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Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc Is Bringing Culinary Pop-Ups to the Caribbean

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This winter, two of the Caribbean’s most celebrated resorts will host a taste of the French Riviera. Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the legendary Côte d’Azur retreat, is launching a pair of limited-time culinary pop-ups at Eden Rock – St Barthsand Jumby Bay Island in Antigua, blending Mediterranean artistry with Caribbean flair. From Nov. 18–21, 2025, Eden Rock – St Barths […]

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Hilton Continues Caribbean Expansion With First Resort in Anguilla

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Hilton has officially opened its first-ever resort on the Caribbean island of Anguilla.  Hilton’s LXR Hotels and Resorts collection has launched at the Zemi Beach House in Anguilla.  It’s Hilton’s first Anguilla property and the first-ever LXR Hotels and Resorts-branded resort in the Americas region.  The 76-key hotel continues to be owned and operated by […]

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Jamaica Is Getting a Major New Luxury Resort

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The iconic Half Moon hotel in Jamaica, long one of the region’s most celebrated destination resorts, is expanding with a new luxury hotel in 2020.  The highly-anticipated Eclipse at Half Moon is slated to open its doors on March 1, 2020, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The 57-room resort will include two eateries, three bars, a […]

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A Leading Caribbean Luxury Hotel Is Back in St Barth

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One of the leading luxury hotels in the Caribbean region is back.  The legendary Eden Rock St Barths, set on St Barth’s famous St Jean beach, officially relaunched at the end of last month.  The celebrated hotel, which first debuted in the 1950s, reopened following a two-year renovation and rebuilding project in the wake of […]


Jamaica Is Getting a Major New Luxury Resort

A new all-inclusive brand is coming to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao later this month. Fast-expanding Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts subsidiary is set to open its new Dreams Curaçao Resort, Spa and Casino on Dec. 15, according to the company.  The new resort is the product of a renovation and rebranding of the former […]

Travelers Are Flocking to the Cayman Islands

It’s been a banner year so far for tourism in the Cayman Islands, and the numbers continue to climb for what is one of the hottest destinations in the wider Caribbean.  The tri-island destination has seen 386,290 stayover visitors through the first three quarters of 2019, representing a 10.3 percent increase over the same period […]

The Dominican Republic Has a New All-Inclusive Club Med

A new Club Med all-inclusive resort has made its debut on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic.  It’s called Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda, and its the first of the company’s luxe Exclusive Collection to open in the Americas.  The 93-acre resort is the first major hotel to open in this corner of a […]

Another New Hotel Is Coming to St Maarten

Another new hotel will soon be opening its doors in St Maarten, part of what is a surging pipeline of new hotels coming to the island. The new Adonis Cupecoy is the latest outpost by Adonis Hotels and Residences, which has a broad portfolio of hotels in France.  The new 52-room hotel is set in […]

Barceló Is Opening a New All-Inclusive in Mexico

Spain’s Barceló Hotel Group is bringing a new adults-only, all-inclusive resort to the Caribbean coast of Mexico.  The new Barceló Maya Riviera is set to debut Dec. 15 in the heart of the Riviera Maya, a company spokesperson told Caribbean Journal.  The 850-room resort will join Barcelo’s Maya Grand Resort, a complex that includes five […]

Relais & Chateaux’s Newest Caribbean Hotel Is in Dominica

Relais & Chateaux, the global collection of boutique luxury hotels, has added its newest property in the Caribbean, and it’s a special one: Dominica’s Secret Bay. The boutique luxury eco-resort in northern Dominica is now Relais & Chateaux’s seventh property in the wider Caribbean region. Secret Bay is the first-ever Dominica hotel to join the […]

This Is Aruba’s Hottest Boutique Hotel

For years it was Aruba’s most beloved “small hotel,” a tiny oasis of 14 rooms just across from Palm Beach.  Now, after a major transformation project, Aruba’s family-owned Boardwalk has officially relaunched as a full-fledged boutique hotel, the Boardwalk Boutique Hotel.  The new Boardwalk has reopened its doors following a significant expansion project that resulted […]

Marriott Is Opening All-Inclusive Hotels in Jamaica, Curacao

Marriott is ramping up its Caribbean all-inclusive expansion in a big way  The company, which several months ago announced plans to enter the increasingly competitive all-inclusive market, had already announced five new projects and plans to purchase Barbados’ popular Elegant Hotels brand.  Now, it’s adding two more high-profile projects in Jamaica and Curacao, respectively.  That […]