Alexander Britell

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 […]

The sand in Grace Bay. Long lunches at Da Conch Shack. Riding horses in the shallows of Long Bay. The adventure of Middle Caicos.  Since the pandemic, arguably no destination has seen bigger growth than Turks and Caicos, where tourism […]

First light in the Abacos. Casting in Acklins. Riding horses on the sand on Long Island. Straddling two worlds at the Glass Window Bridge in Eleuthera. Dancing Junkanoo in the streets of Nassau. The Bahamas is an entire universe.  For […]

Belize has come out on top of the Caribbean as the region’s happiest country, according to the World Happiness Report, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Caribbean country on the coast of Central America was ranked 25th overall in the world, […]

You start your day with yoga by the sand. Then it’s a choice: beach cabana? Infinity pool? Maybe a trip to the food hall. There’s even a speakeasy. This is Marriott’s new “unscripted” all-inclusive, and it’s the most anticipated new […]

There’s something about the way the frozen Coco López dances with the Ron del Barrilito. When you try a Piña Colada at Old San Juan’s legendary El Barrachina, you get it. It’s the best piña colada in the world, and […]

One little island, two beach bars. That’s pretty much all you need to know about Pinel Island in Saint Martin. But it’s really just the beginning. This tiny islet just offshore from the Cul de Sac area of the French […]

Buyers. Suppliers. Tourism directors. Government ministers. It’s a who’s who of the travel industry, and the most important gathering of its kind for the Caribbean — a region where tourism is part of the fabric of just about everything. This […]

If you haven’t noticed, here at Caribbean Journal we adore small hotels. There’s just something charming, something captivating about boutique properties. They’re a kind of art form: the pure manifestation of the vision of their individual hoteliers, an extension of […]