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Guadeloupe Is Now Open for Tourism

The French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe has officially reopened for tourism from the United States, Caribbean Journal has learned. The chain of islands in the Eastern Caribbean is welcoming travelers who show proof of a negative PCR test taken and […]

Caribbean Villa Sells for $20.25 Million

One of the leading villas in the Turks and Caicos Islands has been sold for $20.25 million, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and […]

A Record-Breaking Home Sale in the Cayman Islands

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean real estate market continues to surge — and now one destination has set a new record. A luxury villa in Grand Cayman has been sold in what was the largest home sale on record in […]

Jamaica to Vaccinate Tourism Workers

Jamaica is planning a major push to vaccinate workers in the tourism industry, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. As part of a broader national vaccination drive, Jamaica is targeting the vaccination of 30,000 tourism workers by the end of […]

Grenada’s New Tourism Push Is All About Authentic Storytelling

Grenada has been open for tourism since last summer, and now the island’s making a new push to draw travelers — with a focus on authenticity. It’s called Grenada Rocks, and the new campaign looks to highlight the island’s rich […]

Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Launches New Regional Push

As the Caribbean tourism and hospitality industry continues to respond to challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has launched a new program the region adapt. It’s called Forward Together, and it’s an initiative […]

From Turks and Caicos to St Maarten, 10 Islands to Visit This Spring

You’re bobbing in the ocean, rum in hand, not another soul around, the only sound the soft crash of the waves. In other words, it’s exactly where you want to be in a time like this. With lower case counts […]

Antigua and Barbuda Begins Vaccinations for Tourism Workers

The government of Antigua and Barbuda has begun the COVID-19 vaccination process for frontline workers in the tourism industry. In just the past week, over 2,000 hospitality professionals across Antigua and Barbuda were vaccinated, officials said. “We are encouraged by the enthusiasm of our tourism […]

Major Caribbean Resort Closes for $100 Million Renovation

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to 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, […]

Hotels, Film Projects Driving New Investment in Nevis

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor 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 […]

Barbados Tourism Names New Chairman

There’s a new chairman of the board of directors of Barbados Tourism Marketing and the Barbados Tourism Product Authority, Caribbean Journal has learned. Roseanne Myers has been taped for the role, according to Tourism Minister Lisa Cummins. “This is a […]

Prime Caribbean Resort Site Heads to Auction

An 18-acre resort site on the island of Great Exuma in The Bahamas is headed to auction, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and […]

How Caribbean Hotels Are Adapting to the New CDC Testing Requirement

Caribbean hotels are moving rapidly to offer COVID-19 tests on-site to guests, responding to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) new requirement that international air travelers entering the United States produce a negative COVID-19 test taken within […]

In St Thomas, the Rebirth of a Beach Bar

It was more than a bar. For decades, Iggies Beach Bar was the spot on St Thomas, the place where the locals went and the guests stayed, where everyone of every stripe and spirit made pilgrimage. And then came “Irmaria,” […]

The 21 Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2021

The past year has changed a lot about the travel industry. What hasn’t changed is the world’s love affair with the Caribbean — and while intrepid travelers have already been returning to the region’s shores, demand (and arrival numbers) are expected […]

The Cool List: The 10 Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2021

Now in its ninth year, CJ’s Cool List has always sought to inspire different kinds of getaways — to hotels with personality, with purpose. And the latest edition is a journey through a diverse portfolio of places to stay, from mountain […]

The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean – 2021

Restaurants are about more than just food. When we go out to eat, we aren’t doing so because we have to — we do it because we want to. Because restaurants make our lives more interesting. They break up the […]

In The Bahamas, Rediscovering Abaco by Boat

There’s no one on the beach at Matt Lowe’s Cay, just a row of dancing palm trees. The water is that unmistakable cerulean that you only find in the Sea of Abaco, a shade unique in The Bahamas, a destination […]

Bahamas Tourism Gaining Momentum

Tourism in The Bahamas is gaining momentum, with the return of major hotels and a host of additional flights. Indeed, the country’s Ministry of Tourism said there was “great optimism in that the islands will see a return to record-breaking […]

Nigel Spence: How to Make Salted Codfish Cookup From Jamaica

Salted Codfish is ubiquitous in the Caribbean kitchen, but we rarely find it being consumed fresh. Fresh codfish is worlds away from salted cod in texture and taste having a very flaky, tender meat and mild flavor. It is the […]

The Bahamas’ Abaco Beach Resort Is Back and Better Than Ever

Jimmy Buffett’s old boat is in town. It’s a crisp December afternoon in Abaco, and “Fore Aces” is in Boat Harbour, a 124-foot-long message that one of the most important marinas in The Bahamas is very much back. It’s not […]

Cayman Islands Seeing “Tremendous” Response to Global Citizen Program

By Alexander Britell The Cayman Islands is seeing a “tremendous response” to its newly-launched Global Citizen Concierge Program, which offers remote workers and their families the opportunity to apply to stay up to two years in the destination. “We’ve got […]

In St Barth, the Art of the Perfect Villa

Marco has just brought the morning croissants and the espresso has heated up and the streets of Gustavia are still silent on a Sunday. It might even be the hour of the decollage, occasion for the French West Indies’ centuries-old […]

How AMResorts Is Faring Amid the Pandemic

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) was on hand Thursday for the official reopening of Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana, where we sat down with Luis Nunez, regional commercial director of the Dominican Republic for AMResorts, to […]

CJI Conversation: David V. Johnson, Developer of the BVI’s Oil Nut Bay

The Most Exciting New Hotel in Jamaica Is Open

The most exciting new hotel to launch in Jamaica in years is open and welcoming guests, Caribbean Journal has learned. Eclipse at Half Moon, the major new luxury resort set at the island’s iconic Half Moon resort, has relaunched. The […]

Curtain Bluff, the Legendary All-Inclusive Resort in Antigua, Is Open Again

The legendary Curtain Bluff resort in Antigua has officially reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned. The historic, all-inclusive destination resort has long been one of the Caribbean’s signature places to stay, and is one of a now-growing number of Antigua resorts […]

From The Bahamas to Jamaica, The Talking Heads’ Caribbean Love Story

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz’s new book, Remain in Love, is a billet-doux to his bandmate and wife of more than 40 years, bassist Tina Weymouth, as well as documenting the couple’s musical journey together — first, as part of […]

Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas