A private pool outside your suite in the Riviera Maya. A swim-up room in Punta Cana. A familiar resort in Jamaica entering a new adults-only chapter. Another longtime Mexican Caribbean property getting a new name, redesigned rooms, and a reimagined premium section. Those are some of the changes coming across Ocean Signature Resorts as the […]
Manatees are found in more than 20 different countries across the Caribbean Sea, from Panama to Trinidad, Jamaica to the Dominican Republic. But the sea creatures face a number of threats, from continued habitat loss to other human activities. It will take a united effort to help conserve them — and that’s the thinking behind the […]
Music superstar Pitbull is coming to The Bahamas for the latest in Atlantis Paradise Island’s Atlantis: Live concert series. Atlantis: LIVE and Music Making Waves have hosted some of the world’s leading artists in recent years, from Taylor Swift to Lady Gaga to John Legend (who is performing in May). It’s actually a return for […]
It’s the most highly-anticipated opening of the year in the Dominican Republic: the St. Regis Cap Cana resort, and the beachfront property’s debut is getting close. The luxury property on Punta Espada in the Cap Cana area of Punta Cana is now taking bookings as early as May 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 200-room […]
Beaches, the family-focused brand of Sandals Resorts International, is expanding to a new Caribbean island, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has announced plans to open the new Beaches Barbados, with plans to break ground later this year. The new resort will have a total of 600 rooms, with a mix of king and queen […]
Maybe you’ve started a cruise in Miami or Fort Lauderdale. Or perhaps you’ve explored the eastern and southern Caribbean out of a port like Antigua or San Juan. Now, Royal Caribbean is sending one of its ships further south, with a unique set of offerings in a different corner of the Caribbean Basin. Beginning in […]
Zel, the brand created through an alliance between tennis legend Rafael Nadal and Melia, has officially held the grand opening of its Punta Cana resort, Caribbean Journal has learned. The all-inclusive resort is set at the former Reserve at the Paradisus Palma Real, with 190 rooms, all of which are suites. Melia says the property […]
Condor Airlines will be returning to Antigua and Barbuda for a second season this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned. Antigua and Barbuda tourism officials revealed they had secured a second season of flights on Condor, which is flying between Frankfurt and Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. Condor launched the flights last year, which led to […]
Punta Cana. La Romana. Santo Domingo. Puerto Plata. They’re the traditional tourism hubs of the Dominican Republic. But in the last few years, another city is getting on travelers’ radar: Santiago de los Caballeros, which is seeing renewed hotel growth and new flights. The newest development? Hampton’s Hampton by Hilton brand is opening a new […]
The rum. The architecture. The colorful streets. The pupusas. If you haven’t been to Guatemala, you’re missing out on one of the region’s most diverse, layered destinations, from its vibrant capital to the historic thoroughfares of Antigua. Now it’s even easier to visit the country in the western Caribbean, with new flights coming from Miami […]
Frontier is making a big expansion push out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and now the low-cost carrier is at it again, with a new route to the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new route will kick off June 19, with flights twice per week between San Juan and Puerto Plata on the […]
It’s one of the great gems of the region: the walled city of Cartagena, the centuries-old historic quarter of the increasingly hot destination on Colombia’s Caribbean coastline. And now Cartagena just added a new boutique hotel, set with a restored 16th century mansion. It’s called Casa Carolina, and it’s got just three suites and 12 […]
