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The PGA Tour Comes to the Dominican Republic
By the Caribbean Journal staff The PGA Tour comes to the Dominican Republic for the first time this week with the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club championship in Punta Cana, the tour’s first-ever official event in the Dominican Republic. The […]
Puerto Rico’s El San Juan to Reopen in October
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Puerto Rico’s El San Juan Hotel will officially reopen its doors on October 1, 2018, following its closure due to the impact of Hurricane Maria. The 388-room property in Isla Verde, part of Curio Collection […]
Hilton, Waldorf Astoria Projects Coming to Cancun
By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton is continuing its Caribbean expansion with a pair of major new projects on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Hilton has announced plans to open both a luxury Waldorf-Astoria and an all-inclusive Hilton in Cancun. […]
A New Air Traffic Control Tower in Montego Bay
By the Caribbean Journal staff The new air traffic control tower at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport will become fully operational next month, according to the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority. “Our team in Montego Bay is ready to move over. […]
What’s Next for Marriott Hotels in the Caribbean?
By Alexander Britell The world’s biggest hotel company has a massive footprint in the Caribbean, and it’s only getting bigger. But with such a large network of properties around the region, Marriott was also impacted by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. […]
Tulum’s New Luxury Condo
There’s a new boutique luxury condo coming soon to the increasingly hot destination of Tulum. Silk Residences is opening its doors in the Riviera Maya, marking the first luxury condominium in Tulum’s center, with prices ranging from $278,850 to $325,700. […]
Here’s How U.S. Law Applies To Any Company Doing Business In Cuba
By some estimates, when Cuba transitions to a market-oriented economy and resolves its various disputes with the U.S., the island nation will require more than $50 billion of investment to modernize its economy. Recent improvements in U.S.-Cuba relations have opened […]
Why AMResorts Is Surging in the Caribbean
There’s a company dominating the landscape of hotel development and management growth in the Caribbean, and it isn’t a really close competition. Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts subsidiary has been on a stunning expansion push in the last several years, and […]
Secrets Cap Cana Holds Grand Opening
The new Secrets Cap Cana is now officially open. Transitioning from a soft opening phase, the AMResorts property celebrated its grand opening Thursday evening coinciding with the Dominican Republic’s largest tourism conference, DATE: The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange in Punta Cana. […]
St. Lucia Planning Major Tourism Investment Push
The island of St. Lucia is looking to make itself one of the more attractive places to invest in tourism in the Caribbean. The country is currently in the process of repositioning its tourism sector to “create a favorable environment […]
How Caribbean Networks Are Upgrading
By GERARD BEST Forward-thinking network operators in Latin America and the Caribbean are using the Internet’s next-generation protocol, called IPv6, to gain a business edge over their competitors. The upside for customers is better quality of service, and in the […]
Why Puerto Rico Tourism Is Getting Hot
After a tumultuous 2016, Puerto Rico tourism is on the upswing, having emerged from last year’s struggles stronger than ever, from a thriving eco-tourism product to continued new airlift growth. To learn more about why the island is getting hot, […]
Creating a Culture of Development in Jamaica
And what Jamaica can learn from Antigua and Barbuda By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Every time we come around to this time of the year — when we debate the budget, I swear that the arguments for and against are the […]
Jamaica’s Latest Green Energy Project
Jamaica’s government is going greener. The country announced recently that it would join the Solar Head of State coalition and install solar photovoltaic panels on the island’s national executive office, Jamaica House. The announcement comes in keeping with the island’s […]
Bay View Suites Paradise Island Debuts Following Rebranding
The former Best Western Bay View Suites on Paradise Island is relaunching this week as the new Bay View Suites Paradise Island. The property’s rebranding included a new name, updated marketing strategy and a new logo, the company said in […]
St. Lucia’s Windjammer Landing Names New Managing Director
The Windjammer Landing resort in St. Lucia has named a new managing director. The property has appointed industry veteran Scott Seger to the role. Seger’s appointment follows the passing of the resort’s beloved longtime managing director, Mark Ozawa. “While this […]
A Transformative Spa Treatment at Anguilla’s CuisinArt Resort
The CuisinArt’s fresh scrub bar is divine By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I’m a 50-year-old woman with the skin of a newborn. But the secret to the satin-like texture of my skin isn’t found in a dermatologist’s office. It […]
Barcelo Unveils Its New Multi-Brand Strategy
Barceló Hotel Group has announced a new multi-brand strategy for its growing portfolio. The changes follow the company’s 2015 acquisition of the Occidental hotel portfolio. In addition to the group’s original brand, Bareceló Hotels and Resort, three new distinctive brands […]
Boosting Caribbean Tech Development
A global Internet giant is partnering with a Caribbean-based group to advance regional technology development. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is joining forces with the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) to build the capacity of the […]
This Canadian Carrier’s Traffic Keeps on Growing Fast
Canadian carrier WestJet is seeing a major traffic surge, according to the company’s recently-released data. The company reported 1.89 billion revenue passenger miles in September, which represented a 16.3 percent increase in traffic over the same month in 2015. Available […]
Beloved Playa Mujeres Makes Changes
There’s a new Adults-Only Mexico resort, and it’s got a familiar name. That’s because the Beloved Playa Mujeres resort in Playa Mujeres all inclusive Mexico property has officially transitioned into an adults-only property. Excellence Group’s falgship boutique all-inclusive property became an adults-only […]
Antigua and Barbuda to Develop Geothermal Energy
Antigua and Barbuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Thermal Energy Partners for the future production of geothermal energy on the island. Through this public-private partnership, Antigua’s first geothermal project will utilize Organic Rankine Cycle generation with 10 MW […]
New Antigua Adults-Only Resort Planning October Grand Opening
The new Pineapple Beach Club adults-only all-inclusive resort in Antigua is planning a Oct. 1 grand opening. The debut will follow a month-long renovation project that will include upgrades to the property’s guest rooms, grounds, facilities, equipment and ovreall operations. […]
Why Aruba Just Banned Plastic Bags
A major environmental push in Aruba By Juliet D. Carvalhal Op-Ed Contributor At a beach cleanup in 2014 where I hosted a few teenage students from the environmental club I was volunteering to coach, I asked them a few questions […]
The Caribbean’s Digital Switchover – And What It Means
What the switch means By Gerard Best CJ Contributor A shift from analog to digital television broadcast in the Caribbean could be a big boost for local content creators looking to produce and distribute original programs. Free, analog, over-the-air television […]
Why Taleb Rifai Is Coming to Barbados
Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai will make his first ever appearance at a Caribbean Tourism Organization event when he presents at the State of the Tourism Industry Conference next month. Rifai will be joined […]
WestJet Reports 12.3 Percent Increase in Traffic
Canadian air carrier WestJet released its June 2016 traffic numbers today, reporting a 12.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles compared to the same period in 2015. The airline also announced a record load factor of 80.4 percent – a […]
Finding a New Caribbean Island
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I’m determined that even rain won’t spoil my trip on Buck Island, the 176-acre islet about five miles offshore from Christiansted, St. Croix. It’s an oasis I’ve longed to return to since first visiting […]
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