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This Iconic Jamaica Resort Is Back Again, With Ralph Lauren-Designed Rooms, Staffed Villas, and Timeless Charm 

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One of Jamaica’s most storied hotels is officially back. Round Hill Hotel and Villas has reopened, welcoming guests once again to its private peninsula just west of Montego Bay and marking the return of a property that has long set the standard for charming Caribbean luxury. The reopening brings a full revival of the resort’s […]

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Caribbean Weekend in Miami to Bring Regional Tourism Leaders Together

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The Caribbean Tourism Organization will host Caribbean Weekend in Miami 2025, a four-day regional gathering set for Dec. 4–8 at the Loews Coral Gables Hotel. The event will bring together tourism ministers, directors, private-sector partners and industry stakeholders for a series of meetings and programs focused on the state of Caribbean tourism. The schedule includes […]

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Puerto Rico Tops 1 Million Visitor Mark As Travel Surge Continues 

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Puerto Rico topped the 1 million stayover visitor mark by June — a rapid pace that continues a run of post-pandemic success for the destination.  The Island of Enchantment received 1.084 million stayover visitors through the first half, according to data provided to Caribbean Journal by the Caribbean Tourism Organization.  That was a 6.5 percent […]

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Dominican Republic Sets New Tourism Record, With More Than 8.5 Million Visitors in Nine Months

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The Dominican Republic’s tourism sector continues to surge, setting another record as more than 8.59 million visitors arrived between January and September 2025. Tourism Minister David Collado shared the figures this week in Santo Domingo, underscoring the industry’s sustained growth and its role in the national economy. The total represents a forty-nine percent increase compared […]


Puerto Rico Tops 1 Million Visitor Mark As Travel Surge Continues 

For its third consecutive year, the Bahamas Travel and Sustainability Awards, hosted by Caribbean Journal, recently announced their 2025 winners. The annual awards recognise and celebrate Bahamian stakeholders, industry partners and leaders across 24 categories from lodging and gastronomy to individual achievement. The Bahamas, which welcomed a record-breaking 11.22 million international visitors in 2024, continues […]

Discover Puerto Rico Has a New CEO

Discover Puerto Rico has a new leader at the helm. Jorge L. Pérez has officially begun his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of the island’s destination marketing organization, following a months-long search and transition process. Pérez, a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in tourism, economic development and entertainment, takes over after […]

Jamaica Is Projecting 4.5 Million Total Visitors This Year

Jamaican tourism officials are projecting as many as 4.5 million total visitors this year — comprising stay over and cruise passenger arrivals, Caribbean Journal has learned.  That breaks down to 3.1 million projected stay over visitors and another 1.4 million cruise passengers.  The growth, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says, is driven by a push for […]

Jamaica Targets Latin America — and New Frontiers — in Next Tourism Push

Jamaica is widening its lens for growth, placing emerging markets at the center of its tourism agenda for 2026 — with its eyes set on Latin America, following the trend of a number of top competing Caribbean destinations. Tourism Director Donovan White said that deepening engagement in new markets — particularly across Latin America — is […]

Curaçao Keeps Up Summer Tourism Growth

Curacao: year-round destination. Curaçao’s tourism numbers kept moving upward in August, with the island reporting a 4 percent increase in stayover arrivals compared to the same month last year. A total of 60,690 visitors came to the island, according to newly released data, pointing to another strong summer for the Dutch Caribbean island. The story […]

St Maarten Tourism Is Sizzling Right Now

St. Maarten’s tourism sector is on a sizzling trajectory, with both air and cruise arrivals surging in the second quarter of 2025 — making it one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean right now. The island welcomed 209,876 airport passenger arrivals at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) between April and June, marking a 16.9 percent increase compared to the […]

CHTA Opens Registration for CHIEF 2025 in Barbados

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has officially opened registration for the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum 2025, set for Nov. 16–18 at the Wyndham Grand Barbados Sam Lord’s Castle All-Inclusive Resort. One of the most influential gatherings for hospitality leaders in the region, CHIEF brings together executives, operators, and innovators for three days of strategic […]

The Dominican Republic Keeps Rewriting Tourism Records, Topping 8 Million Visitor Mark By August

The Dominican Republic continues to rewrite its own records, welcoming 8,005,257 visitors in the first eight months of 2025, according to new data released by Tourism Minister David Collado. The figure represents a 49 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019, a 13 percent jump over 2023 and a 2.8 percent rise against […]