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Hyatt Pushes Back Reopening of Seven Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts as Delays Continue Into 2027

Hyatt’s return to Jamaica just moved again. The company is pushing back the reopening of several major all-inclusive resorts in Montego Bay and Rose Hall to the first quarter of 2027, following continued recovery work after Hurricane Melissa. It’s the latest adjustment in a timeline that has already been extended, and it affects one of […]

Flights

Cheap Flights: JetBlue Has Puerto Rico Fares Starting at $63

rooftop at casablanca hotel with tubs and canopy

This is what the travel industry calls the “shoulder season.” It’s after Labor Day, summer has come to a close, the kids are back in school and it’s another three months until the Caribbean really heats up for the holidays. It’s also one of the best times to travel all year in the Caribbean: hotels […]

News

A New Boutique Hotel, "The Forest," Just Opened Its Doors in St Martin

forest hotel in st martin with stairs and trees

It’s a special corner of St Martin, anchored by a spectacular beach, some of the island’s best shopping and a growing collection of smaller boutique hotels: Anse Marcel, one of the jewels of the French side of the island. Now, Anse Marcel is home to a new boutique property. It’s called The Forest, and the […]

News

Barbados Tourism Minister Named Chairman of Caribbean Tourism Organization

GRAND CAYMAN — Barbados Tourism Minister Ian Gooding-Edghill has been named chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Gooding-Edghill was named during the CTO’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference. He will take over the role as chairman of the CTO’s Council of Ministers and Commissioners from outgoing chairman Kenneth Bryan, Tourism Minister of the Cayman […]

A New Boutique Hotel, "The Forest," Just Opened Its Doors in St Martin

BWH, the hotel portfolio that includes brands like Best Western and SureStay Hotels, has been on an expansion push in the Caribbean in recent years. That includes new properties in destinations like Aruba and Curacao and an even larger pipeline of signed hotels across the wider Caribbean Basin. So what’s next for the company, and […]

Hilton Is Expanding to Guyana With Two Hotels

Hilton is planning an expansion to the Caribbean’s fastest-growing economy: Guyana. The company has signed an agreement for two new hotels in Guyana: a Hilton and a Doubletree Suites by Hilton. The project, owned by an affiliate of Assets Group, will be managed by Hilton. “Our choice to debut in this emerging market reflects our […]

Caribbean Hotel Pipeline Keeps Growing

The Caribbean hotel pipeline continues to grow, according to a new report from the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. The region has what the CHTA called a “robust” pipeline of new activated hotel projects with more than 19,591 new rooms across the Caribbean in development. Overall, the region has 29,987 total rooms in various stages […]

Ritz-Carlton’s New Luxury “Yacht” Is Heading to the Caribbean This Winter, With Stops in St Barth, Virgin Gorda and St John

The last few years have seen the growth of a new category of cruising: luxury super “yachts,” with a small number of guests, a high level of service and a decidedly boutique feel. They’re also mostly from a new kind of cruise company: a luxury resort brand making its way into the sea. First, that […]

The Ultimate Birding Resort Is Opening Soon On This Caribbean Island

The exact location of the Caribbean’s newest glamping resort is a secret. That’s because the owners of the new Wild Lotus resort want to protect the endangered species that inhabit the area. Because, you see, this isn’t like any resort — glamping or otherwise — you may have encountered. The 10-tent resort is set inside a […]

Aeromexico Just Added a New Cancun Flight. Now It’s Launching Cartagena Service.

The colonial architecture, the art galleries, the thumping live music. Cartagena, Colombia has been one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean Basin in recent years, with new hotels, new brands and a host of new flights on major airlines. Now you can add another airline to the list: Aeromexico, which is adding its first-ever […]

Turks and Caicos’ Top Luxury Residential Project Just Eclipsed $78 Million in Sales

2020 changed things. It changed the nature of real estate globally — and it sent high-net-worth buyers in numbers to the islands of the Caribbean, in search of space, seclusion and new levels of luxury. That led, in large part, to one destination: the Turks and Caicos Islands, which has been one of the most […]

In Grand Cayman, “a Vital Platform for Caribbean Tourism”

What’s next for tourism the Caribbean? The region’s biggest economic driver is front and center at this week’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference, held in Grand Cayman by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. This year’s theme is “Fueling our Lifeblood,” focusing on the critical issues that are shaping the region’s tourism landscape. That includes sustainability, […]

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