Hotels

Pendry Is Opening Its First-Ever Caribbean Resort in Barbados 

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Luxury boutique brand Pendry is opening its first-ever Caribbean hotel on the island of Barbados. The company is rebranding — and transforming – the former Port Ferdinand residential resort into what is now one of the region’s most anticipated debuts.  So what’s in store?  An 80-room retreat, with a marina, several eateries, a spa, a kids’ […]

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Rum Journal: River Antoine, Grenada’s Mecca of Rum

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By Alexander Britell There is no crowd here, just a few curious travelers, less than a handful of staff. The buildings wear the fraying wardrobe of time. But in the empty silence of an off day at River Antoine, the sentiment quickly emerges that this is a truly special place. It’s a long drive to […]

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Riu Set to Debut Expanded Los Cabos All-Inclusive

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Riu Hotels is readying for the relaunch of its significantly expanded Riu Santa Fe in Los Cabos, Mexico. The family-friendly Los Cabos all-inclusive property, which will unveil its transformation on April 21, added everything from a seventh swimming pool (one that includes a swim-up bar) to the company’s second Splash […]

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A Caribbean Internet Forum in Miami

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By Gerard Best CJ Contributor An upcoming gathering of Internet experts could change the conversation around cyber security, network autonomy and network resilience in the Caribbean. On April 19, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) will convene a special forum to address the needs of its Caribbean stakeholders. ARIN is one of five bodies, […]


Riu Set to Debut Expanded Los Cabos All-Inclusive

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jose Buera, who sent in this beautiful shot of sunrise at the Condado Lagoon in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first […]

InterCaribbean Launches New Dominica-Tortola Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing regional airlines has launched another big expansion. Turks and Caicos-based InterCaribbean Airways has officially begun operating its new service from Dominica to Tortola. Flights between Dominica and Tortola will operate Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, while Tortola-Dominica flights will be running on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays. […]

Carnival Plans Big Expansion of Cuba Cruises

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans for a major expansion of Cuba cruises. The company has added another 20 cruises to Cuba on in its Carnival Paradise ship out of Tampa. The new cruises, which will begin operations in 2019, will complement Carnival’s existing 11 cruises to Cuba. Carnival had […]

TUI’s Mein Schiff Makes First Call to St Maarten

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the world’s newest cruise ships has made its first visit to the island of St Maarten on Friday. TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship, which first made its debut in September, became the latest vessel to make its inaugural call in St Maarten since Irma. TUI, which […]

How to Stay in a Beach Bungalow in St Barth

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s an almost corner of St Barth, another way to see this jewel of the Caribbean. It’s not pretentious, free of attitude. It’s you and the beach, from your own private bungalow. Yes, in the heart of one of the Caribbean’s greatest luxury destinations is a classic beach bungalow hotel. […]

Melia Adds Five New Cuba Hotels, With More to Come

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hotel giant Melia has unveiled a major new expansion of its hotel offering in Cuba. The company has added 5 hotels with a total of 409 rooms to its portfolio in Cuba in the first quarter of 2018. The expansion is in two cities: Cienfuegos and Camagüey, with all five […]

Cancun Airport Sees Traffic Surge

By the Caribbean Journal staff Even in the face of heightened travel warnings, Cancun continues to see a surge in visitor activity. Cancun International Airport reported a total of 2.08 million passengers in March, a 14.5 percent increase in traffic compared to the same month in 2017. And it wasn’t just internal traffic — Cancun Airport […]

Delta Is Adding More Nonstop Flights to Puerto Rico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Air Lines is boosting its service to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The carrier is adding a fourth daily flight between Atlanta and San Juan, effective June 8, the company announced. Delta operates the flights with Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 180 seats. Delta also operates three daily flights from New […]