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This Hotel on One of the Caribbean’s Most Iconic Beaches Costs Less Than $200 a Night (And It Has Bungalows)

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It’s the most famous view in Martinique: a sweeping volcanic-sand beach fringed by coconut palms, and rising from the sea just offshore, the sheer volcanic silhouette of Diamond Rock. And right now, you can wake up on that beach for $177 per night. That’s the current starting rate at Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront residence hotel […]

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What's Next for Hilton in the Caribbean?

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Hilton will have more than new 20 hotels open in the Caribbean and Latin America by year’s end, further cementing its blueprint in the all-inclusive market without ignoring its luxury European Plan (EP) brands. No further proof of that can be found in the company’s pipeline of new […]

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Legendary Caribbean Hotel and Marina Property Sold

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A landmark hotel property in The Bahamas has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The Lighthouse Yacht Club and Marina on Andros Island in The Bahamas has been sold to a 100 percent Bahamian owned consortium of hotel and marina developers and investors.  The hotel had been owned by the Hotel Corporation of The […]

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Why Marriott Is Bullish on All-Inclusive

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made the main amenity of an all-inclusive resort more prevalent than ever before. Representatives of various all-inclusive companies, like Marriott International, have capitalized on travelers’ desire to be secluded. Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) recently chatted with Laurent de Kousemaeker, chief development officer for […]


Legendary Caribbean Hotel and Marina Property Sold

La Colección Resorts by Fiesta Americana is expanding in the Mexican Caribbean, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The resort company is adding a pair of new resorts on the coast, including the new Navy Tulum, a boutique resort, and a new Live Aqua Beach Resort in Playa Mujeres.  The former is already open, and the latter […]

Virgin Hotels CEO: “We Would Love to Be in the Caribbean”

By Alexander Britell The Virgin brand is no stranger to the Caribbean — and founder Sir Richard Branson is resident of the British Virgin Islands.  And while Virgin Atlantic has been operating in the Caribbean for decades, and Virgin Voyages will soon launch cruising to eight or nine Caribbean destinations, the company’s Virgin Hotels division hasn’t […]

How Hyatt’s Acquisition of ALG Will Change the All-Inclusive Market

By Joe Pike Fernando Garcia-Chacon remembers a simpler day when it comes to running an all-inclusive resort, a time when a mostly three-star Spanish resort designed to attract the masses was run by one company. But as the all-inclusive market began to merge with the luxury market, the space started to get more competitive, forcing […]

26-Room Caribbean Hotel on the Market for $3 Million

By Andrea Perez, Special Contributor to CJI The Palm Garden Hote, located just across the street from beautiful beaches in Christ Church, Barbados is on the real estate market for US$3 million. The 26 room hotel is about 10 minutes’ drive from the International Airport. This hotel features all self-contained apartments with kitchens ranging from studios to superior apartments sleeping 4 persons. It’s a budget […]

New Courtyard by Marriott Breaks Ground in Dominican Republic

Another new Courtyard by Marriott has broken ground in the Caribbean, this time in the Dominican Republic.  The new Courtyard By Marriott Santo Domingo – Piantini officially broke ground this week, a property that will be the second Courtyard-branded hotel in Santo Domingo.  It’s set in the Piantini neighborhood, among the most upscale districts in […]

Tax Credits Are Driving a Hotel Boom in Ponce, Puerto Rico

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI When Puerto Rico changed its laws in 2016 to offer greater tax incentives to real estate investors, a lesser-known city on the destination’s southern coast began to catch the eye of wealthy businessmen and women from all over the world. Ponce, once considered a hidden gem, is now […]

Apple Leisure Group Sold for $2.7 Billion

Travel giant Apple Leisure Group has been sold for $2.7 billion.  The buyer? Hyatt Hotels Corporation, which has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ALG and its assets from affiliates of KKR and KSL Capital Partners.  The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021.  ALG’s brand management platform, AMResorts, has […]

More Than 7,500 New Hotel Rooms in the Pipeline in Jamaica

Jamaica has more than 7,500 new hotel rooms set to come on stream in the next three years, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  There are a number of major hotel projects “slated for implementation” between 2021 and 2023, Bartlett said.  That includes a 2,000-room project by Princess Hotels in Negril; 1,700 rooms at the […]