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Jamaica Launches Digital Immigration Forms

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In a major step to improve wait times at its airports, Jamaica has launched an online version of its immigration and customs declaration form. The move, which would be the first by an English-speaking Caribbean country, means travelers can fill out their forms in advance of their arrival, with the […]

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New Royal Caribbean Cruises in the Southern Caribbean

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is planning another major overhaul to one of its ships for Southern Caribbean cruises, the company said this week. Royal is spending $116 million on an “amplification” of its Freedom of the Seas cruise ship, which will be focused on the southern Caribbean. Beginning March 2020, the transformed […]

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Planet Hollywood Cancun Plans March 2020 Debut

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunwing has revealed the launch date for its new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort in Cancun. The all-inclusive hotel in the Mexican Caribbean is slated to open March 1, 2020, the company said this week. The new hotel, set in Costa Mujeres on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, will include 898 […]

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Kimpton Is Opening a New Caribbean Hotel in Roatan

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By Alexander Britell Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants is expanding again in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The popular upscale hotel brand is planning to open a new boutique resort on Roatan off the Caribbean coast of Honduras. The new property, which will be the third Caribbean resort for the brand, is slated to make […]

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Aimbridge Hospitality Adds Six New Caribbean Resorts

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The largest independent hotel management company in the United States is set for a major Caribbean expansion — at some of the hottest properties in the region. Dallas-based Aimbridge Hospitality has announced the addition of six Caribbean resorts to its growing management portfolio, the company said this week. That includes […]


Planet Hollywood Cancun Plans March 2020 Debut

By the Caribbean Journal staff The largest independent hotel management company in the United States is set for a major Caribbean expansion — at some of the hottest properties in the region. Dallas-based Aimbridge Hospitality has announced the addition of six Caribbean resorts to its growing management portfolio, the company said this week. That includes […]

St Kitts Nears Completion of Second Cruise Pier

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s top cruise ports is expanding. St Kitts’ Port Zante has reached 90 percent completion of a major second cruise pier, according to St Kitts Public Infrastructure Minister Ian Patches Liburd. “The dredging works are completed … the padding works I am advised are 100 percent complete […]

USVI Tourism Launches Division of Festivals

By the Caribbean Journal staff From the popular “Ag” Festival to Crucian Christmas, the USVI is one of the Caribbean’s hubs for great events. And now the territory’s Department of Tourism has launched a new division to enhance these assets. The USVI has launched a new Division of Festivals, naming Assistant Commissioner of Tourism Elizabeth […]

Club Med to Debut New Dominican Republic Resort in November

By the Caribbean Journal staff A highly-anticipated new Club Med resort is set to open in the Dominican Republic in November. The new Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda, the first of Club Med’s “Exclusive Collection” in the Americas, will officially open Nov. 23, the company said this week. The property is set on 93 acres […]