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Southwest Airlines Just Added Another New Nonstop Flight to the Caribbean Island of St Maarten

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Lazy days start on Baie Longue, where the shoreline runs long and quiet and the sand holds the sun well into the afternoon. From there, the island opens up in levels. Beach bars on Pinel Island. Marigot stacked with spices, produce, and local rum, and storefronts in Philipsburg lined with jewelry, duty-free finds, and waterfront […]

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Eagle Beach in Aruba Has Dazzling White Sand, Sparkling Turquoise Water, and a Laid-Back Vibe That’s Hard to Beat

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The sand is almost blindingly white, stretching for miles in soft, silky waves. The sea glimmers in impossible shades of blue, shallow and still near the shore before deepening into a dazzling turquoise. It’s one of those rare beaches that feels both cinematic and completely natural — a place that doesn’t need to try to […]

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Aruba Airport Just Launched a New Self Bag Drop Service for U.S. Travelers

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A major upgrade has just landed at Queen Beatrix International Airport. Aruba Airport Authority has officially launched its new Self Bag Drop service, a step that’s set to streamline the travel experience for passengers flying to the United States. The move comes after the airport launched its new US check-in terminal earlier this year. The […]

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From Barbados to The Bahamas, These Are Some of Our Favorite Tiny Hotels in the Caribbean

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It might be the innkeeper remembering your name before you’ve even checked in. Or the way breakfast is set out just for you, with coffee that tastes like it was roasted that morning. It’s stepping out of your room and realizing there are no crowds, no lines, no background noise — just the sound of […]


Aruba Airport Just Launched a New Self Bag Drop Service for U.S. Travelers

Palm trees swaying as you step off the plane. A quick morning flight that turns into an afternoon on the beach. Aruba just became even easier to reach. JetBlue is launching new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Aruba beginning Dec. 4, 2025. The new route will operate three times weekly, year-round, and it marks JetBlue’s return to Aruba from Fort Lauderdale — […]

KLM Is Expanding Its Aruba Flights This Winter

Aruba is getting a significant boost in European airlift this winter. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is adding two more weekly flights between Amsterdam and Aruba via Bonaire, Caribbean Journal has learned. The expanded schedule will run from Dec. 15, 2025 through March 27, 2026, increasing KLM’s total frequency to Aruba to nine weekly flights for […]

Arashi Beach in Aruba Has Calm Water, Bright White Sand, and a Beach Bar You’ll Love

The sound reaches you first — music spilling out of a palapa-roofed beach bar, the low hum of conversation, the clink of Amstel Bright bottles on wooden counters. Just before the California Lighthouse, where the road bends into dunes and sea, Arashi Beach comes into view. It’s a stretch of white sand that feels both […]

Why Boca Grandi Is the Aruba Beach You Didn’t Know You Needed

Boca Grandi is where Aruba lets go and and shows you its wild side — a windswept crescent of sand on the island’s southeastern tip, shaped by trade winds, rimmed by dunes, and almost entirely left to nature. This isn’t the Aruba of high-rise resorts and palm-lined cocktails. It’s not the modern, cool streets of […]

This is the Cheapest Flight from New York to Aruba Right Now 

This short film gives you a look at one of of all-time-favorite Caribbean beaches: Eagle Beach in Aruba, including the famous breezes that make this such a wonderful place to visit in the summertime. Heading to the new Iberostar on Eagle Beach? Or maybe you’re thinking about a trip to the just-debuted St. Regis on […]

Aruba Is Getting More Daily Flights on American Airlines

Aruba is getting even more nonstop flights for the upcoming winter season The snorkeling at Malmok. The art scene in Oranjestad. The culture in San Nicolas. The beach vibes at Eagle. All those chef’s tables.  American Airlines is ramping up service to Aruba ahead of the winter travel season, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning December […]

The Aruba Travel Guide: Where to Stay, Where to Eat and What to Do

The adventure, the beach, the food, the happy. Aruba is always one of our favorite destinations, and that extends to travel agents, who are also loving the Dutch Caribbean island right now. Here’s our Aruba travel guide, with everything you know, from the people who know it best: the agents who sell it. A trio […]

Frontier Just Made Its Return to Aruba, With Demand “Very High” 

Frontier Airlines is back in Aruba. The carrier made its long-awaited return to the Dutch Caribbean island this past weekend, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  It’s the first time Frontier has flown to Aruba since its Miami-Aruba flights back in 2021.  Frontier is now one of two airlines serving Aruba, along with Delta Air Lines (which […]

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