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In Kingston, Jamaica, a Creativity-Fueled Tourism Renaissance

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 […]

Antigua and Barbuda Has a New Travel Advisory Board

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has selected a new Travel Advisory Board for the United States market. The board will sit for the September 2022-September 2023 period, Caribbean Journal has learned. The board members are owners of travel businesses […]

Jamaica Makes Call for Sustainable “Ocean Economy”

Jamaica is supporting a new United Nations push for “sustainable tourism economy” in less than 10 years. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the island “fully endorses the goal of the Ocean Panel to achieve a sustainable tourism economy by […]

How US Virgin Islands Tourism Survived the Pandemic

The pandemic has had a devastating effect on the tourism industry at large, and on the cruise business in particular. As a region largely dependent on the cruise business, the Caribbean took an incredible economic hit. The U.S. Virgin Islands […]

Royal Caribbean Kicks Off Construction on New LNG-Powered Ship

Royal Caribbean has launched construction on its newest ship, the first Oasis-class vessel to be powered by liquefied natural gas. The new Utopia of the Seas, which began construction this month in Saint-Nazaire, France, is slated for completion in the […]

CJI Conversation: Best Western CEO Larry Cuculic on the Caribbean Market

By Guy Britton Larry Cuculic took over as the newest chief executive officer of Best Western Hotels and Resorts towards the end of 2021, overseeing a company that is in the midst of a broad expansion push in the Caribbean […]

Accor to Open First Caribbean Branded Residential Resort

Accor is opening its first-ever residential resort in the Caribbean, 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 today […]

There’s a New Look at Marriott’s Golf Resort in Panama

The leading golf resort in Panama has unveiled a new look. The Buenaventura Golf and Beach Resort, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, has completed an upgrade to its 114 guest rooms and suites. The new look has “maintained the hotel’s […]

This Is the Best Boutique Hotel in Jamaica

Bob used to come here in the 1970s. So did the Rolling Stones. There’s music all over the place — The Harder They Come posters on the walls; the tributes to the Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown. And every room […]

Saving Barbados’ Coral Reefs

A rescue mission is underway to save Barbados’ coral reefs, which have been impacted by a range of climate-related and other hazards. Recent studies conducted by the Coastal Zone Management Unit and Barbados’ Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies […]

The US Virgin Islands Is the Caribbean’s Hottest Yachting Destination

Buoyed by a strong response to the pandemic, the US Virgin Islands isn’t just setting the pace for Caribbean air arrivals — it’s also arguably the hottest yachting destination in the region right now. From an increase in bold-faced names […]

Richard Branson’s Moskito Island to Launch in the BVI

Caribbean Journal recently learned that Moskito Island, billionaire Richard Branson’s private oasis in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), will launch this spring. “Moskito Island’s reopening is one of several in the Gorda Sound corridor, which is seeing a major rejuvenation […]

A Clean, Reliable Power Solution for Caribbean Hotels and Resorts

By Alexander Britell It’s one of the biggest issues for any large resort or project in the Caribbean: power generation. And it’s even harder to do so in a clean, green, cost-effective way. More and more projects in the region […]

A New Way to Explore Jamaica: By Bike

Jamaica has launched a new program aimed at helping travelers explore the island in a new, pandemic-safe way: by bike. The new Discover Jamaica by Bike program launched this week with a kick-off ride at Kingston’s Spanish Court Hotel that […]

How to Visit the US Virgin Islands Right Now

The US Virgin Islands is open for tourism, and the destination has been at the forefront of the nascent Caribbean travel rebound. The USVI continues to see airlift to the territory expand, with both relaunched flights and new routes from […]

Frontier Airlines’ Caribbean Expansion to Include St Thomas, Cozumel

Frontier Airline is launching a new expansion in the Caribbean that will include a pair of new destinations: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands and Cozumel off the Caribbean coast of Mexico. On Feb. 13, the carrier will launch weekly Saturday […]

Life House Expands With Three Boutique Hotels in Playa del Carmen

Tech-focused hotel company Life House has launched its first Caribbean expansion, 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 […]

Hotel Opportunities to Explore in the US Virgin Islands

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor 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, or Log […]

St Thomas’ Sugar Bay Resort Remains on the Market

From Turks and Caicos to Puerto Rico, New Yorkers Are Migrating to the Caribbean

Even in the midst of a pandemic, villa sales in the second quarter in the Turks and Caicos Islands actually eclipsed the numbers from the same period in 2019. A strong part of that, Regency Christie’s International Real Estate senior […]

What’s Next for Tourism in Bermuda?

By Alexander Britell After several years of strong growth, buoyed by the landmark hosting of the America’s Cup in Bermuda, the Atlantic island encountered challenges at the beginning of 2020, due in large part to decreased air capacity. And then […]

The US Virgin Islands Is Open for Tourism — Here’s What to Expect

St Croix might be your best bet if you’re thinking about heading to the U.S. Virgin Islands, after the U.S. territory officially reopened to visitors on June 1. (Update: all travelers to the USVI must complete a screening form — […]

Antigua “Making Progress” on Fifth Cruise Berth

While COVID-19 has impacted the destination’s tourism sector, Antigua and Barbuda officials say it is continuing to construct a fifth cruise berth, which will be ready at the beginning of the upcoming winter tourist season. The $80 million, 30-year agreement […]

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. […]

The 7 Best Beach Resorts in Belize

Belize has many eco-resorts in its unspoiled rainforests — Chaa Creek and the Ka’Ana Resort, to name a couple of outstanding examples — but this Central American nation also has hundreds of miles of Caribbean coastline on its eastern border, […]

The PGA Is Partnering With Bahia Principe in Mexico

The PGA of America has launched a strategic alliance with resort company Bahia Principe on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The new alliance will provide PGA branding opportunities to Bahia Principe properties on the Riviera Maya, including four resorts and […]

Carnival Launches New Cruises to Mexico

Carnival Cruise Line has launched new cruises to Mexico out of the Port of San Diego. The company’s Carnival Miracle ship is homeporting in San Diego, the first Carnival ship to sail out of the city in seven years. Carnival […]

8 Must-Visit Caribbean Dive Resorts

Many of the world’s best dive resorts are far longer on experiences than they are on amenities. It makes sense for hard-core divers who are mostly looking for a place to lay their head between dives. Three hundred thread count […]

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