Ensenada’s cruise landscape is set for a major transformation as Carnival Corporation has unveiled plans for Ensenada Bay Village, a new shoreside destination designed around the culture, landscapes and traditions of Baja California. The project is being undertaken together with ITM Group and Hutchison Ports ECV. It was formally presented at the Ensenada Cruise Terminal […]
A new chapter for sports betting in Puerto Rico began this week with the opening of the DraftKings retail Sportsbook at Foxwoods El San Juan Casino. The launch, timed to the property’s fourth-anniversary celebration, adds one of the industry’s most recognized names to one of the island’s leading entertainment destinations. The new on-site Sportsbook includes […]
Wellness travelers tend to look past Cancun, assuming the region’s big resorts can’t deliver the intimacy or intention that a true restorative escape requires. Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancun quietly disproves that. Tucked along one of the city’s most pristine stretches of coastline, this adults-only, all-inclusive property has become one of the Caribbean’s most quietly […]
Baha Mar is adding a distinctly Bahamian edge to the Thanksgiving holiday, with the SLS Baha Mar unveiling a pair of special dining experiences designed for both last-minute planners and locals looking to bring the resort’s culinary style home. The resort’s signature restaurants, Cleo and Carna, are each offering Thanksgiving menus that lean into chef-driven […]
KSL Capital and Rodina’s Tortuga Resorts launched its Caribbean push in June with its $2 billion purchase of Playa’s real estate portfolio in the Caribbean and Mexico. Now, it seems to be aiming higher, with a new CEO to lead the charge. Tortuga Resorts has appointed seasoned hospitality and private-equity executive Leo Schlesinger as its […]
The Caribbean hotel industry is entering a new phase. New airport projects are reshaping airlift patterns, development pipelines continue to expand across the region, and investors are watching closely as construction costs, insurance dynamics, and demand trends evolve heading into 2026. To better understand how industry leaders are thinking about the next cycle, Caribbean Journal […]
2025 seems to be the year that experiential travel has fully recovered — and now demand is surging as travelers want to get out and explore. Many hospitality representatives are seeing a comeback in several niche markets, from all-inclusive to family travel. And Petra Roach, the new director of sales and marketing at the Wyndham Grand Barbados Sam […]
Lindsay Taylor’s day-to-day Caribbean planning happens from the Phoenix area, where she works closely with luxury clients seeking elevated, highly customized travel.
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