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From Jamaica to The Bahamas, The Best Places to Go in July

People are traveling again. Driven by vaccinations, traveler confidence is as high as it’s been since the onset of the pandemic — and it’s borne out in the numbers in the Caribbean, where June was the highest-arrival month for the region […]

There’s a New Way to Fly to St Thomas

There’s another new way to fly to one of the Caribbean’s buzziest destinations: St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. JetBlue has officially begun its newest service to St Thomas, with four flights each week from Newark Liberty International Airport […]

Saint Lucia Set for First Cruise Ship Call Since Pandemic Began

Saint Lucia is set for the return of cruise tourism to the island this week. Celebrity Millennium will call on Port Castries on June 29, marking the beginning of the gradual reintroduction of cruise tourism to Saint Lucia. Celerity Millennium […]

Tourism Is Rebounding in The Bahamas

Buoyed by one of the Caribbean’s leading travel health systems, The Bahamas is seeing a broad tourism rebound. Indeed, tourism is rebounding every day in The Bahamas, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said this week. Almost 300,000 visitors have received Bahamas […]

CDC: Antigua and Barbuda Among World’s Safest Destinations

Antigua and Barbuda has continued its model tourism reopening with a new designation by the US CDC as a “low-risk” destination. Antigua and Barbuda has been moved to Level 1, the lowest risk level, in the most recent travel advisory […]

US Virgin Islands, Jamaica Talk Tourism “Coopetition”

The US Virgin Islands is looking to work with its Caribbean neighbors to work on tourism-enhancing programs in the region — as the industry looks to rebound from the pandemic. In other words, the plan is to help competing destinations in […]

Riu Completes Reopening of Caribbean Resorts

Riu Hotels and Resorts has now completed the reopening of all of its properties in the wider Caribbean-Mexico region. Luis Riu, CEO of Riu Hotels and Resorts, confirmed the move, with the relaunch of a total of four hotels in […]

St Barth Is Reopening for Tourism This Week

The Caribbean’s most glamorous destination is reopening this week, Caribbean Journal has learned. The French Caribbean island of St Barth will officially reopen its borders for tourism on June 9 to all fully vaccinated travelers from the United States, Europe […]

Only Vaccinated Travelers Will Be Able to Visit St Kitts and Nevis

St Kitts and Nevis has announced a new set of protocols for international travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. The biggest change will be that only fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed entry to St Kitts and Nevis beginning May 29. […]

Silver Airways Is Launching Anguilla Flights

Silver Airways is launching new service to Anguilla out of its San Juan hub. The carrier, which acquired regional carrier Seaborne in 2018, will kick off service from Puerto Rico to Anguilla on June 2. Flights will operate through the […]

JW Marriott Expands in Mexico

Another JW Marriott has opened its doors in Mexico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The brand has opened the new JW Marriott Monterrey Valle, the fifth JW Marriott-branded resort in the country. The hotel, which is owned by Fibra Inn and […]

Crystal Symphony Will Be Homeporting in Antigua

Crystal Cruises is continuing its Caribbean homeporting push, with plans to homeport the Crystal Symphony cruise ship in Antigua and Barbuda. Crystal Symphony, which will sail a series of 15 10-night Caribbean cruises from St John’s, will be the first-ever […]

Anguilla Is Updating Its Entry Protocols for Vaccinated Travelers

Anguilla has approved a series of revised entry protocols for vaccinated travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. Some of the new protocols have already taken effect, while others will be introduced in a multi-phase approach over the next several months. The […]

Barbados Is Launching New Travel Protocols

Barbados is launching a new set of travel protocols in May, Caribbean Journal has learned. That includes a series of changes applying to fully vaccinated travelers, set to take effect May 8. The country has approved the AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer […]

A New Private-Island Resort in the US Virgin Islands

There’s a new private-island destination resort in the Caribbean. It’s called Lovango Resort + Beach Club, and it’s set on Lovango Cay just off the coast of St John. The resort among the first new-build properties in the destination in […]

Caribbean Moment: On the Beach in St Thomas

There are few more spectacular stretches of sand anywhere in the Caribbean than Magens Bay, the renowned white-sand crescent on St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. But St Thomas is blessed with a host of magnificent beaches, whether you’re […]

A New Hotel Boom in Dominica

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From Turks and Caicos to St Maarten, 10 Islands to Visit This Spring

You’re bobbing in the ocean, rum in hand, not another soul around, the only sound the soft crash of the waves. In other words, it’s exactly where you want to be in a time like this. With lower case counts […]

CTO Forecasting 20 Percent Jump in Caribbean Tourism in 2021

The Caribbean Tourism Organization is projecting a 20 percent increase in tourism arrivals in 2021, the Barbados-based agency said this week. That comes after the Caribbean saw a 65 percent reduction in arrivals in 2020 due to the pandemic. That […]

Bahamas Kicks Off Virtual Romance Expo

The Bahamas is set to gather more than 1,300 attendees for the next phase of its virtual romance expo, “From The Bahamas With Love.” This year’s edition of the country’s annual romance expo has gone virtual, with the next event […]

In Statia, the Caribbean’s First Planetarium

The tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Statia has debuted a first for the region: a planetarium. The project is the brainchild of the University of Amsterdam’s Jaap Vreling, who launched a mobile planetarium project across The Netherlands in 2010, traveling […]

Sarah New on Recruiting for Hospitality and Construction in the Caribbean

Even amid the pandemic, the Caribbean construction industry is ploughing ahead, with more and more projects underway, particularly hotel projects. And that means it’s more important than ever to find the right people for the right jobs. The same is […]

St Kitts and Nevis’ Model Tourism Reopening

The twin-island federation of St Kitts and Nevis officially reopened its borders for International tourism on Oct. 31, and in the last three months has helped set an example to the rest of the region on how to undertake a […]

Delta to Keep Blocking Middle Seats Through April

Delta Air Lines will continue to block middle seats through at least April 30, the carrier said this week. That means Delta will remain the only carrier still blocking middle seats amid the pandemic. Delta will also continue to limit […]

Why Cap Cana Is the Next Big All-Inclusive Destination

A Great Little Bed and Breakfast in St Croix

Business travelers are more likely than vacationers to stay “in town” on most Caribbean islands. But if you’re looking for a different travel experience than the usual resort stay, there are few better destinations than downtown Christiansted, St Croix. With […]

How to Visit the US Virgin Islands Right Now

The US Virgin Islands is open for tourism, and the destination has been at the forefront of the nascent Caribbean travel rebound. The USVI continues to see airlift to the territory expand, with both relaunched flights and new routes from […]

Karisma Launches On-Site Testing in the Caribbean

Karisma Hotels and Resorts has launched a complimentary on-site testing program for guests at the company’s resorts in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. The hotel’s rapid antigen testing is in accordance with the new CDC requirement that guests traveling […]

Belize Is the Fastest-Growing Destination in the Caribbean Right Now