Caribbean Travel Advisor, News

Sandals’ Black Friday in July Is Back

By: Caribbean Journal Staff

While retailers across North America are busy rolling out mid-year deals on gadgets and fashion, Sandals Resorts is offering something entirely different: a chance to lock in the Caribbean vacation of a lifetime—for less.

In a move that’s quickly becoming a summer tradition, the adults-only, all-inclusive resort brand has officially launched its “Black Friday in July” promotion, giving travelers up to $1,850 in total booking credits at 17 beachfront properties across the region. With rates starting at $199 per person, per night, this limited-time offer is available through July 28, 2025, for travel through December 25, 2026.

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Bonaire’s Big Travel Summer Continues

News, Tourism

With its turquoise waters, legendary dive sites and easygoing Dutch Caribbean vibe, Bonaire has become one of the region’s fastest-growing escapes, with a tourism renaissance for most of the last three years. That demand showed no signs of slowing in Aug. 2025, when the island welcomed 14,435 stayover visitors — a 15.6 percent increase over […]

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The Caribbean Winter Travel Outlook: Exclusive Insights From Top Advisors

Caribbean Travel Advisor, News

While vacationers are still wrapping up their summer holidays, many Caribbean travel advisors have their eyes set on their clients escaping the cold months of the winter for the Caribbean sands.

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This Just-Opened Dominican Republic All-Inclusive Has Swim-Out Suites, a Waterpark, and You Can Book It With Points

All-Inclusive, News

On a quiet stretch of coastline northeast of Punta Cana, Hyatt has opened the new Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa, a 500-room, all-inclusive property in the still-undeveloped Miches region of the Dominican Republic. The resort is part of Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection portfolio and is designed for families and multigenerational travelers. Accommodations range from garden-view […]