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The Caribbean’s Best Resorts With Everything Included
CHOOSING THE Caribbean’s best all inclusive resorts is a bit like choosing a list of its best restaurants — it simply begs for a definition. And the definition of “all-inclusive” has changed a lot over the years. All-inclusive properties have […]
Talking Tourism: Anguilla’s Haydn Hughes
Above: Anguilla By Alexander Britell Anguilla is one of the smallest destinations in the Caribbean, but its tourism sector has historically punched above its weight. Today, the island of less than 14,000 people competes in the increasingly tight Caribbean tourism […]
The 10 Best Caribbean Summer Vacations For 2013
It’s summertime! The weather’s heating up, work is slowing down, and it’s time for a vacation — to the Caribbean, of course. One of the best kept secrets in the Caribbean is that summer trade winds and island breezes can […]
JW Marriott Expanding to Turks and Caicos Islands
Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Marriott is planning to open a JW Marriott Hotel and Casino in Turks and Caicos, the company announced Monday at the Caribbean Hotel and Resort and Investment Summit in […]
Diving into Food in Bonaire
Above: At Sea in Bonaire (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BONAIRE — THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN island of Bonaire has long occupied the space as the Caribbean’s top diving and snorkeling destination. With clear waters, a cornucopia of marine […]
Waldorf Astoria Expands to Panama
Above: the Waldorf Astoria Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has expanded to Panama, with the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Panama in Panama City. It is the first-ever Waldorf Astoria hotel in the Latin […]
Zemi Beach Rises in Anguilla
Above: Zemi Beach By Alexander Britell The story of the downturn in the Caribbean was largely about the projects that didn’t get built. That was also true on the island of Anguilla, where several developments shuttered or stalled in the […]
CHTA President Richard Doumeng Talks Caribbean Travel
Above: the Bolongo Bay Resort in St Thomas By Alexander Britell On Thursday, the long-awaited redesign of caribbeantravel.com officially launched. The new site, viewed as a new kind of portal for the Caribbean travel market, comes as the region faces […]
Construction at Bahamas’ Baha Mar Resort Project Reaches Midpoint
Above: a rendering of the Baha Mar project (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Baha Mar resort project, the largest in the Caribbean, has reached its construction midpoint. The $3.5 billion development on New Providence’s Cable Beach has completed the […]
Christophe Harbour, Apex Capital Partners to Develop Ocean Grove Project in St Kitts
Above: a rendering of the Ocean Grove project By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Christophe Harbour luxury development continues to grow. The latest project is the Ocean Grove residential development, the product of a joint venture agreement between the […]
Atlantis Appoints General Manager for The Cove and The Reef Resorts
Above: The Cove By the Caribbean Journal staff Kerzner International Bahamas has appointed Cristian Sariego as senior vice president and general manager of The Cove Atlantis and The Reef Atlantis resorts in the Bahamas. Sariego was formerly the general manager […]
Former GM at St Lucia’s BodyHoliday Joins Radisson Aruba Resort
Above: the Radisson Aruba Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Mark Lyttleton-Frances has been named the new general manager of the Radisson Aruba Resort, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group announced Thursday. Lyttleton assumed his role Jan. 8. He was previously the […]
Blue Hole Bay on Bahamas’ Long Island Listed for Sale
Above: Blue Hole Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The 180-acre Blue Hole Bay parcel in the Bahamas has been put up for sale, according to Miami-based commercial brokerage Colliers International South Florida. The property, which is also known as […]
Newly-Enhanced Azul Villa Carola Debuts in Mexico’s Riviera Maya
Above: the Azul Villa Carola By the Caribbean Journal staff Azul Hotels by Karisma has unveiled the newly-enhanced Azul Villa Carola in the Riviera Maya, the company announced. Azul Hotels by Karisma is a collection of Gourmet Inclusive properties located […]
At Dominica’s Secret Bay, Finding the Hidden Caribbean
Above: Secret Bay in Dominica (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell DOMINICA — There’s mystery here. I arrive, not by airplane, which of course offers its own unique vantage points, but by ferry, from the neighbouring French department of […]
JW Marriott Opens in Panama
Above: Panama’s first JW Marriott hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff The first JW Marriott hotel has opened in Panama, Marriott announced. The 118-room JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort is located in the Buenaventura beachfront community in the […]
Turks and Caicos: Beaches Offers Jobs to Most of Former Veranda Resort Staff
Above: the Beaches Resort in Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Beaches Resort in Turks and Caicos has made job offers to 145 of the staff at the former Veranda Resort that its parent company, Sandals Resorts […]
Durandis: Rethinking Education in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR MANY HAITIAN STUDENTS, the day starts before sunrise and ends well past sunset. In Haiti, the road to education is not only hard — at times inaccessible — but, plainly put, the end often […]
Owner Removes Hyatt from Curacao Resort; Hyatt Vows to “Protect Its Rights”
Above: the Hyatt Regency Curacao property By the Caribbean Journal staff Hotel investment group Santa Barbara Hospitality says it has removed Hyatt as the manager of its Curacao resort property, renaming it as the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort. […]
Puerto Rico’s Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach Now Open
Above: the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach (Photos by Ritz-Carlton) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach is now open in Puerto Rico, the company announced Thursday. The property, which is situated on 1,400 acres on the former […]
Sandals Buys Veranda Resort & Residences in Turks and Caicos
Above: the Veranda Resort By Alexander Britell Following its purchase of the LaSource resort in Grenada last month, Sandals has announced the purchase of the Veranda Resort Hotel in Turks and Caicos. The property will be annexed to Sandals’ current […]
Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort Officially Launches in St Lucia
Above: Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The $100 million renovation of the former Jalousie Plantation in St Lucia is now complete, relaunching the property as Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort, the Viceroy Hotel Group announced […]
Anguilla’s CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa Reopens Following $15 Million Renovation
Above: the CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa in Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff The CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa in Anguilla has reopened for season following a $15 million renovation to the property. The three-month project made changes to […]
Talking Caribbean Travel With Expedia’s Marco Tagliatti
Above: Luperón in the Dominican Republic (Photo: GDR) By Alexander Britell Despite its traditional allure as a vacation destination, the Caribbean is finding itself in an increasingly competitive global travel marketplace. But while the onset of the global financial crisis […]
Melia’s Paradisus Cancun to Debut in December
Above: the new Paradisus Cancun Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Paradisus Cancun Resort in Mexico will be opening Dec. 1, Melia Hotels International announced, the latest addition to the plethora of Cancun hotels. The property, which is […]
In St Kitts, An Authentic Taste of Jamaica
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS – It’s almost 1,000 miles from Jamaica, but at an indoor-outdoor beach eatery on Frigate Bay in St Kitts, chef Michael Clarke brings his guests to the heart of Kingston. […]
Rum Journal: A Haven for Rum (and Cigars) in the Bahamas
Above: a roller at Graycliff (All photos by CJ) This edition of Rum Journal heads to Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, for a voyage deep into the world of rum and cigars — two pleasures that frequently go hand in […]
Interview with Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly
Above: Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly By Alexander Britell Sophia Martelly has been Haiti’s First Lady since May 14, 2011, when her husband, President Michel Martelly, took office. The First Lady, who has four children, has focused on several initiatives […]
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