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Why Foodies Need to Visit Antigua and Barbuda This Spring
It’s one of the most dynamic restaurant scenes in the Caribbean: the twin-island destination of Antigua and Barbuda, which last year kicked off its first-ever Restaurant Week. The two-week-long culinary celebration highlights discounted meals, special gastronomic events and a host […]
The Biggest St Patrick’s Festival in the Caribbean Is on This Island
There’s only one country outside of Ireland that celebrates St Patrick’s Day: the Caribbean island of Montserrat, which has a deep Irish heritage thanks to a wave of immigration from the Emerald Isle beginning in the 17th century. Today, the […]
St Thomas Carnival Is Set for April
Pageants, J’ouvert parties, parties and parades are on the agenda for he 2024 edition of St Thomas Carnival in the US Virgin Islands. And this year’s St Thomas Carnival now has a date, running from April 28 to May 5, […]
The 25 Best Beaches in the Caribbean to Visit in 2024
Let’s be frank. The best beach in the Caribbean is the one you’re on right now. That means choosing our favorite beaches in the Caribbean each year is an almost impossible task — and one that, we admit, is completely […]
The Dominican Republic Just Topped 10 Million Visitors
In a first in the history of the Caribbean, a destination has topped 10 million visitors in a single year. The Dominican Republic officially hit the milestone this week, when American Ariana Guilak arrived on an American Airlines plane from […]
The Caribbean’s Greatest Christmas Festival Begins in St Croix, USVI
It begins with a favorite phrase: “I’m Going to the Village Tonight.” Every year, the island of St Croix hosts the undefeated champion of Christmas festivals in the Caribbean: Crucian Christmas, the island of St Croix’s treasured year-end event. It’s […]
This Legendary Nassau Resort Is Back
The legendary British Colonial Nassau resort has officially reopened its doors following a dramatic transformation project. The hotel, which will celebrate its 100th birthday next year, had been closed since 2020 and has since undergone a sweeping renovation. It’s a […]
Why Janet Jackson Is Coming to The Bahamas
Music superstar Janet Jackson is the latest artist to join Atlantis Paradise Island’s increasingly popular “Music Making Waves” concert series. Jackson will perform on April 27, 2024 at the Bahamian resort’s Casuarina Beach, launching the 2024 edition fo the series. […]
The Ultimate Caribbean New Year’s Eve Is in St Barth
When it comes to New Year’s Eve, there’s no place in the Caribbean quite like St Barth. The tiny French Caribbean jewel is buzzing, with hotels and restaurants full and a roster full of boldfaced names in town for the […]
This Dominican Republic Cruise Destination Just Broke a Record
The fast-growing cruise hotspot in the Dominican Repubilc’s Puerto Plata just broke its single-day record for passenger arrivals. On Wednesday, the combined ports of Taino Bay and Amber Cove in Puerto Plata reported 27,313 cruise passenger arrivals, the most in […]
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, […]
Vote for the Best of The Bahamas in the CJ Bahamas Travel and Sustainability Awards
It’s no secret that The Bahamas is one of the world’s hottest travel destination right now, with record-breaking arrivals and a dynamic tourism movement in progress. Whether you’re wading in the Windex-blue waters of Exuma for the first time, or […]
From Antigua, a New Anthem for the Perfect Caribbean Vacation
Romance, adventure, culture, beaches, hotels. They’re all the perfect notes to the ultimate Caribbean vacation. Now, in time for the opening of the Caribbean’s most anticipated new adults-only resort, The Verandah Antigua, a top Caribbean reggae star has turned these […]
The Bahamas’ Atlantis Paradise Island Just Turned 25
I remember when Atlantis’ Royal Towers first debuted. I was 13 years old, and as someone who had already been visiting Paradise Island for much of his life, during the days of Merv Griffin Airport and Swanks Pizza and the […]
JetBlue Just Added a New Nonstop Route to Grenada
JetBlue has launched its inaugural nonstop flight connecting Boston and Grenada. The year round flight, operated on JetBlue’s 159-seat A321 MINT aircraft marks a milestone for connectivity in Grenada. The Grenada Tourism Authority and JetBlue celebrated the occasion with a […]
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 […]
Carnival Adding More Cruises With Grand Bahama Stops
Carnival Cruise Line is adding more cruise itineraries to the Caribbean including its in-development new port on Grand Bahama. The new Celebration Key, set to open in Grand Bahama, will be featured in a number of cruises starting in 2025 […]
Maroon 5, Timbaland to Headline New Year’s Eve at Atlantis Paradise Island
Atlantis Paradise Island has long been one of the Caribbean’s top New Year’s Eve destinations, and this year’s end-of-year bash will be no different. Super producer Timbaland, multi-platinum band Maroon 5 and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris will headline […]
Barbados Set for Food and Rum Festival
Barbados is set to begin its popular Food & Rum Festival on the island next week. Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s culinary celebration, which returned last year after a pandemic hiatus, is being held this year under the theme of “Feed […]
This Is the Caribbean’s Best Christmas Festival
Music stars, delicious Caribbean food, endless cultural celebration. This is the best Christmas festival in the Caribbean, and it’s a unique way to spend the festive season in the islands. St Croix’s beloved Crucian Christmas is back again this year, […]
A Major New Food Festival At the Dominican Republic’s Top Resort
The Dominican Republic’s leading resort has always been a magnet for lovers of golf, leisure, yachting, shopping, wellness and entertainment. But now the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas is looking to position itself in another significant category: food. Next […]
From Jamaica to Martinique, The World’s Best Rums Are Coming to St Barth
Martinique’s Rhum Neisson is the most exclusive rum on the planet. Made at a boutique distillery in the town of Carbet on the northwestern coast of Martinique, its aged expressions regularly fetch thousands of dollars per bottle, all in extremely […]
You Need to Go to This Caribbean Rum Festival in St Bart’s
Some call it the “Cannes of Caribbean Rum.” Each year, the top rums from across the Caribbean Basin face off in a blind-tasting competition that is the most exclusive field in the industry, with heavyweights from countries like Martinique, Jamaica, […]
Carnival Is Opening an Exclusive Cruise Destination on Grand Bahama
Carnival Cruise Line has revealed the name for its planned destination in Grand Bahama: Celebration Key. The new destination, the first-ever port destination exclusively designed for Carnival Cruise Line guests, will be set on a one-mile-long stretch of beach in […]
Bonaire Is Launching a New Dive Week
It’s a natural fit — one of the world’s greatest diving destinations and a weeklong celebration of scuba. That’s the plan for the first-ever Bonaire Dive Week, which will be held this September in partnership with PADI. Bonaire Dive Week […]
This Tiny Island Is Hosting the Caribbean’s Most Exclusive Rum Festival
It’s the Caribbean capital of luxury and glamour: the tiny French Caribbean of St Barth, the premier jet-set stop in the region and an intoxicatingly beautiful vacation spot. And every November, the island kicks off its high season with the […]
From Jamaica to Antigua, Hotels and Bars With Music History
Music has always been deeply intertwined with Caribbean culture, from the African rhythms brought over by enslaved people to the lively calypso and soca rhythms that drive the region’s Carnival celebrations. The musical legacy of the Caribbean built to a […]
The First Caribbean Women in Space
A mother-and-daughter team from Antigua and Barbuda is making history this month as the first-ever Caribbean women in space. Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastasia Mayers are boarding Virgin Galactic’s first private astronaut spaceflight (and second commercial spaceflight) on Aug. […]
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