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Latest Antigua Tourism Update After Irma

While the island of Barbuda was devastated, neighboring Antigua escaped a severe impact from Hurricane Irma. Electricity is being restored to the island’s capital, St John’s and most parts of the island, with VC Bird International Airport opening last Thursday. […]

10 Exclusive Resorts to Visit Now

An adults only all inclusive is particiularly well suited for a Caribbean vacation — it combines the comfort and ease of an all inclusive with the tranquil exclusivity of an adults only retreat, two things have an even better way […]

10 Caribbean Farm-to-Table Resorts

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Sure, good hotel cuisine requires an experienced and inventive chef. But at the end of the day, it’s the raw ingredients that really make the meal. And when those ingredients come fresh from the […]

How to Get $400 Free When You Book a Trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands is expanding its popular travel credit promotion. The USVI’s Department of Tourism has launched a new program called “Centennial PLUS” to coincide with the destination’s 100th anniversary as a U.S. territory. Now, the package offers $400 […]

10 Beach Vacations You Should Try Now

We’re major proponents of experiencing the “authentic” Caribbean, urging travelers to look beyond sun, sand and sea and sample the region’s remarkably diverse culture, food, art and music. But we also love beach vacations. Sun, sand and sea remain still […]

11 Caribbean Beach Bars You Should Visit Right Now

If there’s a more quintessentially Caribbean experience than having a rum at a Caribbean beach bar, we haven’t found it. Indeed, it’s the dream of toes-in-the-sand, rum-in-hand afternoons that bring so many travelers to the Caribbean year after year. And […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Above the Beach in Antigua

The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader Sharon Dorbritz, who sent in this terrific shot from high above the Pineapple Beach Club Resort, looking down on Long Bay in Antigua. Have you taken a great […]

25 Caribbean Destinations to Visit in 2017

Our annual Where to Travel list isn’t about the Caribbean you know. It’s about the Caribbean you have yet to discover. This is all about the places you may have never thought about, destinations that will fascinate you and move you; […]

7 Fun Things to Do in the British Virgin Islands

Some of the must-do stuff in the British Virgin Islands. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A stay in the British Virgin Islands is all about being on the water, hopping from one of the sun-drenched archipelago’s 60-something idyllic islands […]

The 25 Best All Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean for 2017

The definition of “all inclusive resorts” has been changing. What used to mean endless buffet lines and mass-produced travel kitsch is rapidly becoming something very different, both in response to changing tastes and the arrival of new kinds of travelers. […]

AMResorts Opens New Dreams Resort in Dominican Republic

AMResorts has opened its newest property in the Caribbean: the new Dreams Dominicus La Romana resort. The all-inclusive resort is the company’s fourth dreams resort and 11th for AMResorts in the Dominican Republic. The 391-suite resort is set on a […]

This Caribbean Hotel Created Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Cocktails

Is the U.S. election season getting you down? The US Virgin Islands’ Bolongo Bay Beach Resort has you covered. The venerable St. Thomas hotel’s mixologists have created a group of cocktails for this year’s U.S. presidential campaign — so that, no […]

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Is Hot

Antigua and Barbuda tourism is hot and getting hotter. It’s been a strong year for the country’s tourism, and the numbers continue to improve. The twin-island Caribbean country reported 200,185 visitors through the end of September, a 9.04 percent increase […]

AMResorts Continues Global Development Push

AMResorts is continuing its major growth push with a new hire. The Apple Leisure Group subsidiary has named Claudio Zboznovits its new vice president of global sales and business development, a new role created to “further support the company’s unprecedented […]

Why to Visit the Caribbean Food and Wine Festival in Turks and Caicos

Turks and Caicos’ Caribbean Food and Wine Festival is coming back for a sixth year. And Grace Bay Resorts, in partnership with the Turks and Caicos Tourism Board and The Wine Cellar, has released the roster of chefs, winemakers, restaurateurs, […]

This Is Your New Cocktail From Turks and Caicos

With a week of National Rum Month already on the calendar we’re continuing to bring you rummy cocktail recipes from some of our favorite Caribbean hotels. Today’s libation comes courtesy of Ocean Club Resorts, a pair family-friendly hotels smack on […]

Rum Journal: The 10 Best American Rums – 2016

More and more people are appreciating the wonder of rum. And in America, more and more people are making rum. Yes, there is something of a rum boom in the United States, hearkening back to the colonial period when the […]

AMResorts Signs New Resort Deal in Mexico

The Caribbean’s fastest-growing hotel company has added another new property to its management portfolio. Apple Leisure Group subsidiary AMResorts has signed a deal to open the Zoëtry Chamela Costalegre Mexico all-inclusive resort. The 120-room, new-build property will be located 90 miles […]

The 16 Best Places to Stay on This Island

If you’re looking for the best hotels in Puerto Rico, you’ll find a broad mix of places to stay. And what’s not to love about the “isle of enchantment?” Visitors rightly rave about Puerto Rico’s diversity, a unique and fascinating […]

5 Caribbean Beaches You Should Try Right Now

We all travel to the Caribbean for different reasons. Often, it’s for a certain hotel, or a certain island, or a certain kind of getaway. But why not make your next decision based on a beach? We’ve made no secret […]

Jamaica Wants to Revive Its Railroads

Jamaica is looking to revive the country’s rail service. Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the country was currently negotiating with a “major investor” for a planned $270 million project. Holness said the revitalization project was expected to employ “thousands” […]

The Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Hotel Company

By Guy Britton No Caribbean hotel company is growing faster right now than this one: AMResorts. The Apple Leisure Group subsidiary signed 17 new resort management contracts in 2015, easily the most of any company in the region. And now […]

The Best Places to Shop in the Caribbean

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor People experience the Caribbean through several prisms: food, nature, rum, and beaches, to name a few. But my experience of a given destination revolves around its “shopportunities,” authentic local art, craft and design that […]

The Newest Restaurant in the British Virgin Islands

A new place to eat By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There’s a new place to dine in the British Virgin Islands. Helmed by two of the region’s best chefs, Xavi Arnau and Patrick Williams, The Club has just opened […]

This Puerto Rico Spa Just Got Better

More options in Dorado Beach By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Need another reason to visit Puerto Rico’s Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve? The posh 1,400-acre retreat on the former Laurance Rockefeller estate is offering several of them with a […]

How to Move to Barbados

Yes, it’s possible to move to the Caribbean, whether you want to add a second home or turn your Caribbean beach dream into a reality. Now, moving to the Caribbean means different things for different people and different price points […]

These Are Your Caribbean Super Bowl Rum Cocktails

How to celebrate the big game By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Superbowl Sunday’s almost here, and St. Thomas’ Bolongo Bay Beach Resort is celebrating the 50th installment of the football competition with not one but two limited-edition cocktails. Both […]

The Best Beach Bar in St Martin

St Martin has a surfeit of great beaches: Orient Bay, the bustling beach, Nettle Bay, the lounging one, Grand Case, the delicious one … it goes on and on. But for sheer beauty, you can’t beat Pinel Island, the tiny islet off […]

Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas