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The Caribbean Travel Awards 2026

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When the final tallies come in, more than 35 million people will likely have visited the Caribbean as overnight guests in 2025 — around 4 percent more than the previous year, and about 3 percent more than in 2019. That’s along with another 38 million arriving on a cruise ship. In other words, travelers continue […]

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Jamaica’s Top Resort Is Opening New Villas — And Every Single One Has a Pool

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The perfect jerk chicken, cooked up tableside by your private chef. A refreshing rum punch at sunset.  The sound of birdsong from the palm trees. These are some of the details that make a stay at a villa in Jamaica so memorable. It’s an experience we’ve been lucky enough to enjoy a number of times, […]

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St Barth Is a Caribbean Island That’s Even Better in the Summer, With Fewer Crowds, Jet-Set Villas and Classic French Cool 

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After many trips to St. Barth, I’ve come to believe there’s a rhythm to the island—something you only really get after spending some real time there. It’s in the salty breeze, the perfect espresso at 8 a.m., and the way people actually read at the beach. But if you really want to find that rhythm, […]

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Where to Stay in the US Virgin Islands This Summer: Top Boutique Hotels, All-Inclusive Resorts, and Hidden Villa Gems

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If you’re planning a summer escape to the US Virgin Islands, you’re in for more than just turquoise water and postcard-perfect beaches. From chic boutique hotels in St. Thomas to beachfront resorts in St. Croix, the USVI is packed with unique places to stay — whether you’re dreaming of all-inclusive luxury or a tucked-away villa […]


St Barth Is a Caribbean Island That’s Even Better in the Summer, With Fewer Crowds, Jet-Set Villas and Classic French Cool 

An eight-bedroom, 13-bathroom villa in a protected park has hit the market for $39,999,000, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  It’s one of the most expensive villas currently on the market in the region.  So where is it?  St John, where two-thirds of the island is covered in protected national parkland — which is where this villa […]

A New All-Inclusive Villa Resort Just Opened in Tulum With Private Infinity Pools, Butler Service and a Pizza Bar 

Tulum began life as a quiet beach town. Then the yogis and the Bohemians came, morphing the area into a hip, cool hotspot. In recent years, the trend has been toward big hotel brands like Hilton and Hyatt and bigger resorts, a far cry from the town’s roots.  But the newest resort in Tulum is […]

This Montego Bay, Jamaica Resort Has “Timeless” Villas With Private Chefs, Butlers and Jet-Set Glamour 

You wake up to the smell of freshly-brewed Blue Mountain coffee and the sound of eggs frying in the pan. There’s fresh fruit waiting for you, the table set just-so by your butler. The day starts with an al fresco breakfast and then the choice is yours: a lazy day by the pool, 18 holes […]

In Isla Mujeres, Mexico, the Art of the “Barefoot Luxury” Villa Vacation 

It’s just a short boat ride from Cancun. But when you get to the tiny island of Isla Mujeres, you’re instantly in a different universe. The island is everything you love about the Mexican Caribbean and the Riviera Maya, but delivered in a charming, breezy, laid-back package.  It’s a world away from the large resorts […]

The Park Hyatt St Kitts Has Three New-Look “Villas,” All With Private Pools

St Kitts’ premier luxury resort has transformed three of its villa-style units, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The 124-room property has revamped its three-bedroom presidential villa along with a pair of one-bedroom bi-level villas with rooftop pools. (Those had previously been called “penthouse suites.” “Every detail that went into the design of our new villas was […]

This Jamaica Villa Resort Offers 10 Percent Commissions 

It remains one of the fastest-growing segments in Caribbean travel: the luxury villa, for which demand continues to surge across the region.  Of course, there are two primary ways to enjoy a villa — an independent villa, preferably with a top villa management company, or a villa resort, where you get villa accommodations with full […]

This Uncrowded Caribbean Island Has Pristine Beaches, Mystical Rock Formations and Jaw-Dropping Luxury Villas 

You know it the moment you begin to descend toward the water. You see them: the towering, imposing, giant boulders, scattered all over the landscape as if a giant were playing marbles. This is The Baths, and it’s a mystical, otherworldly, astonishingly beautiful corner of the Caribbean island of Virgin Gorda, a natural rock formation […]

Sandals Has New-Look Villas at This All-Inclusive in Jamaica 

One of our favorite Sandals resorts in Jamaica has unveiled some new-look villas, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Sandals Ochi Beach Resort has completed renovations of both its two-bedroom and four-bedroom butler villas with private pools, the company confirmed this week.  We’ve always been fans of the 100-acre resort’s dual identity that gives you a […]
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