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American Airlines Is Flying Nonstop to a Caribbean Island With Powdery Beaches, Neon Water, and a Shark Lab

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Bimini comes into view low and flat, a thin strip of land in the Gulf Stream set against water that changes color as you approach. Deep blue gives way to turquoise, then to pale, shallow flats where the bottom is visible from the surface. Boats slow as they near the harbor. The island’s shape becomes […]

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Blue Diamond Adds All-Inclusive Transfers in the Caribbean

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Blue Diamond Resorts, which has been rapidly expanding in the Caribbean, has added another amenity to its all-inclusive offering: transfers.  The company has announced that it will now be including complimentary roundtrip airport-to-hotel transfers into its reservation process.  “We are committed to offering more and more tailored experiences to our guests, and including transfers as […]

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Posadas' New $300 Million Resort Projects Break Ground Near Cancun 

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Mexican hotel giant Posadas and real estate firm Group Xtra have broken ground on a pair of new resort projects in the Riviera Cancun.  The new $300 million project will see the construction of two new resorts: Live Aqua Riviera Cancun and Grand Fiesta Americana Riviera Cancun All Inclusive Resort and Spa.  The two properties […]

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A Major New Food Festival At the Dominican Republic’s Top Resort 

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The Dominican Republic’s leading resort has always been a magnet for lovers of golf, leisure, yachting, shopping, wellness and entertainment.  But now the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas is looking to position itself in another significant category: food.  Next month, Casa de Campo is holding its first-ever culinary festival, the first annual Casa de […]


Posadas' New $300 Million Resort Projects Break Ground Near Cancun 

One of the Caribbean’s premier luxury resorts is set to debut four new luxury villas this fall, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The ultra-luxe Secret Bay resort in Dominica has already launched reservations for its first-ever two and three-bedroom villas.  That includes three new two-bedroom Clifftop Zabuco Villas in the new Summit enclave, along with an […]

Marriott Is Opening Its First Caribbean Edition Hotel

It’s one of the hottest hotel brands in the world: EDITION, the boutique-style hotel portfolio conceived by legendary hotelier Ian Schrager that’s part of Marriott.  While there are 15 Edition properties around the world, though, there hasn’t yet been one in the Caribbean. Until now.  In the next few months, Marriott will be debuting its […]

This Caribbean Volcano Is Now a UNESCO Heritage Site 

The Mont Pelee volcano in Martinique is now the newest UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Caribbean.  Mont Pelee, the volcano in northern Martinique whose eruption in 1902 killed 30,000 people in what was at the time the “Paris of the Caribbean,” has officially been added to the global list.  Mont Pelee is joined in […]

New Chair for Curacao Hospitality and Tourism Association

The Curacao Hospitality and Tourism Association has named a new chairperson, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The CHATA’s Board of Directors has voted to name Mimi Luttge its new chairperson. Luttge has served as the general manager of the Lions Dive Beach Resort in Curacao since August 2020. She had previously served as treasurer; she has […]

Tripadvisor: Americans Are Flocking to Cancun This Fall

Americans are flocking to Cancun on the Caribbean coast of Mexico this fall, according to a new report from travel giant Tripadvisor.  Cancun is the most popular place in the Caribbean among international destinations this fall, second to Paris among all destinations globally.  Around 74 percent of American travelers say they will be traveling this […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Pink Sand in Barbuda

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader  J. Takesa Walbrook, who sent in this lovely shot of pink sand on the beach in Barbuda. 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 […]

A New Way to Fly to St Maarten in Style

The St Martin-St Barth-Anguilla triangle is home to some of the most luxurious villas and resorts in all of the Caribbean.  But getting to St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport isn’t quite so luxurious an experience, even if you’re in business class on major carriers like American Airlines or United.  But La Compagnie, the company […]

Virgin Atlantic Set to Launch Turks and Caicos Flights 

Virgin Atlantic is set to make its highly-anticipated debut in the Turks and Caicos islands.  The British carrier’s major new service will connect London Heathrow and Providenciales, with flights set to begin on Nov. 4.  The flights will be operating on Wednesdays and Saturdays out of Heathrow through April 2.  Beginning April 2, Virgin will […]

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