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JetBlue Is Bringing Back Fort Lauderdale Flights to the Cayman Islands This Winter

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The descent into Grand Cayman is always striking — turquoise water glinting in the sun, white sand stretching along the coast, and the island’s green interior unfolding below. Beginning this winter, that view will be within easy reach again from South Florida. JetBlue is resuming year-round flights from Ft. Lauderdale to Owen Roberts International Airport, […]

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Travelers Are Flocking to The Bahamas Right Now

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Tourism in The Bahamas is stronger than it has ever been, officials said this week.   In the first three quarters of 2023, The Bahamas welcomed more than 7.2 million visitors, equalling in nine months the total number of arrivals for all of 2019, putting the country on target to welcome more than 8 million […]

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This Eleuthera Luxury Resort Just Reopened 

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One of the top luxury resorts in The Bahamas has officially reopened for the season.  The Cove. Eleuthera has reopened for the 2023 winter season, on the heels of a multi-phased, property-wide renovation.  The project included everything from the guest rooms to the resort’s popular Freedom Restaurant and Sushi Bar.  The resort now includes a […]

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Park Hyatt Is Opening a Second Caribbean Resort 

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Park Hyatt is opening its second resort in the Caribbean region with plans to debut in the year 2025, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The new-build project, slated to open in 2025, will join the existing Park Hyatt St Kitts, which was developed by Range Developments and debuted back in 2017.  The new destination? The […]


This Eleuthera Luxury Resort Just Reopened 

Princess Cruises’ Regal Princess cruise ship has arrived in Galveston, Texas, the largest-ever Princess ship to be based in Texas.  The 3,600-passenger ship will be sailing roundtrip voyages to the Western Caribbean for a season running through March 24, 2024.  The ship will have an anticipated arrival 75,000 cruisers from Galveston over the course of […]

Another Month of Strong Tourism Growth for Dominican Republic 

The Dominican Republic’s record-breaking tourism numbers are showing no signs of slowing down, according to newly-released data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  The Dominican Republic reported 531.017 stavover arrivals in October, the most ever for the country in the month of October.  That represented an 8 percent jump over the same month in 2022, […]

JetBlue’s First-Ever Los Angeles-Bahamas Flights 

JetBlue just kicked off an historic new route between Los Angeles and The Bahamas.  The carrier has officially begun new flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, The Bahamas.  The new route, which launched this weekend, is the first-ever nonstop flight between Los Angeles and The Bahmas.  The nonstop […]

United Just Added a New Route to Jamaica 

United just launched its newest route to the island of Jamaica, with landmark service between Denver Colo. and the tourism hub of Montego Bay. The new nonstop route comes a few days after United launched another route from Denver, with nonstop service between Denver and San Juan, Puerto Rico.  It’s the second major launch of […]

Sunwing Relaunching Grand Bahama Flights 

Sunwing is planning a big push to the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas this winter.  The Canadian travel giant is relaunching a pair of routes to Freeport in December: service between Montreal and Freeport and service between Toronto and Freeport.  It’s a significant addition for Grand Bahama, where Sunwing returned last year for […]

United Is Adding More Flights to Cancun This Winter

Cancun is home to one of the fastest-growing airports in the Caribbean, and the Mexican Caribbean hotspot is getting even more flights this winter.  United Airlines is ramping up its service to Cancun, with plans to offer more than 200 flights each week to Cancun from a total of eight different cities in the United […]

Virgin Atlantic Just Launched Its First-Ever Turks and Caicos Flights 

It’s one of the hottest travel destinations in all of the wider Caribbean – and now the Turks and Caicos Islands has a major new connection from the United Kingdom.  Air carrier Virgin Atlantic has officially kicked off its first-ever flights between London and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos.  The new service, which began Nov. 4, is […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Poolside on Cable Beach, Nassau

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Susan Stechler, who sent in this lovely shot of the pool at the new Goldwynn resort on Cable Beach in Nassau, The Bahamas. 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 […]