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New Nonstop Flights from London to Montego Bay, Kingston

 Norse Atlantic Airways is launching new nonstop flights between London and Montego Bay, Jamaica. The low-cost Norwegian airline will be launching new routes from London Gatwick to both Montego Bay and Kingston.  The London-Montego Bay service will kick off on …

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New Dive Festival Begins in The Bahamas

 There’s a new dive festival coming on one of the Caribbean’s top diving destinations: the island of San Salvador in The Bahamas. The inaugural Bahamas Dive Week on San Salvador runs May 6-13, part of a new diving push for …

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Angela Bassett Just Spent Her Caribbean Vacation in Antigua and Barbuda

 Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett just spent a beach-filled Caribbean vacation in Antigua and Barbuda.  Bassett, who was joined by her sister, D’nette Bassett and close friend Dawnn Lewis, came to the twin-island destination after a busy awards season that included …

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 Planning multiple visits to the Caribbean this year? Perhaps a few trips to St Thomas? And then some island hopping to Vieques and Culebra through San Juan, with a Cancun vacation squeezed in? Frontier Airlines’ newest program is giving travelers …

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 The popular South Beach Hotel on the south coast of Barbados is getting a new look, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The 49-suite hotel, part of Ocean Hotels Group, is unveiling what the company called an “exciting rebrand” and transformation later …

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 Karisma Hotels and Resorts is launching a new travel agent advisory board, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned.  It’s called the Compass Committee, and it will “receive first-hand looks at new product development and innovation across the portfolio and participate in quarterly …

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  TAFER Hotels and Resorts is expanding with a new project in Cancun slated to debut next year.  The new Hotel Mousai Cancun, pegged for a May 2024 launch, will be an adults-only all-inclusive with 88 suites.  This story is …

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  Exuma is heating up, and now another new project has been announced on the island.  Great Exuma’s Hooper’s Bay will play host to a new project called The Marina at Hoopers Bay, which will feature 11 villas, a marina …

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  Curacao is one of the most fascinating — and misunderstood — destinations in the Caribbean. While its spectacular capital of Willemstad is a culturally rich, cosmopolitan place, its prime position in the island’s marketing over the years has helped …

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  The Caribbean’s premier road rally is back again this year in Barbados, with the return of the Sol Rally Barbados.  The event, which runs from June 3-11, is anchored around three days of rally driving with drivers from all …

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  The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named a new chairman of its board of directors.  The organization has announced the appointment of Vernon Jeffers Sr to the role, succeeding Dr Lorraine Raeburn.  Raeburn had served in the role …

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  The Caribbean’s premier film festival is back once again on the French Caribbean island of St Barth.  The 26th edition of the St Barth Film Festival runs this week from May 3-6 in Gustavia.  Since 1996, the event has …

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  Caribbean destinations are dominating demand for summer vacations, according to new data from JetBlue Vacations. Beach destinations “have emerged as popular vacation spots” for summer travel, led by Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Montego Bay, Jamaica and Cancun, Mexico. Aruba …

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  By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Journal Invest The Sugar Bay Resort & Spa in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands was recently sold to DV USVI Investment Group for $20 million. This story is part of Caribbean Journal …

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  The formerly adults-only Viva Wyndham V Heavens in the Dominican Republic is going family-friendly, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The all-inclusive resort in Puerto Plata on the country’s north coast is being “reimagined” as a resort for all ages.  “After …

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  The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has been one of the hottest destinations in the Caribbean this year, continuing a trend that began last year.  In the first quarter, Bonaire welcomed even more visitors than it did in the …

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  There could soon be another way to fly from the United States to the Dominican Republic.  Fast-expanding carrier Arajet is planning to launch flights between the Dominican Republic and the United States.  That will come once the Dominican Republic …

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  Hyatt has entered into an agreement to acquire the London-based travel platform Mr & Mrs Smith.  The company has a collection of more than 1,500 boutique and luxury hotels, including a large number in the Caribbean.  Hyatt is acquiring …

 

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