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interCaribbean Expands Service to South Caicos Amid American Airlines Seasonal Shift

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South Caicos will remain easily accessible this fall thanks to a significant expansion by interCaribbean Airways. With American Airlines shifting to a temporary seasonal schedule in September and October, interCaribbean has boosted both seat capacity and flight frequency between Providenciales and South Caicos. Through Nov. 1, the airline will add 278 seats per week across an enhanced schedule of upgraded […]

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TUI Cruises Returning to Antigua

By the Caribbean Journal staff Major cruise line TUI is coming back to Antigua. After an absence of three years, TUI Cruises has confirmed that it has added St John’s, Antigua back to its 14-day Caribbean itineraries. With 13 transit calls in the winter season of 2019-2020, around 38,000 TUI passengers will be visiting Antigua […]

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Caribbean Airlines Launches Nonstop New York-St Vincent Flights

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By Alexander Britell For the first time ever, you can now fly nonstop from New York to St Vincent and the Grenadines. Caribbean Airlines launched the first-ever New York-St Vincent flights this week, a major new service that finally connects the United States and St Vincent and the Grenadines without the need for a second […]

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Suriname Is Seeing a Tourism Surge

By the Caribbean Journal staff It may be far off the radar of most travelers, but Suriname was one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean Community last year, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The country on the northern coast of South America (and CARICOM member state) reported a total of […]

Caribbean Airlines Launches Nonstop New York-St Vincent Flights

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The PGA Tour comes to the Dominican Republic for the first time this week with the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club championship in Punta Cana, the tour’s first-ever official event in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is playing host to the event from Thursday, March 22 to Sunday, March […]

New Boutique Hotel Coming to Bequia: The Liming

 Global boutique hotel management company ICMI is planning its Caribbean debut. ICMI, or Inverlochy Castle Management International, is launching The Liming, a boutique hotel on the island of Bequia in the Grenadines. The property, which is slated to open Nov. 1, 2018, will be a collection of nine private villas ranging from one to five […]

Costa Rica’s Gilded Iguana Hotel Reopens

 By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Costa Rica’s top surf hotels has reopened following a major renovation. The newly-transformed Gilded Iguana has relaunched in the town of Nosara after a year of upgrade projects. The redesign of the Gilded Iguana, which first opened its doors in 1973, was carried out by internationally renowned architect […]

Why the New York Jets Visited Antigua

 By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a special touchdown for a JetBlue plane on Tuesday as a flight filled with New York Jets football players, executives, sponsors and fans arrived at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. The Jets-styled plane was on the island as part of Antigua’s first-ever professional sports organization partnership with the […]

The Manapany Reopens in St Barth

 The totally transformed Hotel Manapany has officially reopened in St Barth. The B Signature Hotels property held its reopening on Tuesday morning, a boost for St Barth’s quickly recovering tourism sector and a return for one of the island’s venerable hotels. The Manapany has made its return to the island as a luxe eco-boutique, with […]

Richard Branson’s Necker Island to Reopen in October

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Necker Island, Sir Richard Branson’s ultra-luxe private island paradise in the heart of the British Virgin Islands, is making its own comeback in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Branson announced this week that the private island, which is available for whole-island rentals, will reopen in October 2018. “We’re delighted to […]

Where to Drink Chocolate Beer in St Lucia

 By Dana Niland CJ Contributor It’s one of the Caribbean’s hotspots for chocolate – and now Saint Lucia’s famous industry is making its way into your glass. St. Lucia’s Jade Mountain Resort and Antillia Brewing Company are debuting a dark beer that “hints at the glitter of the former Russian empire,” and incorporates the tropical […]
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Barbados Tourism Continues Rapid Growth

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados tourism continues to surge, as the destination posted another record-setting year in 2017, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism. Barbados reported 663,441 stayover visitor arrivals, a record five percent increase compared to 2016, itself an all-time high for the destination. That was accompanied by 818,752 cruise arrivals, a […]