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The Best Caribbean Islands to Visit This Summer, From Antigua to St Croix

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - March 27th, 2024

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bahamas cape santa maria — The beach at the Cape Santa Maria resort on Long Island.

Long Island, The Bahamas No, not that Long Island. This one is a remote, beach-filled, blue-hole-covered oasis, where you’ll almost always find the beach to yourself, where the adventure is limitless: diving, bonefishing, deep sea fishing and hiking. It’s also home to some lovely places to stay, from the Cape Santa Maria resort to the Stella Maris to the boutique Gems at Paradise. While Long Island will make you feel like you’ve traveled to another universe, it’s actually easier than ever to get there, thanks to landmark new service on Makers Air from Fort Lauderdale.

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Anguilla Is Breaking Ground on a New Airport Terminal

Anguilla breaks ground this week on a major new airport terminal, with plans for a 50,000-square-foot space slated to make its debut in the fall of 2025. The new terminal will be able to accommodate as many as 215 passengers at peak hours, according to tourism officials. That’s along with plans for an extended runway […]

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Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 5 Million Visitors

Jamaica is coming off a banner year that saw more than 4.15 million visitors last year, when combining sea and air arrivals. Now, the island has a bigger goal: 5 million, a number which Jamaica Tourism Minster Edmund Bartlett says he expects to achieve as early as 2025. Indeed, Jamaica’s tourism sector — and local […]

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American Airlines Is Making It Easier to Fly to Bonaire

A buzzing culinary scene anchored by the Caribbean’s number one restaurant. A growing number of authentic, hip hotels and resorts. And did we mention some of the best diving and snorkeling on earth? The Dutch Caribbean island has been one of the biggest success stories of the post-pandemic era in the Caribbean, and with arrivals […]

Long-Shuttered British Virgin Islands Resort to Reopen, Rebrand

The former Biras Creek Resort, which has been closed since the summer of 2015, is planning to reopen as a residential resort destination, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort is being rebranded as “Biras Marina & Resort” with plans for a multi-phased opening, according to a spokesperson for the project. The resort, perhaps best known […]

Alain Ducasse Restaurant to Headline New Caribbean Resort Project

Legendary Chef Alain Ducasse will be opening his only Caribbean restaurant at a new resort currently in development in St Maarten, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The signature eatery will be set at the currently-in-development Vie L’Ven residential resort project in St Maarten. Ducasse’s Ducasse Paris Group will be opening its inaugural concept in St […]

St Barth, Aruba to Headline Four Seasons’ Luxury Caribbean Cruises

The former Biras Creek Resort, which has been closed since the summer of 2015, is planning to reopen as a residential resort destination, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort is being rebranded as “Biras Marina & Resort” with plans for a multi-phased opening, according to a spokesperson for the project. The resort, perhaps best known […]

Frontier Airlines Is Adding a Pair of New Nonstop Flights to Puerto Rico

If you have been following Caribbean aviation since the pandemic, one name seems to standout: Frontier Airlines, the ultra-low-cost carrier that has been adding new Caribbean routes at a breakneck pace since the early days of the travel reopening. The carrier has been launching new nonstop flights to a host of Caribbean destinations, from Cancun […]