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Hotels and Development

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Dart Real Estate to Reopen, Expand Cayman Brac Luxury Resort

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Shuttered for close to two years, five-star luxury resort Le Soleil d’Or on Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands was acquired by Dart Real Estate in the spring of 2019 and was set to reopen this past […]

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A New Private-Island Destination Is Coming to St John, USVI

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A new private–island resort is coming off the coast of St John in the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The new Lovango Resort and Beach Club will be a fully sustainable resort set on Lovango Cay, just […]

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St Thomas Is Getting a New Resort Project

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A major new resort project is coming to the island of St Thomas, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  By-the-Sea-Resort Properties LLC is developing a new 68-key independent boutique resort, set within the 397-acre The Preserve at Botany Bay residential development […]

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Why This Might Be the Best Hotel Opportunity in Bonaire

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It’s one of the Caribbean’s hottest small destinations.  It’s outside of the hurricane belt.  And its hotel stock is relatively small when compared to other Caribbean destinations.  And in the age of social distancing, the small-island, spread-out feel of Bonaire […]


What’s Next for the Puerto Rico Hotel Industry

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It was a major step for the reopening of Puerto Rico’s tourism industry this week as the destination reopened all of its nearly 15 golf courses, including the popular course at the Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve hotel, which is […]


Jamaica Urging Developers to Relaunch Construction Projects

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Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging developers to relaunch their construction projects with “speed and alacrity,” he said this week.  Many projects were put on hold in Jamaica as a result of the pandemic, particularly in the country’s booming […]

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A New $350 Million Resort Project Is Coming to Grenada

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The owner of the luxe Silversands Grenada resort has acquired a pair of properties on the island — with plans for a $350 million investment and a multi-phase tourism project. Joyau des Caraibes, which owns the recently-opened Silversands, has acquired the […]


Why Belize Could Be Ripe for Hotel Investment

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) recently spoke with some top Belize real estate experts to find out why the Central American destination could be prime territory for hotel investment once the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is over. […]


Bahamas’ Margaritaville Resort Project Relaunching Construction

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor A spokesperson for the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board told Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) on Thursday that the much-anticipated Margaritaville Beach Resort in Nassau, The Bahamas will resume construction on May 11 with plans to […]

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STR: March Data Shows Extent of Pandemic's Impact on Caribbean Hotels

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By Rico Louw Client Account Manager, STR  HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Showing the harsh impact of COVID-19 travel limitations and mitigation efforts, Caribbean hotels reported double-digit declines in occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR) during March, according to data from STR.   […]


CJI Conversation: The Hartling Group’s Karen Whitt on the Turks and Caicos Hotel Industry

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor The Hartling Group, which represents three top luxury hotels in Turks and Caicos, was poised to have its strongest first quarter in company history, said Karen Whitt, the company’s vice president of sales and marketing. […]


The Outlook for the Hotel Business in the Dominican Republic

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Lucien Echavarria, Northeast director of the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism, is both optimistic and cautious when predicting just how and when her country’s hotels will reopen to the world following the coronavirus. Echavarria, who […]


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