St Vincent and The Grenadines
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There’s a New Adults-Only Resort in Playa del Carmen

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Playa del Carmen has a new adults-only all-inclusive on its shoreline with the debut of Devossion by Live Aqua, a beachfront resort located steps from Fifth Avenue and facing one of the area’s quieter stretches of sand. The opening adds a design-driven, wellness-focused option to one of the Riviera Maya’s busiest hotel corridors. The resort […]

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Sandals Is Opening Its New St Vincent All-Inclusive Resort in March 

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It’s the most anticipated new resort on the island of St Vincent, well, maybe ever. In just two months, Sandals is opening the new Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an all-inclusive resort that should inject significant new energy into the destination.  The new resort, which is already taking reservations, now has an official opening […]

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Sandals' New Caribbean All-Inclusive Will Have Overwater Villas

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Sandals Resorts International is opening its newest Sandals in the Caribbean next year, with the debut of the new Sandals St Vincent. St Vincent and the Grenadines will be Sandals’ ninth destination in the Caribbean; the property will be the 18th Sandals resort in the region. It had initially been planned as a Beaches resort, […]

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The Mandarin Oriental, Canouan Has a New GM

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One of the top luxury resorts in the Grenadines has named a new general manager, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The all-suite Mandarin Oriental, Canouan, the brand’s only resort in the Caribbean, has named Hemal Jain as its new GM.  Jain served most recently as the Alila Villas Uluwatu and Alila Manggis in Bali, Indonesia.  “We […]


Sandals' New Caribbean All-Inclusive Will Have Overwater Villas

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.  That includes two more weekly flights between Toronto and St Vincent’s Argyle International Airport, a doubling of its […]

New Barbados-St Vincent Flights 

Caribbean Airlines is launching new flights between Barbados and St Vincent next month, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Trinidad-based regional carrier will be kicking off its new flights on Aug. 3, with service running through at least Nov. 6, 2023.  Service is operating three times per week, with roundtrip frequencies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.  […]

How to Save at The Ultimate All-Inclusive Private Island 

It’s the ultimate all-inclusive private island in the Caribbean: Palm Island, the bucket-list retreat in the heart of the Grenadines.  Long a haven for those looking for the essence of barefoot cool, Palm Island is now making it even easier to visit: the property has announced a new fifth-night free program.  Travelers who make their […]

InterCaribbean Is Adding More Saint Lucia Flights 

Turks and Caicos-based regional airline InterCaribbean is adding more new flights to the island of Saint Lucia in March. Beginning March 12, the airlines will be adding thrice-weekly service from St Vincent to Saint Lucia.  That will be accompanied by six weekly flights from Dominica (an increase of one flight per week) and an expansion […]

From the Dominican Republic to Palm Island, 5 Places to Go in July

We can’t stress it enough – the Caribbean is even better in the summer. You get more beaches to yourself, the water is deliciously warm and the nights are breezy and beautiful. The latest edition of Places to Go takes you from a private island in the Grenadines to an up-and-coming beach town in the […]

Barbados Has New Travel Protocols 

The island of Barbados has announced another update to its travel protocols, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The latest update means travelers have more options — including the acceptance of rapid antigen tests for entry.  Visitors can use either a negative rapid antigen test result taken no more than one day prior to arrival in Barbados, or […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines Waives Testing for Vaccinated Travelers 

Another Caribbean destination has removed testing requirements for vaccinated travelers.  St Vincent and the Grenadines has officially waived its testing requirement for fully vaccinated travelers.  The new rules, which took effect this week, mean fully vaccinated travelers no longer have to fill out the pre-arrival form or arrive with a test result.  Minors under the […]

The Most Romantic Hotels in the Caribbean

Romance in the Caribbean comes in so many different forms: cliffside sunsets; afternoons on empty beaches; endless wine-fueled dinners in centuries-old estates; twilight walks on hidden streets.  And that’s particularly true of the most romantic hotels in the Caribbean, which come in every shape and size, fitting every kind of vacation.  Sometimes it’s unique rooms; […]