The beaches. The buzz. The first-ever W all-inclusive. A new chapter in Punta Cana’s tourism story began this week with the grand opening of the W Punta Cana Adult All-Inclusive, a $160 million resort developed by Grupo Puntacana, Marriott International and Mac Hotels. The property had already been welcoming guests since earlier this summer. It’s […]
More flights to caribbean hub By the Caribbean Journal staff Air France is expanding its flights to St Maarten, the company announced this week. The new service will mean an additional flight on Saturdays between Paris and SXM Airport, increasing its offer to eight weekly flights in winter 2015. The additional flight will be operated […]
Above: Pinel Island (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell PINEL ISLAND — It isn’t an easy choice. Not here, not in the late morning sun with St Martin’s hills towering across the bay. Here on Pinel Island, there is little — no roads, no cars, no hotels; just an idyllic stretch of sand and a […]
Above: Hotel L’Esplanade (All photos by Caribbean Journal) By Alexander Britell GRAND CASE — The palm trees know. You can see it in the way they shake, the way they wave in the wind in the late afternoon. They know there’s an extra level of tranquility, an additional degree of quiet up here. Here, in […]
