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A New Cultural Experience in Grand Bahama
There’s a new way to experience the tastes, sounds and culture of Grand Bahama. It’s called Port Lucaya XPERIENCE, and it’s a new regular event at the Port Lucaya Market Place. Port Lucaya XPERIENCE, which runs every Tuesday and Friday […]
A New Tourism Push for the Island of Barbuda
Barbuda, the smaller and lesser-known sister island to Antigua, took the spotlight this week as the first-ever tourism promotion campaign featuring the island officially launched. In an effort to draw mainstream attention to an island virtually untouched by tourism, […]
The Chill List: The Caribbean’s Most Relaxing Hotels
What’s the sound of one palm tree shaking? It’s one of the most beautiful sounds in the Caribbean, an instant reminder that you’ve reached the zenith of tropical beauty. And it’s a guarantor of instant relaxation. But as ubiquitous as […]
The Caribbean’s Hottest Beach Bar Is in Bonaire
It’s not often that you find a beach bar attached to one of the world’s greatest restaurants. But that’s precisely the case at Club Tropicana, the hottest beach bar in Bonaire and one of the region’s top toes-in-the-sand hotspots. It’s […]
British Virgin Islands’ Bitter End Yacht Club Debuts New Villas
The legendary Bitter End Yacht Club has reopened after a complete rebuild from damage sustained in 2017’s Hurricane Irma, including the debut of the first of a planned string of waterfront villas. Designed to resemble traditional sailmakers’ lofts, the two-story […]
A Tiny Must-Visit Resort in the British Virgin Islands
The new Saba Rock resort in the British Virgin Islands is a magnificent blend of form and function, capturing some of the ephemeral feel of a Caribbean beach bar while designed to survive the destructive force of a hurricane like […]
In Nassau, The Bahamas, the Crossroads of Conch
The clack of dominoes; the knock of stringed shells; the cut of fresh Queen Conch. There’s a percussive ritual to Potters Cay, the historic fishing dock under the Paradise Island Bridge that just so happens to be the crossroads of […]
10 New Hotels Coming to the Caribbean in 2022
Tiny eco resorts. Grand luxury hotels. Rarefied retreats. The Caribbean’s newest hotels for 2022 are a melange of styles and sensibilities, from all-inclusive to boutique and everywhere in between. Even amid the pandemic, the Caribbean hotel pipeline keeps growing, and […]
The 10 Best Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts to Visit in 2022
A few decades ago, the term “luxury all-inclusive” might have seemed like an oxymoron. But that’s how much the all-inclusive space has changed, particularly in the Caribbean — where all-inclusive has become far more of a technical term than a […]
The Cool List: The Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2022
They may not be the biggest, or have the most amenities. They may be brand new, they may be centuries old. But the coolest hotels in the Caribbean are the ones that have that indescribable x-factor; where, no matter how […]
The 22 Best Islands in the Caribbean to Visit in 2022
Hiking a volcano. Walking the cane fields of an organic rum distillery. Eating lionfish burgers at an oceanfront food truck; savoring a twilight mento concert; kayaking across a secret mangrove forest; riding a flats boat to an undiscovered sandbar. They’re […]
Caribbean Moment: On the Waves in Grand Case, St Martin
It’s afternoon in Grand Case, St Martin, that magical old Caribbean town marked by days at the beach and nights at the Caribbean’s finest restaurants. And there’s no more serene spot in town than here, one of the two beaches […]
These Caribbean Hotels Aren’t on the Beach. And That’s the Point.
It’s morning and the only things you hear are chirping birds and waving palms; there’s some blue in the distance, but up here it’s the green that matters. The beach is a long walk or a shuttle ride away, but […]
The 10 Best Luxury Resorts in the Caribbean for 2022
Luxury. It’s one of the most overused words in the travel industry; but that’s also because it’s just so hard to define. What makes luxury? Is it design? Is it food and beverage? Is it the natural environment? Is it […]
The 10 Best Caribbean Beach Towns to Visit in 2022
A parade of cafes at the edge of the sand; tiny bars and art galleries; a soundtrack of clacking plates and mopeds and afternoon laughter, silent and loud in all the right ways. Across the wider Caribbean one can find […]
Aztec Airways Is Adding New Flights to The Bahamas
Fort Lauderdale-based Aztec Airways has added a new route in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning Jan. 14, 2022, Aztec will be operating two weekly flights from Fort Lauderdale to Rock Sound Airport on the island of Eleuthera. The […]
From Belize to Roatan, Six Tiny Private Island Resorts to Try
The perception of private island resorts in the Caribbean is one of seclusion, of exclusivity; of, more often than nought, some degree of pretense. But that’s not always the case. And at a handful of private-island resorts in the Caribbean, […]
A New $200M Ritz-Carlton Is Coming to the Caribbean
In its heyday in the 1960s, Eleuthera’s Cotton Bay Club was a jet-set destination, drawing the likes of everyone from Princess Margaret to Arnold Palmer. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, […]
The 2021 Caribbean Journal Holiday Gift Guide
No matter what holiday you celebrate, there’s no better gift than the gift of the Caribbean. And we have you covered with the latest edition of the Caribbean Journal Holiday Gift Guide. We’ve curated our favorites for the 2021 season, […]
Virgin Gorda Airport Is Open Again in the British Virgin Islands
For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, Virgin Gorda Airport is open for flights. The first flight to touch down in Virgin Gorda since March 2020 was a flight on luxury airline Tradewind Aviation. Tradewind VP David […]
From Jamaica to Puerto Rico, 9 Secret Treehouse Hotels to Visit
It’s another universe of the Caribbean: high up in the rainforest, surrounded by natural wonders, the only sounds shaking leaves and singing tree frogs. These are the Caribbean’s ethereal treehouse hotels, secret places to stay far off the tourist map […]
At St Maarten’s Oyster Bay Beach Resort, a True Caribbean Classic
“Laissez les bons temps rouler.” It’s on a sign above the door at the Infinity Bar. It’s that old French refrain, “Let the good times roll.” And the moment you walk into the Oyster Bay Beach Resort, you understand. The 180-room […]
The Saba Rock Resort Is Back in The British Virgin Islands
It’s back. The long-awaited return of the beloved Saba Rock private-island resort in The British Virgin Islands is here. The boutique private island resort officially reopened this week in the heart of the North Sound of Virgin Gorda. “Our doors […]
The Caribbean’s Top Rum Festival Is Back
A master class in rare bottlings of Jamaican rum. A rum-and-cigar pairing with Davidoff. A blind-tasting competition of the Caribbean’s most sought-after rums. A journey through the world of the Rhum Agricole of Martinique and Guadeloupe. It’s the Caribbean’s leading […]
Waldorf Astoria to Open New Caribbean Resort
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, […]
Eclipse at Half Moon, Jamaica’s Stunning New Luxury Resort
It doesn’t happen overnight. It doesn’t grow in a week. It can take years. It can take decades. Or, in the case of the legendary Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica — it can nearly three quarters of a century. Since […]
Caribbean Moment: A Tree Frog Serenade at Half Moon, Jamaica
It’s one of the loveliest sounds in the Caribbean: the twilight serenade of tree frogs. We captured this beautiful music during a recent stay at the Eclipse at Half Moon resort in Jamaica, a moment of pure Caribbean. It’s song […]
This Is the Best Boutique Hotel in Jamaica
Bob used to come here in the 1970s. So did the Rolling Stones. There’s music all over the place — The Harder They Come posters on the walls; the tributes to the Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown. And every room […]
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