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The 15 Best Adults Only Resorts to Visit in the Caribbean in 2023

Adults only resorts are the perfect accommodations for those looking to get intimate in a more serene, tranquil setting than larger, family-friendly resorts can sometimes offer. With a range of dramatic landscapes from unspoiled beaches to cliffs and rainforests , […]

From the Cayman Islands to Jamaica, 15 Tiny Beach Resorts to Try

Tucked-away bungalows on a minuscule island in Cayman. A secret oasis in St Barth. An eco-retreat on a perfect stretch of white sand. These are the tiny beach resorts we all dream about during months of endless blizzards. So […]

The 20 Best Hotels in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has never been hotter, buoyed by a pandemic-era boom that filled its hotels to capacity and put a new travel spotlight on the destination. It seems like new flights routes launch just about every week to the island, […]

Jamaica Eyes “Record” Winter Tourist Season

Jamaica is projecting a “record” winter tourist season, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. The winter tourism season typically begins Dec. 15, running through mid-April Bartlett said the island is projecting a total fo 1.3 million seats, more than […]

The 20 Best Plunge Pool Resorts in the Caribbean

More and more travelers are looking for it, and the more you travel the Caribbean the more you realize what a precious amenity it really is: the private plunge pool. There is just something special about having your own pool, […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards 2023

If 2021 in the Caribbean was a year of recovery, 2022 has been a year of unmistakable, unprecedented rebirth. The Caribbean has never been hotter, with just about every destination nearing (or now exceeding) its pre-pandemic travel totals, and the […]

In Saint Lucia, a Different Kind of Food Festival

Saint Lucia has some of the most compelling gastronomy in the Caribbean: an intoxicating blend flavors and tastes, cultures and cuisines. Celebrating that diversity was precisely the aim of the island’s newest festival, Taste the Bay, which held its smashing […]

Mexico’s RCD Hotels Is Expanding to Jamaica

By Alexander Britell, CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news in the Caribbean. Subscribe today to unlock this article and receive our newsletter, or Log In […]

The 15 Best Resorts in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Playa del Carmen is the best destination in the Mexican Caribbean for combining a beach vacation with some downtown city action. Not only does Playa’s Quinta Avenida pulse with nightlife, great shopping, and fine dining, it’s only a short walk […]

The Caribbean’s Hottest New Food Festival Is In Saint Lucia

It’s one of the culinary capitals of the Caribbean: the island of Saint Lucia, where local and international flavors have always merged into a dynamic food scene. And now the island’s exciting gastronomic culture is on display with a new […]

In Saint Lucia, a Global Romance Summit

It’s always been one of the Caribbean’s most romantic places to visit, from the three-walled gems of Ladera and Jade Mountain to luxe resorts like Cap Maison and Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort. And now Saint Lucia is looking to […]

This Top Caribbean Private Island Resort Just Relaunched

It’s always been one of the most sought-after private-island getaways in the Caribbean: Petit St Vincent, the private-island destination in the heart of the Grenadines. And now the resort is set to relaunch, with new ownership, a new general manager […]

British Airways Is Launching Daily Flights to Bermuda

It’s getting even easier to visit the island of Bermuda from the United Kingdom. British Airways is set to launch daily direct service between London Heathrow and Bermuda’s LF Wade International Airport. The new service means an additional two flights […]

Celebrity Kicks Off Cruise Season in Grenada

Celebrity Cruises has helped kick off the beginning of cruise season in Grenada. The cruise brand’s Celebrity Summit ship brought 1,5000 passengers to the island’s Melville Street port this week, the official start of the winter cruise calendar. Grenada officials […]

Thompson Playa del Carmen Has a New Chef

One of the premier hotels in Mexico’s Playa del Carmen has named a new top chef, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Thompson Playa del Carmen has appointed a new executive chef, Osamu Roman, a native of Japan who served most […]

The Hilton Tulum Now Has An All-Inclusive Mezcal Bar

Hilton has made no secret of its Caribbean all-inclusive ambitions, with a wave of new openings concentrated in the Mexican Caribbean. And the company is looking to reinvent all-inclusive in its own way, including in its latest innovation: the first […]

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A Tiny New Caribbean Luxury Hotel Just Opened in St Kitts

It’s always been one of the most naturally beautiful places in the islands: St Kitts, the lush, green-hilled jewel in the heart of the Eastern Caribbean. And while the island’s hotel stock has long been dominated by major resorts like […]

This Is the Best Beach Resort in St Martin

At the next table, one visitor bemoaned his situation to another. “I wanted to stay here but they were full,” he said. “So I had to stay at La Samanna.” There’s perhaps no better distillation of the allure — and […]

In Kingston, Jamaica, a Creativity-Fueled Tourism Renaissance

Montego Bay. Ocho Rios. Negril. Falmouth. Most visitors to Jamaica are familiar with the island’s main tourism districts, but there is one destination that’s been glaringly absent from most Jamaican travel itineraries for the past half-century: the capital city of […]

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This Dominican Republic All-Inclusive Resort Is Reopening

All-inclusive brand Bahia Principe is reopening its Grand Cayacoa resort in the Dominican Republic. The Samana-area property is set to welcome back guests on Nov. 1, 2022, the company told Caribbean Journal. The 284-room hotel has two pools, five restaurants […]

Marriott Just Opened a New Hotel in Costa Rica

Marriott has opened a new hotel in Costa Rica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has opened its first-ever Fairfield by Marriott hotel in Costa Rica with a new property at the San Jose Airport. The Fairfield by Marriott San […]

Caribbean Hotelier: Gregor Nassief of Secret Bay in Dominica on Luxury

It wasn’t just the hotel that put Dominica on the map with luxury travelers — it was the one that helped turn Dominica into a luxury destination, period. When Secret Bay opened its doors back in 2011, it was the […]

Hilton Holds Grand Opening of New Jamaica Hotel

Hilton just held its grand opening for the new ROK Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. The hotel, part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, is expected to inject new energy into the city’s downtown. The 168-room hotel, which is owned by […]

The Joy of the Ti’ Punch, the Ultimate Caribbean Rum Cocktail

It’s the purest expression of sugarcane in spirit form: rhum blanc, or white rhum agricole. Unaged white rum made from pure pressed sugar cane juice is as close as you can come to the cane: a raw, visceral, complex spirit […]

This Popular Saint Lucia All-Inclusive Just Rebranded

A popular adults-only all-inclusive resort in Saint Lucia has rebranded itself, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Rendezvous Saint Lucia Resort has officially rebranded as StolenTime by Rendezvous, with a focus beyond couples. The resort is the sister property to the […]

Rum Journal: From Jamaica, a Legendary Brand Grows Up