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A Sunset Walk on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Beaches: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada

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Join me for a sunset walk on one of the most picturesque, stunning, magnificent beaches in the whole Caribbean: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. Grand Anse, the signature stretch of sand on this beautiful island, is a dynamic, living beach: walking here at sunset means encountering everyone and everything, from a beach workout going on […]

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Kempinski to Open New Resort in the Caribbean

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Kempinski Hotels will expand in the Caribbean…again. Xavier Destribats, Kempinski’s chief operating officer for the Americas, told Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) on Thursday that the company recently signed a deal to open a small hotel on Grace Bay Beach in Turks and Caicos, continuing the luxury hotel brand’s […]

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Sunwing Is Returning to Cuba

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Sunwing has announced plans to return to Cuba starting in October, timed for the island’s tourism reopening. The Canadian travel giant will be offering weekly flights to popular destinations including Varadero and Cayo Coco beginning in the second week of October.  That includes flights from Toronto to Varadero and Cayo Coco starting on Oct. 8 […]

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Sunwing Relaunching More Flights to Cuba, Dominican Republic

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Sunwing is expanding its flight network from Quebec City to the Caribbean this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Beginning in the first week of November, Sunwing launch a restart that includes weekly flights from Quebec City to Cayo Coco, Holguin, Varadero and Cayo Santa Maria in Cuba; weekly flights to Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in […]


Sunwing Is Returning to Cuba

Canadian travel giant Sunwing is set to relaunch 11 routes to the Caribbean and Mexico out of Ottawa this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The flights will begin in November, running weekly through April 2022.  That includes flights from Ottawa to Montego Bay; Puerto Plata; Punta Cana; Cancun; Puerto Vallarta; Los Cabos; Mazatlan; and four […]

Iberostar’s New Airline Serving Punta Cana, Cancun

Spanish hotel giant Iberostar has launched a new low-cost, long-haul airline to bring Spanish and other European travelers to the Caribbean.  It’s called World2fly, and the airline has already taken deliver of its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft.  Initially, the airline will be flying out of Madrid, with flights to destinations including Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; […]

Punta Cana Is Getting More Flights From Europe

The Dominican Republic’s most popular tourism destination is getting new flights from Europe, Caribbean Journal has learned.  German carrier Eurowings, which is owned by Lufthansa, is set to launch new nonstop service between Frankfurt and Punta Cana next month.  The new service, which will begin Aug. 9, will be operating three times each week, the […]

Sunwing Is Adding More Flights to Punta Cana This Winter

Canadian travel giant Sunwing is adding more flights to Punta Cana as part of an expansion to the Caribbean out of Saskatchewan this winter. The company will be operating weekly Wednesday flights from Regina to Punta Cana, along with weekly Wednesday flights from Saskatoon. It’s part of a broader Caribbean expansion from the area, as […]

Air France Is Expanding Its Caribbean Flights This Summer

Air France is expanding its service to the Caribbean this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  That will include up to 14 weekly flights from Paris-Orly Airport to both Guadeloupe and Martinique.  Air France will also be flying up to seven weekly flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Martinique; and up to seven weekly flights to […]

Haiti's Sunrise Airways Expands in Cuba

Sunrise Airways has expanded its service to Cuba with the launch of its first-ever flights to Camaguey, Cuba. The new route is the first to feature the carrier’s new 46-seat ATR 42-320 aircraft, which was added to the Sunrise fleet last week. “These new flights to Camaguey build upon the success of our regularly scheduled service to Santiago de Cuba, which […]

From Haiti to Cuba, One CEO's Big Plans For Caribbean Aviation

By Simons Chase Cuba Journal HAITI — On a bright February morning amid a mild westerly breeze, a newly painted plane sticks out like a fresh blade of grass as it parks and prepares to load passengers on the tarmac of Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Price, Haiti. Philippe Bayard, the CEO and founder of […]

InterCaribbean Airways Launching Turks and Caicos-Cuba Flights

Regional air carrier InterCaribbean Airways is launching flights between Providenciales, Turks and Caicos and Havana, the company announced this week. The new nonstop flights will launch May 1. Outbound flights from Turks and Caicos will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the Havana-Provo flight operating on Wednesdays. The company also suggested combination trips that included […]