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The Caribbean’s Best Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts

Sometimes an all-inclusive resort is best for a luxury experience. There is that extra degree of luxury, the one of never having to reach for your wallet, of leaving nothing to chance, so you can completely relax and soak it all in with […]

The Best Resorts in the Caribbean

The best Caribbean resorts are more than just rooms, pools and sand. They use the art of luxury to create something more. Something meaningful. While the term “resort” certainly has its share of definitions in the Caribbean (and we address […]

The Caribbean’s Sexiest Beaches

Finding the Caribbean’s sexiest sand Beaches are sexy by nature, but Caribbean beaches define the nature of sexy. Why are there so many romantic resorts in the Caribbean? Because you can’t deny romance sitting on Caribbean sand. The right beach […]

Rediscovering Barbados Cuisine

Popular program relaunches on the island By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Barbados is relaunching its Rediscover Barbados dining special this year. And it’s getting bigger. Rediscover Barbados has expanded from nine restaurants to over 23 offering food and beverage deals, […]

Barbados Has Big Tourism Plans

Barbados is seeing a renewed tourism boom. The island known for rum, culture and refined luxury reported record arrivals in the first half, and has even bigger plans ahead. To learn more about the country’s tourism priorities, Caribbean Journal caught […]

Digital Literacy for Caribbean Youth

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Traditional Literacy as Foundation All of us who achieve any level of digital literacy will know straight off that we could not effectively use our cell phones, tablets, lap tops, or desk tops or […]

Why Jamaica Needs a Long-Term View

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Recently, I said to someone that one of the challenges Jamaica has as a country is that we are too focused on immediate gratification, and not on the long-term effects of our actions. As a consequence, […]

12 People Who are Making the Caribbean a Greener Place

Who is a green person in the Caribbean? It’s someone who is doing his or her part to help the environment — from conservation to renewable energy. And for Earth Day 2015, we decided to put together a list of […]

Panama’s Copa Airlines Just Paid $6.6 Billion for New Planes

Above: a Boeing 737 MAX By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean Basin’s leading carriers is getting bigger. Panama-based Copa Airlines recently agreed with Boeing on the purchase of 61 new 737 MAX 8 and 9 aircraft. The […]

Why Papa Zouk is (Still) the Caribbean’s Greatest Rum Bar

Above: Papa Zouk (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ANTIGUA — A man excuses himself to offer a brand-new bottle of rum to the counter of the bar. But this is no ordinary bottle. It is an Appleton 21. […]

The 10 Best Caribbean Cruise Ports

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A Caribbean cruise is never a bad idea but not all ports are created equal. These 10 ports of call, which offer a winning combination of passenger facilities and proximity to the island attractions […]

The Caribbean’s $29.5 Billion Industry

Above: Trunk Bay in St John, US Virgin Islands (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s the largest economic driver in the Caribbean, and it keeps getting bigger, according to newly-released economic data. The Caribbean welcomed 26.3 million […]

Five Petite Caribbean Beaches to Discover

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Bigger isn’t always better; sometimes all it takes is the smallest strip of sand to put you in a carefree Caribbean state of mind. These are strands for the discerning beach seeker who values […]

Expedia Buys Travelocity for $280 Million

By the Caribbean Journal staff Expedia, Inc. has purchased Travelocity for $280 million in an all-cash transaction, the company announced Friday. The deal to buy Travelocity from Sabre Corporation comes after Expedia and Travelocity’s strategic marketing agreement in 2013, which […]

What’s Next for Sandals? A Conversation With Adam Stewart

By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — What’s next for one of the Caribbean’s tourism titans? To find out, Caribbean Journal sat down down with Adam Stewart, CEO of Sandals Resorts International. Stewart’s company has 24 Caribbean properties (Stewart is also […]

Thinking Differently in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor 2015 is here, and we celebrate a new year and new beginnings. But what does the turn of a new year really mean? Traditionally, we have always celebrated a new year as a new beginning, […]

IHG Pays $430 Million to Acquire Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants

Above: Kimpton’s EPIC hotel property Miami By the Caribbean Journal staff The biggest hotel company in Latin America and the Caribbean just got bigger. InterContinental Hotels Group has paid $430 million in cash to acquire boutique hotel operator Kimpton, the […]

The Caribbean’s Best All-Inclusive Resorts For Families

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It takes more than just a playground and a children’s menu to guarantee a good time at a family all-inclusive. Here are the Caribbean resorts where we’d vacay with our own kin – and […]

Jamaica’s Fundamental Challenges

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ONE of the things I pointed out early in my second book is that before we can solve a problem we need to understand what the fundamental issues are. I say that because over the […]

The Caribbean’s Best Luxury Boutique Hotels — 2014

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Luxury isn’t always synonymous with large. At these 15 high-end Caribbean boutique hotels – none bigger than 50 rooms – plush amenities come in petite packages. Graycliff, Bahamas With its period furniture and plantation-era […]

Norwegian Expands With $3B Acquisition of Oceania, Regent Seven Seas

Above: Norwegian Breakaway By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the world’s biggest cruise lines is getting a whole lot bigger. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced Tuesday it had entered into an agreement to acquire Prestige Cruises International, the parent […]

Hotel Highlight: The Sweetest Perk at Petit St Vincent

Above: Petit St Vincent in the Grenadines (All photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon PETIT ST VINCENT — There are many things to love about Petit St Vincent, this all-inclusive private island resort in the southern sweep of the Grenadines: […]

Caribbean Premier League Kicks Off Second Season in Grenada

Above: CPL action on Friday in Grenada (Photo: CPL) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Limacol Caribbean Premier League kicked off its second-ever season of cricket in Grenada on Friday night. “After the huge success of the inaugural tournament we’ve […]

The Caribbean Earthquake Threat

By Dr Joan Latchman CJ Contributor BIG, DAMAGING earthquakes are an important part of the written history of the Eastern Caribbean, which began with Europeans in the region. In bringing their architecture with them, the vulnerability of the region to […]

As Baha Mar Courts Retailers, an Emphasis on Local

Above: a product from My Ocean By the Caribbean Journal staff Baha Mar may be the Caribbean’s largest resort project, but as it courts potential retailers, it’s using a decidedly local focus. The project announced Tuesday that it had tapped […]

How Big Is the Caribbean Economy?

Above: Port of Spain, Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff How big is the Caribbean economy? Last month, we took a look at the population of the Caribbean, examining the region through several different geographic definitions. Now that […]

St Maarten, Caribbean Economic Hub?

Above: St Maarten (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten should be a financial and economic hub of the Caribbean, St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said this week. Speaking to German Ambassador to the Dutch Kingdom Franz […]

Changing the Attitude in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor PROBABLY THE best known sporting brand, Nike, has a very simple tagline — “Just do it.” If you think about it, the tagline simply means that the only way to get results is to act. […]

New Flights Will Connect Palm Beach With Eleuthera and Abaco in The Bahamas