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New President for Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association

The Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association has named a new president, Caribbean Journal has learned. The SLHTA has appointed Paul Collymore to the role; Collymore is the general manager at The Landings Resort and Spa in Saint Lucia. Collymore […]

Grenada’s New Tourism Push Is All About Authentic Storytelling

Grenada has been open for tourism since last summer, and now the island’s making a new push to draw travelers — with a focus on authenticity. It’s called Grenada Rocks, and the new campaign looks to highlight the island’s rich […]

Karisma Is Opening a New Swim-Up Resort

Karisma is adding a new resort in Mexico this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new all-inclusive Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts Riviera Maya will be the first-ever Nickelodeon-branded resort in Mexico. The resort will have 280 oceanfront suites, all of […]

Barbados Launches Task Force on Tourism Recovery

Barbados Tourism Minister Kerrie Symmonds has launched the new Barbados Recovery Tourism Task Force. The unit is responsible for managing the island’s tourism sector during the pandemic and its aftermath and “mapping its transformation.” The unit is being chaired by […]

Caribbean Moment: On Cat Island, Finding a Classic Bahamas Beach

It’s about 150 square miles, but Cat Island in The Bahamas has less than 1,500 people. You don’t have to do the math to figure out that the beaches on Cat have built-in social distancing. And are there ever beaches. […]

CJI Conversation: Mark Durliat, CEO of Grace Bay Resorts

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to keep the Caribbean hotel industry at a standstill, many hotel developers and investors are struggling to keep existing projects afloat, and are also uncertain about how long the recovery […]

Jamaica “Optimistic” About Tourism Rebound Post-Coronavirus

Jamaican tourism officials are striking an optimistic chord about the destination’s potential recovery once the global coronavirus situation has been controlled. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says a “new approach” will be needed to rebuild the tourism industry in the […]

A Dazzling All-Inclusive Resort in Cancun

“Luxury all inclusive” is a term that invites immediate skepticism. If you’ve ever stayed at a Four Seasons or a Ritz-Carlton or an Aman resort, you know there’s more to a five-star resort experience than offering top-shelf liquor at a […]

A New Adults-Only Hotel Is Coming to the Riviera Maya

By the Caribbean Journal staff Desire Resorts, known for its portfolio of adults-only, clothing-optional resorts, is adding a new boutique hotel in the Riviera Maya. The new Desire Mansion will be a luxury hotel-within-a-hotel at the existing Desire Riviera Maya […]

Anguilla’s Must-Visit Music Festival, Moonsplash, Is Back

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Anguilla’s Moonsplash Music Festival is back. The legendary music festival will take place under a full moon at the legendary Dune Preserve on Rendezvous Bay from March 21-24, 2019. The event returns after being suspended […]

Cancun’s Live Aqua Beach Resort Completes Renovation

By the Caribbean Journal staff The 371-room Live Aqua Beach Resort in Cancun has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation project, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Mexican Caribbean property, which is part of the 13-hotel portfolio of La Collection Resorts by Fiesta […]

Jamaica Seeing Record Tourism Revenue

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is seeing a surge in tourism revenue, according to a new report from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The island is expected to generate a record $3.3 billion USD in tourism earnings for 2018, […]

The Top 10 All-Inclusive Mexico Resorts

It’s Mexico, but it’s also the Caribbean. The Mexican Caribbean is a whole different universe on the western side of the Caribbean Sea, with a different energy, culture and hospitality philosophy. And just as the eastern Caribbean is filled with […]

Turks and Caicos Real Estate Is Booming

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s shaping up to be a banner year for the Turks and Caicos real estate market, according to a new report by Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty. Total sales volume has jumped to $63.06 […]

A Climate of Change for Caribbean Internet

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Spring storms with winter qualities clobbered North America this week, threatening Canada with slow-moving storms, and pounding the United States with near-record snowfall in the midwest, low temperatures in the south and tornadoes further east. […]

Puerto Rico’s Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton to Reopen in October

By the Caribbean Journal staff Ritz-Carlton’s Dorado Beach resort is set to reopen Oct. 1, according to parent company Marriott. Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve had been closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Its reopening was revealed on the […]

United Airlines Returns to St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor United Airlines made its long-awaited return to St. Maarten this week. St Maarten Tourism Minister Cornelius De Weever welcomed the return of the airline, which will provide a weekly airlift out of Newark, New Jersey, […]

Making Caribbean Internet Climate Resilient

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor A new initiative to make Caribbean Internet infrastructure less vulnerable to the impact of climate change and natural disasters is gaining momentum across the region. Several Internet organisations recently held talks in Puerto Rico to […]

Dominica’s Fort Young Hotel Reopens

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In another positive step for Dominica’s rebuilding tourism sector, the island’s Fort Young hotel has partially reopened. The hotel has completed its first phase of renovations and initial expansion with 41 of its 72 rooms […]

Puerto Rico’s Big Tourism Recovery

By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — In the middle of December, Puerto Rico tourism officials made a declaration. The destination was open for business, and ready to welcome back visitors, a bold claim in the wake of last year’s devastating […]

A New Adults-Only Mexico Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff Palace Resorts’ Le Blanc Spa Resort is expanding with a new adults-only Mexico resort. The famed all-inclusive spa resort on the Caribbean coast of Mexico is adding a new location in 2018: Los Cabos. The […]

Turks and Caicos’ Ocean Club Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos’ Ocean Club resort reopens Monday, Nov. 20, the property announced. The resort had been closed in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Ocean Club features a range of accommodations from smaller […]

Windstar Returning to San Juan

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Small-ship cruise line Windstar Cruises is returning to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the company announced this week. Windstar Cruises President John Delaney himself will join the line’s first San Juan sailing of the season in […]

“The Best Way to Help the Caribbean Is to Visit the Caribbean”

By Alexander Britell ST GEORGE’S — As the Caribbean recovers from the impacts of Irma and Maria, Caribbean tourism leaders are urging travelers to return to the region — and soon. Caribbean Tourism Organization Secretary General Hugh Riley made that call […]

British Airways: Caribbean Flights Back to Normal

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major boost for the region, all British Airways flights between the Caribbean and London are operating regularly. “Our flights are back to normal between the Caribbean and London,” a spokesperson for the airline […]

St Barth Airport Reopens

By Alexander Britell In a major sign of strength for hard-hit St Barth, the island’s famous Gustav III airport is officially open for commerical operations. The airport has begun taking commercial flights from carriers like Air Antilles (out of Guadeloupe) […]

Bahamas “Back to Business” After Irma

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is “back to business” after the passage of Hurricane Irma, officials said Wednesday. All airports in The Bahamas are now open and operating, with international and domestic service having resumed. Major properties in […]

The 10 Best Caribbean Wellness Resorts

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Sometimes, when everyday stresses threaten to dim our dazzle, what we really need is a restorative getaway, a few days devoted to our physical and emotional health in an idyllic location. If that sounds […]

Riu Just Opened Its Newest All-Inclusive in Jamaica