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Barbados Has a Stunning Nature Sanctuary With an Inland Lake, Colorful Wildlife, and the Island’s Last Mangrove Forest

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It’s filled with parties, watering holes and a buzzing soundtrack. Everyone seems to be chirping about something. But this isn’t Barbados’ St. Lawrence Gap, although that’s just a few minutes away.  This is the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, and it’s a vibrant, colorful, dynamic portal to the island’s natural world — and one of the best examples […]

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JetBlue’s New Bonaire Flights Now Have a Start Date

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JetBlue is planning landmark new service between New York and the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire.  Now, the service has an official start date.  The new JFK-Bonaire flights are set to kick off on Nov. 5, JetBlue confirmed this week.  That service will be operating twice each week, with flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays.  “The […]

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A New 1,000-Room Caribbean Resort Is Opening This Summer 

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A new 1,000-room resort is coming to the Caribbean later this year, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned.  The new resort will be opening its initial phase by the summer, local tourism officials confirmed this week. So what do you need to know? It’s called the Princess Grand, and it will be opening in Negril, Jamaica […]

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Belmond Just Opened a New Caribbean Spa 

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Belmond’s Cap Juluca has unveiled its new, long-awaited spa.  The Cap Juluca Spa by Guerlain is one of just a handful of Guerlain-branded spas in the hemisphere, drawing inspriation from “Anguilla’s earliest inhabitants,” the indigenous Arawaks, according to the company.  The new spa, designed by Rottet Studio, has a menu of exclusive Guerlain treatments, from […]


A New 1,000-Room Caribbean Resort Is Opening This Summer 

Seven Mile Beach is a Caribbean signature. If you’ve been there, you know: the impossibly clear water, the oh-so-soft sand. And for years, Marriott’s Grand Cayman resort has been one its centerpieces.  Now, after a $20 million upgrade, the resort has a new look (and a few new rooms, too).  The Grand cayman Marriott has […]

More Details on JetBlue’s New Nonstop St Vincent Flights 

JetBlue’s highly-anticipated entry into St Vincent now has a start date, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The New York City-based carrier is launching its first-ever flights between New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport and St Vincent beginning on Oct. 9, the company confirmed.  The new route, which is now on sale, will be running twice weekly, […]

Kimpton, Playa Opening First-Ever Caribbean All-Inclusive Resort Together

Kimpton has been expanding in the Caribbean in the last year, first with the new Kimpton in Roatan and soon with a hotel in Santo Domingo.  But later this year the boutique-style brand is opening its first-ever all-inclusive resort.  So where is Kimpton headed?  The new Kimpton Hacienda Tres Rios Resort, Spa and Nature Park […]

American Airlines Is Launching Daily Nonstop Flights to the Island of Bonaire

It’s been setting tourism records of late, but the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire hasn’t been very easy to get to from the United States. But that’s starting to change in a big way.  First there was the news that JetBlue would be launching its first-ever flights from New York to Bonaire.  Now, American Airlines […]

This Puerto Rico Resort Just Named a New Executive Chef 

One of Puerto Rico’s top resorts has named a new executive chef, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico has named Chef Luiz Quezada to the role, in which he will oversee the resort’s 17 different dining concepts.  Quezada, who began his career at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, was most […]

A New Way to Fly to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands 

There’s a new way to fly to the British Virgin Islands — and it’s instantly the most stylish way to get there.  Luxury airline Tradewind Aviation, which already operates flights between San Juan and Virgin Gorda, is planning to launch another route to the BVI.  Beginning in November, Tradewind will inaugurate new flights between San […]

Hyatt Is Opening Two New Caribbean All-Inclusive Resorts This Winter

Hyatt is opening a pair of new Caribbean all-inclusive resorts in the fourth quarter of 2024, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned.  The new resort are set to debut in one of the region’s burgeoning resort destinations.  So where are they headed?  The Dreams and Secrets brands are both opening their doors in the fourth quarter […]

How Saint Lucia’s Top Wellness Resort Is Becoming Family-Friendly 

The Caribbean’s top wellness resort has always been a haven for couples. But now Saint Lucia’s BodyHoliday is launching a new slate of fitness program geared for families.  It’s called WellFit Tribes, and it will be running from July 1 to August. 23, a series of events that helps “loved ones to come together for […]

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