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The Caribbean’s 10 Best All-Inclusive Resorts For Weddings
You arrive as prince and princess and leave as a king and queen in the Best Caribbean Wedding Destinations. Caribbean all-inclusive resorts practically invented destination weddings, and most certainly have perfected them. And having your ceremony and celebration at an […]
The Caribbean’s 10 Best Duty-Free Shopping Destinations
It’s the best kind of shopping: when there are no taxes involved. Whether you’re looking for jewelry, electronics, fine spirits or souvenirs, duty free shopping is abundant in the Caribbean. Here are our picks for the 10 best duty-free shopping […]
Five Great Hotel Bars in Nassau
With great hotels typically come great hotel bars. And Nassau has both in large quantities. What we love about hotel bars is that they are a great way to sample the experience at a number of different properties, even if […]
Canada to Contribute $6.6 Million to Haiti
Above: Christian Paradis By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada will be making a $6.6 million contribution to Haiti to continue its support under the World Food Programme’s Support to Sustainable School Feeding programme in Haiti. The project provides a daily […]
Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Carriacou
This week’s Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from reader Emma Lewis, who photographed local youths practicing for the annual regatta at Paradise Beach on the Grenadian island of Carriacou. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send […]
10 Rum Cocktails For National Rum Day
Today is National Rum Day in the United States — the kind of holiday that shouldn’t just be limited to America. So we thought we’d help make National Rum Day an International Rum Day, by offering a list of 10 terrific […]
Norwegian Cruise Line to Develop Cruise Destination in Belize
Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Norwegian Cruise Line has purchased around 75 acres in southern Belize for a planned cruise port destination, the company announced Wednesday. The land, which is called Harvest Caye, is […]
The Caribbean’s Best Resorts With Everything Included
CHOOSING THE Caribbean’s best all inclusive resorts is a bit like choosing a list of its best restaurants — it simply begs for a definition. And the definition of “all-inclusive” has changed a lot over the years. All-inclusive properties have […]
Six Great Places to Eat in Nassau
Nassau is known for a lot of things, but it also happens to be home to a number of tremendous restaurants. Whether you’re looking for authentic Bahamian specialties or top-notch food from around the world, you’ll find it in the […]
Kimpton Plans Grand Cayman Hotel
Above: Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Kimpton will be managing a new planned boutique-style hotel in Grand Cayman, according to developer Dart Realty. The 263-room hotel would be the first new resort […]
The Caribbean’s Best Hotel Villas – 2013
What does villa mean? In its basic sense, it means a place to live. And on vacation, it means something more than just a hotel room — your home away from home. That means a villa can be a very […]
Rum Journal: Traveling to Puerto Rico With Caliche Rum
PUERTO RICO is known for two very famous white rums: Bacardi and Don Q Cristal. Last year, though, a new white rum emerged on the scene from Ponce-based Destileria Serralles, which makes Don Q, called Caliche. What’s unique about Caliche […]
Op-Ed: How to Contain Jamaican Crime
By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor THE MURDER RATE per 100,000 is 41 in Jamaica, making it one of the most murderous countries in the world. With its economy heavily dependent on tourism, crime is not a variable it can afford. […]
Caribbean Hotel Occupancy, Revenue Jumped in May: Report
Above: the One & Only Ocean Club in Paradise Island By the Caribbean Journal staff After a sluggish April, Caribbean hotel occupancy rose 6.6 percent in May, the highest year-over-year jump of any month so far in 2013, according to […]
10 Secret Beaches in the Caribbean
The Caribbean has some very famous beaches: Grand Anse in Grenada, Seven Mile Beach in Cayman, Isla Verde in San Juan — and they’re all deserving of the fame. But the Caribbean is also full of beautiful lesser-known beaches, the […]
Rediscovering the Caribbean in Vieques
Above: Vieques (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell VIEQUES — I’m in a taxi with a couple from Boston that just arrived here from the neighbouring island of Culebra. “I hear they’ve got great beaches there,” I say. Quickly, […]
The 10 Best Caribbean Summer Vacations For 2013
It’s summertime! The weather’s heating up, work is slowing down, and it’s time for a vacation — to the Caribbean, of course. One of the best kept secrets in the Caribbean is that summer trade winds and island breezes can […]
Aimbridge to Manage Jamaica’s Former Hotel Royal Decameron Fun
Above: the former Hotel Royal Decameron Fun Caribbean in St Ann’s By the Caribbean Journal staff Aimbridge Hospitality has been tapped to rebrand and manage the former Hotel Royal Decameron Fun Caribbean resort on Runaway Bay in St Ann’s Jamaica. […]
The Golf List — The Caribbean’s 10 Best Golf Resorts For 2013
They may be the only places in the West Indies where you intentionally avoid the sand. Indeed, the Caribbean has some of the world’s most beautiful golf courses, and golf tourism continues to grow in the region. Of course, when […]
Rum Journal: A Jamaican Recipe For a Sunday Afternoon
Above: Jamaica IT’S A CALM, spring Sunday — a perfect time for a rum cocktail. In this inaugural edition of Sunday Rum Journal, we bring you an easy way to bring paradise to you, whether within the Caribbean or without, […]
The Caribbean’s Top 10 Snorkeling Destinations for 2013
IT’S ONE OF THE Caribbean’s most popular pastimes – snorkeling. And, thankfully, there are more than enough terrific snorkeling destinations to go around. While these lists always lead to difficult choices, we present to you Caribbean Journal’s inaugural Snorkeling List […]
Bahamas Plans New Tourism Push
Above: Paradise Island (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ tourism plans for 2013 will include a variety of strategies, including a new digital platform and a visit to Latin America. The digital platform, according to Tourism Minister […]
Bonaire’s Carnival Pub Crawl
Above: Bonaire’s Little Havana (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BONAIRE — WHILE LARGE-SCALE CARNIVALS like those in Trinidad and Haiti have received much of the attention this week, the celebration in tiny Kralendijk, Bonaire has its own unique […]
The Beach List — the Caribbean’s 10 Best Beaches for 2013
THEY’RE JUST SAND AND WATER. But they make the Caribbean go. The Caribbean has, in our humble opinion, the best beaches in the world, and choosing just 10 is, well, [insert grain of sand joke here]. This year’s inaugural Beach List […]
Bahamas Airs Super Bowl Ad Featuring Rick Fox and David Copperfield
By the Caribbean Journal staff While a Jamaican-accented Volkswagen commercial received much of the attention in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the Bahamas unveiled a tourism commercial after halftime. The multimillion-dollar spot, which featured former Los Angeles Lakers star […]
Bahamas’ One & Only Ocean Club Names New General Manager
Above: the One & Only Ocean Club By the Caribbean Journal staff The One & Only Ocean Club resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas has named John Conway as general manager. Conway was formerly senior vice president and general […]
CHTA Names New Director of Operations
Above: the Atlantis resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has named Vanessa Ledesma its director of operations, the organization announced Friday. Ledesma will have responsibilities for the day-to-day oversight of the association. She will […]
Caribbean Hotels Urge Governments to Hold Regional Tourism Summit
Above: the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND – The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s Board of Directors is calling on the Caribbean Heads of Government to convene a regional summit on tourism issues “within the next six […]
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