Tourism

Travelers Are Flocking to Turks and Caicos Right Now, With Record Arrivals, New Hotels, and Six New Flight Routes

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If it feels like everyone you know is going to Turks and Caicos right now, it’s not your imagination. The destination just posted the highest first-quarter visitor arrivals ever recorded, welcoming 203,587 stayover visitors between January and March, a 5 percent increase over the same period last year. That comes on the heels of a […]

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Melissa, an “Extremely Powerful Major Hurricane,” Expected Toward Western Jamaica

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The slow-moving but “extremely powerful major hurricane” Hurricane Melissa was projected to move toward Western Jamaica by Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.  The projected path of the storm would take it across southeastern Cuba on Tuesday night, and then across the southeastern or central Bahamas on Wednesday.  The storm began a northeasterly path […]

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Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Growth Slows in Third Quarter

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Passenger traffic at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport was positive in the third quarter — but its lowest growth in several years, according to new data from ASUR, which manages the island’s main air hub.  The airport saw passenger traffic of 3.35 million in the third quarter, a 1.1 percent increase over the […]

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This Caribbean Luxury Resort Has Four Pools and a “Rumfire” Bar — and Now It’s All-Inclusive, Too

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If you haven’t been to Dominica, there’s something you need to know: it’s not really like anywhere else you’ve been in the Caribbean. There’s a wildness; a ruggedness; an air of adventure. There’s a reason, after all, it’s called the Nature Island. There’s this sneaking feeling that, wherever you go, Mother Nature is in charge.  […]


Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Growth Slows in Third Quarter

First there was Saint Lucia. Then Aruba. Then in the Dominican Republic. Now Secrets has opened its fourth all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean this year, with this week’s debut of the new Secrets Mirabel Cancun.  The newest resort by Hyatt’s adults-only all-inclusive brand is the latest addition to Cancun, with 487 rooms, smack in the […]

The Only "Blonde" Rum on the Market Is a Caribbean Blend With a Hemingway Pedigree

“THE HOUSE was built on the highest part of the narrow tongue of land between the harbor and the open sea. It had lasted through three hurricanes and it was built solid as a ship. It was shaded by tall coconut palms, that were bent by the trade wind and on the ocean side you […]

JetBlue Will Stop Flying to the Caribbean Island of Bonaire Starting in January

JetBlue launched its first-ever flights to the Caribbean island of Bonaire back in November of 2024, a major addition for an island that was already seeing record-breaking tourism numbers.  But the landmark route will soon be shutting down, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Beginning Jan. 3, 2026, the New York-Bonaire nonstop flight will be shutting down.  […]

Virgin Voyages’ New Brilliant Lady Cruise Ship Feels Like an Adults-Only Boutique Hotel — And That’s the Point 

The first place I went on Virgin Voyages’ new Brilliant Lady cruise ship was a hip tapas bar called Rojo by Razzle Dazzle, a new concept for the company created by star chefs Justin Severino and Nate Hobart.  If I didn’t know better, it would be have been easy to think this was an in-the-know […]

Marriott Just Opened Its First Moxy in the Caribbean — A 122-Room, High-Energy Hotel in Tulum

Tulum was a destination that began with small, bohemian beach hotels: think thatched roofs, small staff, hip vibes.  In the last decade, the Mexican Caribbean beach town has exploded — with surging tourism, a brand-new international airport and big hotel companies.  The latter includes Marriott, which had already entered the destination with an Aloft-branded hotel, […]

St Thomas Is Getting a New Floating Taco Bar 

It began with a childhood dream, and turned into one of the most popular places in the US Virgin Islands: Lime Out, the beloved floating taco bar in St John.  And now the concept is expanding, with the new Lime Out St Thomas set to open its doors in the middle of next month, Caribbean […]

Puerto Rico Tops 1 Million Visitor Mark As Travel Surge Continues 

Puerto Rico topped the 1 million stayover visitor mark by June — a rapid pace that continues a run of post-pandemic success for the destination.  The Island of Enchantment received 1.084 million stayover visitors through the first half, according to data provided to Caribbean Journal by the Caribbean Tourism Organization.  That was a 6.5 percent […]

This Caribbean Beach Bar Has Giant Lobsters, Sparklingly Clear Water, and You Can Only Get There By Boat 

What is it about beach bars? Why do they call to us so? There’s something magnetic about that peculiar combination of wood shacks, white sand and friendly cocktails.  And I found one recently that’s among the coolest I’ve ever encountered in the Caribbean.  It’s called Tim’s Sunset Beach Bar, and it’s set on a remote […]