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An Update on Anguilla Tourism, After Irma

Above: a British relief flight By the Caribbean Journal staff Anguilla was devastated by Hurricane Irma, but the island is beginning recovery and relief efforts. Anguilla’s Governor and Chief Minister are continuing to assess the damage, they said in a […]

Bahamas, Airbnb Sign Memorandum of Understanding

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has become the latest Caribbean tourism destination to sign a high-profile agreement with home-sharing giant Airbnb. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding this week focusing on areas like the sharing of […]

How to Live on Harbour Island, Bahamas

It’s one of the most charming islands in the Caribbean: Harbour Island, the in-the-know high-end destination off the coast of North Eleuthera in The Bahamas, long a celebrity hotspot and favored haunt of travelers looking for beauty, authenticity and exclusivity. […]

Vote for the Best Cruise Line in the Caribbean – 2017

What’s the best way to cruise around the Caribbean? Why not ask the world’s greatest Caribbean travel experts — Caribbean Journal readers. We’re asking you to vote on your pick for the best cruise line that sails the Caribbean, big […]

Seeking An Edge, Caribbean Firms Turn to Internet Tech

By GERARD BEST CJ Contributor BRIDGETOWN, Barbados—As clouds of uncertainty loom over the global economy, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for Caribbean companies. But these days, a different kind of cloud is creating fresh opportunities for regional businesses. For […]

How Sammi Starr Is Giving a New Soundtrack to Bahamian Travel

Bahamas-born Sammi Starr, Sony Music recording artist, has announced the launch of “#Bahamas, Your Best Picture Deserves My Best Song,” a grassroots social media campaign aiming to share with the world Sammi’s love his country and the sounds of its […]

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 […]

Barbados to Host Caribbean Tech Event

The thirteenth regional meeting of the Caribbean Network Operators Group, or CaribNOG, will take place in Barbados from April 18 to 19, 2017. CaribNOG is the region’s first volunteer-based community of network engineers, computer security experts and tech aficionados. “At […]

Vote for the Best Caribbean Island for Romance

What’s the most romantic island in the Caribbean? What’s the greatest destination for those in search of an adults-only getaway? We’re putting it to Caribbean Journal readers. We want to know what you think is the best Caribbean island for […]

How to Save on Your Next Trip to Nassau Paradise Island

Hotels and resorts in Nassau Paradise Island are offering warm weather getaways for those looking to escape the cold. Bay View Suites Paradise Island is providing guests with a day pass to Atlantis Paradise Island’s Aquaventure. Guests who book four […]

Vote for the Best Luxury Hotel in the Caribbean – 2017

What’s the best luxury hotel in the Caribbean? We’re asking you, Caribbean Journal readers to chime in with the 2017 Readers’ Choice Award for the Best Luxury Hotel in the Caribbean. We’ve nominated 30 hotels from around the Caribbean (along with […]

Nigel Spence: A Recipe for Cauliflower Rice and Peas

Your newest healthy recipe By Chef Nigel Spence CJ Contributor During the Christmas rush, I heard folks in Jamaica were frantically checking their lists and checking them twice, they had to find out if they bought plastic or rice! Reports […]

What Cuba Means for Caribbean Travel

Looking ahead in Cuba By Alex Zozaya CEO of Apple Leisure Group History was recently made when American Airlines and Jet Blue became the first U.S. airlines to land passenger flights in Havana in more than 50 years. More U.S. […]

Vote in Our Readers’ Choice Awards – 2016

We continue our 2016 Caribbean Journal Readers’ Choice awards with perhaps our most important category: the Best Beach Resort in the Caribbean. Now, finding the perfect beach resort is about two main criteria: a terrific resort and a terrific beach […]

Belize Private Island Resort Relaunches

The newly relaunched Turneffe Island Resort is now open for reservations, following a property-wide renovation project. Turneffe Island Resort has fully renovated the hotel, including its 22 beachside guest rooms. “We are delighted to unveil the new Turneffe Island Resort […]

These Jamaican Hotel Rooms Will Offer Unlimited Spa Access

Jamaica-based Couples Resorts is launching a major new room class at its flagship Couples Tower Isle resort in Ocho Rios. The Oasis Spa Villas will offer “complete, private and unfettered access to all services and treatments at no additional charge,” […]

Breaking: Fidel Castro Is Dead

The Cuba Journal is reporting that Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, born August 13, 1926, has died on November 25, 2016. Castro was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 followed […]

Vote for the Best Boutique Hotel in the Caribbean 2016

The word “boutique” has come to take on a host of meanings, particularly in recent years. But at its best, a boutique hotel offers a deeper, more intimate, more personal experience for the traveler. It shows that the greatest luxury […]

Vote for the Caribbean’s Best Beach

Last year, we made history with the first-ever ranking of the 50 best beaches in the Caribbean. Now, after talking to our readers, we’ve decided to give you the choice, with a Vote for the number one best beach in all […]

Vote for the Caribbean City of the Year 2016

The Caribbean is one of the most vibrant places on earth, a diverse region full of history, art and culture. It’s also home to some truly great cities. We want to showcase the Caribbean’s urban destinations with our first-ever Caribbean City […]

Like Subscription Boxes? This One’s Filled With the Caribbean

A monthly dose of Caribbean By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There are so many things you can get today via subscription box: pet supplies, gluten-free snacks, organic laundry detergent … you can even have artisanal bacon delivered to your […]

BVI Airways Acquires First Jet

BVI Airways has acquired its first aircraft ahead of its planned launch of nonstop flights from Miami, the carrier announced. The company has completed the purchase and taken delivery of its first AVRO Regional Jet 100, which has a seating […]

Expedia Launches Package Partnership With Marriott

Global travel giant Expedia has announced a new partnership with Marriott International. The new partnership will see Expedia’s technology powering Marriott’s Vacations by Marriott platform on the hotel company’s website in the United States. The initiative has integrated Expedia’s “dynamic […]

Barbados’ Must-Visit Summer Carnival: Crop Over

What to know about Barbados’ must-visit event: Crop Over By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Trinidad’s pre-Lenten Carnival is the Caribbean’s most famous festival, but Crop Over, the mid-summer Bajan bacchanal that traditionally marks the end of the sugar cane […]

The Caribbean’s Best Affordable All-Inclusive Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Sun, sea, sand. It’s the tropical trifecta every Caribbean visitor craves. But as travelers’ tastes have become more discerning and resorts have raised the bar to meet them, the simple pleasures of an affordable […]

Jamaica and the IMF: What’s Next?

Looking ahead for Jamaica and the IMF By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Jamaicans Fear IMF’s Exit Everyone in the room wanted Jamaica to remain in a strictly monitored formal IMF programme, complete with sanctions for missed targets. Some scoffed […]

One Photographer’s Love Affair With Dominica

A new photographic look at Dominica By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you can’t get to Dominica this summer, why not bring the Nature Island to you? Local photographer Yuri Jones is making it easy with his new coffee […]

A Special Tree in Martinique

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Is this France’s Tree Of the Year? The owners of Martinique’s Habitation Cèron (and likely the entire population of the French-Caribbean island) think so. And they hope you will, too. That’s because the 300-year-old […]

From Antigua to Saint Lucia to St Kitts, This Caribbean Airline Is Growing