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The Best Caribbean Islands For Shopping
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You might not be a black-belt shopper like me but I bet you buy at least one souvenir when you visit the Caribbean. So make it count! Whether you’re looking for rum or a […]
The Best-Kept Secret in the British Virgin Islands
Above: Anegada (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ANEGADA — The sand is white. Not off-white, not golden. There are vibrant beach restaurants, welcoming watering holes and empty roads. Not to mention that this place has a lobster surplus […]
US Virgin Islands Receives Funding For St Croix Marine Research Facility
Above: St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands has won a federal grant to support a new marine research facility in St Croix. The $150,000 grant was awarded by the US Department of the Interior’s […]
US Virgin Islands Officially Opens $37 Million Christiansted Bypass
Above: USVI Gov. John de Jongh (centre) at the ceremony (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has officially opened the just-completed Christiansted Bypass in St Croix. The $37 million project, which began […]
A New Look for a Downtown Nassau Landmark
Nassau’s iconic Queen’s Staircase has unveiled its new look after the culmination of a $200,000 restoration project. The Bahamian capital’s historic downtown site, which was carved out of limestone in the 1830s by formerly enslaved people, connects downtown with Bennet’s […]
Carnival Just Revealed More Details on Its New Grand Bahama Cruise Port
Carnival Cruise Line is in the process of developing a major new cruise destination on the island of Grand Bahama, and now the company has revealed more details on the project. Carnival’s Celebration Key will be featuring a retail destination […]
The Best Food Tour in Belize Is a Journey Through Ambergris Caye
Tio Pil was born here when it was just a fishing village, went to work on the Panama Canal, and came back on his cargo boat. Pil, whose real name was Felipe Paz, helped to bring some of the first […]
Why Marriott is Bullish on All-Inclusive
Consider Marriott among the entities that are most bullish on the all-inclusive space. Among its 30-plus brands and nearly 9,000 properties globally, nine of its brands here in 2024 – including the likes of The Luxury Collection, Delta Hotels and […]
New Life for the Landmark Queen’s Staircase in Nassau
It’s one of the most iconic spots in all of Nassau and Paradise Island in The Bahamas: the Queen’s Staircase, which was built in the mid-1830s and eventually named for Queen Victoria. The staircase in the heart of downtown Nassau […]
The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2024
They’re different. They’re fun, they’re colorful, they’re unique. They’re themselves. The Caribbean has no shortage of cool hotels and in this, Caribbean Journal’s 12th annual Cool List, we highlight the places that hit you in a different way, that do […]
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 […]
Top Caribbean Luxury Resort Sold for $14M
The MC Hotel Group, a leading international luxury hotel and hospitality group based in London, recently bought one of the Caribbean’s top luxury resorts, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the […]
The Winners of the 2023 Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards
The people have spoken. The world’s foremost experts on Caribbean travel — Caribbean Journal readers – have chosen their top picks for the best small hotels across the wider Caribbean region. This year’s 2023 Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards celebrate boutique hotels […]
The 20 Best Adults-Only All-Inclusive Caribbean Resorts to Visit Now
It’s fall, the kids are back in school. Travel is calmer and it’s time for the perfect relaxing Caribbean getaway. If you’ve been paying attention, adults-only resorts, particularly those of the all-inclusive variety, are hotter than ever in the Caribbean, […]
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 […]
Demand for Barbados Travel Is Hotter Than Ever
It’s about to get a whole lot easier to fly to Barbados from the United States, as the Caribbean island readies for a big uptick in travel from America. The island is “poised for an upsurge in airlift” from the […]
Shake Shack Just Opened in The Bahamas (And It Serves Rum Punch)
Shake Shack has just opened its first-ever location in The Bahamas, with a sparkling new location at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort. The new Shake Shack Atlantis is also one of the first Shake Shacks in the world to feature […]
The Ultimate Caribbean Summer Vacation Includes This Rum Festival
A rum-on-the-beach party. A rum-infused lunch at an overwater restaurant. Outdoor tastings at oceanfront hotels around the island. A final dinner at a restaurant with a three-Michelin-star pedigree. This isn’t like any rum festival you’ve ever been to — and […]
The 11 Best Cancun All-Inclusive Resorts for Families
Cancun is a great destination for a family vacation for many of the same reasons it appeals to travelers flying solo or as a couple: nearly endless choices of all-inclusive resorts and entertainment, lots of all-inclusive properties, a resort district […]
The 20 Most Romantic Beaches in the Caribbean for 2023
What makes a beach romantic? The best way to answer that might be to define what does not make a beach romantic: huge crowds. Towering resorts. Artificial noise. The Caribbean’s most romantic beaches tend to be tucked away; quiet; serene. […]
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 […]
The 50 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean – 2023
All-inclusive resorts have never been more popular. Major brands around the world have been scrambling to add all-inclusive resorts to their portfolios, a nod to sizzling demand for the all-inclusive concept from travelers. But all-inclusive resorts have also never been […]
Beach Journal: Cockleshell Bay, St Kitts
Think of our newest feature, Beach Journal, as a guide to one of the Caribbean’s greatest treasures: its almost infinite collection of remarkable stretches of sand. We’ll be taking you on a trip across some of our favorite places to […]
The Caribbean’s Best Value All-Inclusive Resort Is Open
Jolly Beach is a full-fledged Caribbean bucket list beach, from its ultra-white sand to its almost electric turquoise water, the kind of beach that you dream about on cold winter days. Jolly Beach is also home to the Caribbean’s newest […]
Margaritaville Is Opening a Boutique Beach Resort in Belize
Jimmy Buffett’s fast-expanding resort empire is adding another Caribbean resort, this time in Belize. And the new Margaritaville Beach Resort Ambergris Caye is officially taking reservations, Caribbean Journal has learned. It’s a different kind of Margaritaville, a decidedly boutique-style resort […]
A Lovely New Caribbean Hotel in the Heart of Rhum Country
There is sugarcane growing right next door, waving in the French Caribbean breeze. And there was sugarcane along the highway on the way here. And there’s sugarcane in my glass. This is rhum country, the the island of Basse-Terre in […]
Barbados Just Removed All of Its Travel Restrictions
Traveling to Barbados is now just as it was before the pandemic. The island has officially lifted all of its travel health restrictions, the destination announced this week. That means there are no more testing requirements for visiting Barbados, whether […]
The Bahamas’ New Maritime Museum Is Now Open in Grand Bahama
Considering that the Caribbean is a region defined by water, there are surprisingly few museums in the region devoted to the importance of the sea to the Caribbean’s history, development, and the lives of its people. The new Bahamas Maritime […]
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