Alexander Britell, Author at Caribbean Journal

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sand in Costa Mujeres

Not every great Caribbean photo is a sun-kissed stunner. Others are deeper; they take you to new places. Like this one by Caribbean Journal reader Gregory Williams, who snapped it on the beach at the Majestic Elegance Costa Mujeres Cancun. It’s equal parts meditative and mysterious, with different shades of grey and blue. It’s a […]

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Set to Surge

Royal Caribbean International is predicting a massive surge in its cruise tourism business in the Caribbean over the next decade. Speaking at the recent Caribbean Tourism Outlook forum in Antigua, Royal Caribbean International CEO Michael Bayley said he was predicting the company’s Caribbean cruise tourism business to grow by 50 percent by 2030. “The Caribbean […]

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Marriott Buying Barbados’ Elegant Hotels to Fuel All-Inclusive Expansion

Marriott International is buying a major hotel group in Barbados. The world’s largest hotel company has reached an agreement to buy Barbados’ Elegant Hotels Group. Elegant Hotels owns and operates a total of seven hotel properties in Barbados, with a total of 588 rooms across the seven properties. The company also owns the popular Daphne’s […]

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Club Med Expanding French Caribbean All-Inclusive

All-inclusive brand Club Med is in the midst of a significant expansion of its resort on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The company is investing around $44 million on a major transformation and expansion project at the resort, which is set in the popular beach town of Sainte Anne. The centerpiece of the project […]

Marriott Buying Barbados’ Elegant Hotels to Fuel All-Inclusive Expansion

The hottest Caribbean hotel opening of 2019 is here. Kempinski’s first-ever Caribbean resort has officially opened its doors in the north of Dominica. The 151-room Cabrits Resort and Spa Kempinski Dominica resort is a monumental new addition to an island that has always been one of the best-kept secrets in the Caribbean. It’s another major […]

Spirit Airlines Is Launching a Big Puerto Rico Expansion

Fast-expanding low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is planning a major expansion in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned. Spirit’s expansion will be headlined by the launch of new daily nonstop flights from both Newark Liberty and Boston Logan airports to San Juan. Both of those routes will launch operations on Dec. 19, 2019. Spirit will also […]

This Aruba Hotel Is Expanding

One of Aruba’s most beloved hotels is getting bigger. Aruba’s Boardwalk Small Hotel will soon debut the fruits of a major expansion project that will see the property rebranded as the Boardwalk Boutique Hotel. On Nov. 15, the Boardwalk will be reopening with the addition of 32 new casitas, along with amenities like a new […]

A Big Tourism Comeback in the USVI

The US Virgin Islands is in the midst of a tourism renaissance, according to recently-released data. The USVI is reporting close to a 50 percent increase in stay-over arrivals this year. It’s what the USVI Department of Tourism is calling a “clear signal” that tourism in the territory is on a strong rebound. The USVI […]

Marriott Is Opening a New Resort in St Thomas

Marriott is planning a big comeback in St Thomas, with plans to reopen its signature Frenchman’s Reef resort and open a new resort under the Autograph Collection brand. The combined $200 million project will see both properties open in 2020, according to a statement from the company. The new Autograph resort will be called Noni […]

In Barbados, The House on Rihanna Drive

This one-way street on the outskirts of Bridgetown has two lines of colorful houses just across Spring Garden Highway from the sea. But it’s the green-and-yellow one three quarters of the way down the road that brings the pilgrims. Robyn Rihanna Fenty used to ride her bicycle up and down Westbury New Road, before the […]

A New All-Inclusive Hotel Is Coming to Punta Cana

Surging travel company Apple Leisure Group is adding yet another new resort in the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean’s hotbed of hotel development. Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts subsidiary will be opening its new Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana in the first quarter of 2020, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new all-inclusive Punta Cana resort will open […]

Tropic Ocean Airways Launching Big Caribbean Seaplane Expansion

Tropic Ocean Airways, the Fort Lauderdale-based airline specializing in seaplane flights, is launching a major expansion in the Caribbean. Tropic Ocean plans to establish a base of amphibious airplanes in Puerto Rico, the company’s CEO, Rob Ceravolo, said this week. The airline’s new San Juan base will complement its existing bases in Fort Lauderdale and […]