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Hotel Equities Continues Caribbean Push, With Growing Pipeline and New VP 

Hospitality management and development firm Hotel Equities has been growing its footprint in the Caribbean in the last year, with nine properties and nearly 1,000 hotel rooms now under development.  Now, the company is expanding its push with the appointment […]

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Caribbean Airlines Is Expanding Its Miami-Trinidad Flights This Summer 
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The New LIAT Just Added Another Caribbean Island: Trinidad
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Caribbean Airlines Operations “Normal” Amid Trinidad and Tobago Pilot Wage Talks 
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Caribbean Airlines Now Has Its Own Rum Punch 
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Canadians Can Fly to This Caribbean Island Again Starting Next Spring
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KLM Just Added More Flights to Trinidad for the Winter 
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New Trinidad and Tobago Flights Are Coming in July 
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Frontier Airlines Is Adding Another Caribbean Island: Trinidad
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Copa Airlines Is Adding More Nonstop Flights to Trinidad 
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Trinidad’s Cruise Industry Is Seeing New Growth 
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More Cruise Ships Are Coming to Trinidad
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KLM Is Adding More Flights to Trinidad
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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Las Cuevas Beach, Trinidad

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Dr. Kyle Tulsie, who sent in this lovely photo of Las Cuevas Beach on the island of Trinidad.  Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com […]

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American Airlines Is Adding More Miami-Trinidad Flights 

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American Airlines is adding more daily nonstop flights to the island of Trinidad this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The world’s largest airline is launching an additional daily nonstop flight between Miami International Airport and Piarco International Airport in Port […]

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American Airlines, JetBlue Adding More Trinidad Flights 

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American Airlines and JetBlue are each adding more nonstop flights to Trinidad this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The expanded service will add more than 2,738 seats per week from the United States to Port of Spain.  JetBlue just launched […]

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Air Canada Is Coming Back to Trinidad 

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After a four year hiatus, Air Canada is making a comeback in Trinidad for the upcoming winter season, Caribbean Journal has leaned. The airline will be relaunching service to Port of Spain on Nov. 1, 2023.  Air Canada’s return will […]

Trinidad and Tobago Removes Travel Application Requirement 

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Trinidad and Tobago is no longer requiring travelers to complete its TTravel Pass application form.  All travelers must still present proof of a negative PCR or antigen test result within 48 hours of entry into Trinidad and Tobago.  The move […]

The 2021 Caribbean Journal Holiday Gift Guide

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No matter what holiday you celebrate, there’s no better gift than the gift of the Caribbean. And we have you covered with the latest edition of the Caribbean Journal Holiday Gift Guide. We’ve curated our favorites for the 2021 season, […]

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Crystal Symphony Will Be Homeporting in Antigua

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Crystal Cruises is continuing its Caribbean homeporting push, with plans to homeport the Crystal Symphony cruise ship in Antigua and Barbuda.  Crystal Symphony, which will sail a series of 15 10-night Caribbean cruises from St John’s, will be the first-ever […]

Why We Bought a One-Way Ticket to Anguilla

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If you haven’t gotten around to visiting Anguilla as yet, imagine an island the size of Manhattan with the population of just two high-rises, surrounded by 33 sugary white beaches, lapped by stunning turquoise waters ‒ with temps in the […]

Caribbean Hotels Open 2020 With Declines

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Caribbean hotels opened 2020 with the region’s lowest January occupancy level since 2011, according to data from STR.   For the month, occupancy was down 3.7% year over year to 66.5%. Average daily rate (ADR) also fell 1.5% to US$253.09, […]

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Trinidad Has Big Tourism Plans

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The island of Trinidad has unveiled some bold goals to grow its long-under-the-radar tourism sector.  Tourism Trinidad Limited, the island’s destination marketing company, says it is planning to increase visitor arrivals by 7 percent for the 2019-2020 fiscal year period, […]

Trinidad and Tobago Wins Caribbean's Top Culinary Competition

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s national culinary team took home the top honors in the latest edition of the Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami last week. The team beat out 11 other national culinary teams […]

Editor's Note: The Caribbean, After Irma

On Oct. 9, 1780, the Great Hurricane came to the Caribbean. Huracan San Calixto lasted 11 days in the West Indies, pummeling the southeastern Caribbean with terrifying winds as high as 200 miles per hour, destroying homes and livelihoods. Almost […]