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Punta Cana Is Getting a New Adults-Only All-Inclusive — With 239 Suites, Swim-Up Rooms, and a Wave Pool

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Another adults-only all-inclusive is coming to Punta Cana Playa Bávaro runs for miles along the eastern edge of the Dominican Republic, a stretch of white sand lined with palms and large resorts facing the Caribbean. It’s the center of tourism in Punta Cana, the place most travelers picture when they think about the country’s Caribbean coast. […]

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In the Dominican Republic, “The Closest Thing to Sinatra Himself” 

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It was 1982, and the 5,000-seat amphitheater at the Dominican Republic’s Casa de Campo resort had just been built. And when it came to a grand opening, there was simply one name that could do the job: Frank Sinatra.  Ol’ Blue Eyes headlined the Concert of the Americas back in 1982, and now the legendary […]

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Frontier Airlines Is Launching a New Flight to the Island of Aruba 

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Palm Beach. Eagle Beach. The seafood at Zeerover. The street art in San Nicolas. The chef’s table at Ever. There are so many reasons why the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba is one of the most popular places to visit in the Caribbean.  Another one? Airlift. The island has long made airlift a priority, and […]

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The Bahamas Is Hosting a Food and Craft Festival on This Island 

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The Bahamas is hosting a celebration of Bahamian culture this weekend with the Food and Craft Festival on Eleuthera.  The event, put on by the country’s Ministry of Tourism, runs March 1 from noon to midnight at the Rock Sound Campus of Eleuthera’s Center for Training and Innovation, which is an extension of the One […]


Frontier Airlines Is Launching a New Flight to the Island of Aruba 

Dutch carrier KLM is adding a brand-new destination in the Caribbean this spring, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Beginning June 4, KLM will be operating its first-ever flights between Amsterdam and Guyana, one of the fastest-growing economies in the hemisphere.  The flight will be operating twice every week, with service on Wednesdays and Saturdays; KLM is […]

A New Boutique Hotel Just Opened in Cartagena’s Old City, With a Rooftop Bar and and a Pair of Pools 

It’s one of the great gems of the region: the walled city of Cartagena, the centuries-old historic quarter of the increasingly hot destination on Colombia’s Caribbean coastline.  And now Cartagena just added a new boutique hotel, set with a restored 16th century mansion.  It’s called Casa Carolina, and it’s got just three suites and 12 […]

LIAT Is Launching Flights to Barbuda, a Caribbean Island With Pink Sand, Endless Beaches and a Soon-to-Open Nobu Hotel

They’re the kinds of beaches you dream about, endless, empty, white or pink. Barbuda’s sand is a different dimension entirely — and it’s why the little island occupies such a privileged place in the fantasies of so many Caribbean travelers.  And now, after the recent launch of Barbuda’s International airport, the island is about to get […]

Royal Caribbean’s New Cruise Push Is Focused on Shorter Getaways, Including Some Two-Night Vacations 

Royal Caribbean has some of the world’s biggest cruise ships, with a powerful presence in the Caribbean region and a growing number of private destinations (including one planned in Nassau).  But the cruise line’s newest idea is, well, smaller: a focus on shorter getaways in the Caribbean, giving cruisers more options that include compact itineraries.  […]

The Caribbean’s New Mandarin Oriental Project Just Broke Ground 

The newest Mandarin Oriental project in the Caribbean has officially broken ground, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The new project joins the recently-announced Mandarin Oriental development now underway in Puerto Rico. So where is it?  It’s the Mandarin Oriental, Grand Cayman, a residential resort that is now slated for completion in the first quarter of […]

US Virgin Islands Makes Push for New Airlift 

The US Virgin Islands has been one of the biggest success stories in the Caribbean when it comes to new airlift in the post-pandemic period.  Buoyed by its class-leading response to the pandemic, the USVI has seen unprecedented levels of both air access and arrivals in the last half decade.  And now the territory is […]

Hyatt’s Saint Lucia All-Inclusive Has a New Opening Date, With Launch Pushed Back to June

The opening of Hyatt’s new all-inclusive resort in Saint Lucia was supposed to be last month; but now the Secrets St Lucia has a new launch date, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Secrets St Lucia, the first-ever Secrets resort on the island and the second Hyatt Inclusive Collection property in the destination (the other one is […]

Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Continues to Climb

It was another strong year for Puerto Rico’s main air hub in 2024, according to newly-released data from ASUR, which manages the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport.  San Juan’s primary airport reported passenger traffic of 3.19 million in the fourth quarter, up from 2.92 million in the last quarter of 2023.  That represented a 9.6 […]

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