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Aimbridge Hospitality Is Merging with Interstate Hotels

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Dallas-based Aimbridge Hospitality, the largest independent hotel management firm in the United States, is merging with multinational hotel firm Interstate Hotels and Resorts. It’s a major move for Aimbridge, which just announced a significant expansion in the Caribbean with six new resorts in its regional portfolio. The combined company will […]

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Delta Is Adding a New Daily Flight to Puerto Rico

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Air Lines is adding another new flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The fast-expanding carrier is launching a second daily flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport beginning Dec. 21. It will be the fourth daily […]

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Hurricane Dorian Leaves the Caribbean, Heads for the Atlantic

By the Caribbean Journal staff The newly-renamed Hurricane Dorian has exited the Caribbean Sea, heading into the Atlantic, leaving a trail of heavy rain. While parts of The Bahamas could remain in the crosshairs of the storm, the region emerged from Dorian largely unscathed and without major incidents, damage or injuries, although there were periodic […]

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Silver Airways Streamlines Caribbean Operations

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways has continued streamlining its Caribbean operations following last year’s acquisition of leading regional carrier Seaborne. The company has announced that bookings for San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Seaborne’s current flight network in the Caribbean will now all be hosted on Silver’s reservation system, according to a statement. […]

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Ritz Carlton, St Thomas Names New Executive Chef

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Ritz-Carlton St Thomas has named a new executive chef, the property announced this week. The property has tapped Jose Sanchez as its new executive chef, a role in which Sanchez will oversee the property’s four dining outlets, including a new Sicilian eatery called Alloro. The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas also […]

Hurricane Dorian Leaves the Caribbean, Heads for the Atlantic

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The Ritz-Carlton St Thomas has named a new executive chef, the property announced this week. The property has tapped Jose Sanchez as its new executive chef, a role in which Sanchez will oversee the property’s four dining outlets, including a new Sicilian eatery called Alloro. The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas also […]
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More New Flights Coming to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s capital of Santo Domingo has become one of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations for new airlift, and now another carrier is expanding to the destination. Delta Air Lines has announced plans to add a second daily flight from Atlanta to Santo Domingo beginning Dec. 21, according to a […]
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Norwegian Cruise Line’s Newest Ship Nears Completion

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship is nearing completion, having emerged for the first time from the Meyer Werft ship building dock in Germany. The new 1,100-foot-long Norwegian Encore is slated for completion by the end of September. The ship, which will have a capacity for 3,998 guests, will officially be […]
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Tropical Storm Dorian Arrives in the Caribbean

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Tropical Storm Dorian made landfall in the Eastern Caribbean on Monday, with tropical storm conditions including 50 mph winds affecting portions of the region through Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. Early Tuesday morning, the storm had just moved to about 15 miles west of Saint Lucia into […]