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Melia Just Opened a New Hotel in Havana, Cuba
Spanish hotel giant has added another new hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital of Havana: the new Sevilla Habana Affiliated by Melia Hotel. The new hotel, with a rooftop lounge and a pool, is set in the heart of […]
Silver Airways Just Launched Puerto Rico-Antigua Flights
Uncrowded beaches and upscale resorts; green hills and cool breezes; vibrant food and superyachts and captivating music. In Antigua and Barbuda, they say the beach is just the beginning, and if you’ve been to the twin-island destination you know it’s […]
A New Boat Show Is Coming to St Thomas, USVI
Since the pandemic, the US Virgin Island has emerged as one of the hottest yachting destinations in the wider Caribbean, blending its enviable island-hopping with strong, easily accessible airlift from all over the United States. With demand continuing to grow, […]
Travelers Keep Flocking to the Turks and Caicos Islands
Grace Bay, Long Bay. The Shore Club, Da Conch Shack. Middle Caicos and Pine Cay. Beaches and mangroves, cliffsides and reefs. One of the Caribbean’s biggest post-pandemic success stories is hotter than ever, as the Turks and Caicos Islands continues […]
Frontier Airlines Just Restarted This Nonstop Flight to Cancun
Another day, another Frontier Airlines flight to Cancun. The fast-growing carrier has restarted another nonstop route to the Mexican Caribbean hotspot, this time with daily nonstop service from Detroit. Detroit-Cancun flights are now operating once every day, with intro fares […]
Traveling to Exuma in The Bahamas Just Got Easier
Maybe you’ve seen the images: the swimming pigs, the electric blue waters, the pristine sandbars. Exuma occupies a rarefied place in the imagination of travelers, who have long been drawn to the archipelago for its almost otherworldly natural environment. The […]
Curacao Just Topped 500,000 Visitors for the First Time
The Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao just hit a major milestone in its tourism history, topping 500,000 stay over arrivals for the calendar year. It’s the first time the destination has ever recorded more than 500,000 stay over visitors in […]
A New Way to Fly Nonstop From Chicago to Cancun
It’s been one of the hemisphere’s most popular destinations since the pandemic: Cancun on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, the Western Caribbean’s hotspot for large all-inclusive resorts, flowing tequila and unrivaled Mexican hospitality. No airline has been adding more flights […]
There’s a New Way to Get to This Sought-After Caribbean Island
Little Dix Bay. The Baths. Spanish Town. The Bitter End. They’re some of the most sought-after, evocative, beloved places in the Caribbean, and they’re all set on one tiny island: Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. But Virgin Gorda […]
From Puerto Rico to Punta Cana, the Caribbean’s Busiest Airports
Puerto Rico’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is the busiest airport in the Caribbean, according to new data from analytics firm ForwardKeys. The airport, which has seen sizzling passenger traffic growth so far in 2023, is the 80th-busiest airport the […]
Bonaire Tourism Numbers Ahead of 2019 Pace
The tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire continues to see tourism arrivals stay ahead of its pre-pandemic pace, according to new data from Tourism Corporation Bonaire, the island’s tourist board. For the year to date, Bonaire is reporting 139,490 stay […]
Travelers Are Flocking to The Bahamas Right Now
Tourism in The Bahamas is stronger than it has ever been, officials said this week. In the first three quarters of 2023, The Bahamas welcomed more than 7.2 million visitors, equalling in nine months the total number of arrivals […]
Sunwing Relaunching Grand Bahama Flights
Sunwing is planning a big push to the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas this winter. The Canadian travel giant is relaunching a pair of routes to Freeport in December: service between Montreal and Freeport and service between Toronto […]
Virgin Atlantic Just Launched Its First-Ever Turks and Caicos Flights
It’s one of the hottest travel destinations in all of the wider Caribbean – and now the Turks and Caicos Islands has a major new connection from the United Kingdom. Air carrier Virgin Atlantic has officially kicked off its first-ever flights […]
Spirit Airlines Is Adding New Nonstop Caribbean Flights
Following the lead of Delta, ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is launching flights to the Caribbean’s newest airport next year. Beginning March 28, Spirit will be operating nonstop flights from both Orlando and Fort Lauderdale to the Mexican Caribbean hotspot of […]
Curacao Is Developing a New Kind of All-Inclusive Destination
It’s quietly become one of the fastest-growing all-inclusive destinations in the Caribbean: the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, which has become haven for new all-inclusive development in recent years. The key for Curacao seems to be to be a different […]
St Thomas, St Croix Tourism Surging
Air traffic and tourism numbers for the two biggest islands in the US Virgin Islands continue to show strong growth, according to new data. St Thomas is anticipating 25 percent year-over-year growth for the 2023-2024 winter season, as compared to […]
With Winter Ahead, a Sunny Outlook for Caribbean Hotels
Summer’s over, kids are back in school and travel starts to cool down with the weather. But even in the year’s customary nadir, the Caribbean still showed strong improvement last month, according to new data from hotel analytics firm STR. […]
Barbados Set for Food and Rum Festival
Barbados is set to begin its popular Food & Rum Festival on the island next week. Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.’s culinary celebration, which returned last year after a pandemic hiatus, is being held this year under the theme of “Feed […]
Spirit Airlines Just Added New Daily Nonstop Flights to Aruba
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines just launched new daily nonstop service to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. Spirit is now operating daily flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport. That is an increase from what […]
“Historic” Tourism Numbers Continue in Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic’s “historic” tourism arrivals continue to grow, according to new numbers from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The Dominican Republic reported 478,794 stayover arrivals in September, a whopping 48 percent increase over the same month in 2019, before […]
Real Estate Is Booming in Turks and Caicos
It’s the most active real estate market in the Caribbean right now, with surging sales volume and sustained movement in the residential sector, particularly the high-end market. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority […]
Hyatt’s Newest Caribbean All-Inclusive Just Opened in Tulum
Mangroves, bohemian beach bars, wellness centers. Tulum has become one of the most sought-after destinations in the wider Caribbean in recent years. That includes interest from major hotel brands, which have been opening new resorts across Tulum, particularly since the […]
Major Caribbean Tourism Conference Kicks Off in Turks and Caicos
The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Industry Conference, one of the region’s premier tourism gatherings, has begun in Turks and Caicos. This year’s event, the first since before the pandemic, is being hosted at the Shore Club resort in […]
Turks and Caicos Visitor Arrivals Growing “Immensely”
It’s been one of the biggest success stories in the Caribbean since the pandemic: the Turks and Caicos Islands, a hotspot that has seen significant growth since 2020 and, more importantly, solidified itself as one of the region’s premier luxury […]
Visitors Keep Flocking to the Island of Jamaica
Visitors just keep flocking to the island of Jamaica, with the destination reporting its 10th consecutive quarter of positive tourism growth. In the third quarter, Jamaica reported just under 683,000 stopover visitors, a 5.5 percent increase compared to the third […]
Bonaire Tourism Is Having a Strong Fall Season
The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire is off to a strong start this fall season, according to new data from Tourism Corporation Bonaire. Bonaire welcomed 11,928 stayover visitors in September, representing a 19.3 percent increase compared to the same month […]
Cancun Is the Caribbean’s Busiest Airport
Cancun International Airport is the busiest airport in the wider Caribbean region, according to data from analytics firm ForwardKeys. While it may not be a surprise to those who have been following the Mexican Caribbean’s sizzling growth since the onset […]
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