Turquoise water is curving into Santa Martha Bay on Curaçao’s western side. Limestone cliffs rise above the sea west of Willemstad. Fishing boats drift through the bay below the Santa Martha lookout point. The roads heading toward Soto pass cactus-covered hills, rocky coves and small beach bars facing the Caribbean. And you’re gazing at all […]
At 5:47 p.m., they start to appear. Within a minute or two. First one bird. Then a handful more. Then long flashes of pink and crimson over the mangroves as the scarlet ibis return to Trinidad’s Caroni Swamp for the night. Within minutes, entire mangrove islands turn red. It’s one of the Caribbean’s most remarkable […]
Barefoot dinners under the jungle canopy. Sound rituals beside the sea in Tulum. Late afternoons on Holbox where the streets empty out and the only traffic is golf carts rolling past murals and beach bars. And did I mention the whale sharks? That’s the atmosphere shaping a new program at three boutique resorts along Mexico’s […]
Stone streets after dark. Rooftop cocktails above centuries-old buildings. Live merengue drifting out of open-air bars in the Colonial Zone. That’s the version of Santo Domingo travelers keep discovering right now. And in the middle of it is the new Kimpton Las Mercedes by IHG, one of the Caribbean’s most anticipated urban hotel debuts. The hotel […]
Curaçao continued its strong tourism momentum in April, with the island reporting another major increase in stayover arrivals as demand remained elevated across key international markets. According to new data provided to Caribbean Journal from the Curaçao Tourist Board, the island welcomed 75,332 stayover visitors in April 2026, representing a 10 percent increase compared to the same month last year. The […]
Street musicians set up near the waterfront sculptures. Restaurants along the promenade fill with late dinners and cocktails. Couples stop along the seawall facing Banderas Bay while fishing boats cut across the water toward the marina. A few blocks away, inside a smaller oceanfront hotel north of downtown, the atmosphere feels completely different: quieter pools, […]
Dominica is reporting another major increase in visitor arrivals as the island moves through one of the biggest tourism development periods in its history. During a destination presentation at CHTA Marketplace 2026 in Antigua, officials outlined strong growth across both stayover and cruise tourism, along with a wave of infrastructure projects reshaping the Nature Island’s tourism sector. According […]
Flights to the Caribbean have become increasingly expensive during the last several years. Fares climbed sharply after the travel rebound, airlines cut back on ultra-cheap inventory and travelers looking for winter sun started paying far more than they did before the pandemic. But one Caribbean destination is suddenly bucking the trend. According to new data […]
Barbados is getting another major boost from Canada this winter. Air Transat is launching new nonstop service between Montreal and Barbados beginning Dec. 13, adding twice-weekly flights from one of the island’s strongest Canadian source markets as Barbados continues expanding its airlift strategy across the country. The new seasonal route will operate on Wednesdays and Sundays aboard an Airbus A321LR aircraft with […]
There’s a different kind of Caribbean cruise traveler emerging right now. They’re looking for longer itineraries, more time in the southern Caribbean, bigger balconies, quieter corners to work remotely, and ships that feel more like boutique hotels than floating amusement parks. Holland America Line is betting heavily on that traveler with the newly revamped Oosterdam, and […]
Antigua and Guadeloupe are relatively close neighbors in the Eastern Caribbean, but getting between them has not always been simple. Depending on the season, travelers have often faced indirect routings, long layovers or multi-stop regional itineraries just to travel between the two islands. That’s now changing. Liat Air has officially launched new nonstop service between Antigua and Guadeloupe, adding […]
The first thing many travelers notice in St. Thomas is how quickly the island settles into vacation mode. Ten minutes after leaving the airport, you’re driving past marinas filled with catamarans, open-air beach bars and hillside overlooks with views across the Caribbean Sea. Ferries leave for St. John throughout the day. Sailboats drift across Charlotte […]
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