American Airlines has officially launched new nonstop service between Miami and Bimini, adding a new airlift option to one of the closest Caribbean destinations to the United States. The first Miami-Bimini flight touched down in South Bimini Airport on Saturday, and is operating three times per week, with flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Even […]
Southwest Airlines has relaunched its daily service between Fort Lauderdale and Grand Cayman, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The daily nonstop flights operate between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International Airport. It’s part of a broader flight relaunch to the Cayman Islands, joining restarted service on airlines like United Airlines, American Airlines […]
Cruise ships are coming back to the Cayman Islands next month. The British Overseas Territory’s government says it is projecting the first ships to return to Cayman beginning March 21, pending formal Cabinet approval. It’s been almost two years since the last cruise ship called on Grand Cayman before the onset of the pandemic. In […]
The Cayman Islands has eased some of its on-island Covid restrictions, That includes an increase in gathering limits to 500 people indoors and 1,000 people outdoors. Fully vaccinated travelers no longer have to do on-island testing on days 2, 5 and 7. And fully vaccinated travelers no longer have to test prior to traveling to […]
In what is easily the most highly anticipated tourism reopening of 2021, the Cayman Islands is finally open for tourism again. Cayman officially reopened to “verified vaccinated travelers” this week, following the lifting of quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travelers. So what do travelers need to know? All inbound travelers must register and apply with […]
Hilton is set to debut its first-ever hotel in the Cayman Islands this month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Hampton by Hilton hotel is in the heart of the Seven Mile Beach corridor, just “43 steps from the beach,” as the property says. The 120-room hotel is set at the former Comfort Suites property […]
British Airways is resuming its commercial flight service between Grand Cayman and London Heathrow, the Cayman Islands’ Ministry of Tourism and Transport confirmed. The airline will be operating a “variable” schedule, with flights three times per week. The service will relaunch on Sept. 27. The move comes as British Airways will also resuming the flight […]
The Cayman Islands is finally reopening for tourism – with a multi-phased plan. Most notably, beginning in mid-October, vaccinated travelers will be able to visit Cayman without quarantine. The plan will begin a “limited introduction of tourism” on Sept. 9, the destination announced. That phase, subject to the achievement of an 80 percent on-island vaccination rate, […]
By Alexander Britell The Caribbean real estate market continues to surge — and now one destination has set a new record. A luxury villa in Grand Cayman has been sold in what was the largest home sale on record in the history of the Cayman Islands. The sale of the Peninsula Estate in Crystal Harbour, […]
The waterfront town of Camana Bay, located just across from Seven Mile Beach, has long been a vibrant destination in Grand Cayman. And now it’s home to one of the Cayman Islands’ newest and arguably hottest real estate offerings, too. It’s called OLEA, and it’s the first-ever for-sale residential real estate at Camana Bay, set in the […]
The Cayman Islands has named a new Tourism Minister, following the British Overseas Territory’s recent elections. New Premier Wayne Panton has assigned MP Kenneth Bryan to the role, which includes the portfolios of tourism and transport. Bryan succeeds longtime Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell in the role; Kirkconnell was among the region’s most respected […]
Above photo by Lisa Reid Photography. The Caribbean is often the place that retirees look to move, in pursuit of a slower pace of life and to escape long winters. For others, moving to a tropical island is a reward for a lifetime of hard work and an opportunity to “live the dream.” However, there […]
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