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In St Maarten, the Ultimate Caribbean Zip Line
By Guy Britton Zip lines come in many shapes and sizes, but this one is different. Very different. The Flying Dutchman at Rainforest Adventures on St Maarten is the steepest zip line in the world. It’s an essential St Maarten experience, plunging more […]
In St Maarten, a Hidden Caribbean Beach Hotel
By Alexander Britell There’s almost always a corner of beginning in every Caribbean destination, one of the spots where tourism truly started on the island. In St Maarten you find it as you wind around the twisting streets adjacent to […]
French Caribbean Carrier Air Antilles Upgrading Fleet
By the Caribbean Journal staff Guadeloupe-based Air Antilles is upgrading its Caribbean fleet. The company, which specializes in flights around the French Caribbean, has signed an agreement with Viking Air Limited to purchase two Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft. The […]
American Airlines Launches Latest Caribbean Expansion
By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines has kicked off its biggest expansion to the Caribbean in several years with a wave of additional frequencies to the Caribbean. The world’s largest airlines has launched additional daily flights to destinations including […]
Caribbean Airlines Is Upgrading Its Fleet
By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines is planning a major upgrade of its fleet, with plans to add new Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. The Trinidad-based airline will add 12 new MAX airplanes in the coming years, according to […]
Turks and Caicos-Based Airline Adding More Regional Flights
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Turks and Caicos-based airline interCaribbean Airways is introducing new routes from Santo Domingo to Aruba and between Curacao and Kingston, Jamaica. These new services add to the airline’s nonstop flights to Tortola, St. Maarten and […]
A Must-Visit Beach Bar in The Bahamas
By Tim Cotroneo CJ Contributor Musically, the owner of Exuma Point Beach Bar and Grill has a legendary first name to live up to. When asked if he is the singer in the family, Elvis Rolle shakes his head and […]
Spirit Airlines to Install Wi-Fi on Fleet
By the Caribbean Journal staff Ultra low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has announced plans to install Wi-Fi on all of its planes by next summer. The company has signed an agreement with technology partner Thales Group to bring high-speed web browsing […]
Bahamasair Launching Miami-Bimini Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff It just got even easier to get to Bimini. The tiny archipelago is the closest Bahamian destination to Miami, and now Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair is set to launch new flights from Miami to Bimini. […]
Tropic Ocean Airways Is Expanding
By the Caribbean Journal staff Tropic Ocean Airways, which runs a fleet of seaplanes operating scheduled and charter flights across The Bahamas, is expanding. The company has announced plans to increase its operations at the Miami Seaplane Base on Watson […]
Roatan’s Airport Is Getting an Upgrade
By the Caribbean Journal staff Honduras’ most popular Caribbean destination is getting a lift. The island of Roatan is set to see a major upgrade to its Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport, tourism officials confirmed this week. The airport will […]
The Ultimate Luxury Family Vacation in Nevis
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Four Seasons Resort Nevis and Tradewind Aviation inviting guests to celebrate the holidays Caribbean-style with the new Festive Air & Sun Package. Tradewind Aviation is flying up to eight guests on private, round-trip flights from […]
Delta Vacations’ Caribbean Plans
By Guy Britton ATLANTA — The Caribbean was well represented at one of the longest running and largest travel agent educational events of the year last week: Delta Vacations University, which took place at the Georgia International Convention Center and showcased […]
Southwest Gets First Boeing 737 MAX 8
Southwest Airlines has officially taken delivery of its newest aircraft: its first Boeing 737 MAX 8. Southwest is the first airline in the United States to receive the 737 MAX, planning to take delivery of eight more MAX planes in […]
Takeaways from the Caribbean Aviation Meetup
By Kareem Yarde St. Maarten recently became the region’s command centre for solutions pertaining to the Caribbean’s air transport and tourism woes at the Caribbean Aviation Meetup 2017, which saw the coalescence of Air Transport and Tourism Practitioners around a […]
Westin Grand Cayman Continues With Major Renovation
The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa is nearing completion on the second phase of a property-wide renovation that will debut distinctive enhancements to all guest rooms and […]
JetBlue Adds Milk Bar to Mint Cabin
JetBlue has added another big name to its Mint premium cabin experience. The carrier has announced a partnership with New York City-based culinary company Milk Bar, which specializes in desserts and baked goods. Beginning in April, all JetBlue Mint travelers will […]
Richard Branson’s Supersonic Airplane Plans
Sir Richard Branson is making a big push in commercial supersonic air travel. Branson has announced that Virgin Galactic’s manufacturing team, The Spaceship Company, has partnered with Colorado-based Boom Supersonic to work on Boom’s new supersonic airplane. Boom introduced its […]
KLM Adding More Aruba Flights
Dutch carrier KLM is adding more flights to Aruba. After the success of newly-introduced flights to the island for the summer months, the carrier has decided to allocate additional capacity to Aruba for the winter tourist season. This will mean […]
Seaborne Expanding Flights to Anguilla
Puerto Rico-based regional carrier Seaborne Airlines is expanding its flights to the island of Anguilla. The carrier will be expanding from three days a week to five days a week, along with two flights, including an evening flight, on both […]
St Thomas-St Croix Seaplane Flights Expanding
Puerto Rico-based Seaborne Airlines is expanding its St Thomas-St Croix seaplane flights, the company announced. The expanded service will mean that customers will be able to fly as early as 6:40 AM from St Croix to St Thomas and as […]
The Best Airport Hotels in the Caribbean
In the Caribbean, an airport hotel means something very, very different than what you’re used to. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Maybe you’re traveling with little ones; jetting off on a quick getaway; or you’ve already flown across the […]
The Best Hotels in St Vincent and the Grenadines
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Crystal clear waters, lush rainforests and thriving coral reefs are St Vincent and the Grenadines’ stock in trade, but after a day spent exploring “Vincy” and the idyllic archipelago of 31 other islands (which includes […]
The Best Caribbean Airlines
Most major airlines fly to the Caribbean. But once you get there, if you want to go between islands, it’s a very different story. For island hoppers, businesspeople, family visitors or island explorers, there are all kinds of airlines servicing […]
The 50 Best Caribbean Beach Bars
It may seem like a list of 50 beach bars is a lot. But when we finished compiling this momentous list, we weren’t even breathing hard. That’s because the Caribbean is the beach bar capital of Planet Earth, and we […]
Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Approved For Regular Dominican Republic Flights
Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Sunrise Airways has been awarded a “Part 129” operating permit from the Dominican Republic’s Institute of Civil Aviation, enabling the company to begin regularly-scheduled flights between Port-au-Prince and Santo […]
JetBlue Conducts Grenada Test Flight
Above: JetBlue’s test flight in Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue successfully completed its first test flight to Grenada this week, ahead of its official launch of service to the island. JetBlue’s Airbus A320 touched down on Tuesday in […]
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 […]
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