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Kimpton’s Soon-to-Debut All-Inclusive Resort in the Riviera Maya Has Four Pools, Swim-Up Rooms — and an Opening Date 

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More and more big brands have been getting into all-inclusive, from Marriott to Hyatt to even SLS and W. The category has been filling up with names that built their reputations elsewhere, each bringing a slightly different take on what an all-inclusive stay should look like. Kimpton is next. Set within a dense mangrove reserve […]

News

Avelo Just Launched New Routes to Two Caribbean Destinations: Montego Bay and Cancun 

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They’re two of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean: Montego Bay, Jamaica and Cancun. In the post-pandemic period, they’re also two of the hottest places to visit in the hemisphere, both seeing a strong tourism renaissance in the last three years or so.  And now Cancun and Montego Bay have another connection from an […]

All-Inclusive

This Top Riviera Maya Resort Brand Is Expanding to Montego Bay, Jamaica 

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It’s one of the top all-inclusive resorts on the Riviera Maya in Mexico: UNICO 20°87°, which has earned rave reviews for its locally-focused, authenticity rich adults-only experience in the Mexican Caribbean. And now the UNICO brand is adding another latitude to its collection.  Parent company AIC Hotels has announced plans to expand the brand into […]

Flights

This Under-the-Radar Airport in Jamaica Is Getting Daily Flights on American Airlines 

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It’s the birthplace of Bond, and the home of some of Jamaica’s coolest hotels: Ocho Rios on the northern coast of the island.  Now, after a successful launch of nonstop flights from Miami (the route kicked off earlier this year) the tiny Ian Fleming International Airport on the outskirts of town is about to get […]


This Top Riviera Maya Resort Brand Is Expanding to Montego Bay, Jamaica 

It’s one of the fastest-growing niches in the travel industry: wellness, that large umbrella that includes everything from spa treatments to fitness, health food to sustainability.  And now one of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations is making wellness a significant priority, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The island of Jamaica has its sights set on becoming […]

Jamaica Vacation? Family Getaway in Turks? Sandals Resorts Has a Big Sale With Up to 65 Percent Off 

Looking for an adults-only, all-inclusive vacation in Jamaica? What about a trip to the newest beach resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines? Or a family vacay in Turks and Caicos?  Sandals Resorts has unveiled its Black Friday sale, and it applies to all of its 17 Sandals-branded resorts across the Caribbean (along with its […]

Two New All-Inclusive Resorts Just Opened in Jamaica: One for Families, the Other Adults-Only 

Maybe you know Montego Bay. Or Negril. Or Ocho Rios. Or maybe you’ve been to further frontiers like Port Antonio and Treasure Beach. But the newest Jamaica all-inclusive resorts are in a destination you probably haven’t heard of: Green Island, about halfway between Mobay and Negril.  Spanish hotel firm Princess Hotels and Resorts just opened […]

Caribbean Airlines Is Bringing Back This Nonstop Flight to Kingston, Jamaica 

The art scene. The music history. The flavors. The new-look downtown. Kingston, Jamaica is hotter than ever, as travelers have begun discovering its myriad charms — and an impressive new slate of hotels all over the capital.  It’s also easier to get there — more and more airlines have been adding flights to Jamaica’s capital, in […]

A New Resort-Within-a-Resort at This Jamaica All-Inclusive 

Upgraded amenities. Private pool access. L’Occitane amenities. Even free laundry. The venerable Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton in Jamaica is upping the ante with a new resort-within-a-resort concept.  They call it The Signature Level, and it’s opening its new enclave at the Montego Bay-area resort on Nov. 1, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Signature Level is […]

Jamaica Just Topped 2 Million Visitors for 2024, in "Remarkable Achievement"

In another strong milestone for the island’s tourism efforts, Jamaica just topped 2 million stayover visitors so far in 2024, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Just over 2 million stayover visitors have already come to Jamaica through mid-September, according to the island’s tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett.  Overall, Jamaica has welcomed 3 million visitors, when you include […]

Sandals and Beaches Just Launched a Fall Sale on Their Resorts in Jamaica 

Sandals Resorts International has launched a fall sale for its Sandals and Beaches resorts in the Caribbean.  The Experience Jamaica sale, which is commissionable for travel agents, includes a $350 air credit on stays of five or six nights.  It also includes a $500 air credit on stays of seven nights or longer.  The program […]

Two New Resorts Are Coming to Jamaica, With Swim-Up Rooms and Overwater Villas 

Overwater villas. Swim-up rooms. A water park. Private butlers. A pair of new resorts is coming to Jamaica this fall, and now the first-ever Princess Hotels properties on the island have an opening date.  The dual-resort complex is set to open in the up-and-coming tourism destination of Green Island on the northwestern coast of the […]

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