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United Airlines Is Going Daily to Barbados From Newark and Washington, D.C. for the Holiday Season

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A table at The Cliff. A week at Sandy Lane. A villa in Paynes Bay with the whole family coming in for Christmas. Barbados has long had its own version of the Caribbean festive season, one defined by packed hotels, hard-to-get restaurant reservations and repeat visitors who return every December. This year, United Airlines is putting considerably more seats […]

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In Curaçao, a New Hotel With a Bigger Mission Than Hospitality

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You walk into the lobby and hear laughter — not from guests checking in, but from students learning how to welcome them. This isn’t just another hotel on one of the the Caribbean’s most colorful islands. This is the new Parasasa Hotel Curaçao — and while it has 37 double rooms and 8 suites, it’s […]

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The Caribbean Economic Forecast for 2025 

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The Caribbean is poised to outpace much of Latin America in 2025, buoyed by tourism momentum and oil-fueled growth in Guyana, according to the World Bank’s latest LACER economic report. Real GDP in several Caribbean nations is forecast to grow faster than the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) regional average of 2.1 percent, ith Dominica […]

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The Hyatt Aruba Just Added “Sunset Studios,” a New-Look Lobby and the Island’s First Kosher Steakhouse 

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A new-look lobby. New “sunset studios.” The first-ever kosher steakhouse in Aruba. The Hyatt Aruba has completed what it’s calling a “transformative” renovation, and now the results are in.  So what’s new? A redesigned, open-air lobby, a reimagined signature eatery (Ruinas Del Mar) and a new “Governor’s Suite,” which has 2,745 square feet of interior […]


The Caribbean Economic Forecast for 2025 

Belize City’s iconic hotel first debuted back in 1953. Now, after a total transformation that concluded last year, it’s rediscovered its mid-century glory with a modern look. Now the Fort George, the signature place to stay in Belize City has just gotten bigger.  The hotel has unveiled 30 new Sea View Premium King Rooms, which […]

Antigua and Barbuda’s Culinary Month Is Back — With Harbor Dinners, Chef Demos and a Local Food Journey 

You can smell it before you see it — a curl of spice in the air, the sizzle of fresh seafood on the grill, the sound of laughter echoing down a cobblestone lane. Culinary Month has begun in Antigua and Barbuda, and the islands are alive with the flavors, rhythms, and stories of the twin-island […]

10 Adults-Only Resorts in Saint Lucia That Are Perfect for a Romantic Escape

You spend the morning hiking beneath the towering Pitons, the twin peaks wrapped in mist and myth. By midday, you’re sipping rum on a terrace overlooking the yachts and mangroves of Marigot Bay, watching the sunlight dance on the water. Come evening, Rodney Bay pulses with music and motion—bars alive, laughter spilling into the streets. […]

Barbados Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Cruise Destination 

Tucked at the far corner of the southeastern Caribbean, Barbados isn’t as easy to reach as cruise ports like Nassau and Grand Turk.  But the island’s port in Bridgetown has very quietly become the fastest-growing cruise stop in the wider Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Cruise passenger arrivals rose by 40.8 percent to Barbados last […]

Montego Bay, Jamaica Is Getting New Flights from Air Canada in December 

The beaches. The jerk. The Appleton. The vibes. There’s a bit of everything on Montego Bay, Jamaica, and the destination continues to be very popular with travelers from Canada.  This winter, Jamaica’s biggest hotspot is getting a new nonstop route on Air Canada, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The carrier is set to kick off a […]

Marriott Just Opened a New Luxury Resort in the Dominican Republic With Swim-Out Rooms and a Rooftop Pool 

We love swim-out rooms. There’s something about walking out your door of your room and jumping right into the pool. For some reason, though, it’s a concept that’s typically found itself in all-inclusive resorts — not classic luxury hotels. But travelers are increasingly asking for them — and now you can even find them in one of […]

The 5 Shortest Runways in the Caribbean — and the Stunning Islands They Serve

You’re dropping fast. The ocean is coming up quick, and just ahead — it’s there. A sliver of asphalt clinging to the edge of a cliff, or cut between a ridge and the sea. This isn’t your average landing. It’s not supposed to be. These are the shortest commercial runways in the Caribbean, where flying […]

Canadian Travelers Are Flocking to The Bahamas Right Now 

It’s the fastest-growing tourism destination for Canadian travelers right now, and it’s not really a competition: The Bahamas is seeing bigger growth from Canada than anywhere else in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The country welcomed 121,263 Canadian travelers in 2024, a whopping 50.3 percent increase compared to 2023, according to data provided by […]