Mandarin Oriental, Soho Beach House Reopening on Caribbean Island of Canouan
It was one of the most devastating storms in the Caribbean in recent memory, as powerful as it was swift. Hurricane Beryl blew through the southeastern Caribbean in July, leaving devastation in its wake, particularly on islands like Union Island […]
Grand Cayman’s New Hilton Hotel Is Eyeing a “Late 2025” Debut
A new Hilton hotel is coming to Grand Cayman, with plans for a “late 2025” debut, according to developer NCB Group. Uniquely, Kailani Grand Cayman, which will be part of Hilton’s Curio Collection, aims to be the first true “business […]
Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Sees Slight Decline
After years of largely uninterrupted growth, San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport saw a slight decline in September, according to new data from ASUR, which operates Puerto Rico’s primary air hub. The airport had passenger traffic of 773,296 in […]
Mandarin Oriental, Soho Beach House Reopening on Caribbean Island of Canouan
It was one of the most devastating storms in the Caribbean in recent memory, as powerful as it was swift. Hurricane Beryl blew through the southeastern Caribbean in July, leaving devastation in its wake, particularly on islands like Union Island […]
Grand Cayman’s New Hilton Hotel Is Eyeing a “Late 2025” Debut
A new Hilton hotel is coming to Grand Cayman, with plans for a “late 2025” debut, according to developer NCB Group. Uniquely, Kailani Grand Cayman, which will be part of Hilton’s Curio Collection, aims to be the first true “business […]
Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Sees Slight Decline
After years of largely uninterrupted growth, San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport saw a slight decline in September, according to new data from ASUR, which operates Puerto Rico’s primary air hub. The airport had passenger traffic of 773,296 in […]
A Guide to the Next Six Resorts Opening in the Caribbean
It’s been a big year for Caribbean hotels, as the region’s pipeline continues to grow — and some major openings already took place, from the new Sandals St Vincent and the Grenadines to the boutique Silversands Beach House in Grenada. To […]
Barbuda Has a New International Airport, in a “Game Changer” for the Caribbean Island
Princess Diana Beach. A soon-to-open Robert De Niro hotel. A Nobu restaurant right on the beach. A beautiful oceanfront boutique hotel. The most exclusive golf course and new luxury resort community in the Caribbean. Barbuda is buzzing right now, and […]
The New LIAT Just Launched Its New Flights to the Island of St Vincent
The rainforest, the volcano, the island-hopping, the Caribbean’s strongest rum. St Vincent is on the travel map in a big new way, in large part thanks to the debut of its new Sandals resort. It’s all shining a new light […]
Americans Are Flocking to the Island of St Lucia Right Now
Maybe it’s the scenery. Or perhaps it’s the hiking. Or the rainforests. Or the island’s stunning resorts. But one thing is clear: Americans are falling in love with St Lucia again, with US travel to the Eastern Caribbean island continuing […]
Riu Just Relaunched This Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resort With Nearly 1,000 Rooms
It wasn’t your typical renovation in the Caribbean. All-inclusive brand Riu actually demolished one of its Bavaro Beach-area resorts to pave way for a massive expansion of the one next door. The result? The new-look, significantly larger all-inclusive Riu Palace […]
The Caribbean’s Newest Overwater Suites Are At a Marriott All-Inclusive in Antigua
They’ve been a standard in the South Pacific for decades: overwater bungalows, those standalone cottages perched right above the water with thatched roofs and glass floors. In the Caribbean, though, it wasn’t until 2016, when Sandals opened their first overwater […]
Rum Journal: In St Thomas, a Rum Bar With a View
Sushi. Poke. Rum. The sign at the entrance makes a rather compelling case. But the biggest selling point at the US Virgin Islands’ newest rum bar, Sugarfin, sn’t any of those things. It’s the view. Here at the legendary Frenchman’s Reef […]
Rum Journal: A Legendary Rum Bar in Athens, Greece, Baba Au Rhum
We’ve written often in these pages of the joy of the Rum Bar, a bar that celebrates the best of Caribbean rum-making with a diverse, robust selection of rums from across the region. For years, such bars were few and […]
Rum Journal: The Caribbean’s Best New Rum Is From Grenada
They have been making rum here in some form for almost three centuries, in a 500-acre estate anchored by waving cane fields on the southern coast of Grenada. As you walk around the grounds, you find the remnants of centuries […]
Rum Journal: The Best Rum in Belize
The focus of the rum world has traditionally been eastward. The vast number of distilleries across the islands of the Eastern Caribbean have always dominated the attention of rum consumers and connoisseurs alike, with only Guatemala’s Ron Zacapa and Nicaragua’s […]
