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Grenada Distilleries Step Up to Make Hand Sanitizer

A group of distilleries in Grenada has stepped up to the plate to produce hand sanitizer amid the island’s fight against coronavirus. Doing their part to help residents stay safe, Grenada Distillers Limited, Blue Light Gin and Westerhall Estate, Grenada […]

This St Croix Vodka Company Is Now Making Hand Sanitizer — From Breadfruit

St Croix’s Mutiny Island Vodka was already famous for making what was the Caribbean’s only vodka made from breadfruit. Now, the St Croix-based distillery is making a name for a different reason: by shifting its production to hand sanitizer amid […]

Spanish Chain Best Hotels Building Punta Cana Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff Spanish hotel chain Best Hotels is building a new hotel in the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana. Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina was on hand to lay the first stone on the project, […]

Saint Lucia to Chair Caribbean Tourism Organization

By Alexander Britell NASSAU — Saint Lucia is the new chair of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island’s Minister of Tourism, Dominic Fedee, was voted in as the new chair of the regional tourism organization during this week’s State of […]

Oceania Cruises Is Planning a $100 Million “Re-Inspiration”

By the Caribbean Journal staff Oceania Cruises is planning significant changes to four of its cruise ships, according to a statement from the company. The cruise line has launched what it’s calling OceaniaNEXT, an array of ship enhancements “designed to […]

Caribbean Journal Wins Media Award From Caribbean Tourism Organization

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Journal took home one of the Caribbean’s most prestigious travel media awards at a gala dinner in New York this week. Caribbean Journal editor-in-chief Alexander Britell won the CTO’s Virtual Visitor Award for his […]

St Barth’s Le Guanahani Planning November Return

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the top resorts in St Barth is making a return this fall. Le Guanahani, one of the French Caribbean island’s signature places to stay, is targeting a reopening in November of this year, […]

Ani Villas Comes to Dominican Republic

By the Caribbean Journal staff Luxe villa company Ani Villas has expanded its operations to the Dominican Republic. The company’s new Dominican Republic oustpost, called Ani Villas Dominicana, is a fully-staffed and serviced 14-bedroom estate set on its own peninsula. […]

Bahia Principe Hotels “Reorganizes” Portfolio

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor All-inclusive company Bahia Principe has announced the reorganization of its 24-hotel portfolio, reclassifying its resorts into four categories and segmented experiences. The new categories and segments will simplify the process for consumers to identify which […]

Grand Caymanian, Interval Sign Long-Term Agreement

By the Caribbean Journal staff Global vacation ownership giant Interval International has entered into a multi-year affiliation agreement with West Bay Hospitality, a subsidiary of investment firm Singerman Real Estate for the Grand Caymanian Resort in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. […]

Anguilla’s Frangipani to Reopen in December

By the Caribbean Journal staff Anguilla’s Frangipani Beach Resort is reopening next month in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The resort will welcome back guests with existing reservations beginning Dec. 21, and will start taking new reservations beginning in January. […]

St Barth’s Le Guanahani Planning Summer Reopening

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Barth’s Le Guanahani hotel is planning to reopen in the summer of 2018. It’s one of several top St Barts hotels that are planning to reopen next summer, including the storied Eden Rock, after […]

How to Stay Longer at Le Guanahani

Planning a trip to St. Barth? Le Guanahani has you covered. One of our favorite St Barts hotels is now offering guests complimentary nights with its new “Stay 7/Pay for 5” and “Stay 4/Pay for 3” travel packages. The packages […]

Jumby Bay Launches Organic Farm

The private-island Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort off the coast of Antigua, has launched a new organic farm and kitchen garden. Accessed via foot path, the farm encompasses a vegetable garden, an herb garden and an orchard. It also houses […]

Airbnb, Caribbean Tourism Organization Sign Agreement

The Caribbean Tourism Organization has signed what it’s calling a landmark deal with home sharing company Airbnb. Under the agreement, both organizations will share data and studies with policymakers about the impact of the sharing economy in the region and […]

The Caribbean’s First Organic Rum

LE CARBET — Among the waving canes on a boutique rum distillery in the north of Martinique, something very special is happening. Legendary rum house Neisson, located in the town of Le Carbet, has produced the first of its kind […]

A New Art Collaboration at Le Guanahani St. Barth

There’s something new to see at St. Barth’s Le Guanahani, thanks to a collaboration between a pair of top artists. Inspired by the St. Barth’s resort’s ongoing 30th anniversary year, artists JonOne and Richard Orlinski have unveiled two striking works […]

Caribbean Room With a View: Anguilla’s Frangipani Beach Resort

Views don’t get much better than this one at the Frangipani Beach Resort in Anguilla, a 19-room luxe boutique that’s one of the island’s top hotels. It’s a one-bedroom suite with superb ocean vistas of Meads Bay from a spacious […]

Ani Villas Is Expanding to the Dominican Republic

Luxury villa brand Ani Villas is expanding to a new destination in the Caribbean: the Dominican Republic. The new Ani Villas Dominican Republic is a fully-staffed and serviced 14-bedroom estate on the central northern coast of the country. The villa […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Names New Chair

The Bahamas is the new chair of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, following the election of Bahamian Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe at the State of the Industry Conference this week. Wilchcombe succeeds Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy, and will serve a […]

VIDEO: Inside St Barth’s Le Guanahani Hotel

It’s just about perfect. While St Barth is full of spectacular luxury hotels, one could argue that no hotel on this French Caribbean island blends food, spa, accommodations and the beach, better than Le Guanahani. This boutique property with just […]

VIDEO: The Legendary Staniel Cay Yacht Club

Maybe it’s its location in the far reaches of the Exumas, or its place as a must-visit stop on any Caribbean sailing pilgrimage. But there’s just something special about the Staniel Cay Yacht Club, a wonderful bungalow hotel on the […]

One of the Caribbean’s Best Rum Companies Has Been Sold

One of the Caribbean’s best distilleries has a new owner. The St Lucia Distillers group of companies has been acquired by Martinique-based Group Bernard Hayot, which owns two of Martinique’s top rum distilleries: Rhum Clement and Rhum JM. “The acquisition […]

Staniel Cay Airport Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ Staniel Cay Airport has reopened. The airport reopened to air traffic Nov. 18 with a new runway. The newly-paved 3,000-foot-long, 75-foot-wide runway means the airport is classified as a Code 2b airport. The […]

UK Sends Humanitarian Aid to Dominica

British ship rerouted to Dominica By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The United Kingdom’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Lyme Bay ship has been rerouted to assist humanitarian relief efforts in Dominica following the destruction of Tropical Storm Erika. The British ship […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Secretary General Visits Guyana

Guyana looking to develop tourism sector By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Tourism Organization Secretary General Hugh Riley is in Guyana this week, looking to assist with some of the country’s aims of developing into a “must-see tourist destination.” Riley […]

“Poorly Organized” Tropical Storm Erika Moves to Leeward Islands

Storm reaches the Caribbean By the Caribbean Journal staff Tropical Storm Erika was expected to move through the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean late Wednesday and early Thursday morning, according to the NOAA. But while the storm had been strengthening […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Treating Sargassum “Seriously and With Urgency”

What’s next for seaweed problem? By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The seasonal spike of Sargassum seaweed on Caribbean beaches has captured the attention of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and tourism policymakers across the region. In a statement released today, […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas