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Slow Start to the Year for Cancun Passenger Traffic
It’s been a slow start to the year for passenger traffic in Cancun, according to new data from airport firm ASUR. Passenger traffic in January was 2.92 million, a 0.8 percent increase over the same period in 2023. That was […]
Jamaica Says Visitors Arrivals Are Booming
Total visitor arrivals to Jamaica — including the combination of air and cruise passengers — topped 4 million last year, a new record for the Caribbean island, according to local tourism officials. The country’s 4.1 million visitors represented a 16 […]
Iconic 652-Room Caribbean Resort for Sale
It was one of the first globally significant resorts in the Caribbean when it first opened its doors back in 1949. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment […]
After Record-Breaking Year, Dominican Republic Tourism Keeps Surging
The Dominican Republic set a record for stayover tourist arrivals last year, with the most stayover arrivals in the country’s history and the most of any Caribbean destination, well, ever. So how are things going in 2024? Even better. The […]
Your Own Private Island in The Bahamas for $400K
The Bahamas has, unsurprisingly, remained the top private-island market in the wider Caribbean since the pandemic, as more and more investors look for the security and sanctuary that only private islands that can provide. To access this content, subscribe now. […]
St Barth Real Estate Market Keeps Pushing Ahead
When it comes to the upper echelon of luxury in the Caribbean, no conversation is complete without Saint Bathélemy. Regularly referred to as St. Barth in everyday conversation, the island is just a hair above 8 square miles and home […]
Travelers Are Flocking to Anguilla Right Now
Anguilla just set an all-time recored for stay over visitors arrivals to the island, continuing what has become a trend across the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The tiny island just off the coast of St Martin welcome 95,944 stayover […]
Pullman’s First Caribbean Hotel Is Opening in Guadeloupe
Pullman’s first Caribbean resort is slated to open its doors towards the end of the summer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 102-room, four-star Pullman Royal Key will be set on Moule Bay on Guadeloupe’s popular island of Grande Terre, with […]
Villas of Distinction Just Added a New Destination: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has long been a hotel-focused destination, not much of a luxury villa destination. But the island’s post-pandemic travel boom has seen a wave of new-build luxury villas and a newly-strong position on the radar of high-net-worth travelers specifically […]
A New Way to Travel to St Croix and St Maarten
A new San Juan-based service will add another option for travelers looking to the islands of St Croix and St Maarten. Beginning in June, Frontier Airlines is launching new flights between San Juan and both St Croix in the US […]
2023 Was a Very Strong Year for Caribbean Hotels
Hotel occupancy continues to improve across the Caribbean, according to the latest data from analytics firm STR. The region’s hotel occupancy finished 2023 at 65.6 percent, up 7.5 percent from 2022, according to the report. In the same period, average […]
Frontier Airlines Is Adding Six New Nonstop Routes to Puerto Rico
Air passenger traffic is already booming in Puerto Rico, which has been experiencing an unprecedented tourism surge since the early stages of the pandemic. But one carrier continues to bet even bigger on the island: Frontier Airlines, which just announced […]
Christie’s International Real Estate Just Expanded Again in the Dutch Caribbean
Christie’s International Real Estate has added another Dutch Caribbean brokerage to its growing network in the region, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and […]
Frontier Is Opening a Crew Base in Puerto Rico
Since the pandemic, no carrier has added more new routes in the Caribbean than Frontier Airlines, particularly to the island of Puerto Rico. Now, the low-cost carrier is expanding at the island’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport with a new […]
The 10 Best Jamaica Resorts to Visit in 2024, From Montego Bay to Treasure Beach
What do you think of when you think of Jamaica? Dynamic culture, rich history, intoxicating music, vibrant food — for starters. That is all true. But Jamaica is also home to a very layered, diverse hospitality product, where hotels and resorts […]
Belize Continues Tourism Renaissance
Tourism continues to heat up in Belize, which saw one of the Caribbean’s fastest rates of growth last year. The Caribbean hotpot on the coast of Central America saw a 25 percent increase in tourist arrivals in 2023, with a […]
Aruba’s Airport Is Booming
Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport set new records for passenger traffic last year, Caribbean Journal has learned. The airport saw a 13 percent increase in traffic compared to 2022 — and an 8 percent improvement over its numbers in 2019, before […]
American Airlines Just Launched Three New Nonstop Flights to Cancun
American Airlines is in the midst of a significant expansion in the Mexican Caribbean, centered in the area’s buzzing hotspot of Cancun. American has just launched a trio of new routes to Cancun International Airport, with new service from Cincinnati, […]
Delta Is Relaunching Nonstop Flights From New York to Kingston, Jamaica
Delta Air Lines is bringing back nonstop flights between New York and a burgeoning travel destiantion in Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. It’s another new route for Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport, an air hub that has quietly been adding […]
The 10 Best Turks and Caicos Resorts to Visit in 2024
It’s been one of the most sought-after destinations in the wider Caribbean since the pandemic: the Turks and Caicos Islands, which has carved out a rather rarefied niche among celebrities, jet-setters and beach lovers. And while Grace Bay Beach remains […]
Sotheby’s International Realty Just Expanded to Anguilla
More and more major real estate brokerages are expanding in the Caribbean, from Corcoran to Christie’s. But the first brokerage to make a big Caribbean push was Sotheby’s International Realty, which is at it again. To access this content, subscribe […]
US Virgin Islands Tourism Continues to Soar
It’s been one of the biggest success stories in the Caribbean since the pandemic, and the US Virgin Islands continues to make major strides in travel and tourism. International arrivals to the USVI are up 39 percent compared to 2019 […]
Anguilla Looking to Grow Golf Market
It’s home to one of the top golf offerings in the Caribbean: the island of Anguilla, whose Aurora Anguilla Resort and Club has been solidifying its position as a premier Caribbean golf destination. That culminated in its recent crown as […]
Spirit Airlines Has More New Nonstop Flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico continues to see dynamic passenger traffic as the island experiences booming tourism arrivals in the post-pandemic period. In short, airlines have zeroed in on Puerto Rico, continuing to add new flights to the island from source […]
Jamaica Eyeing 4 Million Combined Visitors This Year
Jamaica is expecting to top 4 million combined visitors in 2023 — that is, putting together both air and cruise passenger arrivals. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is on pace to record 4.1 million visitors — a number he thinks is […]
The Caribbean Travel Awards 2024
It’s hard to believe it has been a decade since the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Travel Awards, the first true regional celebration of travel and tourism in the Caribbean. In 10 years, the Caribbean tourism industry has dramatically changed, […]
Chad Oppenheim-Designed Bahamas Home Lists for $23M
A home on Harbour Island in The Bahamas designed by “starchitect” Chad Oppenheim has been listed for $23 million. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news in […]
American Airlines Is Adding More Daily Flights to St Thomas, USVI
It is one of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean: the US Virgin Islands, which has been seeing surging tourism numbers largely since the summer of 2020. That includes the territory’s most-visited island, St Thomas, which has been seeing […]
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