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The Tiny Caribbean Island of Anegada Is Filled With Jaw-Dropping, Uncrowded Beaches, Colorful Bungalows and More Lobster Than You Can Imagine 

the white sand beach on loblolly bay on the caribbean island of Anegada

The lobster is the first thing you notice. It’s everywhere, on every menu, on the signs and, at some establishments, right off the dock. It’s part of the identity here on the tiny Caribbean island of Anegada, where the crawling […]


Hotel Equities Continues Caribbean Push, With Growing Pipeline and New VP 

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Hospitality management and development firm Hotel Equities has been growing its footprint in the Caribbean in the last year, with nine properties and nearly 1,000 hotel rooms now under development.  Now, the company is expanding its push with the appointment […]


This Luxury Beachfront Hotel in Grenada Is Expanding, With Plans for Six New Suites 

grenada luxury beachfront hotel

One of the top small luxury hotels in Grenada is getting bigger. The Calabash Hotel, one of our favorite places to stay on the Eastern Caribbean island, is expanding, with plans for an additional six suites, Caribbean Journal has learned. […]

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4 New Caribbean All-Inclusive Resorts Opening This Summer — Including a Surprising New Hotspot in the Dominican Republic

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Salterra in Turks and Caicos (which also included a new flight). The St. Regis Aruba. Marriott’s new Paraiso de la Bonita. It’s been a big year for new hotels in the Caribbean already, from the sustainability-focused resort in South Caicos […]


Heading to Cancun or Playa del Carmen from the UK? Virgin Is Bringing Back Its Flights to Cancun. 

Cancun Virgin Flights

The strolls down Quinta Avenida. The aguachile in Puerto Morelos. The shopping in Cancun. The Mexican Caribbean continues to show its resilience, with demand holding strong for places like Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.  It’s always been a […]


The Cayman Islands Is Getting Back a Major Nonstop Route This Winter

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Nonstop service between Detroit and Grand Cayman is coming back this winter, and now the route is bookable on Delta, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The nonstop service from Detroit Metro Airport to Owen Roberts International Airport will be restarting on […]

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The Perfect Caribbean Beach Bar Just Might Be in This Hidden Town in Belize 

caribbean beach bar in belize

There are fish tacos and there are fish tacos. These are the latter. It’s evening in Hopkins, Belize and the sound of Garifuna drumming fills the packed bar. It’s the second time I’ve been back in two days, with both […]


Beach of the Day: Palm Beach, Aruba Is the Island’s Hotel Capital and a Picture-Perfect Stretch of Sand 

aruba palm beach white sand and people in the water

There’s a reason that the first major hotel in Aruba (the Morris Lapidus-designed Aruba Caribbean Hotel) opened on Palm Beach. If you’ve been there, you know. If you designed a beach in a lab, this would be it.  The sand […]


Trinidad Just Closed What Officials Are Calling a “Dynamic” Cruise Season 

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17 calls. Eight inaugural calls. Two new cruise lines. 17,317 cruise passengers. Trinidad isn’t exactly a Caribbean cruise powerhouse, but the the island just closed what officials are calling a “dynamic” season.  The season officially concluded with a visit by […]


About Alexander Britell
Alexander Britell is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caribbean Journal and one of the top experts on Caribbean travel worldwide, with decades of on-the-ground travel to the region and comprehensive knowledge of the entire Caribbean Basin.