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In Martinique, A Major Performance Art Festival

The island of Martinique is playing host to a major new global arts festival this week: the International Festival of Performance Art. The event is being held through April 22 at the Hotel Imperatrice in Fort de France. It’s being […]

There’s a New Way to Tour Martinique

It’s one of the most fascinating places in the Caribbean, and now Martinique is even easier to explore, from the rum to the rainforest. Caribbean Open Tour has launched a new open-top bus sightseeing tour on the stunning northern coast […]

Rum Journal: A Martinique Rhum from the Base of a Volcano

To find this rum, you must journey to the base of a volcano. Here at the foot of Mont Pelee, that fearsome summit in the north of Martinique, is the home of Rhum Depaz. And this beautiful plantation makes some […]

A New Record for Martinique’s Aimé Césaire Airport

Martinique Aimé Césaire Airport saw a record-breaking number of passengers in 2016. The 1,864,582 passengers proved an increase of 9.9 percent in one year. Traffic from France represented the biggest contribution, with a 60 percent share. Also contributing to the […]

Martinique Reporting Strong Tourism Growth

The French Caribbean island of Martinique is seeing a tourism surge, according to the latest numbers from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Martinique reported 519,304 stayover tourist arrivals in 2016, a 6.6 percent increase compared to 2015. That was one of […]

New Martinique-St. Lucia Flights

Two Eastern Caribbean neighbors are getting even closer. Guadeloupe-based air carrier Air Caraibes has added a new ATR 72 to its fleet to operate thrice-weekly flights between Martinique and St. Lucia. The new 74-seat plane is the first ATR in the […]

Rum Journal: In Martinique, A New Rum Is Born

“I always dreamed of making rums,” Yves Assier de Pompignan tells me, walking through the waving stalks of a sugarcane field. But in Martinique, an island where there are more rum distilleries in one place than anywhere else on earth, […]

VIDEO: Cap Est Lagoon Resort and Spa, Martinique

There is a ti’ punch kit in the minibar. The placement of lime, white rhum and cane sugar immediately reminds you that you have come to the French Caribbean. And that is the story at the Cap Est Lagoon Resort […]

It’s Time to Think About Visiting Martinique for Carnival

If you’re thinking of coming to the Caribbean for a carnival, it’s time to think about Martinique. The French Caribbean island has a raucous carnival festival at the end of February, but Martinique’s carnival season actually lasts for weeks. “The February […]

The Best Bar in Fort-de-France, Martinique

There are few places in the Caribbean with the kind of visceral, mysterious and fascinating energy of Martinique’s capital, Fort-de-France. It’s a vibrant place that combines French cool with Caribbean history and culture, and it’s a stunning city to look […]

In Martinique, In the Footsteps of Amerindians

A journey into the history of Martinique By Sébastien Perrot-Minnot, PhD CJ Contributor It does not take a visitor long to realize that Martinique, “the Island of Flowers” as it is popularly known, is a land gorged with history. He discovers, […]

Norwegian Extends New York-Martinique Flights

Norwegian Air has announced the extension of its flights between New York City and Martinique. The carrier has announced plans to extend its thrice-weekly service through the end of April 2017. Norwegian’s flights operate Tuesdays, Thursdays ad Saturdays between New […]

A Great Little Food Kiosk in Martinique

It’s hidden on the road to Habitation Clement, a daily staple of Le Francois in Martinique. It’s also one of Martinique’s best-kept secrets. It would be so easy to drive right by this little stall next to a supermarket — but […]

Rum Journal: Martinique’s Dillon Cuvée des Planteurs

One of Martinique’s storied rum brands, Dillon’s home is in the outskirts of Fort-de-France, and the brand has long produced some of the island’s tastiest expressions although it remains lesser known abroad than some of its competitors. Rum Journal was […]

VIDEO: Martinique’s Sleek New Hotel

It’s hip, it’s modern and it’s something entirely new for downtown Fort-de-France. This is the Simon Hotel, a new boutique hotel set in one of the Caribbean’s most fascinating urban destinations. The 94-room property, located right on Fort-de-France Bay, is […]

Rum Journal: Martinique’s Rhum Saint James XO

One of the wonderful things about Martinique’s famous rhums agricoles is their sheer diversity. While molasses-based rum brands may release a new expression in years-long intervals, Martinique’s rum producers are always thinking of new ideas. It doesn’t hurt that agricole […]

Norwegian Resumes Nonstop Flights to Martinique, Guadeloupe

European carrier Norwegian has resumed its nonstop service from the Eastern Seaboard of the United States to the French Caribbean. The carrier has resumed flights from cities including New York, Boston and Baltimore-Washington to both Martinique and Guadeloupe for the […]

Martinique Seeing Huge Jump in US, Canadian Visitors

Martinique is booming. The French Caribbean department is seeing a significant increase in visitors from the United States and Canada, following a concerted push in recent years to focus on the North American market. This year’s peak tourist season saw […]

Five New Reasons to Visit Martinique

If you’ve been thinking about visiting Martinique in the coming months, stop thinking and start packing! The bijoux French-Caribbean island packs Caribbean style and Continental sophistication into every inch of its 420-square-mile footprint, making it appealing to both veteran Caribbean […]

Your New Rhum Cocktail From Martinique

It’s almost certainly the most creative rhum company in Martinique — Rhum HSE, the always-innovating brand in Gros Morne. Now they’re at it again, this time with a brand-new cocktail recipe. It’s called the Smoked Old Fashioned. With its gourmet, lightly-smoked […]

A New Way to Experience Martinique

Educational travel company Road Scholar is launching a new learning adventure to Martinique. The best part? The tour includes free airfare from Boston and New York. Led by local experts, naturalists and historians, “The Allure of Martinique: A Taste of […]

A New Luxury Hotel in Martinique: French Coco

Martinique, one of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations, has another brand-new hotel. Following the debut of the new boutique Hotel Simon in Fort-de-France earlier this year, another new property has opened its doors in Martinique: French Coco. The property is located […]

Michelin-Star Chef Opens Restaurant in Martinique

The Caribbean has a major new restaurant, and it’s called La Table de Marcel. The new eatery, which is now officially open in Fort de France, is headed by Michelin Star Chef Marcel Ravin, and it’s set in the French […]

St Lucia PM Looks to Improve Transport to Martinique

New St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet is looking to improve transportation between St Lucia and Martinique. The Prime Minister said he was “not happy” with the standard of existing ferry service between the two islands in the Eastern Caribbean. […]

A Special Tree in Martinique

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Is this France’s Tree Of the Year? The owners of Martinique’s Habitation Cèron (and likely the entire population of the French-Caribbean island) think so. And they hope you will, too. That’s because the 300-year-old […]

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