All-inclusive resorts have always fit Barbados. And they’re also different in Barbados. They’re not the megaresorts you might think of. They’re more intimate, smaller-scale, particularly on the legendary west coast — also known as the Platinum Coast. This side of the island draws travelers who return often and expect consistency. Resorts sit close to the […]
Frontier Airlines has kicked off a major expansion of service to Puerto Rico and Cancun, Mexico. The ultra-low-cost carrier has begun operating new routes between seven U.S cities and Puerto Rico, along with a new route between Puerto Rico and Cancun. That includes flights from Cleveland, Baltimore, Chicago Midway, Dallas Fort Worth and Detroit to […]
Planning multiple visits to the Caribbean this year? Perhaps a few trips to St Thomas? And then some island hopping to Vieques and Culebra through San Juan, with a Cancun vacation squeezed in? Frontier Airlines’ newest program is giving travelers an “all-you-can-fly” pass for the summer for just $499 a person. The GoWild! program includes […]
Hai Hospitality’s sushi concept, Uchi, is opening its first-ever Caribbean location with a pop-up in Turks and Caicos. Chef Tyson Cole’s Uchi will take over the Grace Bay Club’s Infiniti Restaurant and Raw Bar twice this year: from June 7-10 and again from Dec. 6-9, with a custom menu curated by Uchi’s culinary team featuring […]
It’s arguably the top fitness amenity travelers are looking for in their hotel: a Peloton bike. And now hotel giant Hilton has announced a new push with the brand in the Caribbean, starting with Puerto Rico. The partnership means all Hilton hotels in Puerto Rico will be equipped with at least one Peloton bike by […]
Hilton is planning a significant expansion of its hotel portfolio in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The company is planning to “more than double” its portfolio on the island. That will include new hotels across several different brands, including the Tapestry Collection, Curio Collection and Condado Plaza Hilton brands. Hilton will also be […]
Since 2020, Puerto Rico has been one of the hottest destinations for new airlift in the Americas. And that trend is continuing, as visitors continue to flock to the island. New York City-based JetBlue has announced plans to add another two nonstop routes to Puerto Rico: year-round service between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and San Juan; […]
It’s always been one of the best golf resorts in Puerto Rico, operating under a series of brands over the years. Now, the Wyndham Palmas resort clearly has a bigger ambition: to be one of the island’s best resorts, period. The new-look Wyndham Palmas will be reopening its doors this May following a “dramatic” transformation, […]
While Puerto Rico has been seeing dynamic tourism growth since the pandemic, that wasn’t the case a decade ago. That was when hospitality stars Loisse Herger and Fernando Davila took a chance and opened an innovative new boutique hotel in the heart of the Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Inspired by their travels […]
It began when the Caribbean was the first global destination to see any of its destinations reopen for tourism at the peak of the pandemic. Quickly, travelers around the world were drawn to the Caribbean, for the region’s outstanding health-protocol stewardship and for its unrivaled space and natural environment – a pandemic premium for many travelers, […]
It’s been the story since the summer of 2020: people are traveling to Cancun in droves. And the story continues through the third year since the pandemic, as Cancun keeps showing surging air passenger traffic so far in 2023. Passenger traffic at Cancun International Airport last month reached 5.5 million passengers, a nearly 24 percent […]
Puerto Rico tourism is off to sizzling start so far in 2023, if the island’s air traffic is any indication. Passenger traffic to Puerto Rico’s primary air hub, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, topped 874,400 in February — a 20.5 percent increase over the same month last year, according to ASUR, which manages the airport. For […]
