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All-Inclusive

Hyatt Pushes Back Reopening of Seven Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts as Delays Continue Into 2027

Hyatt’s return to Jamaica just moved again. The company is pushing back the reopening of several major all-inclusive resorts in Montego Bay and Rose Hall to the first quarter of 2027, following continued recovery work after Hurricane Melissa. It’s the latest adjustment in a timeline that has already been extended, and it affects one of […]

News

St. Kitts Music Festival Unveils Major Lineup for 2026 Edition, Including Steel Pulse and Fantasia

The St. Kitts Music Festival is the Caribbean’s flagship music event, and its newly released 2026 lineup confirms why. Organizers have officially unveiled the full roster for the festival’s 28th edition, locking in three nights of performances at Warner Park Stadium from June 25 through June 27, 2026. The announcement reinforces the festival’s long-standing position […]

Flights

Contour Airlines and JetBlue Just Launched a New Interline Partnership

Contour Airlines and JetBlue have entered into a new interline agreement that expands connectivity across the United States and the Caribbean, effective immediately. The partnership allows travelers to book a single itinerary that includes flights operated by both airlines, with coordinated ticketing and through-checked baggage to the final destination. What the Agreement Does Under the […]

Flights

Flight Watcher: New York to St Maarten in March for $326 Roundtrip on JetBlue

JetBlue has roundtrip fares from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten for $326, with travel dates March 23–27, based on what we found on Google Flights. For a four-night Caribbean reset that keeps the flight simple and the budget predictable, this is the kind of number […]

Contour Airlines and JetBlue Just Launched a New Interline Partnership

If you think the art of the luxury private island all-inclusive is something that only exists in the world of the White Lotus, think again, and buy your ticket to the Caribbean, where these kinds of unique island vacation options abound. Here, there’s a particular quiet you only get when the last boat pulls away […]

Cyril Lignac’s Bar des Prés Makes Its Caribbean Debut in St. Barth

Bar des Prés, the Franco–East Asian restaurant by French chef Cyril Lignac, has officially opened its first Caribbean location in St Barth. The restaurant is now operating in Gustavia, marking the fifth Bar des Prés worldwide, following locations in Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Montaigne neighborhoods, London, and Dubai. The opening adds another high-profile dining option to […]

This Overwater Bar in Bonaire Has Cold Beer, Fish Tacos, and Front-Row Ocean Views

We love overwater bars. There’s something visceral about walking out over the sea, ordering your drink and looking all around you and seeing only sea. Our favorites range from Turks and Caicos to Nevis, but there’ also a rather special one on the island of Bonaire (a place in the news during this cold patch […]

Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2026 Set for Antigua and Barbuda in May

The Caribbean’s largest travel trade conference is returning to Antigua and Barbuda next year, with registration now open for Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2026, scheduled for May 12–15. Presented by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, Caribbean Travel Marketplace is the region’s largest tourism trade forum and a year-round business platform that brings together hospitality and […]

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Four Seasons, Corcoran Team Up on New Caribbean Luxury Real Estate Project

Four Seasons and Corcoran are teaming up on a major real estate project in the Caribbean. It’s a beachfront, branded-residential, ultra-luxe development that’s already broken ground. Four Seasons is moving ahead with The Ocean Club, Four Seasons Residences, a new branded residential development on Paradise Island that is now actively marketing units priced into the […]

The All-Inclusive Paradisus Cancún Is Making a Comeback — And Now It Has an Opening Date

Before you notice the buildings, you notice the water. Along this stretch of Cancún’s Hotel Zone, the Caribbean runs bright and shallow, with long bands of pale sand and steady trade winds moving across the shoreline. The road curves between lagoon and sea, and resorts appear one by one, set behind palms and low dunes. […]

The Nassau Cruise Port Just Broke Its All-Time Record, With 6.1 Million Passengers

Nassau Cruise Port just posted its biggest year ever. The port welcomed an estimated 6.1 million cruise passengers in 2025, setting a new annual record and reinforcing Nassau’s position as one of the busiest cruise destinations in the Caribbean, according to new figures released this week. Another Year of Growth The 2025 performance continues a […]

This Caribbean Island Has Empty White-Sand Beaches, Clear Water, and a Monastery at the Top

On Cat Island, you can walk a beach for hours without passing another person. You can spend all day on the sand and nary see another soul. Sometimes for a whole week. In other words, the beaches aren’t just uncrowded. They’re empty. The sand runs long and white, uninterrupted by chairs or structures, and the […]

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