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Adults-Only Riu Palace Paradise Island Is Now Open

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Riu Palace Paradise Island in the Bahamas is now officially open, Riu Hotels announced this week. The adults-only, all-inclusive resort on Paradise Island’s Cabbage Beach has undergone a total transformation. The property-wide upgrade included […]

Two New Villas to Try at Jamaica’s Tryall Club

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Tryall Club villa resort has added a pair of new luxury villas to its rental portfolio. The Montego Bay-area property has added the hip four-bedroom Aqua Bay, along with the “timelessly elegant” Quinntessential [sic]” […]

Anguilla’s Shoal Bay Villas Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff Anguilla is making a tourism comeback, and one of its beachfront villa resorts has reopened its doors. Shoal Bay Villas, set on the idyllic Shoal Bay East in Anguilla, is set on the eastern coast […]

Riu Opens Expanded Resort in Punta Cana

By the Caribbean Journal staff Global resort giant RIU Hotels and Resorts has opened its new expanded offering in Punta Cana. The Riu Republica adults-only resort on Punta Cana’s Arenda Gorda beach has debuted a major new expansion including an […]

Barcelo Revives Venerable Santo Domingo Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barcelo Hotel Group is expanding in the Dominican Republic by reviving one of the country’s legendary hotels. The company has relaunched Santo Domingo’s venerable El Embajador hotel as the El Embajador, a Royal Hideaway Hotel. […]

Grand Cayman’s New Green Real Estate

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s newest real estate development is also its greenest. The SOLARA residential community has launched construction in Grand Cayman as one of the most innovative sustainable developments in the region. NCB Group’s SOLARA is […]

Riu Palace Paradise Island Is Going Adults-Only

By the Caribbean Journal staff Riu Hotels and Resorts is planning to reopen the Riu Palace Paradise Island on Oct. 28, led by a significant change: the resort will become an adults-only property. The 350-room all-inclusive in the Bahamas has […]

Checking in to St. Lucia’s New Serenity at Coconut Bay Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s newest adults-only all-inclusive resort, Serenity at Coconut Bay, opened in June. The 36-suite enclave is a resort-within-a resort at Coconut Bay Resort & Spa, part of a sprawling 85-acre estate that hugs […]

Silversands Grenada Set to Open March 2018

Another significant new hotel project has come to the Spice Isle. The highly-anticipated Silversands Grenada has announced a target opening date of March 2018 for its luxury resort on the island’s famed Grand Anse Beach. The project will be comprised […]

A New Villa at Jumby Bay

There’s a major new villa option at the luxury Jumby Bay private island resort off the coast of Antigua. Pure Turquoise is a seven-bedroom, 18,000-square-foot estate set directly on the ocean, anchored by a 5,022-square-foot entertainment pavilion. Surrounding the pavilion […]

Tulum’s New Luxury Condo

There’s a new boutique luxury condo coming soon to the increasingly hot destination of Tulum. Silk Residences is opening its doors in the Riviera Maya, marking the first luxury condominium in Tulum’s center, with prices ranging from $278,850 to $325,700. […]

Dorado Beach Estate Hits the Market for $5.3 Million

A luxury estate in the tony Dorado Beach enclave of Puerto Rico has hit the market for $5.3 million, Caribbean Journal has learned. The home in Dorado Beach Estates has been listed with Puerto Rico Sotheby’s International Realty’s Margaret Pena […]

Another Major New Project Is Coming to Grenada

Another major new hotel project is coming to the island of Grenada. The Silversands boutique hotel is slated to debut on the island’s Grand Anse Beach in the spring of 2018. The property will include 44 suites and nine residential […]

La Amada Residences Launch Sales in Playa Mujeres

La Amada Residences, a new private collection of residences located within Playa Mujeres, Mexico, announced last week the launch of sales for its luxury mid-rise condominiums. With a $6 million renovation underway, La Amada Residences will introduce an array of […]

7 Reasons to Visit Club Med Columbus Isle

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The French pioneers of the all-inclusive vacation, Club Méditerranée (Club Med) has 70 resorts all over the world, including half a dozen in the Caribbean (in Cancun, Mexico; the Turks and Caicos Islands; the […]

Crowne Plaza Santo Domingo Completes Renovation

The Crowne Plaza Santo Domingo has completed a major renovation project. The project included a complete revamp of the hotel’s 196 guestrooms, its Club Floor, conference rooms, reception and lobby, along with modernization of the property’s pool and popular Kaffeto’s […]

Royal Decameron Cornwall Opens in Montego Bay

Royal Decameron has opened a new property in Jamaica. The company has debuted the Royal Decameron Cornwall in the “strip” area of Montego Bay. Just five minutes from the Sir Donald Sangster International Airport, the new hotel’s location offers guests […]

The Five Best Trinidad Hotels

Whether you’re on the island for Carnival, for business or just looking for one of the Caribbean’s great foodie destinations, there’s something for everyone in Trinidad. But with the island in many ways still under the radar for seasoned travelers, […]

Antigua’s Jumby Bay Now Offers CrossFit

Antigua’s private-island resort, Jumby Bay, has launched a pioneering new Crossfit program. The program, ICE NYC at Jumby Bay, is the result of a partnership with New York-based Crossfit studio ICE NYC. The program is led by ICE’s most elite […]

Jamaica’s Tryall Club Completes Villa Renovations

Jamaica’s Tryall Club villa resort has completed renovations of two of its Estate Villas, the property announced. The property renovated the 10-bedroom hillside villa “Create Abundance” and the five-bedroom Sunset villa on the edge of the sea. Create Abundance’s upgrades […]

Grand Bahama’s Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Completes Renovation

The Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach in Freeport, Grand Bahama has completed extensive renovations, the property announced. The project entailed upgrades to the resort’s dining experiences, guest rooms, pool area, gym and common areas. The resort, which includes four restaurants, a […]

Manny Pacquiao Visits Cayman Islands

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao visited the Cayman Islands this week to launch a major new sports project in Grand Cayman. The event is part of the first phase of a large-scale redevelopment of the Haig Bodden Playing Field, which is […]

Silversea Completes Renovation on Silver Whisper Ship

Silversea’s latest refurbishment By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It took 7 days and millions of dollars and now Silversea’s 382-passenger Silver Whisper has emerged from dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas with several enhancements to its suites and public areas. In […]

Simone Biles Is Visiting Belize

Gold-medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles visited Belize this week, making good on a promise to visit the country after the Olympics. Biles, who was part of the gold-medal-winning team at the Rio Olympics (and also won a bronze on the balance […]

A New Hotel Is Coming to Mexico’s Xcaret Park

A major new hotel is coming to the Xcaret Park eco-destination on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. The Hotel Xcaret will include 900 rooms, all suites, in a luxury property that will be the first to hold an EarthCheck certification for its […]

Another Way to Enjoy the St. Barth Gourmet Festival

The third edition of the St. Barth Gourmet Festival will take place November 3-6, 2016. Once again, St. Barth Properties is offering an exclusive gourmet package to guests seeking out a taste of the island’s flavors during the festival. Travelers […]

Andaz Mayakoba Coming to Riviera Maya

A major new resort is coming to the Mayakoba development on the Riviera Maya: Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya. The newest resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast is slated to debut at the end of this year with a focus on […]

Ani Villas Is Expanding to the Dominican Republic

Luxury villa brand Ani Villas is expanding to a new destination in the Caribbean: the Dominican Republic. The new Ani Villas Dominican Republic is a fully-staffed and serviced 14-bedroom estate on the central northern coast of the country. The villa […]

Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas