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Cancun Is Getting a New Adults-Only, All-Inclusive Oceanfront Resort

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The Mexican Caribbean’s hottest destination is about to welcome a brand-new kind of adults-only all-inclusive resort. Next month, Secrets Mirabel Cancun Resort and Spa will officially open in the heart of Cancun’s Hotel Zone, just eight miles from the airport. For travelers seeking the combination of oceanfront indulgence and easy access, this new Hyatt property […]

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Major All-Inclusive Reopens in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

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One of the most prominent all-inclusive resorts in Puerto Plata has reopened its doors, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  The Senator Puerto Plata Resort officially reopened this week, following a $100 million project.  The resort has a total of 610 rooms, along with amenities like a Renova Spa and 13 different dining concepts.  Dominican Republic President […]

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Rum Journal: Karl Malone’s New Rum From the Dominican Republic

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It began with cigars.  NBA Hall of Fame Karl Malone’s love affair with the Dominican Republic kicked off when he crafted his own line of cigars with one of the country’s most prominent cigarmarkers: La Aurora, whose operations in Santiago date back to 1903.  That partnership led to Karl Malone Barrel Aged, a six-year-aged blend […]

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The St Kitts Music Festival Is Making a Comeback

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One of the Caribbean’s most popular music festivals is coming back.  The St Kitts Music Festival, which had grown into one of the region’s most sought after music events before the pandemic, is returning in 2022.  This year’s event will be held June 24-25, according to Tourism Minister Lindsay Grant.  The event was scaled down […]


Rum Journal: Karl Malone’s New Rum From the Dominican Republic

The Punta Borinquen Resort in Puerto Rico has completed a substantial renovation project, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Aguadilla area property has put the finishing touches on an $8.6 million renovation project.  “Our company has been here for nearly 30 years since we first bet on the tourism potential of tourism in the north [of […]

JetBlue Is Adding More Flights to Turks and Caicos

JetBlue Airways is adding more flights to Turks and Caicos in 2022, Caribbean Journal has learned.  As part of the carrier’s Northeast Alliance with American Airlines, JetBlue is expanding to service to several destinations, including Providenciales.  The Turks and Caicos expansion ill see the carrier offer up to two daily flights between New York’s John […]

The Caribbean’s Coolest New Eco-Resort Is In Dominica

A new luxury eco-resort is set to open this month on the island of Dominica, Caribbean Journal has learned.  It’s called Coulibri Ridge, and it’s a significant addition to the southern coast of Dominica.  The resort is a dramatic design, set on a hillside with spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea and the neighboring island […]

Montego Bay, Jamaica Sets Pandemic Tourism Record

Jamaica’s tourism hub of Montego Bay has set a new record for tourism arrivals in a single day since the onset of the pandemic.  Last Saturday, the island welcomed 7,000 passengers to Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport, the most in a single day arriving to the destination since the reopening of the country’s borders in […]

Caribbean Airlines Is Adding More Barbados Flights

Caribbean Airlines is adding more flights from its hub at Trinidad and Tobago’s Piarco International Airport to Barbados, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The expansion will take effect on Dec. 17, the company confirmed.  The Port-of-Spain-based carrier is increasing its service between Trinidad and Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport to seven weekly flights from Trinidad to […]

Travelers to the US Virgin Islands Don’t Need a Test to Come Back

It’s become one of the biggest hassles in travel: the return test.  For nearly a year, the CDC required all returning American travelers to show proof of a negative test (antigen or PCR) within 72 hours of coming back to the US.  Earlier this month, the CDC tightened that rule, meaning all returning travelers have […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards 2022

It seems that every year in the Caribbean we say it’s been a year like no other — but in the age of the pandemic, that’s a guarantee. And if 2020 was defined by the ongoing question of the tourism reopening, much of 2021 was defined by abundant tourism success. Even amid this unprecedented global […]

This Is the Hottest New Restaurant in Antigua

First came Sheer Rocks, the cliffside eatery that helped catapult Antigua’s dining scene into a global destination.  Then there was the transformation of Catherine’s Cafe, the legendary beach bar in English Harbour.  And now Antigua’s Rocks Group is at it again, this time with a sparkling new Asian fusion eatery called Rokuni, which is officially […]