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15 Caribbean Beaches Where You Can Go Snorkeling Straight From the Sand

The Baths in Virgin Gorda.

You don’t always need a boat to find the Caribbean you dream about. Some of the region’s clearest water and most colorful reefs sit just beyond the shoreline, close enough that all you have to do is step off the sand, lower your mask and let the sea take over. These are the beaches where […]

Flights

Frontier Airlines Is Launching Its First-Ever Flights to Turks and Caicos 

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The white sands of Grace Bay. The satin sheen of Long Bay. The buzzing tables all across Provo. It’s no secret that Turks and Caicos is hot right now — a trend that largely started in the post-pandemic period and hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down.  And for trending Caribbean destinations, there’s only one […]

Caribbean Travel Advisor

How Turks and Caicos Is Evolving: An Interview with Paul Pennicook

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Turks and Caicos has made tremendous strides in recent years to grow into a top Caribbean group travel destination, attracting clients from multi-generational families to girlfriend retreats. But don’t expect the destination to host any massive conferences any time soon, said Paul Pennicook, Experience Turks & Caicos’ Interim CEO.  Pennicook said it is important to […]

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Turks and Caicos Hotel Rooms Are Filling Up 

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Hotel occupancy continues to climb in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The first quarter saw three months of solid growth, tourism officials revealed this week during the Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference in Antigua and Barbuda.  In January, occupancy was 70.5 percent, rising to 71.4 percent in February and 72.4 percent in […]


How Turks and Caicos Is Evolving: An Interview with Paul Pennicook

Plunge pool suites. A floating bar. Toes-in-the-sand bungalows. Hillside villas. Whales (yes, whales). On the tiny Caribbean island of Ambergris Cay in Turks and Caicos, you find just about every luxury imaginable. But the biggest amenity here is the island itself.  You see, there are lots of private-island resorts across the Caribbean, some large, some […]

Turks and Caicos’ Legendary Beach Resort Has Upgraded Rooms, a New Lobby and a Postcard-Perfect Perch on Grace Bay 

The palapas. The winding pool. The conch at Hemingway’s. Those marvelous screened-in patios. The perfect setting on one of the world’s best beaches. It’s been a quarter century since The Sands opened its doors on Turks and Caicos’ Grace Bay Beach, and after another big upgrade, it’s better than ever.  The Sands at Grace Bay, […]

Delta Air Lines Is Adding More Daily Nonstop Flights to Turks and Caicos 

The sand in Grace Bay. Long lunches at Da Conch Shack. Riding horses in the shallows of Long Bay. The adventure of Middle Caicos.  Since the pandemic, arguably no destination has seen bigger growth than Turks and Caicos, where tourism continues to thrive and the destination’s Q score continues to rise.  Surging demand means more […]

These 5 Turks and Caicos Resorts Are Off-the-Radar Gems You’ve Probably Never Heard of 

When you think of the best Turks and Caicos resorts, you probably imagine iconic Grace Bay sands, swaying palms, and upscale beachfront retreats, or something in between. And you know what? You’re not wrong. But if you venture beyond the bigger-name luxury stays, these sun-soaked islands are filled with boutique hideaways and charming resorts that […]

Turks and Caicos Is Making a New Push to Court Canadian Travelers 

WestJet flies to Turks and Caicos. Air Canada flies to Turks and Caicos. For years, Turks and Caicos has been a very popular destination for Canadians (and Canadian developers have played a major role in cultivating the tourism industry there).  Now, Turks and Caicos tourism officials are making a new push to draw travelers from […]

Turks and Caicos Has a New Tourism Minister 

Turks and Caicos has named a new Minister of Tourism, following the British Overseas Territory’s recent elections.  Zhavargo Jolly has been tapped for the role, following the victory of the Progressive National Party.  “Leading the tourism sector is a responsibility I take very seriously,” said Jolly. “I look forward to working with the team at Experience Turks and Caicos […]

Marriott Just Opened a New Luxury Beach Hotel on a Tiny Island in Turks and Caicos

A few weeks ago, the tiny island of South Caicos was far off the travel radar, without any nonstop flights from, well, anywhere, an uncrowded destination with a little more than eight square miles of land mass.  Now, it’s smack-dab on the list of buzzy travel hotspots, with a brand-new American Airlines flight from Miami […]

American Airlines Is Launching Flights to an Uncrowded Caribbean Island With White-Sand Beaches, Bonefishing and a New Luxury Resort

There are white sand beaches. There is abundant bonefishing. But the biggest thing about the island of South Caicos in Turks and Caicos is that indescribable feeling of romance, of adventure. The way you feel when you really travel far beyond the beaten path, to those harder-to-reach, remote places on the edges of the Caribbean. […]