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This $28.5 Million Private Island in The Bahamas Comes With Three Beaches and Its Own Harbor

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A 236-acre estate in The Bahamas includes two main residences, guest bungalows and solar infrastructure, with potential for a private compound or boutique retreat. The beaches extend for 4,200 feet. There’s a private boat harbor, a pair of main residences and a network of trails crossing palm meadows and elevated terrain. In the southern Exumas, […]

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Air Canada Adding More Flights Saint Lucia, St Vincent 

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Air Canada is continuing its regional expansion in the Caribbean with more flights to a pair of Eastern Caribbean getaways.  Beginning this winter, the carrier will be adding more service to both St Vincent and Saint Lucia. 

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All-Inclusive Resorts Where You Can Stay on Marriott Bonvoy Points

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Marriott’s alliance with Royalton Resorts and its acquisition of Elegant Hotels group in Barbados has greatly expanded the number of Caribbean resorts where its Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program members can use their rewards points to book all-inclusive vacation stays. In many cases, an all-inclusive stay will cost you a bucketload of points, but with dynamic […]

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In Saint Lucia, a Legend of Caribbean Hospitality

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Saint Lucian hotelier Joyce Destang began her professional career as a teacher, but it was investing in real estate that gave her the knowledge and confidence to purchase the hotel that launched her on the path to becoming one of the country’s leading entrepreneurs. Destang, managing director of Bay Garden Resorts, has accumulated a long […]


All-Inclusive Resorts Where You Can Stay on Marriott Bonvoy Points

The Pitons, Rodney Bay, the rainforest, the beaches. Saint Lucia is one of the most vibrant places to visit in the Caribbean, especially in summer.  Now the island’s top hotel group is making it even easier to visit Saint Lucia right now. 

Saint Lucia’s Sugar Beach Names New Director of Sales 

Saint Lucia’s Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort has named a new director of sales, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The 96-room resort, one of just two Viceroy-branded resorts in the wider Caribbean, has tapped Christy Connolly to the role. 

Saint Lucia No Longer Requiring Testing, Vaccination for Travelers 

The Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia has officially removed all of travel restrictions, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Saint Lucia has removed all of its pre-testing and vaccination requirements — meaning traveling to the island is largely as it was before the pandemic. 

Saint Lucia Reporting “Overwhelming” Demand for Carnival 

Saint Lucia Carnival is making its return this year after a two-year hiatus amid the pandemic, and tourism officials say the demand is “overwhelming.” Caribbean Airlines has already added more flights from Trinidad to tap the regional market for the event, which kicks off on July 12 and runs through July 19. 

CDC Ends Return Test Requirement, in Major Boost for Caribbean Tourism

In a move celebrated across the wider travel industry, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before returning home to the United States from abroad.  It’s the culmination of a once-strong policy that had become extremely controversial as pandemic-era measures were relaxed around […]

Dream Hotel Group Is Expanding to Saint Lucia

Dream Hotel Group has long had big plans in the Caribbean — and while the company hasn’t yet opened its first hotel in the region, its pipeline continues to grow. The new Cas en Bas Beach Resort is slated to open in Saint Lucia in 2023, the company announced this week.

The 15 Best Luxury Boutique Hotels in the Caribbean 2022

Being a boutique hotel isn’t just about size. Sure, the hotels on this list, all of which have 40 rooms or less, are not big.  But boutique is about more than that. It’s about character, about personality; about identity. 

Saint Lucia Tourism Is Rebounding 

Saint Lucia tourism is starting to rebound, two years after the island was one of the first Caribbean destinations to reopen amid the pandemic.  In March, Saint Lucia reported its highest month of tourism arrivals since it first reopened back in June 2020, according to data from the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority.