While much of the real estate interest since the pandemic has focused on northern-area Caribbean destinations like The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Cayman Islands, another island to the south has been seeing strong interest: Barbados, an island with […]
While much of the Caribbean has been seeing a more typically slower tourism summer in 2023, one destination continues to outpace the rest of the region: the Dominican Republic, which just had its best-ever month of tourism in July. The […]
Wyndham’s fast-growing all-inclusive collection is adding a major new resort in the Dominican Republic later this year. The new Wyndham Alltra Samaná, a 404-room resort in one of the country’s up-and-coming destinations, is now taking reservations for a December debut. […]
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Kevin Hughes, who sent in this beautiful shot of wild horses on the beach in Barbuda. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW […]
Spain’s Iberia Airlines is looking to expand its already-strong footprint in Puerto Rico. This winter, the carrier is planning a 33 percent increase in seat availability between Madrid and San Juan, after transporting 120,000 passengers to Puerto Rico in the […]
Music has always been deeply intertwined with Caribbean culture, from the African rhythms brought over by enslaved people to the lively calypso and soca rhythms that drive the region’s Carnival celebrations. The musical legacy of the Caribbean built to a […]
The Caribbean Tourism Organization is bringing back its popular State of the Tourism Industry Conference this fall, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Barbados-based organization is relaunching SOTIC, as it’s known, this October in Turks and Caicos. The event, which brings […]
Barbados Tourism is looking for a new CEO, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Board of Directors of Barbados Tourism Marketing and CEO Dr Jens Thraenhart have mutually agreed to part ways, the two sides announced. “We have reviewed the BTMI’s […]
Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines is adding another new nonstop route to the Caribbean, part of the carrier’s push to open up connectivity to the region from smaller US markets. The newest one? Wilmington Airport, which will soon see new nonstop […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has officially launched what will be its newest cruise ship in the Caribbean. The new Norwegian Viva welcomed its firsts guests in Europe this week, the second ship in its new Prima class. Norwegian Viva will be […]
In another push to creatively market the destination, the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced a new multi-year partnership with the New York Jets football team. The USVI will be the official Caribbean destination partner for the Jets, […]
There are all-inclusive resorts, and then there are all-inclusive resorts. Stay at the latter, and you’ll find a sanctuary, a rarefied, charming, unforgettable place to vacation. That’s the essence of Galley Bay, the legendary resort in Antigua where adults-only travel […]
Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is adding new flights to one of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations: Jamaica. The airline is kicking off a new route this winter between Edmonton and Montego Bay, Jamaica, with service set to begin on Nov. […]
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