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This Sandals All-Inclusive in the Caribbean Has Overwater Bungalows, Swim-Up Rooms, and Plunge Pool Suites

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You wade into the pool from your patio. Or you dip into your plunge pool. Or you jump straight into the sea. At Sandals St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the first choice you make each day is how you enter the water — and that choice says almost everything about how the rest of the […]

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Starbucks Continues Caribbean Expansion in Trinidad

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Starbucks continues Caribbean expansion By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Heads up, Caribbean-bound coffee lovers: there’s a new Starbucks in town. The region’s 33rd outpost is now open in San Fernando, Trinidad’s SouthPark Entertainment Complex. Operated by local restaurant management company Prestige Holdings Limited, the country’s first store employs 35 staff and sells the United States-based […]

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Trinidad and Tobago Showing Strong Cruise Growth

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It was a strong season for cruise arrivals to Trinidad and Tobago, according to the latest numbers from the country’s Tourism Development Company. The island of Trinidad received 30,493 cruise passenger arrivals from 25 cruises, while Tobago saw 70,298 passengers from 60 vessel calls — an increase of 115 percent over the 2014/2015 cruise season. Trinidad […]

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These are the Nonstop Flights to Trinidad

How do you get to Trinidad quickly? We continue our Nonstop Flights series with a look at how to fly nonstop to the Caribbean island of Trinidad, which has seen a wave of new airlift in recent years, most recently thanks to the addition of flights from JetBlue. The good news is that there are […]


Trinidad and Tobago Showing Strong Cruise Growth

New treatments By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A new line of treatments and natural body care products, infused with tropical and botanical blends from the South Pacific Ocean, are now available at Hyatt Regency Trinidad. With the addition of the award-winning product line, Pure Fiji, Spa Esencia guests now have access to more product options […]

Tobago Is Adding More Hotel Rooms

Tobago is expanding its hotel stock. The island’s House of Assembly has purchased two properties at Sanctuary and Manta Lodge, according to Tourism Secretary Tracy Davidson-Celestine. The pair of properties will add 160 rooms to the island’s hotel stock. “Works on the Sanctuary project has started,” the Secretary explained. “This year we will see works starting on Manta […]

Tobago Great House Set to Open

Tobago is getting a major new boutique resort. The Tobago Great House Resort and Spa is slated to open this fall within the 260-acre Grafton Caledonian Wildlife Sanctuary. The property will include 20 ocean-view suites, 36 garden suites overlooking the resort’s pool, a branded spa, a fitness center and meeting facilities. The property will include […]

In Trinidad, Turning a Christmas Tree Into Art

A Caribbean Christmas Tree Made From Bamboo By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Oh, Christmas tree! We’re merry impressed with this inventive Caribbean riff on the traditional fir tree in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port-Of-Spain. The show-stopping, 20-foot-tall bamboo-inspired Christmas creation is the work of avant-garde local designer, Brian MacFarlane. It’s […]

Trinidad and Tobago Showing Very Strong Tourism Growth

Trinidad and Tobago is having a very solid year for tourism growth, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The twin-island republic has posted a 7.7 percent growth in arrivals through September data reported to the CTO, among the highest rates of growth in the region. That was buoyed by a very strong […]

Trinidad, Guyana Talk Cooperation

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago are holding talks to review the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries’ previous governments, according to Guyana’s Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman. Trotman said that President David Granger briefed Cabinet members on his recent trip to Trinidad, where he met with the newly […]

Trinidad and Tobago Could Expand Trade With These Three Countries

A group of countries including the Dominican Republic, Canada and India are looking to expand trade with Trinidad and Tobago. Dominican Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Dr Jose Serulle Ramia, in a visit with Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon this week, said the twin-island state was a very important trade partner. “there is much we can […]

A New Tourism Minister in Trinidad and Tobago

New appointee by incoming government By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has another new top tourism official. The country’s new government has appointed Shamfa Cudjoe as its new Minister of Tourism. Cudjoe was most recently assistant director of the “Youth Energized for Success Programme,” an initiative of the Tobago House of Assembly’s Division […]