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Budget-Friendly Jamaica Hotels Where Rooms Start Under $200 — Even in High Season

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White-sand beaches, reggae rhythms drifting on the breeze, and a warm Jamaican welcome — you don’t need a luxury budget to experience it all. While Jamaica is home to some of the Caribbean’s most famous all-inclusive resorts, it’s also one of the best islands for affordable stays. From Negril’s legendary Seven Mile Beach to the […]

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The Caribbean’s Newest Luxury Spa Is in the Riviera Maya

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It’s the newest luxury resort in the Mexican Caribbean: Maroma, a Belmond Hotel, which reopened and relaunched following a dramatic transformation last year.  Now, the hotel has unveiled another major addition: the first-ever Guerlain Spa in Latin America and just the second in the Caribbean (the other is in the Cheval Blanc in St Barth).  […]

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A Bagatelle Pop-Up Is Coming to Turks and Caicos 

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The ever-popular Bagatelle restaurant is coming to the Caribbean, with a pop-up eatery set to debut in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos next month.  Bagatgelle Miami x Rock House Turks and Caicos will take over the Vita Restaurant and Cliffside Cave Bar at the Rock House resort in Provo between Feb. 22 and Feb. 25.  Bagatelle […]

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The 10 Best Barbados Resorts for 2024, From Platinum Coast Luxe to All-Inclusive  

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Champagne brunches on the Platinum Coast, food truck hopping in Bridgetown, rum shop journeys across the island. Barbados has as rich and vibrant a tourism offering as you’ll find in the Caribbean, with a robust dining scene, a teeming calendar of events and some magnificent scenery, too.  Barbados is also home to a uniquely diverse […]


A Bagatelle Pop-Up Is Coming to Turks and Caicos 

Hotel occupancy continues to improve across the Caribbean, according to the latest data from analytics firm STR.  The region’s hotel occupancy finished 2023 at 65.6 percent, up 7.5 percent from 2022, according to the report. In the same period, average daily rates rose to $329.37, an increase of almost 12 percent.  Revenue per available room […]

LATAM Is Adding More Flights to Aruba 

LATAM is ramping up its flights to the island of Aruba next summer, following its launch last year of the Lima-Aruba route. The carrier is adding a fourth weekly flight between Lima and Aruba beginning in July, meaning flights on Mondays, Thursdays Saturdays and Sundays. LATAM is operating the service on Airbus A320 aircraft with […]

New Resort and Marina Break Ground in Nassau 

A new resort and marina project has broken ground in Nassau.  The Legendary Marina Resort at Blue Water Cay is now underway, with plans for beachfront villas, a hotel, a restaurant, a tiki bar and retail shopping.  The marina will have wet slips up to 220 feet, with dry boat storage in a 185mph wind-rated […]

Turks and Caicos Real Estate "Fundamentally Shifting Back" to Condos

Home to Grace Bay Beach, one of the best beaches in the world – Turks and Caicos has long been a favorite for global tourists and, more importantly, home buyers. So, what’s in store for Providenciales entering 2024 and beyond? Well, quite a bit thanks to new construction and an evolving market. Among the most […]

A Wyndham Residential Resort Is Coming to Cap Cana, Dominican Republic 

The Dominican Republic’s most exclusive enclave will be home to a new Wyndham-branded resort, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  Blue Del Mare SRL and Grupo Del Valle are partnering on the Wyndham Blue Del Mare Cap Cana project, a luxury residential resort with 292 units.  The project will be set in front of the Las […]

Air Canada Is Adding Spring and Summer Flights to Grenada 

Air Canada is adding what will amount to year-round flights to the tri-island destination of Grenada, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The carrier will be operating continuous service to Grenada, after a four-year hiatus.  The new service will be operating once weekly on Saturdays, beginning April 6, 2024, with flights extending through Oct. 31, 2024.  Flights […]

Frontier Airlines Is Adding Six New Nonstop Routes to Puerto Rico 

Air passenger traffic is already booming in Puerto Rico, which has been experiencing an unprecedented tourism surge since the early stages of the pandemic.  But one carrier continues to bet even bigger on the island: Frontier Airlines, which just announced plans to add six new nonstop routes from the mainland United States to Puerto Rico.  […]

The Moorings Has New Yachts in the British Virgin Islands

The Moorings, the Caribbean’s top yacht charter company, has announced a big expansion at its base in Tortola, British Virgin Islands this year.  The Moorings and sister company Sunsail have added 78 new yachts, including 19 new monohulls, 35 new sailing catamarans and 24 new power catamarans to the BVI fleet.  The new yachts have […]