A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the northwestern coast of Cuba on Monday afternoon, causing shaking around the region, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was felt across Cuba, although causing no damage or injuries. There were reports of shaking as far west as Cancun and the Riviera Maya, with a heavy concentration in […]
The waterfront Ocean’s Edge Resort & Marina on Stock Island is converting into the new Hilton Key West Resort & Marina, with reservations open now for stays this summer. There’s a major new resort coming to the Florida Keys. Hilton has signed a deal to convert the waterfront Ocean’s Edge Resort & Marina into the […]
Henderson Park, the international private equity real estate firm, has completed its acquisition of a top Caribbean resort, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. So what’s moving? The Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve in Río Grande, Puerto Rico, in a deal that marks the firm’s first investment on the island […]
Bliss Honeymoons & Destination Weddings has brought on veteran Caribbean travel writer Joe Pike to lead its new Sober Travel Program, tapping a two-decade industry name to build out alcohol-free honeymoons and romantic getaways across the Caribbean and Mexico. Pike, a regular CJ contributor since 2019, joins the agency as it expands a planning service […]
Sandals Resorts is investing $200 million to redesign three of its flagship Jamaica properties, an effort the brand is framing as a new era of Caribbean luxury. The reinvestment reaches across Sandals Royal Caribbean, Sandals South Coast and Sandals Montego Bay, with upgraded accommodations, expanded dining and design meant to draw guests closer to the […]
Sandals Resorts is investing $200 million to redesign three of its flagship Jamaica properties, an effort the brand is framing as a new era of Caribbean luxury. The reinvestment reaches across Sandals Royal Caribbean, Sandals South Coast and Sandals Montego Bay, with upgraded accommodations, expanded dining and design meant to draw guests closer to the […]
A look inside the resort’s two-story villa, where the entire upper floor is a private rooftop with an infinity pool, dining pergolas and sunbeds — and the deck nearly outsizes the rooms below. Most hotel rooms give you a balcony. The One Bedroom Bi-Level Villa with Rooftop Pool at Park Hyatt St. Kitts gives you […]
I was halfway down a stone lane in Altos de Chavón when I remembered that I was technically at a beach resort. A woman was opening the doors to a small gallery. Bougainvillea hung over the walls above the plaza. Beyond the village, the Chavón River wound through the countryside toward the Caribbean Sea. There […]
Some Caribbean islands greet you with a sprawling terminal and a wall of taxi drivers. Saba greets you with a cliff. The “Unspoiled Queen” — a single volcanic peak rising straight out of the sea about 28 miles southwest of St. Maarten — is one of the hardest islands to reach in the region, and […]
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