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Frontier Airlines Is Adding Two More Routes to Cancun

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Another day, another route to Cancun. Or so it sees.  Cancun International Airport’s rapid airlift expansion amid the pandemic continued this week, with plans by Frontier Airlines to add another two new routes to the destination.  On May 27, Frontier […]

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The Chill List: The Caribbean’s Most Relaxing Hotels

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What’s the sound of one palm tree shaking?  It’s one of the most beautiful sounds in the Caribbean, an instant reminder that you’ve reached the zenith of tropical beauty.  And it’s a guarantor of instant relaxation.  But as ubiquitous as […]

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WestJet to Acquire Sunwing 

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In an industry-shaking move, Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is acquiring Sunwing.  The WestJet Group will acquire both Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines to create a combined tour operating business.  That business will be led by Sunwing CEO Stephen Hunter.  The […]

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The BVI’s Saba Rock Has a New Executive Chef

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The Saba Rock resort, which just reopened in the British Virgin Islands following a dramatic reconstruction project, has added a new executive chef, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The property has tapped Venezuelan-born Chef Roberto Guerrero to the role, in which […]


A Major New Caribbean Golf Project Is Coming to This Island 

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Barbuda will be home to one of the finest golf courses in the Caribbean when its 18-hole Tom Fazio-designed course opens at the Discovery Land Company’s Barbuda Ocean Club. Michael Chandler, sales associate […]


A Sandals in the Dominican Republic?

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Sandals Resorts International has a broad footprint across the wider Caribbean, from The Bahamas to the north to its soon-to-debut resort in Curacao.  But up to this point, the company has never opened a resort in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.  That […]

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Jimmy Buffett’s New Boutique Resort Is Open in Mexico

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Landsharks, meet whale sharks.  Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville has opened its second resort in Mexico, this time on the tiny island of Holbox at the edge of the Caribbean Sea.  It’s called the Margaritaville St Somewhere Punta Coco, Holbox Island, and […]


Bermuda’s New Travel Protocols Just Took Effect 

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Bermuda’s newest travel protocols have officially taken effect.  The new rules, which kicked off Nov. 7, require al visitors 12 and up to show proof of current vaccination, along with a negative test.  The negative tests include either antigen or […]


Bahamas Tops Trending Spring Break Destinations 

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The Bahamas leads the pack among Caribbean spring break destinations, according to a new report from travel insurance company InsureMyTrip.  The Bahamas was the top trending destination in the Caribbean, as measured by InsureMyTrip policies sold for departures between March […]

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American Airlines Just Launched a New Dominican Republic Route

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American Airlines has launched a new route to the Caribbean’s most popular tourism destination, the Dominican Republic.  This weekend, the world’s largest airline kicked off its first-ever route from Miami and Samaná.  Samaná, set on a peninsula in the northeast […]


Martinique Eyes Tourism “Resurgence” 

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The French Caribbean island has long been one of the most vibrant, fascinating destinations to visit in the wider Caribbean.  And now the island is looking for a new era of tourism “resurgence,” according to Benedicte de Geronmimo, the new […]


Oceania Has a New Cruise Ship 

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Oceania Cruises has floated out its newest ship in Italy.  The new 1,200 guest Vista was floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente, Italy this week.  The ship will launch in April 2023 in Rome, before heading later […]