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These Caribbean Beach Bars Come With Their Own Hotels

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Some people book a hotel for the pool, others for the spa. But for a certain kind of traveler, it’s all about the bar — and not just any bar, but one that’s right on the sand, where the sound of the surf mixes with music and cocktails. These are the beach bars that became […]

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What the Latest Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Numbers Say

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Low hotel occupancy in the Caribbean is not exactly a surprise right now — but the numbers are slowly climbing upward as the region continues to reopen, according to the latest data from hotel analytics firm STR.  Caribbean hotel occupancy was 19.8 percent in August, a 68.1 percent decline compared to the same month in […]

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Marriott Is Opening a Residential Resort in Belize

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Alaia Belize, the first-ever Marriott International property in Belize, is planning to open in the first quarter of 2021.  The 155-unit residential resort will be part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, set on 1,000 feet of beachfront in San Pedro Town.  Set on more than 20 acres, the beach community has a mix of units ranging […]

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Two New All-Inclusive Resorts Break Ground in the Dominican Republic

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A pair of new Temptation-branded resorts has broken ground in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The adults-only Temptation Miches Resort and the Temptation Grand Miches Resort both broke ground this week in the increasingly popular development destination of Miches. The groundbreaking, headlined by new Dominican Republic Luis Abinader, is the first major […]


Marriott Is Opening a Residential Resort in Belize

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor While U.S. Virgin Islands investment experts, like those in the rest of the Caribbean, remain sensitive to the struggles everyone is experiencing due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they also humbly admitted that this an opportunistic time for hotel investors to buy property in the Territory. “Whenever there is a […]

Sonesta Is Expanding to Puerto Rico

Sonesta is undertaking a major brand expansion in the United States that will include its first hotel property in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The expansion is the result of a transaction with Service Properties Trust, which will transfer 103 InterContinental Hotel Group properties it owns to Sonesta branding.  That will include the […]

St Thomas’ Sugar Bay Resort Remains on the Market

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Brokerage firm sources confirmed with Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) on Wednesday that the currently shuttered Sugar Bay Resort & Spa in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, remains on the market. In a recent interview with CJI, Joseph Boschulte, US Virgin Islands tourism commissioner, said the popular property was devastated by […]

Reopenings of Marriott-Branded St Thomas Resorts Pushed to 2022

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor The much-anticipated openings of both the Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort & Spa and Noni Beach Resort, an Autograph Collection Hotel in St Thomas have been delayed from the end of this year to the summer of 2022, said USVI Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte. Boschulte said the properties were in […]

Jamaica Hotel Development Projects “Still on Track”

A projected increase in Jamaica’s hotel stock to more than 25,000 rooms by 2023 is “still on track,” according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  About 90 percent of planned investments for the tourism industry in Jamaica remain on stream, he said.  The country’s hotel pipeline includes a planned 1,700-room hotel property in St James, along […]

The Bequia Beach Resort Is Building a New Villa Component

A new villa resort is coming to the island of Bequia in The Grenadines, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The multi-stage residential resort development, called Friendship Bay Estate, will make its initial debut Nov. 1.  The homes, which will overlook the nearby island of Mustique, are part of the broader Bequia Beach Hotel development.  The […]

A Leading US Virgin Islands Hotel Is For Sale

The leading boutique hotel in St Croix, US Virgin Islands is for sale, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The Fred, the new boutique hotel that’s brought a major injection of energy into Frederiksted, St Croix, has been listed for sale with Diane K. Burns of Coldwell Banker St Croix Realty.  The listing price is $6.9 […]

There’s a New Private International Airport in Turks and Caicos

The private island of Ambergris Cay in Turks and Caicos is now home to the longest private runway in the Caribbean.  The newly-rebranded Ambergris Cay International Airport is now home to a 5,700-foot-long private runway that means travelers on private jets can now clear Turks and Caicos Customs and Immigration upon arrival — without having […]