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Delta Air Lines Is Adding New Daily Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous For Beaches, Chocolate, and Spice

delta air lines grenada

Some of the best beaches on earth. A unique, fragrant spice in the air. World-class rum. The Portofino of the Caribbean. A plethora of waterfalls. The Eastern Caribbean island of Grenada is one of the region’s great gems, a layered, rich getaway that still remains deliciously under the radar.  But that could be changing, thanks […]

Puerto Rico

A New Pizza Restaurant in San Juan’s Condado

La Pizza La Pasta San Juan

A top chef’s newest eatery in San Juan By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Say “Hola” to La Pizza La Pasta, a new restaurant helmed by Puerto Rico celebrity chef Roberto Treviño. In San Juan’s Condado neighborhood, the restaurant in the 18th-century mansion previously occupied by Trevino’s Casa Lola offers a diverse selection of (you […]

Aruba

In Aruba, A Conference on Happiness

Aruba

In its lead-up to International World Tourism Day, the “happy island” of Aruba will host Happiness 360 Conference World Tourism Aruba– an international symposium in partnership with the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The event is scheduled for September 13-14, and will highlight industry trends and synergies between tourism, culture and happiness. “As the most […]

News

Expanded Panama Canal Officially Opens

Panama Canal

In a game-changing development for the wider Caribbean Basin, the expanded Panama Canal has been officially inaugurated. The first commercial transit of a so-called “Neopanamax” vessel occurred through the expanded canal on Sunday, with a crowd of more than 25,000 attending the inauguration ceremony. “More than 100 years ago, the Panama Canal connected two oceans. […]


In Aruba, A Conference on Happiness

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Caribbean Development Bank is funding a major new project that will expand or rehabilitate six schools across Grenada. The Grenada Education Enhancement Project launched last week in St George’s. “If we truly believe that every child deserves that kind of opportunity, and that every society deserves to have students […]

One Photographer’s Love Affair With Dominica

A new photographic look at Dominica By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you can’t get to Dominica this summer, why not bring the Nature Island to you? Local photographer Yuri Jones is making it easy with his new coffee table book, Majestic and Magical: Come Explore The Nature Isle, which features more than 100 […]

VIDEO: The Most Exotic Beach in St Barth

St Barth may be small, but it’s got a disproportionately high number of beautiful beaches, from wave-crashing Atlantic strands to classic Caribbean powder-white shores. But for a exotic, marvelous beach, look no further than Anse de Grand Saline. It’s named after the salt pond nearby, but this beach is eternally sweet — it’s a wide, broad […]

A New Luxury Resort Is Coming to Jamaica

A major new luxury all-inclusive resort is coming to Jamaica this year. Royalton Luxury Resorts’ newest property on the island, Royalton Blue Waters, is slated to debut on the shores of White Bay near Montego Bay in November. The 228-room all-inclusive hotel will include unlimited, reservation-free dining, 11 restaurants and bars and a choice of […]

Jamaica Looks to Reform Real Estate Sector

The government of Jamaica is leading a push to reform the institutional structures relating to housing and to implement upgraded legislation for the operation and development of the real estate sector. During his keynote presentation at the Jamaica Mortgage Bank’s 45th Anniversary Housing Seminar, Minister of Water and Housing Horace Chang said the aim of […]

Ritz-Carlton Reserve Bermuda Breaks Ground

The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Bermuda has officially broken ground. The hotel, which will be known as the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Caroline Bay, Bermuda, is slated to debut on the island in 2018. It is the product of a long-term management agreement with George’s Bay Hotel Ltd and George’s Bay Residences Ltd. The property will be the third […]

Arnold Palmer Cayman Project Gets Construction Go-Ahead

Ironwood, the Arnold Palmer golf community in the Eastern Districts of Grand Cayman, has received permission from the Cayman Islands Department of Planning to begin construction. The project approval covers the first phase of construction, which includes land excavation and preparation for the 18-hole championship course, the nine-hole executive course and an interconnected lake system. […]

The 16 Best Places to Stay on This Island

If you’re looking for the best hotels in Puerto Rico, you’ll find a broad mix of places to stay. And what’s not to love about the “isle of enchantment?” Visitors rightly rave about Puerto Rico’s diversity, a unique and fascinating blend of African, Spanish and other European influences that’s reflected in its history, food, arts […]