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The Caribbean's Hottest Food Festival Is Back in the Dominican Republic

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The Dominican Republics’ premier culinary event is back again for its second year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The country’s leading resort, the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas, is hosting the second edition of its Casa de Campo Food and Wine Festival from Oct. 10-12.  This year’s event will include headlining chef and TV personality […]

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Strong Summer Continues for Caribbean Hotels

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Hotels across the Caribbean are continuing to outpace last year’s very strong performance, according to new data from hotel analytics firm STR.  The region’s hotel occupancy in June was 68.1 percent, a 3.4 percent jump compared to the same period in 2023 – a record-breaking year for most of the Caribbean.  Average daily rates also […]

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The Bahamas' Grand Bahama Is Hotter Than Ever, as Airlines Ramp Up Flights 

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Gold Rock Beach. The Goombay Summer Festival. The shopping in Port Lucaya. The food at Flying Fish.  The island of Grand Bahama, just over 60 miles from Palm Beach, is filled with must-see and must-do attractions.  But since Hurricane Dorian in 2019, the island’s tourism sector has been in an uphill climb.  That largely changed […]

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This St Croix Resort Has a New General Manager 

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The all-inclusive Divi Carina Bay Beach Resorts in St Croix has named a new general manager, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The resort has tapped Byron Bell to the role, it confirmed.  Bell served most recently as the assistant general manager of the popular Bolongo Bay Beach Resort in St Thomas.  “My previous roles have shown […]

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Jamaica Tops 55,000 Visitors Since Reopening 

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Jamaica has topped 55,000 visitors since reopening tourism in the wake of the hurricane, officials said this week.  On July 2 and July 3, no tourists arrived in Jamaica, with the storm largely shutting down the island.  In the first week after reopening, the destination topped 55,000 arrivals, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  […]

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The Bahamas' Grand Bahama Is Hotter Than Ever, as Airlines Ramp Up Flights 

 Jamaica has topped 55,000 visitors since reopening tourism in the wake of the hurricane, officials said this week.  On July 2 and July 3, no tourists arrived in Jamaica, with the storm largely shutting down the island.  In the first week after reopening, the destination topped 55,000 arrivals, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  […]
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American Airlines Is Adding Flights to a New Island in Turks and Caicos

 The island of South Caicos is about to get a major boost with the debut of Marriott’s highly-anticipated new Luxury Collection resort, Salterra. And just in time for the property’s debut, it’s about to get a whole lot easier to get to the pristine island in Turks and Caicos.  Beginning Feb. 15, American Airlines will […]
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New Grand Cayman Waterfront Project Launches Construction 

 A new waterfront condo project has launched construction in the Cayman Islands.  It’s called Catalina Bay, and it’s a group of both two and three bedroom residences, all with panoramic waterfront views of Grand Cayman’s North Sound.  The property, set in view of the yacht basin of the Barcadere Marina, has 800 feet of sea […]
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This Negril, Jamaica All-Inclusive Resort Is Reopening 

 Negril, Jamaica’s famous treehouse hotel is back open again after the passage of Hurricane Beryl through the island.  Sunset at the Palms, the 85-room, adults-only, all-inclusive resort located in Negril, Jamaica, is reopening to guests on Saturday, July 20, after embarking on a resort-wide cleanup effort in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.  Celebrating its 21st anniversary […]