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Hyatt’s New All-Inclusive Platform for Travel Advisors

By Dana Niland Hyatt’s inclusive Collection, the largest pool of luxury all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean, is launching Confidant Collective, a new online platform featuring resources exclusively designed to cultivate opportunities for travel advisors. Complete with enhanced sales and marketing tools […]

“The Best Winter Season Jamaica Has Ever Had”

Jamaica is having its best winter season of all time, according to the island’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett. Jamaica is estimating 1.18 million visitors in the first quarter, a 94.4 percent increase over the same period last year. That represents […]

Commercial Brokerage NAI Global Expands to St Thomas

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news in the Caribbean. Subscribe today to unlock this article and receive our newsletter, […]

Jewel Officially Opens New Punta Cana All-Inclusive

Playa Hotels and Resorts’ Jewel brand has officially opened its second all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana, Playa confirmed to Caribbean Journal. The new Jewel Palm Beach resort is set in the Cabeza de Toro area of greater Punta Cana. The […]

JetBlue Launching New Nonstop Flights to Punta Cana, Santiago

JetBlue is adding a pair of new Caribbean flights as part of a significant expansion at Orlando International Airport. Beginning in November, JetBlue will be flying from Orlando to both Punta Cana and Santiago in the Dominican Republic. “Punta Cana […]

Bacardi Taps Former Executive to Lead Premium Rum Push

Bacardi has named a new executive to lead its global rum push, Caribbean Journal has learned. The spirits giant has tapped Roberto Ramirez Laverde as the new senior Vice President for Bacardi rum, based in Bermuda. Ramirez, who previously worked […]

In St Thomas, a Must-Visit Caribbean Carnival

One of the top Carnival events in the Caribbean is set for St Thomas next month. The 2023 edition of St Thomas Carnival begins April 8, with a series of events celebrating the island’s vibrant local culture. This year’s festival […]

What’s the Climate Like for Caribbean Hotel Financing?

A New Vision for the Impact of Caribbean Tourism

A leading Caribbean tourism official wants to see Caribbean nationals derive more benefits from the tourism industry, leading to greater “generational wealth” for residents of the region. Speaking at the first Global Tourism Resilience Conference, which was held in Kingston, Jamaica last […]

Hyatt Is Opening Its Newest Punta Cana All-Inclusive

Hyatt is opening the newest addition to its Inclusive Collection next week, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Dreams Flora Punta Cana is opening for stays beginning Feb. 15, according to the AMR Collection’s Web site. The 520-room-and-suite resort is […]

10 Great Caribbean Beach Towns to Visit in 2023

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 […]

Riu Has a New Adults-Only Palace Resort in Cancun

Cancun continues to buzz as the destination reports record-breaking tourism numbers, a wave of visitors to accompany the Mexican Caribbean’s seemingly endless hotel pipeline. And now the area has another new resort: Spanish hotel giant Riu Hotels and Resorts has […]

10 Terrific Resorts to Visit in and Around Cancun, Mexico

No destination has been hotter in the Caribbean Basin in the last three years than Cancun, the Mexican Caribbean’s tourism epicenter. The pandemic has only seemed to deepen travelers’ love affair with the area, with more and more new flights […]

Historic Abaco Hotel Site Sold

The former Hope Town Harbor Lodge in Abaco, The Bahamas has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The site of the Hope Town Harbor Lodge, much of which was destroyed during Hurricane Dorian, has a new owner. The hotel […]

Jewel Opens Second Dominican Republic Resort This Week

Jewel Resorts is opening its second resort in the Dominican Republic this week. The new family-friendly, all-inclusive ewel Palm Beach resort will open at the former Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana. The 500-room resort is set in the Cabeza de Toro […]

The 15 Best Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resorts to Visit in 2023

Punta Cana is the most popular all inclusive resort destination in the Caribbean, and it isn’t really much of a competition. What began with a handful of resorts on the sands of Bavaro Beach has turned into a small country […]

Delta Just Launched Two New Nonstop Routes to Puerto Rico

Delta Air Lines has kicked off a pair of new routes to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The carrier has started new nonstop service from both Boston Logan Airport and Detroit’s Wayne County Airport to San Juan’s […]

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Princess Relaunches Caribbean Cruises from Galveston

Princess Cruises has returned to the Port of Galveston in Texas. The cruise line, part of the Carnival portfolio, has resumed sailing Caribbean cruises from Texas for the first time since 2016. The brand’s Ruby Princess ship is sailing a […]

Jewel Resorts Just Opened a New All-Inclusive in Punta Cana

Playa Hotels and Resorts’ Jewel brand has opened its first-ever resort in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Jewel Punta Cana has opened its doors in the Uvero Altao Beach area of greater Punta Cana, the country’s […]

The Caribbean’s First Theme Park Resort Is In Punta Cana

Katmandu Park, the first true theme park in the Caribbean, is opening at the beginning of next year in Punta Cana. The $350 million project is the brainchild of Falcon’s Beyond, a global entertainment company, and Melia Hotels International, the […]

Spirit Airlines Just Launched a New Nonstop Route to Jamaica

Jamaica is welcoming more new flights than almost any other Caribbean destination. And now it’s welcomed another one. The island added another new route to its broadening air network with Spirit Airlines’ new nonstop service between Hartford, Conn. and Montego […]

The Best Swim-Up Rooms in Punta Cana

It’s a pretty sure bet that you’re not going to find a resort in the Caribbean that doesn’t either have a beach or a pool (or both). Resorts that have rooms where you can step outside your door and right […]

Dreams Is Opening Its New Punta Cana Resort in February

The Dreams all-inclusive brand is opening a new Punta Cana resort in February 2023, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The new Dreams Flora Punta Cana is slated to open its doors in the Cabeza de Toro section of greater Punta Cana. […]

New Yorkers Are Migrating to This Caribbean Island in Droves

Building the New British Virgin Islands

By Alexander Britell It’s been a “wild ride” for the British Virgin Islands in the last half decade, first with a storm and then a pandemic. But one company has been at the forefront of the British Overseas Territory’s reconstruction […]

New Dreams Resort in Punta Cana to Open Doors in February

The newest Dreams all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana will be opening its doors early next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Dreams Flora Resort and Spa, the latest addition to Apple Leisure Group’s AMR Collection, will be holding its official […]

A New All-Inclusive Is Coming to Montego Bay, Jamaica

A new all-inclusive resort is coming to Montego Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned. Next year, the new Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters will be opening its doors in the Trelawny area of greater Montego Bay. The adults-only, all-inclusive resort […]

Waldorf Astoria Opens First-Ever Cancun Resort

There’s a new level of luxury in the heart of Cancun on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Hilton’s Waldorf-Astoria brand opens its highly-anticipated Waldorf Astoria, Cancun resort this week, a serious addition to a growing portfolio of luxury hotels in […]

Ultra-Luxe Antigua Real Estate Is Heating Up