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Listing of the Week: A $16 Million Abaco Private Island Villa

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news in the Caribbean. Subscribe today to unlock this article and receive our newsletter, […]

This Caribbean Island’s Biggest Hotel Is For Sale

The four-star Tobago hotel, the Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort, is up for sale again.The government of Trinidad and Tobago is now looking for an owner/international operator/investor for the 178-room and 22-suites hotel. To access this content, subscribe now. […]

A New Crypto Conference Is Coming to The Bahamas

FTX, the global cryptocurrency exchange that recently moved its headquarters to The Bahamas, has announced plans for a major new crypto conference in Nassau. The invitation-only Crypto Bahamas event is set for April 26-29, 2022 at the Baha Mar resort […]

Major Caribbean Ritz-Carlton Resort Sold

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“Incredibly Promising” Outlook for Puerto Rico Hotel Industry

What’s Next for Highgate in the Caribbean

A Clean, Reliable Power Solution for Caribbean Hotels and Resorts

By Alexander Britell It’s one of the biggest issues for any large resort or project in the Caribbean: power generation. And it’s even harder to do so in a clean, green, cost-effective way. More and more projects in the region […]

Playa Sells Mexican Caribbean Resort for $34.5 Million

Playa’s Fernando Mulet on the Future of All-Inclusive Hotels

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Sine the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic halted Caribbean travel in March, new hotel regulations have been put in place that fans of all-inclusive resorts might have to take some time adjust to. But aside from adapting […]

Sandals Resorts Begins Caribbean Reopening in Antigua

The Sandals Grande Antigua Resort is open for travel, making it the first Sandals resort in the Caribbean to reopen since the pandemic began. The all-inclusive property officially began welcoming guests on June 4 as Antigua and Barbuda reopened its […]

Why Belize Could Be Ripe for Hotel Investment

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) recently spoke with some top Belize real estate experts to find out why the Central American destination could be prime territory for hotel investment once the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is over. […]

Six Senses’ First-Ever Caribbean Resort Breaks Ground

By Alexander Britell Six Senses’ first-ever Caribbean resort has officially broken ground in Grenada, adding to Grenada’s growing position as a luxury hotspot. The new Six Senses La Sagesse will be built on La Sagesse beach in Grenada’s St David’s […]

Aimbridge Hospitality Adds Six New Caribbean Resorts

By the Caribbean Journal staff The largest independent hotel management company in the United States is set for a major Caribbean expansion — at some of the hottest properties in the region. Dallas-based Aimbridge Hospitality has announced the addition of […]

USVI Tourism Launches Division of Festivals

By the Caribbean Journal staff From the popular “Ag” Festival to Crucian Christmas, the USVI is one of the Caribbean’s hubs for great events. And now the territory’s Department of Tourism has launched a new division to enhance these assets. […]

LVMH Is Buying Belmond for $3.2 Billion in Luxury Hotel Market Shakeup

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a move sure to shake up the global luxury hotel market, luxury group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has announced an agreement to acquire hotel brand Belmond. The purchase of Belmond shares represented an […]

The Caribbean’s First “Blue” Destination

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor It’s always been known for its blue, but now Bonaire is making it official. Bonaire, long one of the Caribbean’s top destinations for snorkeling and diving, is developing a multifaceted public private partnership program that […]

Baha Mar Transaction Wins Deal of the Year

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton The sale of the Baha Mar last year was named the Transaction of the Year 2017 at the recent CHRIS Caribbean hotel investment summit in Miami. The transaction involved the 1,000-acre Baha Mar on […]

Silver Airways Acquires Seaborne to Create Major New Caribbean Airline

By Alexander Britell There’s a new power player in Caribbean aviation. Fort Lauderdale-based airline Silver Airways has acquired San Juan-based Caribbean regional airline Seaborne Airlines in what could be a transformative move for the region’s air sector. Silver has closed […]

Exuma’s Historic Peace & Plenty Hotel Sold

By the Caribbean Journal staff The venerable Peace & Plenty hotel on Great Exuma in the Bahamas has been sold, Caribbean Journal has learned. Miami-based boutique hotel owner-operators, Jesper & Gustaf Arnoldsson of SMS Lodging, have partnered with long time […]

Caribbean History: Remembering Jamaica’s Moses Delgado

By David P. Rowe CJ Contributor Moses Delgado was as one of the leading businessmen in nineteenth century Jamaica as well as being a civil rights leader and pioneer in the commercial development of Kingston — and a major figure in […]

The Five Best Resorts in the Grenadines

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you really want to get off the grid, consider the Grenadines, an archipelago of 32 compact islands governed by both St. Vincent and Grenada. Afloat in a sapphire sea, they’re a huge draw […]

Norwegian Sun to Homeport at Port Canaveral in 2018

Port Canaveral has been chosen by Norwegian Cruise Line to host the Norwegian Sun, which will offer four-day all inclusive cruises to Havana, Cuba and Key West, and three-day cruises to the Bahamas beginning May 2018. “Port Canaveral is proud […]

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Here’s How U.S. Law Applies To Any Company Doing Business In Cuba

By some estimates, when Cuba transitions to a market-oriented economy and resolves its various disputes with the U.S., the island nation will require more than $50 billion of investment to modernize its economy. Recent improvements in U.S.-Cuba relations have opened […]

Bermuda’s Rosewood Tucker’s Point Sold

The iconic Rosewood Tucker’s Point Hotel and Resort in Bermuda has been sold, Caribbean Journal has learned. The property has been purchased by an affiliate of Miami-based Gencom, which owns hospitality and residential real estate around the world. Rosewood will […]

Breaking: Fidel Castro Is Dead

The Cuba Journal is reporting that Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, born August 13, 1926, has died on November 25, 2016. Castro was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 followed […]

Rethinking Disaster Aid in Haiti

It’s time for a new way to think about aid By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor When disaster strikes all masks come off. Every little problem gets magnified 10 fold. This is exactly the situation in Haiti post-Hurricane Matthew. Immediately after […]

The Sharing Economy and Caribbean Tourism

What the sharing economy means for Caribbean Tourism By Hugh Riley CJ Contributor The marketplace is evolving. Ten years ago no one imagined homeowners opening their doors and welcoming strangers to bunk at their tropical beach bungalows or private cozy […]

The Caribbean’s Digital Switchover – And What It Means

What the switch means By Gerard Best CJ Contributor A shift from analog to digital television broadcast in the Caribbean could be a big boost for local content creators looking to produce and distribute original programs. Free, analog, over-the-air television […]

At Nassau’s Baha Mar Resort, The Art of Everything