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Southwest Airlines Is Launching a New Nonstop Summer Route Between Indianapolis and Puerto Rico

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Southwest Airlines is expanding its presence in the Caribbean, adding a new nonstop route between Indianapolis and San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new seasonal service will operate Saturdays from June 4 through Aug. 3, 2026, offering travellers in the Midwest a direct link to the island’s capital. The route adds an […]

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

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 […]

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Ritz-Carlton’s New Luxury “Yacht” Is Now In San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Season

Don’t call it a cruise ship. Ritz-Carlton’s new luxury “yacht” is officially in the Caribbean, with its new “Ilma” making its inaugural call in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The ship will be home-porting out of San Juan this season, with a total of 11 different sailings between now and March 2025. The luxury megayacht has […]

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Travel Advisor Bookings Are Growing in Puerto Rico

Vacation rentals can be a detriment to an advisor’s bottom line, unless the rental owners are sharing a piece of the pie. While a vacation rental boom in Puerto Rico may sound like something a Caribbean specialist should be concerned about, Francisco Blanch, leisure sales director for Discover Puerto Rico, said otherwise. Here’s what he […]

Ritz-Carlton’s New Luxury “Yacht” Is Now In San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Season

It’s sometimes hard to believe you can be in the middle of a Caribbean city and find a stretch of sand like you do in Condado, home to one of Puerto Rico’s nicest beaches perched right on the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a beach that’s also home to one of the best places to stay in […]

A New Food Festival Is Coming to Puerto Rico, With Help From Some MLB Stars

Puerto Rico has a new food festival coming next year, and it’s getting a quintessentially Puerto Rican kickoff. The island is hosting a “Taste of the Big League” event to launch the festival next week, featuring some of the island’s biggest baseball stars, from Carlos Beltran to Carlos Delgado and Alex Cora, among others. The […]

From Puerto Rico to Barbados, Top Caribbean Chefs Are Facing Off This Week in Miami

There’s no competition quite like in the world of Caribbean food: the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Taste of the Caribbean event, which pits national teams from around the region in a full-on cook-off. The popular event is back for the first time since before the pandemic, being held this year on the heels of […]

You Can Now Earn JetBlue TrueBlue Points Island-Hopping Around the Caribbean

There’s a new way to earn points in JetBlue’s TrueBlue program: island hopping around the Caribbean. A new agreement between JetBlue and popular Caribbean carrier Cape Air means you can now earn and redeem TrueBlue points when you fly on Cape Air flights around the region. You just need to make sure you book the […]

JetBlue Just Launched Daily Nonstop Flights From Providence to Puerto Rico

It’s been one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean in recent years, and now San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport has another new route. JetBlue just kicked off its first-ever flight from Providence to San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday, inaugurating another new Caribbean route from the New England market. The first flight […]

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Puerto Rico Passenger Traffic Sees Slight Decline

After years of largely uninterrupted growth, San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport saw a slight decline in September, according to new data from ASUR, which operates Puerto Rico’s primary air hub. The airport had passenger traffic of 773,296 in September, a decline of 0.8 percent compared to the same month in 2023. For the […]

Bahamas, US Virgin Islands Top Caribbean Countries in Cruise Passenger Spending

You can see the ships. They’re in just about every port in the Caribbean, bringing thousands of passengers to their shores. But what’s not always clear is how much money these passengers are actually spending in the Caribbean. But a new report from the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association sheds significant light on that question. And one […]

A New 1,100-Acre Residential Resort Project in Puerto Rico

Think of it as Puerto Rico’s version of Palmetto Bluff: a 1,100-acre private residential resort community, with everything from a luxury hotel to a championship golf course to a 100-acre organic farm. The rise of luxury residential resort developments has been one of the biggest stories in the Caribbean since the pandemic, and now the […]