Tourism

Guyana President Irfaan Ali to Keynote Caribbean Tourism Conference in Georgetown

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Guyana President Irfaan Ali will deliver the keynote address at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference, which is heading to Georgetown in October. The regional tourism conference will be held from Oct. 5-9 under the theme “Tourism Futures: Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive.” It will be the first time Guyana has hosted […]

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Curaçao Is Getting New Nonstop Flights From Peru

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Curaçao is making a new move to deepen its footprint in South America. Beginning Dec. 2, LATAM Airlines will launch nonstop service between Lima, Peru and Curaçao, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new flights will operate three times per week — on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays — connecting Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima with […]

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How This Pop-Punk Band Created a New Sound for the Caribbean Island of Antigua 

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“We wanted to capture the true spirit of Antigua — its rhythm, its people and its incredible energy.” And that’s precisely the result of the newest musical anthem for the Caribbean island — the product of South Florida-based pop-punk band Give It Up: a fun, energy-filled love letter to Antigua and a brand-new sound. It’s called “Island […]

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Atlantis Paradise Island Just Unveiled a Wave of New Eateries, Including a Thai Pop-Up by a Global Star Chef

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It’s already home to more restaurants by Michelin-starred chefs than anywhere else in the whole Caribbean. Now Atlantis Paradise Island is upping its culinary game yet again, fresh off the third edition of its Nassau Paradise Island Wine and Food Festival.  Paradise Island’s signature resort  is expanding its culinary offerings with a slate of new […]


How This Pop-Punk Band Created a New Sound for the Caribbean Island of Antigua 

Sandals Resorts International has launched its 2025 Spring Sale, offering travelers up to $1,000 in instant booking credit at any of the company’s 17 all-inclusive properties across the Caribbean. The promotion is available for bookings made through May 26, 2025, and applies to travel through December 25, 2027.  As part of the offer, guests can […]

The New Riu All-Inclusive in Cancun Has an Opening Date (And Swim-Up Rooms)

Riu is opening a new all-inclusive resort in Cancun with a family focus this year, and now the Riu Ventura has an opening date, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Riu Ventura will be Riu’s sixth hotel in Cancún proper (and ninth in Cancun and the Riviera Maya more broadly), along with being its 23rd […]

Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship Will Feature “Back to the Future,” a 1930s Chicago Supper Club and 40 Places to Eat and Drink

A Broadway musical. A jazz-infused supper club. And a towering curtain of water in the sky. That’s just a taste of what’s coming to Star of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s newest Icon Class ship, debuting in August 2025 from Port Canaveral in Florida. The ship will be the second in the Icon Class — the […]

This Laid-Back Dutch Caribbean Island Just Posted a Big Tourism Surge

Bonaire saw a 14.3 percent increase in stayover arrivals in April, buoyed by a strong showing from Dutch and American travelers and a boost from the island’s Dia di Rincon celebration. Tourism Corporation Bonaire reported 18,858 stayover visitors for the month, up from 16,505 in April 2024. The Netherlands remained the top source market, accounting […]

This Martinique Hotel Has a Bucket-List Caribbean Overwater Bar

If you know us, you know we love overwater bars. No, not beach bars (though we love those, too). We mean bars that are perched right above the water, offshore, accessed only by a small deck or bridge. It means you’re surrounded.  While we loved the overwater options on a recent trip to Belize’s Ambergris […]

5 Breezy Beaches Where You Can Cool Down This Summer, From Puerto Rico to Aruba

They’re not the calmest beaches in the Caribbean. And that’s the whole point. Because when the summer heat sets in — when the sun is high and the air gets heavy — you don’t want still water and no breeze. You want movement. You want wind in your face and salt in the air. You […]

Travelers Are Starting to Discover the Island of Dominica, With New Flights, Hiking Trails and Luxury Hotels 

For years, the self-styled “Nature Island” has been a well-kept secret. Lush, verdant, adventure-filled, the island in the Eastern Caribbean has largely been a hotspot for divers, hikers (drawn to the Caribbean’s longest hiking trail) and those in search of an ultra-laid back, pristine natural environment.  But in recent years, the island has started to […]

JetBlue Is Flying Two Daily Nonstop Routes to St Maarten This Summer

The shopping in Philipsburg. The scene in Simpson Bay. The landings at Princess Juliana. The rum punch at Sunset. St Maarten has a style all its own, and it’s getting even easier to visit the “Friendly Island” this summer, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  For the summer season, JetBlue will be flying daily nonstop from New […]