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The Caribbean’s Best All-Inclusive Resorts For Families
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It takes more than just a playground and a children’s menu to guarantee a good time at a family all-inclusive. Here are the Caribbean resorts where we’d vacay with our own kin – and […]
Sandals Carlyle Resort to Remain Sandals-Branded Property
Above: Sandals Carlyle By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sandals Carlyle in Jamaica will remain a Sandals-branded resort, the company announced Monday. Sandals Resorts International had earlier announced that the property would be transitioned to one of its other brands, […]
The Caribbean’s Best Holiday Getaways For 2014
It’s time to get away. If you’re not in the Caribbean, it’s getting cold. Probably too cold. So instead of a White Christmas, try a White-Sand Christmas this year with our picks for the best holiday getaways in the Caribbean. […]
The Caribbean’s Best Airport Experience
By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Could the Caribbean lead a transformation of the air travel industry? Perhaps Jamaica can. Airlines, airport authorities, immigration and customs can all learn valuable lessons from Jamaica and Montego Bay’s Club Mobay. On a recent trip […]
The Caribbean’s Highest Cocktail
This isn’t the highest bar in the Caribbean. Or is it? As a standalone bar, i.e. unattached to a restaurant, it might be, at more than 2,100 feet above sea level. Sure, there’s the bar (attached to a restaurant) at […]
The Best Affordable All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean
Going all-inclusive shouldn’t leave you out of pocket. We’ve found a week’s-worth of Caribbean all-inclusive resorts where all-you-can-everything comes at a price tag almost anyone can afford. (Note: rates are per person, double occupancy, unless otherwise noted). Our team of on-the-ground […]
The Caribbean’s 10 Best Places for Celebrity-Spotting
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor As the tabloids say: Stars, they’re just like us! So it’s little surprise that they love escaping to the Caribbean just as much as we do. If you’re hoping to do some celeb-spotting on […]
National Rum Day: 7 Rum Recipes to Try
Aug. 16 is National Rum Day in the US, a holiday we continue to believe should be made an international holiday. Whether you’re in the US or not, make Saturday your own Rum Day with one of these rum cocktail […]
Op-Ed: Climate Change and Fighting Poverty in the Caribbean
By George Nicholson and Orissa Thomas Op-Ed Contributors TODAY, most people consider climate change to be a reality and not a myth. A result of this phenomenon, natural hazards have been identified as having crippling effects on many countries, particularly those […]
Hyatt to Open Second Ziva in Cancun in Late 2015
Above: the former Dreams Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt will be opening its new Ziva Cancun all inclusive in late 2015, the company announced Thursday. Hyatt began a multimillion-dollar renovation of the former Dreams Cancun property in June. […]
The Best Caribbean Beaches for Everything
When you think about heading to the beach, you might think about doing nothing. We are quite the opposite. We go to beaches for a purpose, and in the Caribbean we are fortunate to have a beach for just about […]
15 Great Summer Vacations in the Caribbean For 2014
It’s one of the region’s best-kept secrets: the Caribbean is an even cooler place in the summer. It might be the summer breezes, or the emptied-out beaches or the great deals. But when you’re planning your summer vacation, look no […]
Dreams Tulum Completes Redesign
Above: the Dreams Tulum resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dreams Tulum resort has completed a major redesign project, the property announced. The newest addition to Tulum hotels included a redesign of 222 guest rooms […]
8 Green Ideas for the Caribbean
The Caribbean is getting greener — but there’s still a long way to go. So we thought we’d help mark Earth Day by asking a group of Caribbean experts and newsmakers about their ideas for how to make the Caribbean […]
Op-Ed: Why Companies Should Invest in the Caribbean Workforce
By Kimberly Frank Op-Ed Contributor Governments need to take an active role in inviting industry to invest in their countries. In this article, I argue that Caribbean countries should work together to promote their pre-existing dual education system and create […]
Op-Ed: Green Energy Solutions Could Save the Caribbean $200 Million
By Jun Zhang Op-Ed Contributor HIGH ENERGY costs are the Achilles heel of the Caribbean. More than 97 percent of this region’s electricity is generated from fossil fuels and many islands devote a hefty portion of their GDP to fuel […]
The Caribbean’s Best Eco-Lodges
They’re often rustic, with the luxury usually in the details. That’s because they focus on one thing: getting in touch with the natural environment in the Caribbean. They’re not hotels — they’re the Caribbean’s eco-lodges, the tiny properties surrounded by […]
The Most Romantic Caribbean Islands
The Caribbean is the most romantic region in the world. The climate, the beaches, enchanting hotels and world class restaurants all play their parts, but there is something more. Romance is naturally subjective, but there are factors that make some […]
The Caribbean’s 10 Best All-Inclusive Resorts For Golf
Golf in the Caribbean — sweeping vistas, soft ocean breezes and swaying palm trees. It’s such a beautiful place to play golf that when you slice into the water on the fourth hole, you won’t have a care in the […]
Interview With Grenada Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel
Above: Grenada Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — Grenada is continuing its push to promote tourism, with a brand-new marketing campaign and a focus on positioning the country as a kind of high-end, eco-tourism […]
Caribbean Idea: Could the Caribbean Host the Olympic Games?
WHILE THE Caribbean has become relatively accustomed to dominating at the Summer Olympics, this year’s crop of Caribbean winter athletes has us thinking. With all of the Caribbean’s continued success in international athletics, why couldn’t the region (or one of […]
The Caribbean’s Best Sports Bars
It’s Super Bowl weekend, meaning that you need somewhere to watch the big game in the Caribbean. You’ll need a proper sports bar, one with the special qualities required for a game of this magnitude. We’re not talking simply about […]
The Caribbean’s Best Hotel Bars – 2014
They’re the places we unwind after a long day of lounging on the beach, exploring cities or eating our way through the Caribbean. The Caribbean has some top-notch hotel bars, and we’ve released our second-ever Best Hotel Bars list for […]
21 Caribbean Storylines to Watch in 2014
Above: wind turbines in Bonaire (CJ Photo) What will be the big stories of 2014? What will be the major issues facing the Caribbean region? And what will be the most interesting ones? CJ has put together a list of […]
Hyatt Place Opens in Puerto Rico
Above: the Hyatt Place Bayamon By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Hyatt Place Bayamon hotel has officially opened in Puerto Rico. The property is the first Hyatt Place hotel to open in the Caribbean and the first Hyatt hotel […]
Should Haiti Host the World Cup?
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor IMAGINE the tiny country of Haiti as host to one of the world’s biggest events: the World Cup. For now, it may all seem like fiction; however, if Haiti wants to be an emerging country […]
Memories Splash, Royalton Resorts Open in Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana
Above: the Royalton Splash Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts has opened a pair of new all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic. The company debuted its new Memories Splash Punta Cana this weekend, while […]
Chef Ron Duprat Talks Haiti
Above: Chef Ron Duprat A native of Haiti, Chef Ron Duprat has quickly become one of the best-known Caribbean-born chefs in the world, most notably as a competitor on season six of Bravo’s Top Chef television series. Duprat, has remained […]
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