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Vote for the Best Luxury Hotel in the Caribbean – 2017

What’s the best luxury hotel in the Caribbean? We’re asking you, Caribbean Journal readers to chime in with the 2017 Readers’ Choice Award for the Best Luxury Hotel in the Caribbean. We’ve nominated 30 hotels from around the Caribbean (along with […]

A Major Horse Racing Project in the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands is launching a major new project to transform its horse racing facilities. The project will transform the Clinton E. Phipps and Randall “Doc” James racetracks on St. Thomas and St. Croix, respectively. The Government of the Virgin Islands […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Declines Again

Caribbean hotel occupancy continues to fall in 2016, according to the latest report from data and analytics specialist STR. Regional hotel occupancy fell 2.8 percent in November compared to the same month in 2015, with occupancy for the year now […]

Vote in Our Readers’ Choice Awards – 2016

We continue our 2016 Caribbean Journal Readers’ Choice awards with perhaps our most important category: the Best Beach Resort in the Caribbean. Now, finding the perfect beach resort is about two main criteria: a terrific resort and a terrific beach […]

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Trinidad and Tobago, Southern Caribbean

The biggest earthquake in the Caribbean in several years caused shaking across the Southern Caribbean on Tuesday evening. The 5.8-magnitude quake’s epicenter was about 25 miles southwest of Scarborough, Tobago; it struck at about 5:42 PM local time at a […]

What’s Next for the Caribbean Hotel Market?

Looking ahead at the region’s hotel and resort sector. By Fleur Vagniez Op-Ed Contributor Hotels and Resorts across the Caribbean have experienced unprecedented growth over the last 6 years with ADR and occupancy rates outperforming those at the previous top of the […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Continues to Slide

After showing positive signs in September, Caribbean hotel occupancy declined again in October, according to the latest report from hotel analytics firm STR. The Caribbean’s hotel occupancy fell 2.5 percent to 54.7 percent in October, down from the same month […]

Vote for the Best Boutique Hotel in the Caribbean 2016

The word “boutique” has come to take on a host of meanings, particularly in recent years. But at its best, a boutique hotel offers a deeper, more intimate, more personal experience for the traveler. It shows that the greatest luxury […]

The 7 Best Luxury Stays in Jamaica

Splurging on a trip to Jamaica? Whether you’re celebrating something special or just the seeking a rarefied retreat, the land of wood and water offers plenty of high-end hotels where you can combine luxury and languor. Here are the top […]

Vote for the Caribbean’s Best Beach

Last year, we made history with the first-ever ranking of the 50 best beaches in the Caribbean. Now, after talking to our readers, we’ve decided to give you the choice, with a Vote for the number one best beach in all […]

Vote for the Caribbean City of the Year 2016

The Caribbean is one of the most vibrant places on earth, a diverse region full of history, art and culture. It’s also home to some truly great cities. We want to showcase the Caribbean’s urban destinations with our first-ever Caribbean City […]

Jamaica’s Growth: Same Problems, Same Solutions

On Jamaican growth By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The World Economic Forum has just published the 2016/17 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR), and it shows that Jamaica has improved its ranking from 86 of 140 countries to 75 of 138 countries. […]

Caribbean Hotels Occupancy Continues Decline

Caribbean hotel occupancy fell year-over-year last month for the 10th month in a row, according to hotel analytics firm STR. The region’s occupancy was 66 percent in August, down 2.4 percent from August 2015, although the 2.4 percent drop was […]

The World’s Happiest Island

What’s the happiest place on earth? It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a Caribbean island. Following a five-year Happiness Index study conducted in partnership between the Aruba Tourism Authority and the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, […]

Caribbean Hotels Continue Summer Struggle

Caribbean hotel occupancy continues to plummet this summer. The latest report from analytics firm STR showed the region’s hotel occupancy sliding to 70.8 percent in July, a 5.4 percent drop from the same month in 2015. That came after a […]

AMResorts Launching New Meetings and Incentives Expo

AMResorts, the Caribbean’s fastest-growing hotel company, has announced the launch of a major new expo focusing on the meetings and incentives sector. The TIME (The Incentives and Meetings Expo) event will take place at the Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort and […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Falls Again

Caribbean hotel occupancy continues to struggle so far in 2016, according to the newest data from STR. The region’s hotels reported hotel occupancy of 64.7 percent in June, down 6.1 percent compared to June 2015. That was the single-largest decline […]

Visitors Are Spending More on This Caribbean Island

A quarterly survey conducted by the Caribbean Tourism Organization found that long stay visitors to Barbados spent 20 percent more money during the first quarter of 2016 than during the same period in 2015. According to the report, total visitor […]

Caribbean Coral Reef Report Cards

Why the Nature Conservancy launched Caribbean Coral Reef Report Cards By Lucienne Cross CJ Contributor Only a lucky few have the opportunity to go underwater and experience the coral reefs of the Eastern Caribbean, yet nearly everyone on these small […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Falls Again, But Decline Slows

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean hotel occupancy fell in April for the sixth consecutive month, according to the latest report from hotel analytics firm STR. The region’s hotel occupancy dropped by 2.2 percent to 72.4 percent, although the decline […]

Light Earthquake Causes Shaking in Eastern Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.9-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking around the eastern Caribbean on Sunday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which struck at around 9:48 AM local time, was at a […]

Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Continues to Decline

Above: the Playa Grande Beach Club Caribbean hotels are off to a very slow start so far in 2016, according to new data from hotel analytics firm STR. The region’s hotels reported occupancy of 74 percent in March, down 4.5 […]

How This Caribbean Office Market Is Performing

By James Andrews CJ Contributor The Grand Cayman office market is largely dependent upon the financial services sector, which loosely includes legal services, accounting services, domiciled funds, trusts, and insurance captives. This sector appears relatively stable at present; however, there […]

Earthquake Causes Shaking in Trinidad, Grenada

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across much of the southeastern Caribbean on Thursday morning. The quake, reported by the United States Geological Survey, struck at around 7:22 AM local time, with an epicenter about 119 kilometers west of Port of […]

Curaçao Has Big Tourism Plans

By Alexander Britell Editor-in-Chief abritell@caribjournal.com The Dutch Caribbean Island of Curaçao is showing solid tourism growth, but it’s dreaming even bigger. An island known best for what is one of the region’s most culturally interesting cities, Willemstad, is looking to […]

Thinking Beyond Caribbean Climate

By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor No, we are not talking about climate change and the disruptive effects of increased temperatures, sea level rise, coastal erosion, ocean pollution and acidification, nor the loss of biodiversity, water scarcity, and the increased frequency […]

Slow Start for Caribbean Hotels in 2016

The Caribbean’s hotel sector is off to a slow start so far in 2016, according to new data from STR. The analytics firm’s latest report showed regional hotel occupancy falling year-over-year in both January and February. In January, Caribbean hotel […]

Japan’s New Caribbean Green Energy Project

St Kitts and Nevis has partnered with Japan for a new renewable energy initiative. Officials from Japan International Cooperation Agency signed an agreement this week with St Kitts and Nevis’ Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Posts, Urban Development and Transport to […]

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