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Park Hyatt to Debut New Los Cabos Resort This Year
The Park Hyatt brand is opening its second hotel in the Caribbean-Mexico region later this year: the new Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo del Sol resort. The new property is expected to open by the “end” of 2024, according […]
The Caribbean Travel Awards 2024
It’s hard to believe it has been a decade since the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Travel Awards, the first true regional celebration of travel and tourism in the Caribbean. In 10 years, the Caribbean tourism industry has dramatically changed, […]
Aruba Is Improving the Airport Arrival Process With a “Happy One Pass”
It’s one of the worst parts of any vacation, particularly in the Caribbean: immigration. Long lines, endless forms, infinite hassle. But the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, which has long been ahead of the rest of the region in making […]
In Aruba, the Beach, the Palms and the Perfect Caribbean Boutique Hotel
“It’s like Narnia once you come through the gates,” Trisha tells me. And she’s right. The moment you walk through the gates and past the sparkling lobby at the Boardwalk Boutique Hotel in Aruba, it’s as if you’re manuevered into […]
Why the Cayman Islands Is a Caribbean Culinary Capital
Many Caribbean islands boast about their culinary scene, but events like the Cayman Cookout demonstrate why the Cayman Islands is a cut above the rest. Hosted by celebrity chef Eric Ripert, this annual food festival staged at the Ritz Carlton […]
Jamaica Makes Push for Global Tourism Resilience Fund
Jamaica is continuing its call for the creation of a tourism resilience fund, one that would help vulnerable Caribbean nations build up their resilience to the effects of climate change. It’s the brainchild of Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who […]
How to Move to Barbados, Explained
While much of the real estate interest since the pandemic has focused on northern-area Caribbean destinations like The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Cayman Islands, another island to the south has been seeing strong interest: Barbados, an island with […]
The Mandarin Oriental, Canouan Has a New GM
One of the top luxury resorts in the Grenadines has named a new general manager, Caribbean Journal has learned. The all-suite Mandarin Oriental, Canouan, the brand’s only resort in the Caribbean, has named Hemal Jain as its new GM. Jain […]
Wyndham Is Opening a New Dominican Republic All-Inclusive
Wyndham’s fast-growing all-inclusive collection is adding a major new resort in the Dominican Republic later this year. The new Wyndham Alltra Samaná, a 404-room resort in one of the country’s up-and-coming destinations, is now taking reservations for a December debut. […]
This Turks and Caicos Resort Has a New Marketing Director
Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Resort + Villas has named a new director of sales and marketing. The Providenciales resort has tapped industry veteran Miguel Carrillo to the role. Carrillo, a native of Venezuela, was most recently the director of sales […]
The Four Seasons Nevis Has a New Top Chef
The Four Seasons Resort Nevis, the island’s premier luxury resort, has named a new leader for its culinary program, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort has tapped Andrea Ferrandi as its new executive chef, who is joining her fifth Four […]
The Caribbean’s Most Interesting Rum Is In Grenada
GRENADA — Can a rum have a terroir? It’s a question we’ve been answering in the affirmative for years, focused on the artisanal rummaking of the French West Indies, where the connection between rum and the soil of the sugarcane […]
Nikki Beach Is Planning Its First Caribbean Resort
Hospitality brand Nikki Beach Global is planning to open its first-ever resort in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news […]
Jamaica, The Bahamas Plan Deeper Tourism Collaboration
A new alliance is being forged between two of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations in a drive to develop a cooperative approach to air travel and grow regional tourism. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett held talks with Bahamas Deputy Prime […]
JetBlue Is Adding More Flights to Barbados
As tourism to the island continues to heat up, Barbados is set for another lift with an expansion by JetBlue Airways this fall, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning Nov. 1, JetBlue will be adding a second weekly flight between Boston […]
The Dominican Republic Has a New Private-Island All-Inclusive
Spanish tourism giant Grupo Piñero is best known for its Bahia Principe chain of all-inclusive resorts, a brand that has a rather large footprint in the Caribbean. But it’s newest resort, set on a private island in Samana, doesn’t bear […]
In Bonaire, the Ultimate Beach Rum Party
The Caribbean’s coolest rum festival is a weeklong celebration of premium rum on the Dutch Caribbean island in Bonaire. As this year’s Bonaire Rum Week approaches, we’ll be highlighting some of the biggest events of the festival. That includes the Rum […]
Dominican Republic Airport Reopens After Runway Remodel
One of the Dominican Republic’s busiest airports has reopened following a runway remodeling project. The work is part of a broader $4.5 million project that includes new approach lights, a new central section of the runway and new horizontal signaling, […]
The Best Value Resort in Turks and Caicos
Mornings on the beach, afternoon shopping strolls in the Village, rum punches by twilight, dinners under palm trees. Grace Bay in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos is one of the most vibrant, colorful destinations in the Caribbean; and while Turks and […]
A New Sushi Pop-Up in Turks and Caicos
Hai Hospitality’s sushi concept, Uchi, is opening its first-ever Caribbean location with a pop-up in Turks and Caicos. Chef Tyson Cole’s Uchi will take over the Grace Bay Club’s Infiniti Restaurant and Raw Bar twice this year: from June 7-10 […]
The Caribbean’s Greenest Hotels – 2023
The term “green” has had quite the journey over the last few decades. What began as a term that demonstrated concern for the environment has become an all-encompassing philosophy covering everything from clean energy to a holistic approach to sustainable […]
Cayman Islands Tourism Is Sizzling
The Cayman Islands is well on track to surpassing the successful tourism numbers it annually received before 2019 when COVID knocked the global travel industry on its back. The Cayman Islands welcomed 1,027,668 visitors in 2022 with 743,394 cruise passengers […]
The Caribbean Vacation Is Back in a Big Way
It began when the Caribbean was the first global destination to see any of its destinations reopen for tourism at the peak of the pandemic. Quickly, travelers around the world were drawn to the Caribbean, for the region’s outstanding health-protocol […]
Travelers Are Flocking to Nassau Paradise Island in The Bahamas
The Bahamas’ number one destination is hotter than ever. Nassau Paradise Island, the twin-island destination that represents the most popular place to visit in The Bahamas, is seeing surging tourism numbers, according to new data from the Nassau Paradise Island […]
From Jamaica to St Thomas, Following the Trail of Caribbean Pirates
With all proper deference to Capt. Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, there’s a far richer (and bloodier) vein of real pirate history and lore running through the islands of the Caribbean. And while some of it […]
Cayman Islands Eclipses Tourism Projections
The Cayman Islands eclipsed its tourism projections for 2022, buoyed by a sizzling second half after the destination removed its travel health protocols. Overall, the Cayman Islands reported 284,274 stay over visitors, ahead of the government’s stated goals for the […]
The Caribbean Travel Awards 2023
If 2021 in the Caribbean was a year of recovery, 2022 has been a year of unmistakable, unprecedented rebirth. The Caribbean has never been hotter, with just about every destination nearing (or now exceeding) its pre-pandemic travel totals, and the […]
The USVI Is Growing Faster Than Any Other Caribbean Destination
It’s been an exemplar for the Caribbean in the post-Covid tourism world, and the US Virgin Islands continues to see outstanding tourism performance. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. The US Virgin Islands has actually seen the highest increase […]
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