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Jamaica Confident Tourism Will Get Back to “Full Strength”

It’s a time of great uncertainty for the global travel industry, but Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said he has “every confidence that the tourism industry will get back to full strength at some point.” Of course, it may look […]

New USVI Legislation Aims to Spur Hotel Development

The US Virgin Islands has enacted a new bill aimed at spurring hotel development and construction in the Caribbean territory. The USVI’s expanded Hotel Development Bill gives hotel developers the ability to channel a percentage of room revenue both to […]

St Kitts Is Launching a Major New Solar Energy Project

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of St Kitts is embarking on a new green energy project that could be a game-changer for the wider Caribbean region. The new project by the St Kitts Electric Company and Leclanche SA […]

Saint Lucia Is Getting a Major New Golf Resort

By Alexander Britell The developers of Canada’s famed Cabot Links in Nova Scotia are expanding to the Caribbean — and the result could be a significant addition to the region. Cabot’s first-ever international property will be a major new golf […]

Vieques, Puerto Rico Is Getting a Major New Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new hotel project is underway on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico, a big boost for an island with a tourism industry still reeling from the storms of 2017 and whose flagship […]

The Cool List: The Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2019

There’s a peculiar joy to finding that hidden-away hotel, the one you haven’t heard of, the one without a brand but with a personality. There’s a feeling you get when you discover a hotel for yourself — one that soon develops […]

How to Live on the Water in Oranjestad, Aruba

By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba’s capital, Oranjestad, has seen remarkable growth in recent years, from a revamped, walkable downtown to a wave of new eateries and art galleries. And now it’s getting a major new waterfront real estate project; […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards 2018

There’s a dynamism in the Caribbean now, a movement. The region is at once reinventing itself and delving even deeper into the beauty of its traditions and its culture. There are new hotels, new restaurants, new destinations and new ideas. […]

A Legendary Anguilla Resort Completes Its Comeback

By Alexander Britell It was the resort that started everything. When the Malliouhana made its debut on Meads Bay in the 1980s, it was a game-changer for Anguilla, in large part representing the birth of luxury tourism — and tourism in […]

St Croix Eyes Major Airport Expansion, Modernization

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another major airport project could be coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Less than two months after the initial designs were revealed on St Thomas’ $230 million airport transformation project, the island of St Croix […]

VIDEO: Discovering the New Dominica

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton DOMINICA – It’s the brightest hour of the late afternoon and everyone is in the water, looking out at stunning green mountains and blue sea. We’re all at the new infinity pool at the Fort […]

Greg Norman to Transform Saint Lucia Golf Course

By the Caribbean Journal staff Golf legend Greg Norman will spearhead the transformation of the 18-hole Sandals Saint Lucia Golf and Country Club at Cap Estate. The former St Lucia Golf and Country Club, which was acquired by Sandals Resorts […]

10 New Caribbean Hotels We’re Excited About in 2018

Caribbean hotels keep getting better and better, and the region’s hotel development pipeline shows no signs of slowing down, with new properties continuing to sprout across the Caribbean and Mexico, both large and boutique, EP and all-inclusive. So what are […]

Virgin Voyages to Be Adults-Only Cruise Line

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sir Richard Branson’s new cruise line is going to be a game-changer for the industry: an adults-only cruise line. Virgin Voyages made the announcement during a keel laying ceremony for its first ship in Genoa, […]

Sunrise Airways Adds New Airbus A320

Caribbean air carrier Sunrise Airways has made a major new addition to its fleet: an Airbus A320 aircraft. The 180-seat plane is the carrier’s first jet, and was sourced through a wet-lease agreement with Dominican Wings. The Airbus A320 is […]

VIDEO: Stunning Shore Club Turks and Caicos to Open Soon

The Caribbean’s most stunning new resort is opening in December in Turks and Caicos: The Shore Club. The Hartling Group’s newest property is a $100 million resort project on Long Bay Beach in Providenciales and is immediately a game-changer for the […]

New Boutique All-Inclusive Coming to Jamaica

We’re excited about this one. A game-changing resort is coming soon to Jamaica: the Zoëtry Montego Bay, the first Zoëtry all-inclusive in the English-speaking Caribbean and a game-changer for the island’s hotel sector. The property, which is set on the […]

Why We’re Excited about Serenity Coconut Bay in St. Lucia

A major new luxury adults-only resort is coming to St. Lucia, and it looks like a game-changer: Serenity at Coconut Bay. The boutique property, which will located at the Coconut Bay property in Vieux Fort, will be an adults-only, all-inclusive […]

Royal Caribbean Expands High-Speed Wi-Fi to All Its Ships

By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean is expanding what it calls the fastest internet at sea to all of its ships. The company has launched its VOOM high-speed internet on all 24 ships sailing around the world. “VOOM is […]

A Very Cool New Hotel in Martinique

While the Caribbean has a host of very interesting cities to visit, too often Caribbean islands fail to devote resources (particularly hotel stock) to make them appealing to visitors – with exceptions like San Juan, Santo Domingo and Willemstad. But […]

First-Ever Nonstop Flights Planned Between Miami, British Virgin Islands

A long awaited air link could soon become a reality. And it could be a game-changer for British Virgin Islands tourism and you could soon also charter a jet. The government of the British Virgin Islands has partnered with air […]

Op-Ed: Debt Relief for Climate Action

By Kamalesh Sharma Op-Ed Contributor Global warming is emerging as one of the greatest injustices of our time. Small island states in the Pacific, for example, have done little to cause climate change, yet may soon disappear into a rising […]

The Case for an Eastern Caribbean Ferry

By S Brian Samuel Op-Ed Contributor There’s no cheap travel within the Caribbean. Unlike Greece and other island archipelagos, virtually all travel within the Caribbean is by air. And as we all know, travelling by air within the Caribbean is, […]

The New List: New Caribbean Hotels to Visit in 2015

Above: the Marriott Port-au-Prince in Haiti Last year was full of great new hotel openings in the Caribbean, and 2015 should be more of the same. There are new hotels slated to open across the region, some large, some small, […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards – 2014

In many ways, travel defines the Caribbean. It inspires, it creates, it entertains, it employs. It moves people and it moves souls. And travel and tourism are the Caribbean’s largest economic driver. To celebrate the world of Caribbean travel, we […]

Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas Makes Official Debut

Above: Quantum of the Seas By Alexander Britell Royal Caribbean’s brand-new Quantum of the Seas is officially open for business. The ship made its maiden voyage from England to the United States last week, followed by an initial sailing out of […]

Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Order of Two New Ships

Above: a Norwegian Breakaway Plus class ship By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Cruise Line has reached a deal to order two new Breakaway-Plus class ships, the company announced. The agreement with Germany’s MEYER WERFT provides for two new ships […]

Understanding Jamaica’s Logistics Hub

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Help Me to Believe I WANT to believe in the Jamaica Logistics Hub. I want to feel that this multi-pronged development initiative is going to help to realize the much-touted and highly optimistic Vision […]

Jamaica’s Cruise Industry Is Growing, Buoyed by Royal Caribbean and Disney