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Top Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Resort Sells for $82M
A top all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic has been sold, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news in the Caribbean. Subscribe […]
Frontier Airlines’ New Nonstop Montego Bay Flights
The American Midwest is increasingly becoming an important source market for Caribbean travel, from a ramp-up in Detroit to a wave new flights out of cities like St Louis. Now, another major route is kicking off thanks to Frontier Airlines, […]
Aruba Is Improving the Airport Arrival Process With a “Happy One Pass”
It’s one of the worst parts of any vacation, particularly in the Caribbean: immigration. Long lines, endless forms, infinite hassle. But the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, which has long been ahead of the rest of the region in making […]
United Airlines Adding More Flights to Nassau, Montego Bay
United Airlines has a big expansion planned for the winter season in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The airline is planning to increase its Latin America-Caribbean network by 25 percent for the peak travel season in the region, anchored […]
American Airlines Is Launching Nonstop Flights to Tulum, Mexico
First it was Delta Air Lines. Then came Spirit Airlines, followed by plans for three new flights on United Airlines. Now, it’s American Airlines’ turn. The world’s largest airline is the newest entry to the instantly-competitive market in Tulum, Mexico, […]
United Airlines Is Launching Nonstop Flights to the New Airport in Tulum
The Mexican Caribbean hotspot of Tulum is about to get its first-ever international airport. Now, another major carrier is planning to launch flights to the destination, Caribbean Journal has learned. Following Delta’s high-profile announcement of Atlanta-Tulum flights (followed by a […]
Princess Cruises Has a New Caribbean Ship
Princess Cruises’ Regal Princess cruise ship has arrived in Galveston, Texas, the largest-ever Princess ship to be based in Texas. The 3,600-passenger ship will be sailing roundtrip voyages to the Western Caribbean for a season running through March 24, 2024. […]
Spirit Airlines Is Adding New Nonstop Caribbean Flights
Following the lead of Delta, ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is launching flights to the Caribbean’s newest airport next year. Beginning March 28, Spirit will be operating nonstop flights from both Orlando and Fort Lauderdale to the Mexican Caribbean hotspot of […]
Delta Is Adding Flights to a New Caribbean Destination: Tulum
Delta Air Lines is adding nonstop flights to a new destination in the Caribbean next year: the Mexican Caribbean hotspot of Tulum. Tulum, Mexico is set to unveil a brand-new airport called Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport, and Delta will […]
The Caribbean’s Hottest New Adults-Only Resort Is in Antigua
You’re on your balcony peering out at the serene beauty of a national park. There’s blue water and green hills as far as you can see; the only sounds are tropical birds and swaying palm trees. A short stroll away, you can […]
Cayman Airways Just Launched a Sale on Los Angeles Flights
Cayman Airways’ popular Los Angeles-Grand Cayman service is expanding in November, and now the carrier is launching a special sale to celebrate. The new LAX-Cayman flights begin operating twice weekly on Nov. 9, and Cayman Airways is offering a special […]
Sandals’ New Caribbean All-Inclusive Will Have Overwater Villas
Sandals Resorts International is opening its newest Sandals in the Caribbean next year, with the debut of the new Sandals St Vincent. St Vincent and the Grenadines will be Sandals’ ninth destination in the Caribbean; the property will be the […]
It’s Getting Easier to Fly to the Island of Saint Lucia
It’s about to get easier to fly to the Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia this winter, with several major carriers expanding their service to the destination. That includes Delta Airlines, which is adding a second Saturday flight between Atlanta […]
The Bahamas Is Seeing “Explosive” Visitor Growth
Tourism is booming in The Bahamas, with visitor numbers ahead of where they were before the onset of the pandemic. The country’s erformance has outpaced projections for the first seven months of 2023, with more than 5.89 million total visitors […]
This Saint Lucia Resort Has Big Incentives for Travel Agents
The Fond Doux Eco Resort, St. Lucia is offering special incentives for advisors and their clients heading to the Caribbean. For agents, the resort is offering 50 percent room rates for travel agents who stay at the resort. Agents also receive 25 percent off […]
Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Nonstop Los Cabos Flights
Southwest Airlines is kicking off another new nonstop route to the increasingly popular hotspot of Los Cabos, Mexico. Beginning March 9, 2024, Southwest will be running a weekly nonstop route between St. Louis and Los Cabos. That route will be […]
From Jamaica to Antigua, Hotels and Bars With Music History
Music has always been deeply intertwined with Caribbean culture, from the African rhythms brought over by enslaved people to the lively calypso and soca rhythms that drive the region’s Carnival celebrations. The musical legacy of the Caribbean built to a […]
Southwest Airlines Launching New Flights to Puerto Rico, Belize
Southwest Airlines is planning a new expansion to the Caribbean, with the low-cost carrier set to add new routes to two sizzling travel destinations: Puerto Rico and Belize. On March 9, 2024, Southwest will be adding a new weekly route […]
Belize Is Getting Its First Nonstop Flights From New York
It’s been one of the Caribbean’s buzzing destinations in the last three years, and now Belize is taking a major step forward with its first-ever nonstop flights from New York. Fast-expanding JetBlue Airways is set to launch its inaugural nonstop […]
Margaritaville Just Opened Its New Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand has just opened its newest Caribbean all-inclusive resort: the new Margaritaville Beach Resort Riviera Maya, the first adults-only resort in the company’s Island Reserve portfolio. The new adults-only resort has 355 rooms, all of which are […]
US Virgin Islands, St Maarten Top Caribbean Visitor Growth
The US Virgin Islands and St Maarten are leading the way for international visitor growth in the Caribbean right now, according to new data from analytics firm ForwardKeys. The United States Virgin Islands saw a 22 percent increase in international […]
American Airlines, JetBlue Adding More Barbados Flights
Tourism in Barbados is in full bloom as the island climbs its way out of the pandemic, and that means major carriers have their sights set on the destination. That includes American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, both of which are […]
Marriott Just Opened This Long-Awaited Resort in St Thomas
It might be the most remarkable thing about the US Virgin Islands’ booming tourism industry in the years since the onset of the pandemic: the destination has been having all of this success without its largest resort. That is finally […]
Frontier Airlines Returns to Antigua and Barbuda With Orlando Flights
Antigua and Barbuda is one of the biggest success stories of the Caribbean in the pandemic era, with record-breaking arrivals last year and even bigger numbers so far in 2023. Now, the twin-island destination is getting another boost with the […]
The Island of Anguilla Is Breaking Visitor Records
For much of the pandemic, the tiny island of Anguilla was one of the most difficult destinations to visit in the Caribbean, with ultra-strict travel health protocols. Since its full reopening last year, though, the island has engineered a full-fledged renaissance, […]
Caribbean Travel Booking Windows Are Shrinking
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Travel Advisor Top-notch travel advisors are reporting a substantial shrinkage in booking windows since COVID entered the equation and are not expecting the trend to end soon. And advisors say that’s nowhere more […]
This Caribbean Bungalow Resort Comes With a Legendary Beach Bar
It is one of the Caribbean’s most alluring pilgrimage spots: the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, a beach bar that is in the pantheon of the region’s greatest watering holes. And for more […]
Another Quarter, Another Dominican Republic Tourism Record
The Dominican Republic’s blazing start to 2022 has continued, with the destination breaking another record for the first three months of the year. The Caribbean hotspot welcomed 2,076,171 people in the first quarter, its highest total for the first quarter […]
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