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CTO Eyes Stronger Ties With Emirates Holidays

The Caribbean Tourism Organization is looking to deepen its relationship with the Middle East’s largest tour operator. The Barbados-based regional tourism development agency is meeting this week with Emirates Holidays at the Arabian Travel Market to build on the relationship […]

Hard Rock Hotels Expanding to Costa Rica

Hard Rock is expanding in the region. Hard Rock International has announced plans to open a new Hard Rock Hotel in Costa Rica, the Hard Rock Hotel Papagayo, Costa Rica. The hotel is slated to open in early 2019 in […]

This Caribbean Hotel’s Cabanas Have Their Own Plunge Pools

A rather cool amenity at Royalton Blue Waters By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor We’ve been fortunate enough to log more than our fair share of cabana time at various Caribbean resorts. But the seaside sanctuaries at Royalton Blue Waters, […]

The Best Caribbean Islands for Adventure

We love a lazy beach day as much as anyone else but we also recognize that there’s so much more to do in our favorite part of the world than just soaking up the sun and sipping a rummy cocktail. […]

This Is the Travel Gear You Need for a Caribbean Trip

Wherever you’re heading in the Caribbean, it’s likely you’re going to find sun, sand and sea. But that can mean many things for many people — whether you’re looking to lounge with some music on the beach, head for a snorkel or […]

Why Eric Ripert Is Coming to Grand Cayman

World-renowned Chef Eric Ripert is coming to Grand Cayman next month. Ripert is coming to the island to celebrate his new memoir, 32 Yolks, and will be personally hosting three eight-course dinners and book-signings on Dec. 6, 7 and 8. […]

AMResorts Continues Global Development Push

AMResorts is continuing its major growth push with a new hire. The Apple Leisure Group subsidiary has named Claudio Zboznovits its new vice president of global sales and business development, a new role created to “further support the company’s unprecedented […]

VIDEO: Dover Beach, Barbados

A beautiful stretch of sand at Dover Beach Barbados By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s 7:30 on an ordinary weekday morning. All around the world people are going about their business, getting ready for work; commuting; kissing their kids […]

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 […]

The 10 Most Exotic Places to Live in the Caribbean

The Caribbean’s certainly exotic. But what you’re looking for a place that goes off-off the beaten path — the really exotic places, the ones with very few people and a lot of mystery? That’s where these little islands come in, some […]

Falling in Love With a Villa in Jamaica

A perfect villa in Jamaica By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor “I think I’m in love with my masseuse.” It’s a bold declaration indeed, one rarely heard beyond the hushed, lemongrass-scented treatment rooms of a spa. And it’s a statement […]

The 50 Best Caribbean Beaches

We’ve always said that the best beach in the Caribbean is the one you’re on right now. But some beaches are that much more special — the ones that repay great journeys. But what makes a great beach? Is it the […]

How to Move to St Croix, USVI

How to Move to St Croix We continue our How to Move series with a look at the market in St Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Ever thought of moving to America’s Caribbean? We talked to Amy Land de […]

At the Jamaica Inn, the Art of Being Timeless

A landmark hotel By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon It’s called Ultramarine Blue. And it’s been the color of Jamaica Inn since the Ocho Rios resort opened back in 1950. It’s a color so synonymous with the hotel that once you’ve been a […]

The Early Days of Caribbean Aviation

By Steven Keats CJ Contributor Many people recognize the name of the founder of Pan American Airways, Juan Trippe. But another name, Basel (BL) Rowe is known by very few — yet he is responsible for providing the germinating seed […]

The Caribbean’s Best Pools – 2014

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor We’re all about the beach, but sometimes a little poolside relaxation is in order. When we’re craving some lounge time, these are the pools where we like to pull up a chaise (and suck […]

New Royalton Resort Opens in Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There’s a new resort on Punta Cana’s sands. The adults-only all-inclusive resort Chic Punta Cana By Royalton opened recently with 323 suites and a raft of features designed to separate it from the other […]

Caribbean Room With A View: Bimini Sands Resort and Marina

Above: the view from the Bimini Sands By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Call it Bimini blue: the ombre hue of the waters that wash this Bahamian out island, morphing from crystalline turquoise near the shore to the deepest navy in […]

The Caribbean’s 10 Best Places for Celebrity-Spotting

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor As the tabloids say: Stars, they’re just like us! So it’s little surprise that they love escaping to the Caribbean just as much as we do. If you’re hoping to do some celeb-spotting on […]

“We Want the World to See Haiti As a Success Story”

Above: an earthquake memorial in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By Alexander Britell On Sunday, Haiti marked the fourth anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake that devastated the country, with solemn memorial services and deep reflection. Now, four years later, much […]

The 50 Best Caribbean Restaurants – 2013

WHAT TURNS a great meal into a memorable one? Particularly in the Caribbean, a great meal is about a great experience — one that combines food, service, ambience and more, whether you’re at a beach shack or a fine-dining eatery. […]

Vanderpool-Wallace: The Missing Link For Tourism in the Caribbean

By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace CJ Contributor TOURISM MINISTERS and Commissioners and their counterparts in the private sector in the Caribbean have come to see that the region’s tourism industry is vastly underperforming compared to the potential that they see. Hotel occupancies […]

Tobago’s Fountain of Youth

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah LEGEND HAS IT that if you bathe in the waters of Tobago’s Nylon Pool you’ll emerge looking 10 years younger. I’m skeptical about the fountain-of-youth claims but I’ve come to see for myself, as have scores […]

Durandis: On the Resignations in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor OFTEN, WHEN ONE ASKS average Haitians, “how are things?” there is the simple answer of: “Nou la, n’ap kenbe,” we are here, we’re holding up. That might give the impression that all is well. But […]

A Beachfront Perch at Great Exuma’s Grand Isle Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon GREAT EXUMA — IT’S IRONIC that while I love to travel far from home, many of the resorts I love actually feel a lot like home. Maybe it’s because in reality they’re lot a nicer than my […]

Grenada Pushes Dive Tourism Market

Above: the underwater sculpture park By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is highlighting its dive sector in the country’s latest tourism push, something Tourism Minister George Vincent called the tri-island state’s “most mature” market. In 2012, Grenada was named the […]

Barbados Looking to Ocean for Energy

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) Barbados is actively exploring the possibility of using Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, according to the government, as it seeks to develop a “blue economy.” Minister With Responsibility for Water Resource Management Dr David Eastwick will soon […]

A New Social Infrastructure in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor In Haiti, the future looks so distant, yet it is touchable. It seems so far away, but its scents bring pleasure to the nose. The present is melancholic; the past makes us nostalgic, while the […]

From Anguilla to Aruba, the Best Caribbean Beaches to Visit This Summer