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How Aruba’s Strong Tourism Growth Can Get Even Stronger

By John Grant Op-Ed Contributor It’s no secret that the Caribbean is known for its tourism, and Aruba is no exception. In fact, 75 percent of Aruba’s GDP is from tourism dollars alone. However, with the U.S. lifting sanctions on […]

A New Way to Tour Kingston, Jamaica

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you’ve stayed in Jamaica’s resort hubs of Montego Bay and Ocho Rios but you still haven’t yet seen the irie isle’s capital, Kingston, one company wants to fix that. Beginning this month, Island […]

JetBlue’s Latest Caribbean Expansion

By Alexander Britell JetBlue isn’t just expanding across the Caribbean — it’s changing the Caribbean aviation experience, too. In its latest move, the carrier announced the expansion of its Mint service to two new destinations. JetBlue will be launching seasonal […]

JetBlue’s Newest Caribbean Addition

It’s no secret that JetBlue is focused heavily on the Caribbean. The New York City-based carrier has been expanding rapidly in the region, with new flights all across the region out of hubs like New York and Fort Lauderdale and […]

Grenada Tourism Continues Growth

Grenada is showing continued growth in the tourism sector, according to the newest numbers from the Grenada Tourism Authority. The tri-island country received 140,735 stayover visitors in 2015, a 5.4 percent increase from 2014. The US represented the largest source […]

How JetBlue Performed in 2015

JetBlue saw a 11.3 percent traffic increase in December, according to the company’s latest report. The year-over-year increase in revenue passenger miles saw a jump from 3.41 billion in December 2014 to 3.799 billion last month. It was accompanied by […]

How WestJet Performed in 2015

Canadian air carrier WestJet posted mixed numbers in 2015, according to the company’s latest report. The company showed an 80 percent load factor in 2015, down 1.4 percent from the full year 2014. But the company also saw a 3.3 […]

Delta Launches New Flights to Cartagena, Colombia

Delta has launched its newest route: service from Atlanta to the Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena, Colombia. The service will operate thrice weekly, with flights on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. “Delta wants to be the best US airline in Latin America by […]

Delta Adds New Flights to the Bahamas

The expansion continues By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Delta has significantly expanded its service to the Out Islands of the Bahamas. The carrier launched a new twice-weekly service from Atlanta to Eleuthera and Marsh Harbor, Abaco in the Bahamas. The […]

JetBlue Launching Year-Round Mint Service to Barbados

After less than a month, travelers to the Caribbean have spoken. And so JetBlue is expanding its Mint premium cabin offering in the Caribbean. The New York City-based carrier announced that it would be offering the Mint premium service on […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards – 2015

Last year, Caribbean Journal launched the first-ever Caribbean Travel Awards to honor the hotels, destinations and people who help make Caribbean travel better. And we’re doing it again this year, looking at the region both from the perspective of the […]

JetBlue Launches Fort Lauderdale-Turks and Caicos Flights

A major new route By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has begun its new daily service between Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, the carrier announced. Fort Lauderdale is the third city from which JetBlue is now offering […]

Norwegian Launches London-Puerto Rico Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Norwegian Air Shuttle has officially launched its new service between London and Puerto Rico. The service is the first direct flight between Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom since 2012. Norwegian also offers direct service […]

At Jamaica’s River Bumpkin Farm, A World Beyond the Beach

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Caribbean beaches get all the love. And really, who doesn’t adore sugary sands, Windex-blue water and palm-fringed coastlines? But in destinations such as Jamaica, where rushing rivers wind their way through the landscape, to […]

JetBlue, Seaborne Begin Codeshare Agreement

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor JetBlue and Seaborne Airlines have begun selling flights under a new codeshare agreement that will offer customers increased travel options and new destinations around the Caribbean. Customers flying on both airlines will enjoy the benefit […]

LIAT Reporting “Strong” Network Performance

Regional carrier showing positive signs By Dana Niland CJ Contributor LIAT has announced “strong” network performance in terms of passenger numbers, revenue, and yield for July 2015, its most profitable month in recent years, according to the company. The airline […]

LIAT Set to Launch New Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Regional Caribbean airline LIAT’s new services and nonstop routes for its summer schedule will begin July 15 and 16. Starting this week, passengers will now enjoy a new daily service from Antigua to San Juan […]

JetBlue Launches Sales for New York-Antigua Flights

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor JetBlue Airways has announced that its new nonstop service between New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport is now out for sale. Beginning Nov. […]

Norwegian Launching Flights From New York to Martinique, Guadeloupe

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell In a significant boost to the French Caribbean, Norwegian announced Thursday it would be launching flights to Martinique and Guadeloupe. The major launch includes flights from Boston, Baltimore/Washington and New York to both […]

WestJet Adds More Dominican Republic Flights

Above: a West Jet plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian air carrier WestJet is expanding its service to the Dominican Republic. The company announced that it would be increasing frequency on its flights between Toronto and Puerto Plata from […]

Trinidad and Tobago Reporting Strong Tourism Growth in 2015

Above: Trinidad (Caribbean Journal Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is seeing very strong growth in tourism so far in 2015, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The twin-island republic counted 155,671 stayover arrivals in the first […]

Avianca’s New 787 Dreamliner Completes First Madrid Flight

Above: Avianca’s new 787 By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliner has completed its first flight to Madrid, Spain. The carrier, which took delivery of the new plane last year, will initially be operating some of the […]

Could the “Singapore Experience” Have Happened in Trinidad?

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, died on 23 March 2015; and on 29 March 2015, the Straits Times published an article titled “The Singapore That Lee Kuan […]

Sunwing Expanding Cancun Flights

Above: Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Travel company Sunwing continues to expand its routes in the Caribbean region. The firm announced this week that it would be adding direct flights from Windsor, Ontario to Cancun later this year. The […]

Delta’s Newest Caribbean Route

Above: the Tcherassi hotel in Cartagena on the Caribbean coast of Colombia By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta is expanding in the Caribbean region — into one of the region’s booming tourism destinations. The carrier announced Monday that it would […]

Delta Is Adding a New Route and More Flights to Turks and Caicos