Curaçao

This Caribbean Island Is More Popular Than Ever With Americans

Caribbean Cruise

Cruise Booker: A 3-Night Celebrity Reflection Sailing to CocoCay and Bimini From $443

A quick Caribbean escape doesn’t always mean a full week at sea. One of the easiest cruise getaways right now is a 3-night sailing on Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Reflection, departing Fort Lauderdale from May 15 through May 18, with fares starting at $443 per person for an inside stateroom. Travelers looking for a more elevated onboard experience can […]

All-Inclusive

From Saint Lucia to Curacao, 4 Sandals All-Inclusive Resorts to Visit Now

overwater bungalow with pool in view of hills

The lush natural beauty of Saint Vincent. The pervasive romance of Saint Lucia. The cosmopolitan Dutch Caribbaen energy of Curacao. The sugar-white sand in Saint Lucia. We love summer in the Caribbean: warm waves by day and trade winds by night; it’s a season with a rhythm all its own. If you’ve stayed at a […]

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There's Another Way to Fly to the Island of Curacao

Regional carrier Winair is making it even easier to visit the buzzing Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao. Winair, which is based in St Maarten, is adding more flights between St Maarten and Curacao this summer. The carrier is adding four more weekly flights between St Maarten and Curacao, adding to existing daily service. That opens […]

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Visitors Keep Flocking to Curacao

From colorful Willemstad to buzzing Mambo Beach, the Curacao travel boom is showing no signs of slowing down. The Dutch Caribbean island saw another record-breaking month in May, with 53,970 stay over visitors — a 24 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. It’s growth that the island’s tourism officials called “remarkable” in […]

There's Another Way to Fly to the Island of Curacao

It starts with the accommodations. A stunning blend of Bali and the Caribbean, every one is a sanctuary, from the plunge pools to the soaking tubs, the marvelous service and the intoxicating views. Then there is the food: an exceptional culinary team has cultivated a Michelin-level culinary program, with the sort of gourmet, haute-cuisine fare […]

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Curacao’s Newest All-Inclusive Resort Reinvents the Beach Bungalow

Hyatt’s Dreams brand first debuted on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao back in 2019, a transformation of what had been the Hilton Curacao. In many ways, Dreams’ debut helped change the game for the island, helping to kick off what has become a golden age for all-inclusive resorts in Curacao, which is now home […]

Curacao Travel Is Booming, With More Hotels, Added Flights and a New Energy

The colorful streets of Willemstad; the floating bridge; the all-day party at Mambo Beach; the endless possibilities at Jan Thiel. Curacao has always been one of the most diverse places to visit in the region. Now, travelers have finally started to realize it — particularly Americans. Travel to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao is, […]

New CEO for Hotels in Curacao

As hotel occupancy and rates continue to climb in Curacao, the island now has new leadership for its hotel association, Caribbean Journal has learned. Anuschka Cova has been named as the new chief executive officer of the Curacao Hotel and Tourism Association. Cova comes to the organization with 26 years of experience, having served most […]

A New Way to Take an All-Inclusive Vacation in Curacao

Curacao has been enjoying a boom in all-inclusive development in recent years, with new resorts from brands like Zoetry, Dreams, Sandals, Wyndham and Hilton, to name just a few. That has also meant a surge in demand for all-inclusive resorts on the island, as Curacao experiences a record-breaking surge in travel, particularly from the United […]

11 Curaçao Resorts for Your Next Trip, From All-Inclusive to Historic

If you haven’t noticed, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been among the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean in the last year, with record-breaking arrivals, a surging hotel pipeline, major new flights (including a big expansion from Delta) and a palpable sense of tourism energy. It’s a renaissance that largely began with the entry […]

Curacao’s Biggest Music Festival Is Making a Comeback (With Marc Anthony)

For years, it was one of the hottest tickets in the Caribbean: the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival, the summertime music extravaganza that always attracted a who’s who of stars, from Bruno Mars to Sting to Pitfall. Now, five years since it was held for the last time, the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival is […]

kura botanica pool with chairs and roofs

Curacao Hotel Rooms Keep Filling Up

As Curacao continues to break arrival records, the island’s hotels keep filling up, according to new data from the Curacao Hotel and Tourism Association. Hotel occupancy to start the year was 76.3 percent, well ahead of the regional average of 70.6 percent. That was 2.4 percentage points higher than in January 2023, even with an […]

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