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Maybe you know Grace Bay Beach: that impossibly white sand, the satin-turquoise water. It’s a destination that has always been beloved in the Caribbean, only more so since the pandemic.  But Turks and Caicos’ island of Providenciales is far more than just Grace Bay, and in recent years, more and more areas around the island […]

If you know Grenada, you know Calabash, the luxury boutique hotel that’s always set a standard for culinary excellence on the island.  The beachfront resort is now upping its game again, with the recent appointment of a new executive chef, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The property has tapped Vancouver native Nicholas Pena Alvarez to the […]

A Rosewood. A Grand Hyatt. An SLS. More than 40 restaurants, including eateries by star chefs like Marcus Samuelson and Daniel Boulud. A 100,000-square-foot casino that rivals any in Las Vegas. Two spas. A championship golf course. An art museum. An animal habitat. One of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean.  Lots of resorts […]

Casa de Campo Resort and Villas announced that its legendary Pete Dye-designed Teeth of the Dog golf course will undergo a restoration project led by Jerry Pate Design beginning January 2025.  Since opening in 1971, Teeth of the Dog has become known as Dye’s masterpiece and has been considered the No. 1 course in the Caribbean.  […]

Champagne brunches on the Platinum Coast, food truck hopping in Bridgetown, rum shop journeys across the island. Barbados has as rich and vibrant a tourism offering as you’ll find in the Caribbean, with a robust dining scene, a teeming calendar of events and some magnificent scenery, too.  Barbados is also home to a uniquely diverse […]

They’re different. They’re fun, they’re colorful, they’re unique. They’re themselves. The Caribbean has no shortage of cool hotels and in this, Caribbean Journal’s 12th annual Cool List, we highlight the places that hit you in a different way, that do their own thing and make you feel inevitably, endlessly, impossibly, cool.  From beachfront hideaways in […]

What is an all-inclusive resort? In recent years, the answer to that question has changed dramatically. Today, all-inclusive means a resort that is at the cutting edge of travel trends, one that is catering to the demands of a massive number of sophisticated travelers and offering an unrivaled blend of convenience, comfort and service.  That’s […]

The Dominican Republic welcomed more visitors last year than any in the country’s history, with most travelers descending on one place: Punta Cana, the tourism hotspot on the country’s eastern coast. Punta Cana has always been the most popular place to visit in the Dominican Republic, and that is largely for one reason: a remarkable […]

Don’t be fooled: there is a formula to creating a great restaurant. It’s the same formula we use to evaluate the region’s best places to eat. You see, every great restaurant is built on three core pillars: food, service and ambience. Superlative restaurants check the boxes in all three, reminding that a great restaurant is […]

It’s hard to believe it has been a decade since the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Travel Awards, the first true regional celebration of travel and tourism in the Caribbean. In 10 years, the Caribbean tourism industry has dramatically changed, with years of growth and rebirth interspersed with hurricanes and pandemics. But, as the world’s […]

Hotels have a unique opportunity and responsibility to be contributors in even a greater capacity in their local communities.  To be a good neighbor, hotels should embrace opportunities to positively impact and engage with their local community. This can range from supporting local schools and charities to sustainability efforts. From my vantage point managing a […]

It’s no secret that Nassau Paradise Island has become the Caribbean’s most dynamic culinary destination in the last few years.  From longtime standouts like the country’s premier dining destination, Graycliff, to local favorites like Cafe Matisse and Sapodilla to new entries from chefs like Daniel Boulud and Marcus Samuelsson, the Bahamian capital has become a […]

There are necessary ingredients to the perfect romantic retreat: a degree of privacy, a hint of seclusion, the right amounts of design and service. But these are not always sufficient. The most romantic getaways in the Caribbean have an extra quality: they manage to cultivate a sense of magic; they take you somewhere else.  Our […]

JetBlue is launching a second daily flight to Grenada for the second half of the summer.  Next week, the carrier is adding a second daily nonstop flight between New York and Grenada.  The flight will run between Aug. 7 and Sept. 1 on an Airbus A320 with 162 seats.  The flight is time to support […]

There’s a nice breeze at the bar where diners are chowing on tortilla español and drinking sidecars and looking out at the lights of the south coast of Barbados.  This is Brisa, where you can enjoy some of the best views on the island in a sleek, maritime setting. It is the coolest tapas bar […]

Kimpton is opening its highly-anticipated second resort in the Caribbean this summer, and the popular boutique resort brand has officially opened reservations.  You can now reserve a stay at the soon-to-open Kimpton Grand Roatan Resort and Spa, the first major branded resort on the island of Roatan of the Caribbean coast of Honduras.  The resort […]

They call it the Rum With a View. It’s a mix of Lovango sorrel rum, elderflowers, passion fruit agave, lemon and egg white.  It’s the kind of colorful, creative, funky cocktail that exemplifies what we all love about St John.  And it’s just one of an impressive menu at the island’s hottest bar: the Lovango […]

Hai Hospitality’s sushi concept, Uchi, is opening its first-ever Caribbean location with a pop-up in Turks and Caicos.  Chef Tyson Cole’s Uchi will take over the Grace Bay Club’s Infiniti Restaurant and Raw Bar twice this year: from June 7-10 and again from Dec. 6-9, with a custom menu curated by Uchi’s culinary team featuring […]

InterCaribbean Airways is adding more flights between Grenada and Barbados.  Beginning next week, InterCaribbean will be adding more frequencies on the route, up-gauging its aircraft from a 30-seat Embraer 120 to a 48-seat ATR 42.  Grenada continues to rebuild its capacity to on the Barbados-Grenada route, part of Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell’s push to […]

It’s that perfect confluence: breathtaking beaches, walkable streets, buzzing dining scenes, vibrant communities, all in one place. The Caribbean’s best beach towns are destinations in their own right, where you can come for a day or for a week and immediately fall into the rhythm and the culture of the place.  This year’s list of […]

It’s hard to believe the first edition of our landmark Cool List was published 11 years ago. Today, the Caribbean Journal Cool List is still the annual authority on the Caribbean’s coolest, most creative, singular, buzzy places to stay. That continues to be the case with our 11th edition, with the Cool List 2023 featuring […]

Since the onset of the pandemic, driven by tremendous travel demand, hotels around the world have gotten far more expensive. Some, significantly more expensive. Even a Caribbean hotel whose rack rate might have started at $150 per night three years ago could be charging upwards of $400 today; luxury hotels have massively raised their rates, […]

Puerto Rico has never been hotter, buoyed by a pandemic-era boom that filled its hotels to capacity and put a new travel spotlight on the destination. It seems like new flights routes launch just about every week to the island, the airport is dizzyingly busy as travelers finally start to realize just how diverse, vibrant […]

Montego Bay. Ocho Rios. Negril. Falmouth. Most visitors to Jamaica are familiar with the island’s main tourism districts, but there is one destination that’s been glaringly absent from most Jamaican travel itineraries for the past half-century: the capital city of Kingston. That may be about to change in a big way. Jamaica is a relatively […]

They’re the kinds of meals you savor. Not just when you’re finishing dessert, but months and years in advance. This is the experience diners are seeking when they come to any strong culinary destination, and, thankfully, the Caribbean is full of them. Whether you’re in a seaside food stall or a Michelin-level fine-dining destination, the […]

Being a boutique hotel isn’t just about size. Sure, the hotels on this list, all of which have 40 rooms or less, are not big.  But boutique is about more than that. It’s about character, about personality; about identity.  It should be fashionable and stylish, cool and unique.  The first “boutique” hotels originated in urban, […]