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Kempinski’s First Caribbean Resort Is Opening in October
By Alexander Britell The most anticipated hotel opening of 2019 in the Caribbean is set for October. Luxury hotel brand Kempinski has announced that its new hotel in Dominica will officially open its doors on Oct. 14 of this year. […]
Carnival Readies for Mexico Expansion
By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line is readying its Carnival Panorama cruise ship for its highly-anticipated expansion of Mexico cruises. Carnival Panorama has completed its sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in anticipation of its launch from Long […]
Wyndham’s $100 Million Dominican Republic Hotel Push
By the Caribbean Journal staff Development firm Profusion Group is planning a $100 million expansion of Wyndham’s La Quinta brand across the Dominican Republic. The plan is to develop a portfolio of eight hotel projects across the Dominican Republic, set […]
Divi Aruba Phoenix Names New General Manager
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Divi Aruba Phoenix resort has named a new general manager. Divi Resorts has appointed Pearl Lake to the role, effective Aug. 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. Lake had previously been serving as the resort’s […]
Emirates Is Launching Its First-Ever Flights to Mexico
By the Caribbean Journal staff Dubai-based carrier Emirates is launching its first-ever flights to Mexico, the airline said this week. Emirates will be launching a new daily service from Dubai to Mexico City via Barcelona, beginning Dec. 9. The Mexico […]
Air Canada Launching New Punta Cana, Cancun Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada’s leading airline is launching a pair of new routes to the Caribbean for the upcoming winter season. Air Canada has announced plans to launch new winter flights from Quebec City to the two most […]
In Tortola, a Must-Visit Caribbean Beach Town
By Bob Curley CJ Contributor Most people tend to visit Tortola in the BVI by boat, whether that’s on a yacht charter offered by The Moorings or another charter company or, increasingly, as day visitors from cruise ships. There are […]
Kimpton Is Opening Its First Hotels in Mexico
By the Caribbean Journal staff Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants is coming to a new destination: Mexico. The fast-expanding hotel company, now part of the IHG umbrella, is planning to open its first properties in Mexico with a pair of Mexico […]
Sunwing Launches Two New Caribbean Routes
By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing is launching a pair of new routes to the Caribbean region. One is the long-awaited return of direct flights from Montreal to Havana, with service on Mondays and Fridays beginning Dec. […]
Barbados Has a New Dive Destination
By the Caribbean Journal staff A pair of luxury resorts in Barbados are working together to create a new kind of dive destination in Barbados. The Port Ferdinand Yacht and Beach Club Residences and the Saint Peter’s Bay Luxury Resort […]
Rosewood Bermuda Names New Managing Director
By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Bermuda’s preeminent hotels has named a new managing director. The luxe Rosewood Bermuda has appointed Sascha Hemmann as the new managing director of the hotel, which is set in Bermuda’s Tucker’s Point. The […]
JetBlue Launches Guadeloupe Sales
By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways has officially launched sales for its newest Caribbean service: thrice-weekly flights to the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe. The new service is slated to launch Feb. 1, 2020, with nonstop flights between New […]
Jamaica Is Reimagining Its Tourism Destinations
By the Caribbean Journal staff As Jamaica plans to expand its tourism footprint beyond traditional poles like Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, it’s looking to cultivate new destinations — and that includes what could be one of Jamaica’s next niche […]
The 12 Best Nude Beaches You Can Visit
The Caribbean’s rum-soaked reputation to the contrary, it’s not always “anything goes” in the region. But when it comes to nude beaches, you can find what you’re looking for across the wider Caribbean, from the French Caribbean to the coast […]
Belize Keeps Up Strong Tourism Growth
By the Caribbean Journal staff After a what was a blistering 2018, Belize’s tourism sector has seen another strong year so far in 2019. The destination is reporting a 6 percent jump in stayover tourist arrivals for the first half […]
Carnival Planning Big Bermuda Expansion
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Carnival is planning a big Bermuda expansion. Carnival Cruise Line will operate its largest Bermuda season ever in 2019-2020, with more than 40 voyages visiting the destination, including a total of 8 week-long cruises departing […]
Melia Opens Newest Caribbean Hotel in Cartagena
By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s hottest hotel investment destinations has a brand-new property: Cartagena. The tourism destination on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is now home to a new adults-only, all-inclusive hotel by Spanish travel giant […]
IHG Adds Another Holiday Inn Express in Mexico
By the Caribbean Journal staff IHG’s fast-growing Holiday Inn Express brand has opened another new outpost in Mexico, the company said this week. The latest Holiday Inn Express to make its debut in the country is the Holiday Inn Express […]
Mexico’s New Luxury Real Estate Destination
By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new luxury real estate destination in Mexico. Mexico-based asset management firm Ascendancy has acquired the former Costa Baja residential resort in La Paz in Baja California Sur. The company has rebranded the resort […]
American Airlines Expanding Dallas-Puerto Rico Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is significantly expanding its nonstop flights from Dallas Fort-Worth to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The carrier is adding a second daily nonstop flight from Dallas to San Juan, with the new flights set […]
Op-Ed: Rethinking Caribbean Cruise Port Revenues
By Robert MacLellan CJ Contributor Can tourism-dependent Caribbean governments learn something from oil producing countries? When relatively small and poor oil producing governments sought to get a fair price for oil – their main source of national revenue – they […]
Saint Lucia’s Anse Chastanet Debuts Vegan Eatery
By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Saint Lucia’s top hotels has launched a new program specifically for vegan travelers. Saint Lucia’s Anse Chastanet hotel has transformed the menu at its popular Emeralds restaurant from what was vegetarian to what […]
A Must-Visit Sustainable Tourism Conference in the Caribbean
By the Caribbean Journal staff A major Caribbean tourism conference is making its return this year with the relaunch of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism Conference. The “Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development,” or STC, will focus on leveraging […]
In the BVI, It’s Christmas in July
By the Caribbean Journal staff Beaches, parties, yachts, turquoise waters, cocktails and spectacular music. If a BVI vacation feels like Christmas in July, well, it actually is. This year is the latest annual edition of the BVI’s Christmas in July […]
Royal Caribbean Orders Another New LNG Cruise Ship
By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean Cruises is adding another new ship to its growing fleet. The company has entered into an agreement with Meyer Turku to order a third “Icon-class” ship, slated for delivery in 2025. The as-yet-unnamed […]
American Airlines Launching New Nonstop Flights to Jamaica
By the Caribbean Journal staff Montego Bay is booming. The Jamaican travel hub, which is seeing a massive boost in new airlift in 2019, will get another lift in November with the launch of new daily American Airlines flights from […]
Puerto Rico’s St Regis Bahia Beach Has a New Chef
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Puerto Rico has appointed Javier Arango Salazar as its new Executive Chef. Chef Arango will oversee the culinary direction for the resort, including Paros, its signature Greek fine […]
Saint Lucia Tourism Authority Names New CEO
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has tapped a longtime veteran of the Caribbean travel industry to be its new chief executive officer. The SLTA has appointed former USVI Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty to the role, […]
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