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The Bequia Beach Resort Is Building a New Villa Component
A new villa resort is coming to the island of Bequia in The Grenadines, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The multi-stage residential resort development, called Friendship Bay Estate, will make its initial debut Nov. 1. The homes, which will overlook […]
This Year’s St John Celebration Is Going Virtual
The 66th annual St. John Celebration is going virtual, with plans for a “pop-up” virtual festival, running from June 27 to July 4. U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte said that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions […]
Antigua’s Siboney Beach Club Is Open Again
The refreshed, revamped Siboney Beach Club has officially reopened in Antigua. The boutique beach hotel, long one of Antigua’s beloved places to stay, is set on Antigua’s famous Dickenson Bay Beach. The reopening follows the recent addition of 18 new […]
Antigua’s Hottest Restaurant Has Gone Mobile With “Rocks Box”
For years, Antigua’s Sheer Rocks eatery has been the hottest, buzziest and best place to eat in Antigua, culminating with the coved top slot in the 50 best Caribbean restaurants this year. With the wide-ranging impacts of the pandemic, though, […]
Cruise Growth Helps Montserrat Top Tourism Milestone
Strong cruise growth has helped the tiny island of Montserrat to set top a significant tourism milestone. For the first time since the eruption of Montserrat’s Soufriere Hills Volcano in 1995, Montserrat welcomed more than 20,000 cruise and stayover visitors […]
Grenada’s Leo Garbutt Named CHTA Caribbean Hotelier of the Year
NASSAU — The owner of Grenada’s Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel has been named Caribbean Hotelier of the Year by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. Garbutt was awarded in a ceremony during the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace event in Nassau, The […]
Saint Lucia Just Reached a New Tourism Milestone
One of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing destinations just reached another tourism milestone. The island of Saint Lucia reported a total of 423,736 stayover visitors in 2019, the highest total in the history of the destination — just in time for Saint Lucia’s […]
Year-End Push Leads Cancun Airport to Positive Growth
After a sluggish summer, Cancun’s air traffic managed to climb into positive territory with a late-2019 push. Mexico’s most popular destination reported a total of 25.48 million passengers in 2019, a 1.1 percent increase over the calendar year 2018. That […]
Cayman Islands Tops 7,000-Room Milestone
The Cayman Islands has topped the 7,000-room milestone, tourism officials told Caribbean Journal this week. The destination has added more than 1,000 new rooms in the last three years, with the condominium and villa categories accounting for 73 percent of […]
Barbados Is One of the Caribbean’s Hottest Destinations
By Alexander Britell Barbados continues to be one of the hottest tourism destinations in the Caribbean. The island has seen a 5.2 percent year-over-year jump in stayover visitor arrivals in the first seven months of 2019, according to new data […]
Aruba’s New Year-Round Flights From New York
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dutch Caribbean’s most-visited travel destination is getting more new flights from New York. Aruba will soon be the beneficiary of year-round nonstop flights from New York’s LaGuardia Airport, according to an announcement from American […]
Rum Journal: A Special Rum from Guadeloupe’s Reimonenq
There are rums, there are special rums and then there are rums for rum drinkers. The third category isn’t for everyone, filled with rums of unique character, of sometimes too much strength, of uncanny personality. That brings us to a […]
Barbados’s New Year-Round JetBlue Flights
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Barbados is getting a boost from New York City-based airline JetBlue. JetBlue is expanding its weekly nonstop Saturday service from Newark Liberty to Barbados to year-round service, Caribbean Journal has learned. The extension of service […]
Antigua Is One of the Caribbean’s Hottest Cruise Ports
By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton There’s a new power player in the Caribbean cruise industry: Antigua and Barbuda. The twin-island destination continues to see strong growth in its cruise industry, buoyed by its recent partnership with global cruise giant […]
Sonesta Maho All-Inclusive Reopens Its Doors in St Maarten
By the Caribbean Journal staff In what is easily the most important reopening of the year for St Maarten’s post-Hurricane Irma recovery, the Sonesta Maho all-inclusive has begun welcoming guests again. The family-friendly hotel, long St Maarten’s flagship hotel, reopened […]
How to Live at One of the Caribbean’s Greatest Hotels
By the Caribbean Journal staff Since its debut in 2011, Dominica’s Secret Bay has been one of the Caribbean’s bucket-list hotels: a stunning, cliffside eco-luxe retreat comprised of jaw-dropping villas. And now you can actually live there. The boutique Secret […]
Silver Airways Postpones Cat Island Flights Until May 1
By the Caribbean Journal staff Silver Airways has postponed the launch of its new service to the Bahamian island of Cat Island. The new service will begin May 1, according to the company’s Web site. On May 1, the service […]
Another Solid Year For Bermuda Tourism
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Bermuda tourism is as strong as it has been in years, according to new data from the Bermuda Tourism Authority. The island saw an 11.7 percent increase in leisure air arrivals in 2018, with a […]
St Maarten’s Sonesta Maho Pushes Back Relaunch to February
By the Caribbean Journal staff The reopening of the popular Sonesta Maho Beach Resort in St Maarten has been pushed back to the end of next month, according to a statement from the property. The property said it would reopen […]
Tulum Is Airbnb’s Trending Caribbean New Year’s Destination
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Mexican hotspot of Tulum is Airbnb’s top trending destination for New Year’s Eve this year in the Caribbean, according to new data from the home-sharing giant. Tulum has seen 78 percent growth in bookings […]
A Big Milestone for a Legendary Grenadines Resort
By the Caribbean Journal staff The venerable Petit St Vincent private-island resort in the Grenadines is reopening its doors Nov. 1, set to mark its 50th season. It’s a major milestone for the 115-acre, 22-unit property, which is relaunching next […]
St Maarten’s Sonesta Ocean Point to Reopen in December
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sonesta Ocean Point in St Maarten has delayed its reopening by one month, a spokesperson for the property told Caribbean Journal this week. The luxury all-inclusive will now be reopening Dec. 15. The adults-only […]
Rum Journal: A Terrific New Caribbean Rum: One Drop
When it made its debut four years ago, Harbour Island’s Afrohead rum sent a shockwave through the industry. Its superb design — and its drinkability — were a refreshing addition to the Caribbean’s rum offering. It was bold, it was cool […]
Atlantis Paradise Island Taps Fergie for New Year’s Eve
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Atlantis Paradise Island resort has named another major headliner for its signature New Year’s Eve bash: eight-time Grammy Award-winning artist Fergie. Fergie, who rose to fame with her work with the Black Eyed Peas […]
Bahamas Tourism Is Having a Spectacular Year
By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s been a spectacular year so far for tourism in The Bahamas — and it’s gotten even better. The country just released its first-half stopover visitor numbers, and the result is a 15.2 percent growth […]
The Perfect Jamaican Seasoned Rice
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As we recently celebrated 56 years of Jamaican Independence this month, I think of how proud I am of my heritage. I think of how much we have positively impacted the world in more ways […]
Richard Branson Wants to Make the Caribbean a “Climate-Smart Zone”
By the Caribbean Journal staff Adapting to climate change — and being ready for the next storms when they come — isn’t just a priority for the Caribbean. It’s a necessity. That’s why a new regional initiative is looking not just to […]
Sonesta Is Planning a New Kind of Rebuild in St Maarten
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St Maarten’s landmark Maho Beach Resort has launched reconstruction in the wake of last year’s Hurricane Irma, the Maho Group announced. This rebuild will be different, though, with plans for innovative, resilient, storm-resistant construction. “While […]
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