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Caribbean Hotel Industry Could Set New Highs

With one month of data remaining to process, the Caribbean’s hotel industry has a shot to reach its highest levels ever in average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR). Year to date through November, the region […]

Windstar Returns to Barbuda

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor In a very important step for the island’s post-Irma recovery, Barbuda has welcomed back luxury cruise line Windstar. Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Officials celebrated the recent anchoring of Windstar’s Wind Surf, which comes less than one […]

American Airlines to Launch Daily Charlotte-Barbados Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados tourism is surging, and it’s about to get another big lift from American Airlines. The carrier has announced plans to launch daily nonstop flights between Charlotte and Barbados beginning Dec. 19. The new flight […]

American Airlines Planning Guyana Launch in November

By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines could be launching its first-ever flights to Guyana sooner than expected. The carrier could now start its new Miami-Georgetown route by mid-November, one month earlier than planned, according to the government of Guyana. […]

St Maarten Tourism Is “Steadily Recovering”

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Four months after Hurricane Irma, St. Maarten is “steadily recovering” and showing visible signs of progress, officials said. This past month marked the reopening of St. Maarten’s cruise ports, as Viking Cruises’ Viking Sea ship […]

STR: Dutch Caribbean Leads Regional Hotel Growth

By Rico Louw CJ Contributor The Caribbean hotel industry showed performance growth just one month after a pair of massive hurricanes swept through the region. Caribbean occupancy for the month was up 3.7% in year-over-year comparisons, and with a 6.9% […]

 What’s Next for Caribbean Hotels? 

By Fatima Thompson CJ Contributor While the Caribbean recovers from one of the busiest and most destructive hurricane seasons of the past several decades, many questions exist regarding the impact these tragic storms have had on recent hotel performance. While […]

The Road to Prosperity in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The Jamaica Labour Party’s slogan, “Poverty to Prosperity”, was very catchy and seemed to have been embraced by enough people for them to win the elections. Now that the election is over, we certainly as […]

Secrets Opens First Costa Rica Resort

AMResorts has officially opened its first-ever Secrets-branded resort in Costa Rica. The adults-only Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica joined the company portfolio at the end of last month. “We are excited to be celebrating the second Secrets Resorts & Spas opening […]

The Cayman Islands Just Set a Record For Tourist Arrivals

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal The Cayman Islands just set a record for tourist arrivals. The territory received 45,467 stayover visitors in March, the largest number of stayover visitors arriving to the island one month in its […]

Haiti Names Interim Prime Minister

Above: Haiti’s new Interim Prime Minister, Florence Guillaume By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has named Florence Duperval Guillaume the country’s new Prime Minister. Guillaume has been appointed on an interim basis to replace former Prime Minister […]

Curacao Swears In New Prime Minister

Above: New Prime Minister Ivar Asjes By the Caribbean Journal staff Ivar Asjes will lead a new government in Curacao, following his swearing-in last week. Asjes succeeds Daniel Hodge as Prime Minister, who had been serving on a provisional basis […]

Jamaica, China Sign Economic Agreement on Water Supply Project

Above: GC Foster College By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica and China this week signed an economic agreement aimed at rehabilitating the country’s Sligoville community road and water supply systems. The agreement is valued at just over $505,000 USD, or […]

Guyana’s Ramotar Visits Linden

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar touring the ruins of the Linmine Secretariat with Public Works Minister Robeson Benn By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana President Donald Ramotar made a trip to Linden Thursday, the site of almost one month of […]

Guyana’s Case of the Missing Hansard

Above: Parliament in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Parliament office in Guyana has been given a period of two months to find and submit full Hansard records of the country’s National Assembly for the period January 1985 to […]

Op-Ed: The Death Penalty in Jamaica

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica currently has one of the highest murder rates in the world. More people are killed proportionally in Jamaica monthly than are recorded killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in the same period. The country remains […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Damion Crawford

By Alexander Britell Damion Crawford, People’s National Party candidate for the East Rural St Andrew seat in Jamaica’s Parliament, attended Kingston College, and then went to the University of the West Indies, where he received a master’s degree in tourism […]

Jamaican MP Resigns in Dual Citizenship Controversy

Jamaican MP Everald Warmington has resigned his seat in the Jamaican House of Representatives, giving up the constituency of South West St. Catherine. Warmington said he resigned because he felt he had offended section 40(2) of the Constitution, which involves […]

Royal Caribbean Has Another New Cruise Ship, With Short Getaways in Mind

If you’re planning on a summertime cruise to the Caribbean, Royal Caribbean has another new option for you: the ambitiously-named Utopia of the Seas, which is headed to Port Canaveral for a July launch. The massive new ship officially joined […]

There’s a New Way to Fly to Saint Martin

The beach bars, the world-class eateries, the boutique hotels, the breezy Gallic brand of cool. The French side of St Martin remains one of the Caribbean’s richest, most dynamic places to visit. And now, thanks to new airlift, it’s easier […]

Visitors Keep Flocking to Curacao

From colorful Willemstad to buzzing Mambo Beach, the Curacao travel boom is showing no signs of slowing down. The Dutch Caribbean island saw another record-breaking month in May, with 53,970 stay over visitors — a 24 percent increase compared to […]

In Antigua, Celebrating Cricket With “Beach 366”

Cricket fans in Antigua and Barbuda are reveling in the sun and excitement at Beach 366, a pop-up beach created by the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Beach 366 made its debut at the […]

From Punta Cana to La Romana, Travelers Keep Flocking to the Dominican Republic

Another month, another milestone. Whether it’s the all-inclusive resort destination of Punta Cana or the golf and wellness at La Romana’s Casa de Campo, the Dominican Republic just keeps on trucking, with Caribbean-leading tourism numbers that keep breaking records. That […]

A Traffic Decline in Cancun. Is Tulum the Culprit?

May was one of the worst-performing months for passenger traffic in Cancun in several years, according to new data from ASUR, which manages Cancun International Airport. Passenger traffic in Cancun was 2.438 million in May, a 7.2 percent decline compared […]

Kimpton Readies for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Debut

Cayman, Tulum, Roatan and now the Dominican Republic. The Kimpton brand is set continue its Caribbean expansion next month with the debut of the new Kimpton Las Mercedes in the increasingly popular capital of Santo Domingo. The new resort, set […]

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The Dominican Republic Just Topped 4 Million Visitors for 2024

The Caribbean’s most-visited destination continues to see record-breaking tourism numbers, according to new data from the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism. The Caribbean tourism giant is reporting 4.178 million visitors through the first four months of 2024 — a new record […]

Why the Caribbean Island of Grenada Is Buzzing Right Now

Pristine, secluded beaches. Sustainable luxury resorts. The Caribbean’s most exciting rum. Travelers are increasingly hip to the wonders of the island of Grenada – and it’s starting to show in a big way. The Eastern Caribbean getaway is having a […]

Travel Leaders President John Lovell Talks Caribbean Tourism

Internova Travel Group’s Travel Leaders Group has a massive footprint in the travel industry, generating gross travel sales of almost $21 billion every year, through its consortia, host agency and its specialty agencies in everything from cruise to leisure. That […]

In Grenada, the Caribbean’s Best New Luxury Resort