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The Nutcracker Is Coming to The Bahamas

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The holidays in Nassau will open with something entirely new this year. New English Ballet Theatre, one of the United Kingdom’s most innovative contemporary ballet companies, is bringing a reimagined production of The Nutcracker to the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar for a two-night debut on Dec. 12 and 13. It’s the company’s first-ever performance in […]

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Silver Airways Has a New Destination: Turks and Caicos

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South Florida-based carrier Silver Airways has kicked off new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and the Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new service is launching from Fort Lauderdale to Providenciales is operating twice weekly, with flights on Fridays and Mondays, according to Silver.  Initial flights, which began this week, start at […]

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You Can Now Fly Nonstop From Los Angeles to Nassau, The Bahamas 

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In what is another boon for the booming tourism industry in The Bahamas, Alaska Airlines has just kicked off two historic routes to the destination.  Alaska Airlines is now flying nonstop from both Los Angeles and Seattle to Nassau, The Bahamas.  “We are thrilled to welcome the first nonstop flights on Alaska Airlines from Los Angeles and Seattle, […]

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Frontier Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights 

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As the Dominican Republic continues to experience record-breaking tourism arrivals this year, one destination is seeing more growth than any other, particularly in new air routes: the capital, Santo Domingo.  Beyond traditional tourism hubs like Punta Cana and, to a lesser extent, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic tourism officials have for years had ambitions to turn […]


You Can Now Fly Nonstop From Los Angeles to Nassau, The Bahamas 

Canadian leisure carrier WestJet has launched its first-ever flights to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire. The first flight from Toronto touched down this past week in a significant boost for the island out of the Canadian market.  “We looked forward with great excitement to the arrival of our guests from Canada, and  the much-anticipated […]

Jamaica Eyeing 4 Million Combined Visitors This Year 

Jamaica is expecting to top 4 million combined visitors in 2023 — that is, putting together both air and cruise passenger arrivals.  Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is on pace to record 4.1 million visitors — a number he thinks is just the tip of the iceberg for the island’s tourism sector.  “I think we can […]

Spirit Airlines Has More New Nonstop Flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico continues to see dynamic passenger traffic as the island experiences booming tourism arrivals in the post-pandemic period.  In short, airlines have zeroed in on Puerto Rico, continuing to add new flights to the island from source markets across the continental United States, including low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, which is one of […]

Sun Country Just Relaunched This Nonstop Route to Belize 

Low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines has resumed its nonstop service to Belize, Caribbean Journal has learned. The airline is once again flying between Minneapolis and Belize City.  The Minneapolis-Belize flights are operating once weekly on Saturdays on a seasonal basis.  The route will be continuing through April.  The flight takes around five hours between the […]

The Rolling Stones Fell in Love With Jamaica. Now They Have Their Own Caribbean Rum.

The more you travel the Caribbean, the more you feel The Rolling Stones’ footprint. Head to the Rockhouse in Negril, where the group stayed in the 70s, and you easily imagine them on those mystical cliffs. Or you can journey just past Cable Beach in Nassau, where the Stones recorded parts of several albums, including Undercover […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Pinel Island, St Martin

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from one of the best little beaches in the Caribbean: Pinel Island in St Martin. Caribbean Journal reader Shivangi Sawh took this lovely photo of one of the paths on Pinel, with the green hills of St Martin in the background. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? […]

A New Way to Fly From Toronto to This Caribbean Island  

Endless beaches, rainforests, volcanoes, the world’s best rum. The French Caribbean island of Martinique is as diverse a getaway as you’ll find in the Caribbean.  In a nod to increasing demand for the destination, Air Canada has officially launched its newest nonstop route to the island: Toronto to Fort-de-France.  The new nonstop flights, the first […]

JetBlue Is Flying to a New Caribbean Airport: Tulum 

It just might be the most active airport in the Caribbean right now — and it hasn’t even opened yet: Tulum, Mexico the white-hot Riviera Maya destination that will soon be home to its first-ever international air gateway.  While Tulum’s new airport hasn’t even opened its doors yet, it has been attracting massive demand from […]