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Gray Line Expands to Dominican Republic

Above: Punta Cana By Alexander Britell PUNTA CANA – Tour operator Gray Line is expanding to the Dominican Republic, the company announced Wednesday. Gray Line Dominican Republic, which will be based in Punta Cana, will have locations in areas across […]

United Airlines Launching Service From Newark to St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff United Airlines will be launching weekly, non-stop service from Newark to St Lucia, the country’s tourist board announced this week. The service will begin on Saturday, July 13, operated on a Boeing […]

Making Caribbean Hotels Sustainable: An Interview With Aruba’s Ewald Biemans

Above: the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts in Aruba By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — This week’s Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference has focused on how the region’s leading does business. But what does sustainability mean for hotels in a […]

Rum Journal: Trinidad’s Angostura Single Barrel Reserve

THE VENERABLE House of Angostura is the dominant rum producer in Trinidad, with a strong selection of rums, some of which are available abroad and some of which are kept close to home. Those that make it abroad tend to […]

Cadiz: Caribbean Must Maintain Status as Premier Warm-Weather Destination

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — With the continued impact of the global recession, Caribbean islands must band together to preserve the region as the world’s premier warm-weather destination, Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Stephen […]

JetBlue and the Caribbean: An Interview With Chad Meyerson

By Alexander Britell With American Eagle’s departure from the Caribbean, there will be a sizable void to fill. As we’ve covered of late, small carriers like Cape Air are increasing capacity and looking to capitalize on the ever-present demand for […]

Op-Ed: The Caribbean and Thatcher

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Baroness Margaret Thatcher’s name will always have a distinguished connotation in the Caribbean. Thatcher died at the Ritz London Hotel on Monday after a stroke. In many ways, Thatcher can be considered a unique politician […]

US Treasury Department Says Jay-Z, Beyonce Cuba Trip Was Authorized

Above: Beyonce By Alexander Britell Music stars Jay-Z and Beyonce’s recent trip to Cuba was authorized by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, according to a letter received by Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. The letter was sent […]

US Lawmakers Express “Concern” Over Jay-Z, Beyonce Cuba Trip

Above: US Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen By the Caribbean Journal staff Two United States lawmakers are expressing “concern” over a trip to Cuba this week by music stars Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles-Carter. The two reportedly traveled to […]

Best Western Premier Haiti Opens Doors in Petion-Ville

Above: the lobby and bar at the Best Western Premier Haiti (Photo: Aimbridge Hospitality) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Best Western Premier has opened its doors to guests in the Port-au-Prince neighbourhood of Petion-Ville. The hotel, which will officially […]

Waldorf Astoria Expands to Panama

Above: the Waldorf Astoria Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has expanded to Panama, with the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Panama in Panama City. It is the first-ever Waldorf Astoria hotel in the Latin […]

Jamaica Waives Visa Requirements for Eastern European Tourists

Above: UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai (Photo: UNWTO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government has announced a visa waiver for tourists originating in Eastern European countries including Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. The visa applies […]

British Virgin Islands’ Maria’s By the Sea Hotel Expands

Above: the exterior of the expansion of Maria’s By the Sea By the Caribbean Journal staff The Maria’s By the Sea hotel in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands has debuted its expansion. The property has added 32 new bedrooms, […]

Haiti’s Tourism Plans for Ile a Vache

Above: Ile a Vache (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has revealed its plans for tourism development on the island of Ile a Vache. The Ministry of Tourism is proposing the eventual development of 1,500 units on […]

New Radisson Hotels Being Developed in Caribbean

Above: the Radisson Blu in St Martin By the Caribbean Journal staff Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is developing three new hotel properties in the Caribbean as part of a regional expansion, the company announced last week. The new properties being […]

WestJet Extending Antigua Service

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian carrier WestJet will be extending its flying schedule into Antigua and Barbuda, the airline announced this week. Service will be extended through Oct. 26. The company first added its Antigua […]

Auberge Resorts to Manage, Rebrand Anguilla’s Malliouhana Hotel

Above: the Malliouhana Hotel in Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Auberge Resorts has been tapped to manage and rebrand the Malliouhana Hotel & Spa in Anguilla. The 55-room property, which shuttered in May 2011, was acquired by Chicago-based Adventurous […]

Transat Sends Next Wave of Canadian Tourists to Haiti

Above: the Transat flight on Wednesday (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The next wave of Canadian tourists has arrived in Haiti as part of an agreement between Canada’s Transat and the Ministry of Tourism. The group of […]

CTO: Caribbean Tourism Grew 5.4 Percent in 2012

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean received nearly 25 million tourists in 2012, a 5.4 percent increase from 2011, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The region received its largest number of […]

McNeill: Jamaica Must Press Ahead on New Tourism Projects

Above: the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Jamaica has been doing good work “in spurts,” the country must “begin to press [ahead] on transformational projects,” according to Tourism Minister Wykeham McNeill. Those […]

Op-Ed: Haiti Tourism: A New Approach

By Davidson Toussaint Op-Ed Contributor HAITI, ONCE KNOWN as the “jewel of the islands,” has been facing insurmountable challenges since it achieved its independence in 1804. Though each challenge presented its own opportunity, there has not been enough of a […]

Las Verandas Hotel and Villas Set to Open Doors in Roatan

Above: Roatan By the Caribbean Journal staff The Las Verandas Hotel and Villas in Roatan, Honduras will open its doors Mar. 1, according to Pan Caribbean Capital Partners I, Ltd. The property will include two pools, 1,000 feet of private […]

Rihanna’s New Barbados Campaign

Above: Rihanna in Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the release of her first Barbados Tourism video last month, the Bajan-born singer is now starring in a new multimedia campaign. The campaign is part of a three-year partnership agreement […]

Hyatt “Continuing to Pursue” Claims Over Curacao Resort

Above: the property in Curacao By Alexander Britell Hyatt is continuing its legal actions over the property it managed in Curacao, the company told Caribbean Journal in a statement. Hyatt had managed the Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and […]

Interview with Martinique Tourism Commissioner Karine Roy-Camille

Above: Martinique Tourism Commissioner Karine Roy-Camille at CHTA Travel Marketplace in the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — Like fellow French department Guadeloupe, Martinique has maintained a relatively low profile for travelers in markets like the US […]

Talking Trinidad Tourism With the TDC’s Cornell Buckradee

Above: Cornell Buckradee (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — Trinidad began to see growth out of the downturn in 2011, with 2012 showing similar improvement. But the Caribbean tourism market faces challenges to return to its pre-2008 levels. […]

Growing the “Guadeloupe Islands” Brand

Above: Gosier, Guadeloupe (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell Despite its proximity to the United States, the French department of Guadeloupe remains under the radar for most American travelers. That’s starting to change, however. In November, Guadeloupe opened a […]

Baha Mar Resort Project Moving Forward in the Bahamas

Above: construction at Baha Mar in the Bahamas (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell NASSAU —The Baha Mar resort project, the largest in the Caribbean, is moving forward with construction toward a planned December 2014 completion date. The […]

Rum Journal: From Jamaica, a Legendary Brand Grows Up