surely as compelling case for a postcard as its Italian counterpart.  The picture-perfect, nearly 400-year-old harbor is also home to a rich, vibrant Caribbean […]

The Caribbean’s Best Restaurant Is Hosting the Ultimate Rum Dinner

It’s the Caribbean outpost of the three-Michelin-star Die Librije in Holland, and the Brass Boer restaurant in Bonaire has quickly risen to become the best restaurant in the Caribbean.  Indeed, the Brass Boer (which also just opened a location in Curacao) has taken the top spot in the 50 Best Restaurant in the Caribbean for […]