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This Caribbean Beach Has Soft Sand, Vibrant Water, and a Barefoot Rhythm

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There is a version of the Caribbean that lives more in novels than in real life. It is barefoot and unhurried, defined by quiet mornings and long afternoons where nothing interrupts the rhythm of the sea. It exists without crowds or schedules, without spectacle. You come upon it by chance, often on foot, and it […]

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Aruba, Boutique Style: Five Off-the-Beaten Path Small Hotels on the Dutch Caribbean Island Oozing With Personality

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Aruba may be best known for its big-name beachfront resorts (which include some wonderful new addiitons like the St. Regis and the new Iberostar), but it’s also home to a strong collection of small hotels that deliver a more personal way to experience the island. From waterfront hideaways to garden-filled retreats, these hotels offer an […]

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This Aruba Resort Has a New Pop-Up “Sun Club” on the Beach With a Live DJ and Rosé

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There are beaches, and then there are beaches in Aruba. If you haven’t experienced it, you’re missing out on some of the most spectacular sugar-white sand and calm, brilliant turquoise water. It’s the kind of beach where you want to pull up a chair and an umbrella right into the ocean and spend the later […]

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Aruba’s Airport Is Opening a New Check-in Terminal for US Departures 

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Fresh off a record-breaking year, Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport is set to unveil a new US check-in terminal, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  The new terminal will be making its soft opening debut on April 8, with Delta, United, Southwest and Spirit to start.  By April 29, all American carriers, including AA and JetBlue, will […]


This Aruba Resort Has a New Pop-Up “Sun Club” on the Beach With a Live DJ and Rosé

Palm Beach. Eagle Beach. The seafood at Zeerover. The street art in San Nicolas. The chef’s table at Ever. There are so many reasons why the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba is one of the most popular places to visit in the Caribbean.  Another one? Airlift. The island has long made airlift a priority, and […]

Hyatt Is Bringing an All-Inclusive Resort to Aruba, And Now It Has an Opening Date

Baby Beach. It’s one of the most stunning stretches of beach in Aruba, far from the tourism hubs of Palm Beach and Eagle Beach, a lovely crescent of shallow turquoise beach just a short drive from San Nicolas, the island’s burgeoning cultural capital.  While San Nicolas has become one of the island’s emerging destinations in […]

From Aruba to the Dominican Republic, Marriott Is Making a Big Culinary Push in the Caribbean 

It was like a speakeasy. Chef Andres Davila ventured into a mall in downtown Oranjestad, knocked on the door. What was inside was rather stunning.  “You go in and it’s like a whole different world,” he says.  The tiny local store was Rachell Peterson’s Farm a Cure Fungi, a boutique mushroom farm that has been […]

Aruba’s Airport Just Broke an All-Time Record 

Travelers keep flocking to Aruba, and the island’s airport is reporting an all-time record for passenger traffic, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The island’s Princess Beatrix International Airport reported passenger traffic of 3.2 million, a 14.1 percent increase over 2023.  That included 30,604 flights, with seat capacity rising by 15.4 percent to 1.96 million seats in […]

St Regis Is Opening Its New Resort This Week on Palm Beach in Aruba

If you know Aruba, you know Palm Beach. It was the original home of tourism on the island, and, in many ways, it remains the “town square” of the island’s tourism district, from its most iconic hotels (including the lovely Boardwalk, one of our favorite stays on the island) to a number of its most […]

GOL Just Started a New Nonstop Flight to Aruba 

Aruba has been one of the fastest-growing Caribbean destinations for travelers from South America, thanks to a concerted effort by the island’s tourism officials to court more tourism from the continent.  Those efforts just got a major boost with the launch of Brazilian carrier GOL’s first-ever nonstop flights between São Paulo and Aruba.  The new […]

Delta Just Started New Flights to Two Caribbean Islands: Aruba and St Maarten 

The sugar-white-sand beaches in Aruba. The endless beach bars in St Martin and St Maarten. Two bucket list destinations, two Caribbean islands, two brand-new routes for Delta Air Lines.  The fast-growing carrier has officially added new routes to Aruba and St Maarten, both out of an increasingly important source market for the Caribbean: Minneapolis-St Paul, […]

Wyndham Now Has an Adults-Only Hotel in Aruba 

The Wyndham brand is now officially back in Aruba, following the transformation of the former Brickell Bay Beach Resort into what is now the Trap by Wyndham Aruba.  The adults-only hotel has just under 100 rooms, with amenities ranging from a pool with a swim-up bar to beach service to a shuttle that takes you […]