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15 Caribbean Beaches Where You Can Go Snorkeling Straight From the Sand

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You don’t always need a boat to find the Caribbean you dream about. Some of the region’s clearest water and most colorful reefs sit just beyond the shoreline, close enough that all you have to do is step off the sand, lower your mask and let the sea take over. These are the beaches where […]

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The 25 Best Caribbean Beach Bars for 2024

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What is the first thing you want to do after you land at an airport in the Caribbean? For many, it’s a pretty simple answer. Make your way, by car or boat, to your sandy chair, cocktail in hand, at a Caribbean beach bar. Because there is something about finding yourself at that rum-covered bar […]

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The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean - 2024

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Don’t be fooled: there is a formula to creating a great restaurant. It’s the same formula we use to evaluate the region’s best places to eat. You see, every great restaurant is built on three core pillars: food, service and ambience. Superlative restaurants check the boxes in all three, reminding that a great restaurant is […]

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US Virgin Islands Tourism Continues to Soar 

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It’s been one of the biggest success stories in the Caribbean since the pandemic, and the US Virgin Islands continues to make major strides in travel and tourism.  International arrivals to the USVI are up 39 percent compared to 2019 levels, while extended-stay visitors are up 25 percent.  Seat capacity from the continental US is […]


The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean - 2024

The Bolongo Bay Beach Resort on St. Thomas may be the most popular all-inclusive resort you’ve never heard of. It’s not that the resort itself isn’t well-known: this family-run and managed, beach resort has been in business since 1974. But it’s only in recent years that the 75-room property has seen an overwhelming percentage of […]

Expansion Projects for St Croix, St Thomas Cruise Ports 

The US Virgin Islands’ Port Authority has received the green light for an expansion for its cruise ports in St Croix and St Thomas, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  In St Thomas, the focus is on the Crown Bay cruise port, with plans for a “significant revitalization” of the Subbase and the Crown Bay Area […]

St Thomas, St Croix Tourism Surging 

Air traffic and tourism numbers for the two biggest islands in the US Virgin Islands continue to show strong growth, according to new data.  St Thomas is anticipating 25 percent year-over-year growth for the 2023-2024 winter season, as compared to the winter of 2019-20, before the onset of the pandemic.  For the year to date, […]

This Is the Caribbean’s Best Christmas Festival 

Music stars, delicious Caribbean food, endless cultural celebration.  This is the best Christmas festival in the Caribbean, and it’s a unique way to spend the festive season in the islands.  St Croix’s beloved Crucian Christmas is back again this year, a December celebration that will include a full lineup of musical performances.  That includes Festival […]

Delta Is Adding More Flights to Montego Bay, St Thomas

Delta Air Lines is adding more than 35,000 seats for what the company is calling its largest-ever winter schedule in Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  That will include extra flights to destinations across the region, from Montego Bay, Jamaica to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.  From Atlanta, Delta is […]

Christie’s International Real Estate Expands to St John 

Christie’s International Real Estate has continued its fast-paced Caribbean expansion with a new office in St John, US Virgin Islands. The company has rebranded the former Islandia Real Estate as the new Islandia St John Christie’s International Real Estate.  The brokerage was founded in Cruz Bay in 1967 and has been one fo the top […]

American Airlines Is Adding New Daily Flights to St Croix, USVI

The US Virgin Islands, which has been the hottest destination in the Caribbean over the last few years, is set for another tourism boost with new daily flights to the island of St Croix.  American Airlines has announced plans to expand to daily nonstop flights between Charlotte and St Croix, connecting one of the United […]

In St John, a Celebration of Culture 

It’s been nearly seven decades since the island of St John held its first Celebration, a tradition that has turned into one of the most vibrant summer festivals in the Caribbean. Now in its 69th year, St John Celebration is back again with weeks of parties, food fairs, parades and cultural moments.  The annual event, […]