For years, the Riviera Maya resort set along Mayakoba’s mangroves operated as Andaz Mayakoba, one of the enclave’s most visible properties. In 2026, it will enter a new chapter as Hyatt rebrands and redesigns the site into Alila Mayakoba, the first Alila hotel in Latin America and the Caribbean. The property is now accepting reservations […]
It feels like another world entirely — a hidden realm of the Caribbean where the air cools, the light softens, and the soundtrack is nothing but rustling leaves, river cascades, and the echo of tree frogs. These are the Caribbean’s ethereal treehouse hotels — places where you wake to mist curling over the canopy, where […]
American Airlines has relaunched service to Montego Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The airline will be operating one daily roundtrip flight between Miami and Mobay, at least for the immediate future, according to AA. That flight will depart at 1:20 local time in the afternoon and depart from Sangster International Airport at 4:29 PM […]
The rum. The waterfalls. The scenery. The adventure. Guyana is finding a new place on travelers’ radar, and it’s showing up in the numbers. Guyana’s tourism industry continues its strong upward momentum, with the South American destination reporting an 18.3 percent increase in arrivals during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period […]
The Caribbean hotel industry is entering a new phase. New airport projects are reshaping airlift patterns, development pipelines continue to expand across the region, and investors are watching closely as construction costs, insurance dynamics, and demand trends evolve heading into 2026. To better understand how industry leaders are thinking about the next cycle, Caribbean Journal […]
The Bahamas government signed a $10 million contract for a new international airport terminal on Long Island, advancing a key component of its Family Island Airport Renaissance Project as the Out Islands see rising tourism demand and sustained economic growth.
2025 seems to be the year that experiential travel has fully recovered — and now demand is surging as travelers want to get out and explore. Many hospitality representatives are seeing a comeback in several niche markets, from all-inclusive to family travel. And Petra Roach, the new director of sales and marketing at the Wyndham Grand Barbados Sam […]
Lindsay Taylor’s day-to-day Caribbean planning happens from the Phoenix area, where she works closely with luxury clients seeking elevated, highly customized travel.
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