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Caribbean Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Sunset at Curtain Bluff, Antigua

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Kevin Michitsch, who sent in this lovely shot of Morris Bay in Antigua, taken from the Curtain Bluff resort. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the […]

Flights

Montego Bay Is the Cheapest Caribbean Destination to Fly to Right Now, With Airfares Averaging Just $344 Roundtrip

Flights to the Caribbean have become increasingly expensive during the last several years. Fares climbed sharply after the travel rebound, airlines cut back on ultra-cheap inventory and travelers looking for winter sun started paying far more than they did before the pandemic. But one Caribbean destination is suddenly bucking the trend. According to new data […]

Flights

United Is Bringing Back Nonstop Flights to Venezuela for the First Time Since 2017, With Daily Service From Houston to Caracas

United Airlines is returning to Venezuela. The carrier announced it will resume nonstop daily flights between Houston and Caracas beginning Aug. 11, restoring one of the most significant air links between the United States and Venezuela after nearly a decade. The new route will operate between George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas, with […]

All-Inclusive

Hyatt Just Revamped One of Cancun’s Best-Known Adults-Only All-Inclusive Resorts, With a New Speakeasy, 310 Suites, and a Reimagined Beach Experience

Long before the recent all-inclusive boom reshaped Cancun’s coastline with rooftop lounges, celebrity-chef restaurants and wellness clubs, Hyatt Zilara Cancun was already one of the anchors of the adults-only resort market in the Mexican Caribbean. The property built its reputation on something simpler: a wide stretch of white sand in the heart of the Hotel […]

United Is Bringing Back Nonstop Flights to Venezuela for the First Time Since 2017, With Daily Service From Houston to Caracas

Avianca is expanding service to Colombia’s Caribbean coast with a new daily flight between Miami and Barranquilla, adding more nonstop capacity to one of the country’s fastest-growing coastal destinations. The airline has opened sales for the expanded route, which will increase from three weekly flights to daily service beginning June 1, 2026. The new schedule includes one […]

Barbados Is Getting More Flights From Canada, With a New Nonstop Route From Montreal

Barbados is getting another major boost from Canada this winter. Air Transat is launching new nonstop service between Montreal and Barbados beginning Dec. 13, adding twice-weekly flights from one of the island’s strongest Canadian source markets as Barbados continues expanding its airlift strategy across the country. The new seasonal route will operate on Wednesdays and Sundays aboard an Airbus A321LR aircraft with […]

IHG Is Expanding Fast in Mexico, With New Kimpton Resorts, Hotel Indigo Openings, and More voco Hotels

IHG Hotels and Resorts is planning a major expansion across Mexico, with dozens of new hotels in the pipeline and a growing collection of luxury, lifestyle and premium properties from Cancun and Playa del Carmen to Mexico City and Baja California Sur. The company says Mexico is now its fifth-largest market worldwide by hotel count […]

A New Winair Partnership Is Making It Easier to Fly Through St. Maarten, Reach San Juan, and Connect Across the Region

A growing number of Caribbean trips now start with a connection in St. Maarten. You land at Princess Juliana International Airport, walk a few gates over, and board a smaller regional aircraft headed to places like Tortola, Dominica, Nevis or St. Barth. Winair has become one of the airlines driving that traffic across the northeastern […]

This Caribbean Island’s Most Talked-About New Hotel Just Opened With 177 Suites, a Sky-High Infinity Pool — and It’s Now Part of Hilton

There are plenty of places to stay in Grand Cayman. Beach resorts along Seven Mile Beach. Villas tucked into quieter corners of the island. Condos facing the water. What Grand Cayman hasn’t really had until now is a true city hotel in the center of George Town itself. That’s what makes the opening of ONE | GT one of the most […]

Liat Air Just Added New Nonstop Flights Between Antigua and Guadeloupe

Antigua and Guadeloupe are relatively close neighbors in the Eastern Caribbean, but getting between them has not always been simple. Depending on the season, travelers have often faced indirect routings, long layovers or multi-stop regional itineraries just to travel between the two islands. That’s now changing. Liat Air has officially launched new nonstop service between Antigua and Guadeloupe, adding […]

This Is the Best Beach in Puerto Rico — and the Tiny Airline That Gets You There

Getting to Culebra has always been part of the experience. The small Puerto Rican island sits about 20 miles off Puerto Rico’s eastern coast, surrounded by shallow turquoise water, coral reefs and some of the clearest beaches anywhere in the Caribbean. And for many travelers, Flamenco Beach is the best beach in Puerto Rico — a long crescent of […]

Puerto Rico Is Getting Its First-Ever College Football Bowl Game, With Help From ESPN

College football is coming to Puerto Rico for the first time. The NCAA has officially sanctioned the new Puerto Rico Bowl, part of the expanded 41-game postseason lineup for the 2026 college football season, bringing an American college football bowl game to the Island for the first time in history. The game will be played at Juan Ramón […]

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