All-Inclusive

Sandals Is Spending $200 Million to Redesign Three Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts

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Sandals Resorts is investing $200 million to redesign three of its flagship Jamaica properties, an effort the brand is framing as a new era of Caribbean luxury. The reinvestment reaches across Sandals Royal Caribbean, Sandals South Coast and Sandals Montego Bay, with upgraded accommodations, expanded dining and design meant to draw guests closer to the […]

Henderson Park Buys Top Caribbean Resort in Joint Venture With Pyramid

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Henderson Park, the international private equity real estate firm, has completed its acquisition of a top Caribbean resort, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. So what’s moving? The Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve in Río Grande, Puerto Rico, in a deal that marks the firm’s first investment on the island […]

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Bliss Honeymoons Is Launching a Sober Travel Program

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Bliss Honeymoons & Destination Weddings has brought on veteran Caribbean travel writer Joe Pike to lead its new Sober Travel Program, tapping a two-decade industry name to build out alcohol-free honeymoons and romantic getaways across the Caribbean and Mexico. Pike, a regular CJ contributor since 2019, joins the agency as it expands a planning service […]

Flights

There's a $383 Fare on American Airlines From Miami to Trinidad This Summer, With Doubles, Maracas Bay, and Corn Soup

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The nonstop hop down to Port of Spain is one of the better Caribbean fares going right now — and it lands you in one of the region’s most underrated capitals. It’s one of the most distinctive destinations in the Caribbean, a place where the food, the music and the rhythm of daily life feel […]


Bliss Honeymoons Is Launching a Sober Travel Program

A look inside the resort’s two-story villa, where the entire upper floor is a private rooftop with an infinity pool, dining pergolas and sunbeds — and the deck nearly outsizes the rooms below. Most hotel rooms give you a balcony. The One Bedroom Bi-Level Villa with Rooftop Pool at Park Hyatt St. Kitts gives you […]

Caribbean on Points: Seven Nights in Curaçao for 228,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points

A Caribbean beach vacation doesn’t get much better than spending a full week on the sand in Curaçao. For the latest edition of Caribbean on Points, we found exactly that: seven nights at the Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort from June 14 to June 21 for 228,000 Marriott Bonvoy points total, according to our research in the […]

How to Get to the Island of Saba, the Caribbean's "Unspoiled Queen," With Twin Otters, Fast Ferries, and the World's Shortest Runway

Some Caribbean islands greet you with a sprawling terminal and a wall of taxi drivers. Saba greets you with a cliff. The “Unspoiled Queen” — a single volcanic peak rising straight out of the sea about 28 miles southwest of St. Maarten — is one of the hardest islands to reach in the region, and […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Animal Flower Cave in Barbados

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Samantha Jagdeo, who sent in this lovely shot of the Animal Flower Cave in Barbados. 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 location of the photo. […]

Winair and Contour Airlines Launch New Interline Partnership Connecting San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Dominica to Strengthen Caribbean Connectivity and Boost Regional Travel Across the Islands

There’s a new way to connect through St. Maarten. Winair has launched a new interline partnership with U.S.-based Contour Airlines, a deal that took effect last month and opens up a fresh set of seamless itineraries across the Caribbean. The agreement means Contour Airlines can now sell tickets that include Winair-operated flights, letting its customers […]

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority Names Charmaine Spencer Chief Marketing Officer

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named longtime tourism executive Charmaine Spencer as its new Chief Marketing Officer, a leadership appointment that comes as the destination continues to post strong tourism growth and expands its global marketing efforts. The appointment became effective June 1. Spencer moves into the role after serving as the Authority’s Director of Tourism for the Caribbean […]

Carnival Is Sending 10 Cruise Ships to Watch Fireworks Together for America’s 250th Birthday

A cluster of Carnival cruise ships gathering off Grand Bahama for a July 4 fireworks show is one of the headline events in the cruise line’s plans for America’s 250th anniversary celebration next year. The cruise giant, which calls itself America’s Cruise Line, has unveiled a fleetwide lineup of events tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial, with celebrations stretching from the […]

Bonaire Tourism Bounced Back in May After an April Dip, With Dutch Travelers Leading the Way

Bonaire’s tourism sector returned to growth in May, posting a modest increase in stayover arrivals after a softer performance the previous month. According to preliminary figures released by Tourism Corporation Bonaire, the island welcomed 15,201 air arrivals in May 2026, compared to 14,962 visitors in May 2025, representing a 1.6 percent increase in non-resident arrivals. […]