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Playa Completes $34.5 Million Sale of Dreams Puerto Aventuras

Playa Hotels and Resorts has completed its sale of the Dreams Puerto Aventuras resort in the Mexican Caribbean, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive […]

CJI Conversation: What’s Next for Tourism Investment in Trinidad

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe today to […]

Westin Launches Testing Program at Punta Cana Resort

Marriott’s Westin Puntacana Resort and Club has launched a new on-site testing program to help travelers comply with the new CDC testing requirements. The property has integrated both PCR and antigen tests for all guests who need a negative test […]

Why Families Are Moving to the Cayman Islands

Above photo by Lisa Reid Photography. The Caribbean is often the place that retirees look to move, in pursuit of a slower pace of life and to escape long winters. For others, moving to a tropical island is a reward […]

Antigua’s Hermitage Bay Adds On-Site Testing

The Hermitage Bay resort in Antigua has launched a new on-site testing program, the property said this week. The launch comes amid new CDC requirements that all returning travelers to the United States present a negative result of a test […]

Curaçao Is Open for Tourism Again

The Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao is open for tourism once again, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. On Jan. 1, Curaçao officially reopened to all international travelers, following a limited reopening. “Our borders are now fully open #WelcomeBack to our global […]

AMResorts: How Capacity Limits Are Impacting Caribbean, Mexico Hotels

CJI Conversation: Neil Freeman, Principal, Tranquility Beach Anguilla

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Sotheby’s International Realty Expands to Antigua and Barbuda

Sotheby’s International Realty has expanded in the Caribbean with a new office in Antigua and Barbuda. Majestic Realty Caribbean Limited is the newest member of the global real estate network; it will now be operating as Antigua & Barbuda Sothebys […]

There’s a New Way to Live on the Island of Bequia

By Dana Niland To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe today to unlock this […]

United Launching Pre-Testing for Caribbean Flights From Houston

United Airlines is expanding its pre-testing program for a number of routes from Houston to the Caribbean region, the carrier said this week. Beginning Dec. 7, travelers out of Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport will be able to take a […]

Anguilla to Expand Reopening With Return of Hotels and Resorts

Anguilla is set for the second phase of its tourism reopening in November, marked by the reopening of hotels and resorts on the island. Phase Two, which will begin Nov. 1, means hotels, resorts and villas will have been added […]

Tropic Ocean Airways Proposing Pre-Testing for Bahamas Flights

Air carrier Tropic Ocean Airways is working with the Bahamian government to offer preflight COVID-19 antigen testing onsite in Fort Lauderdale and Miami prior to departure to The Bahamas, the company said this week. Testing would be offered at Fort […]

American Airlines Adding Costa Rica to Pre-Flight Testing Program

American Airlines is adding Costa Rica to its newly-announced pre-flight testing program, the company said this week. The plan will begin on Oct. 15 at Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport. In the next few weeks, American Airlines will be launching a […]

St Maarten’s All-Inclusive Sonesta Maho Beach Resort to Reopen

St Maarten’s largest resort is slated to reopen next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The all-inclusive Sonesta Maho Beach Resort is reopening its doors on Oct. 29, according to Sonesta. The 10-acre, 420-room resort is the largest in St Maarten. […]

What Are the Incentives for Hotel Investment in the US Virgin Islands?

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The Dominican Republic Has a New “Tourism Recovery” Plan

New Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader Corona has announced the formation of a “tourism recovery plan” for the Caribbean’s most popular travel destination. Abinader himself will be leading the plan, which aims to protect the “health, welfare and safety of […]

Want to Travel to Anguilla? Here’s How to Apply.

Anguilla is reopening for tourism this month — but with no active or suspected cases of COVID-19 the island, it’s rightly doing so very carefully. So Anguilla has launched an “application” process for visitors. Those who wish to visit Anguilla for […]

Anguilla Is Reopening Its Borders. Visitors Will Have to “Apply” for Entry.

Anguilla is reopening to tourism on Aug. 21 but with some of the most stringent COVID-19 entry rules in the Caribbean — rules that may well leave many Americans stuck at home. Anguilla Tourism Secretary Quincia Gumbs-Marie announced on Aug. […]

Grenada’s Kimpton Kawana Bay Breaks Ground on Final Phase

The Kimpton Kawana Bay project in Grenada has broken ground on its final phase, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The final phase of the residential resort includes 12 more suites and studios to the main Kiawah building. Kawana Bay, set […]

CJI Conversation: Tom Hicks on Caribbean Landscape Architecture

It’s at the core of any hotel design, and something that’s even more essential in a destination like the Caribbean: landscape architecture. And for years, Tom Hicks has been at the forefront of the industry, most recently with his work […]

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 […]

From The Bahamas to Turks and Caicos, 7 Private Islands You Can Visit

There may be no better way to find escape from the pandemic than the glorious seclusion of a Caribbean private island resort. Social distancing is a given when you’re sharing an exclusive dot of land in the middle of the […]

Aruba Is Now Open for American Travelers

Aruba is now officially open for travelers from the United States. The Dutch Caribbean Island officially reopened for U.S. travelers on July 10, following a July 1 reopening for Canadian and European travelers, following an initial relaunch for visitors from […]

Aruba Reopens to Travelers from Canada, Europe

Aruba has reopened its borders for tourists from Canada, Europe and the rest of the Caribbean (with the exception of the Dominican Republic and Haiti). The Dutch Caribbean island had already reopened to travel from nearby Bonaire and Curacao. On […]

Why Residential Resorts Could Boom in the Caribbean

By Joe Pike and Alexander Britell When travel fully resumes either during or following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, experts are predicting a residential resort investment spike in Caribbean destinations that can offer both low density properties and seclusion. Caribbean Journal […]

How (And Why) to Buy Turks and Caicos Real Estate Right Now

The pandemic has put a new emphasis on where we actually live — on the home itself and its physical location. And, if and when this happens, again — where we would be willing to spend months stuck inside our homes. […]

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 […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas