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“Impressive” Growth for Bahamas Cruise Industry, As Tourism Surge Continues

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Saint Lucia Has a New Kind of Luxury Resort, With Beachfront Villas, Private Pools and Butler Service

Saint Lucia’s new Sapphire Sands Villas brings a villa-first luxury resort to Reduit Beach, with flexible beachfront accommodations, private plunge pools and around-the-clock butler service. Sapphire Sands Villas is now open on Reduit Beach in Saint Lucia, and the new property from Bay Gardens Resorts is something notably different for both the island and the […]

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The Southern Corner of This Caribbean Island Is Filled With Endless Beaches, a Boutique Resort and a Spirit of Adventure

You can get lost out here. There are nearly 4,500 acres of Bahamian frontier here, filled with casuarinas, empty trails and secluded white-sand beaches. Take a golf cart, or a bicycle or, if you’re daring, just a pair of running shoes and in just a few moments you’ll be, well, out there. On an island […]

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Pitbull Is Coming to Atlantis Paradise Island for a Concert on the Beach

Music superstar Pitbull is coming to The Bahamas for the latest in Atlantis Paradise Island’s Atlantis: Live concert series. Atlantis: LIVE and Music Making Waves have hosted some of the world’s leading artists in recent years, from Taylor Swift to Lady Gaga to John Legend (who is performing in May). It’s actually a return for […]

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From a Coconut Festival in Grand Bahama to a Legendary Regatta in Exuma, Here are Four Events to Check Out in The Bahamas Right Now

The Bahamas has 700 islands and cays – and it’s also got one of the most exciting, diverse calendars of festivals of any destination in the wider region. That includes everything from the just-concluded Nassau Paradise Island Wine and Food Festival to Nassau’s famous Junkanoo. And in the next month, there are four more must-visit […]

Pitbull Is Coming to Atlantis Paradise Island for a Concert on the Beach

Marcus Samuelsson. Dario Cecchini. Daniel Boulud. Some of the biggest names in the culinary world also happen to have signature restaurants at the Baha Mar resort in The Bahamas. Now, for the fourth year in a row, the resort is bringing together the top chefs for its Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival. This year’s edition […]

The Caribbean’s Hottest Food Festival Just Kicked Off on Paradise Island in The Bahamas

It’s the hottest food festival in the Caribbean right now: the Nassau Paradise Island Wine and Food Festival, which just kicked off at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas. This year’s third annual edition runs through March 16, with a star-studded lineup of chefs and personalities and everything from wine tastings to culinary […]

Nassau, The Bahamas Is More Exciting Than Ever, And Now It Has Another New Nonstop Flight

The celebrity chef eateries. The conch salad on Potter’s Cay. The endless Junkanoo evenings. The waterslides at Atlantis’ Aquaventure. The dinners at Graycliff. The cocktails at the Dilly Club. The jazz nights at Jon Batiste’s. Nassau, The Bahamas is one of the most exciting places to visit in the region right now, and it’s no […]

St Barth’s Bonito Just Opened a Beach Club in Bimini

It’s one of the biggest hotspots in St Barth, and now the legenary Bonito is in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. Bonito has opened the new Bonito Beach Club on the island of Bimini, developed by Rockwell Island Development Group. The beach club is the first phase of what will be in several years […]

Exploring Eleuthera, a Caribbean Island With Pink Sand Beaches, Blue Holes and a “Glass Window Bridge”

Pink sand. Blue holes. Turquois waters. If you haven’t ventured to the long, thin island of Eleuthera in the Out Islands of The Bahamas, you’re missing out on a classic island-hopping paradise. The 100-mile-long Caribbean island of Eleuthera may be just what you are looking for. This is especially true if a picturesque mix of […]

The Bahamas Is Hosting a Food and Craft Festival on This Island

The Bahamas is hosting a celebration of Bahamian culture this weekend with the Food and Craft Festival on Eleuthera. The event, put on by the country’s Ministry of Tourism, runs March 1 from noon to midnight at the Rock Sound Campus of Eleuthera’s Center for Training and Innovation, which is an extension of the One […]

"Brides Are Loving The Bahamas." Here are the Best Hotels for a Nassau & Paradise Island Destination Wedding

Weddings on the beach. Junkanoo rush-outs. Daniel Boulud-designed menus. There’s nothing quite like the weddings in Nassau & Paradise Island, and more and more brides are looking to the Bahamian hotspot for their big day. The Bahamian capital’s offerings continue to evolve every year, too, and the its collection of resorts has something for every […]

“The Future Is Here in The Bahamas”

Astronauts have said they can see the turquoise waters of The Bahamas from space. NASA’s Scott Kelly actually called the 700-island archipelago his “favorite place from space.” This week, The Bahamas made another major mark in space, this time with the first-ever international rocket landing by SpaceX. The company’s Falcon 9 booster successfully landed on […]