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Ultra-Luxe St Croix Villa on the Market for $8.9 Million
One of the leading villas in the US Virgin Islands is on the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean […]
Why Cap Cana Is the Next Big All-Inclusive Destination
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe today to […]
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Is Getting a New Residential Resort
Another new residential resort is coming to the booming tourism investment market of Providenciales in Turks and Caicos. It’s called South Bank, a combination residential resort and marina development set on 2,200 feet of edge of Long Bay Beach, on […]
Rum Journal: From the Bahamas, a Tequila-Finished Rum
You can call it cask-finishing or barrel finishing or secondary aging or whatever you like. But it’s no secret that using the barrels that once held other spirits to give different personalities to rum is an increasingly prominent trend in […]
15 Saint Lucia Resorts to Visit Right Now
Few Caribbean destinations boast the sheer diversity of Saint Lucia’s hotel product. The range is vast, from tiny eco-friendly retreats to sprawling beach resorts to all-inclusives and full-fledged bucket-list experiences. That means there’s something for every kind of traveler here, […]
Rum Journal: The Rum Awards — 2018
It’s hard to believe that this year is the seventh annual edition of the Rum Awards, a celebration of rum that was one of the earliest innovations of Caribbean Journal. And it’s just as remarkable how much rum has changed […]
The Dominican Republic Has Another New Resort Project
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s hottest hotel investment market has another high-level project. The luxe Hacienda Samana Bay project has officially broken ground on the lush, pristine Samana peninsula of the Dominican Republic, a corner of the country […]
VIDEO: Discovering the New Dominica
By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton DOMINICA – It’s the brightest hour of the late afternoon and everyone is in the water, looking out at stunning green mountains and blue sea. We’re all at the new infinity pool at the Fort […]
Old San Juan’s Paseo La Princesa Is Open Again
By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Old San Juan’s most popular seafront promenades is back in business. The Paseo La Princesa, which was closed after suffering damage during Hurricane Maria, has opened its access to the public again, albeit […]
Sales Surge at Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Project
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In two months since launching sales, Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Residences has reached $45 million in sales, Caribbean Journal has learned. The collection of planned beachfront residences, which will accompany the Grand Hyatt hotel, is […]
Grand Cayman’s New Luxury Green Real Estate Project
By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new luxury real estate project set to launch in the Cayman Islands. The new, eco-friendly Lighthouse Point Residences are being developed on a prime site adjacent to the Lighthouse Point dive hotel, just […]
Grand Hyatt Coming to the Cayman Islands
By Alexander Britell A grand hotel is coming to Grand Cayman. Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced a major new hotel project in the Cayman Islands. A Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise and related agreements with Pageant Beach Ltd […]
VIDEO: St Barth’s Quick Comeback
By Alexander Britell GUSTAVIA — It’s Monday night and Eddy’s is hopping. Down the corner, the Caribbean’s most creative bar, 25 Quarter, is serving up rare rums from Martinique, and the patio at Le Select is already full. I’m eating […]
Morgan Heritage to Headline Roots and Soul Music Festival in St. Lucia
There’s a new music festival to visit in the Caribbean this summer: Roots and Soul. The artist is dedicated to musicians “setting new trends” in genres including reggae, conscious hip-hop, Afro-punk and R&B, with concerts accompanied by master classes and […]
Jamaica’s Tensing Pen Has Big Plans
Jamaica’s Tensing Pen (one of our best Jamaica hotels) has big expansion plans. One of the property’s longtime owners, Sam Petros, recently gained full ownership of Tensing Pen and now plans an expansion and upgrade project. The project would include […]
Eleuthera’s French Leave Joins Autograph Collection
The boutique French Leave Resort in Eleuthera has joined Marriott’s Autograph Collection. The resort, located on Cupid’s Cay harbor, has 12 seafront cottages with British colonial interiors. It also features a restaurant called 1648. The resort represents the first construction […]
Naïa Resort and Spa: A New Beach Resort in Belize
A major new beach resort is opening its doors this week: the Naïa Resort and Spa. The property, which opens Jan. 7, is set within a 200-acre private reserve in southern Belize on the Placencia peninsula. “The concept for Naïa […]
How to Stay in a Tree House in Tulum
One of the Caribbean’s hippest destinations has an exotic new accommodation: treehouses. The Papaya Playa project in Tulum has launched a portfolio of new sustainably-crafted tree houses in a jungle the coast. The tree houses are crafted from local Zapote […]
Eleuthera’s French Leave Resort to Join Autograph Collection
Tiny hotel gets big Marriott boost By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Another property in the region is joining Marriott’s Autograph Collection: the French Leave Resort in Eleuthera. The 270-acre Bahamian hotel is slated to join the Autograph Collection by […]
Exploring The Cliff in Jamaica
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Sometimes you just know. Within moments of entering a hotel lobby, you know whether your stay is going to be just so-so or really spectacular. And the second I stepped into the open-air lobby […]
Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2015
There’s something different about sipping a glass of fine rum. Sure, there are great spirits from around the world. But when you drink a glass of rum, you’re tasting something else — history, culture, love, torment, romance. You are tasting […]
New Boutique Resort to Open in Nevis
Above: Paradise Beach By the Caribbean Journal staff A new boutique villa resort is coming to the island of Nevis. It’s called Paradise Beach Nevis, and it represents a transformation of the former Villa Paradiso property. The property, which includes […]
Puerto Rico Building New $3.5 Million Malecon in Salinas
Above: Salinas By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico will be investing $3.5 million in the construction of a new malecon, or seafront boulevard, in the area of Salinas. The Malecon, which will be located in the La Playa community, […]
The Best Hotels in the United States Virgin Islands
IT’S ONE of the most beautiful corners of the Caribbean: the green-hilled United States Virgin Islands. This US territory of three main Caribbean islands (and a host of smaller islets and cays) is home to some beautiful hotel properties, too, […]
French Leave Marina Village Resort to Launch in Eleuthera
Above: the marina at French Leave By the Caribbean Journal staff The French Leave Marina Village resort will begin delivering units this summer on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera. The project, which will eventually consist of 37 seafront cottages, will […]
Tobago Launches Carnival Season
Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago officially kicked off the carnival season Thursday, under the theme “Let’s Dance, Let’s Play, Let’s Dingolay.” The island will be holding a host of events to celebrate Carnival this year, including an […]
In Mexico City, Memories of the Earthquake in Haiti
Above: a ceremony in Mexico City (Photo: Embassy of Haiti in Mexico) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Haitian community in Mexico took time Saturday to remember the victims of the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010. Haiti’s Embassy in […]
Branding Haiti’s Jacmel
Above: Jacmel By the Caribbean Journal staff In June, Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin unveiled a new logo for Haiti, featuring a hibiscus, the country’s national flower, and a sun. That was the beginning of what Haiti hopes is a […]
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