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Growing the “Guadeloupe Islands” Brand
Above: Gosier, Guadeloupe (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell Despite its proximity to the United States, the French department of Guadeloupe remains under the radar for most American travelers. That’s starting to change, however. In November, Guadeloupe opened a […]
Grand Bahama’s Memories Resort to Open in Second Half of 2013
Above: Grand Bahama (Photo: Bahamas Tourism) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — The new Memories Grand Bahama Beach & Casino Resort on Grand Bahama is projected to open in the second half of this year, according to David Johnson, director […]
Virgin Holidays “Cautiously Optimistic” on Caribbean in 2013
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — Virgin Holidays is cautiously optimistic for the Caribbean market in 2013, according to John Taker, the company’s purchasing director. Virgin saw 2 percent growth in the Caribbean in 2012. For […]
Jamaica to Host 2014 CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace Conference
Above: Montego Bay By Alexander Brtiell PARADISE ISLAND — Jamaica will host the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace Conference in 2014 in Montego Bay. It will represent the third time the country has hosted the conference for the CHTA, which, like […]
Baha Mar Resort Project Moving Forward in the Bahamas
Above: construction at Baha Mar in the Bahamas (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell NASSAU —The Baha Mar resort project, the largest in the Caribbean, is moving forward with construction toward a planned December 2014 completion date. The […]
EFM Hospitality’s John Murphy on Tobago, Haiti and Caribbean Tourism
Above: the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — The Caribbean tourism sector is starting to rebound — with improved hotel occupancy and arrivals, despite increased competition from markets around the world. EFM Hospitality Solutions has been […]
Bahamas Eyeing 1.3 Million Stopover Visitors in 2013
Above: Atlantis Paradise Island By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is looking to bring in 1.8 million stopover visitors in 2013, an increase from 1.6 million in 2012, according to Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe. The Minister was speaking at […]
One & Only Ocean Club to Host Bahamas’ First LPGA Golf Tournament
Above: the One & Only Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas will be hosting its first-ever official LPGA tournament this year, according to the LPGA. The Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic will take […]
Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2012
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR— award season. When we look back on 2012, it was a strong year for rum across the Caribbean, from Barbados to Martinique, the Dominican Republic to Guyana, and everywhere in between. Rum Journal traveled across […]
Sandals Buys Veranda Resort & Residences in Turks and Caicos
Above: the Veranda Resort By Alexander Britell Following its purchase of the LaSource resort in Grenada last month, Sandals has announced the purchase of the Veranda Resort Hotel in Turks and Caicos. The property will be annexed to Sandals’ current […]
JetBlue Launches Service to Samana in the Dominican Republic
Above: Samana By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carrier JetBlue has launched service to Samana, its sixth destination in the Dominican Republic. The move will now provide the only nonstop service between the US and Samana, with flights originating from […]
St Lucia’s Ladera Resort Set to Debut New Villa and Suites
Above: the Ladera Resort in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s Ladera Resort will be reopening Oct. 12 after its annual closure with several new upgrades, highlighted by its new Villa at Paradise Ridge. The 1,700-square-foot villa […]
A New School for Jamaica’s Trench Town
Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller (left) at the handing over ceremony (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The community of Trench Town in Jamaica’s St Andrew parish is home to a new 150-student school. The basic school facility, […]
Experiencing the World of the Caribbean, Beyond Luxury Vacations
Beyond Luxury Vacations has premiered a fresh, authentic way to experience all that the Caribbean has to offer. Select your island paradise of choice — popular destinations include Grenada, Antigua, Barbados, the Grenadines, Jamaica and St Lucia — and this […]
St Lucia’s Ladera Resort to Introduce a New Kind of Room With a View
Above: a guest room at the Ladera Resort in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Ladera Resort in St Lucia, which is marking its 20th anniversary this year, is set to unveil five new “Hilltop Dream” suites on […]
Nevis Police Force Gets a Boost, with Help from Four Seasons Resort
Above: Assistant Police Commissioner Robert Liburd in one of the new vehicles By the Caribbean Journal staff The Nevis Division of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force has received three vehicles from the Four Seasons Homeowners Association to […]
Dominican Republic Projects More Tourists from Strengthening Italian Market
Above: the Sanctuary Cap Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic projects an increasing number of visitors from Italy to the country in 2012, following a jump in 2011, according to Vice Minister of Tourism Magaly Toribio. The […]
In the Bahamas, Chantal Bethel Prays for Haiti through Art
By Alexander Britell NASSAU – At Nassau’s Vincent D’Aguilar Art Foundation, a gallery that is one of the great new spaces of the quickly-growing Bahamian arts scene, Haitian artist Chantal Bethel is producing “Poto Mitan,” a three-dimensional production of work […]
A Jamaican Safari in James Bond’s Former Stomping Ground
Above: the Swamp Safari Village (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was 1973, and James Bond was in the middle of a fight with a crocodile in Jamaica — one he survived only by using the heads of […]
Bahamian PM: I Will Protect Atlantis Jobs
Above: Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With Nassau’s Atlantis resort in limbo after investment firm Brookfield Asset Management canceled its decision to take control of the resort in November, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham […]
A New Dawn for Haiti Tourism?
Above: Cayes-Jacmel (Photo: HTO) By Maura R. O’Connor CJ Contributor When Dominican business entrepreneur Frank Ranieri wanted to get involved in tourism in the 1970s, he crossed the border into Haiti to see how it was done. “[Haiti’s tourism] was […]
What China Means for Caribbean Tourism
By the Caribbean Journal staff The thought of Chinese tourists heading to the Caribbean not too long ago seemed far-fetched; today, China’s market is a potential gold mine as a source for regional tourism. “Barely one decade ago, few would […]
Bahamas’ Atlantis, Ocean Club Resorts Change Hands after Restructuring Deal
By the Caribbean Journal staff Brookfield Asset Management will assume Kerzner International’s ownership interests in the Atlantis Paradise Island resort, along with the interest in the One&Only Ocean Club resort, which is also on the country’s Paradise Island. Kerzner has […]
Shakespeare Finds a Home in Nassau
Above: a production of The Tempest in 2009, the festival’s first year (Photo: Shakespeare in Paradise) A piece set on an island, sometimes prone to storms. It’s not The Tempest, but the work of husband-and-wife team Nicolette Bethel and Philip […]
Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace on Bahamian Tourism, Part 2
By Alexander Britell Earlier this month, we talked to Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace about what trends he had seen in the past few years for Bahamian tourism. We followed up with Minister Vanderpool-Wallace to find out […]
Interview with Bahamas Tourism Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace
The Hon. Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace is the Bahamas’ Minister of Tourism and Aviation. After a global financial crisis that hit the tourism industry, and the Caribbean, rather severely, Vanderpool Wallace has moved to bring the Bahamas’ integral tourism sector forward. He […]
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