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Shaggy Is Spreading Caribbean Christmas Cheer in Jamaica and Beyond

If you can’t be in the Caribbean this holiday season, the new Christmas album by reggae star Shaggy will fill your stocking with island cheer. The multi-Grammy Award winner and native of Kingston, Jamaica says the record was inspired by […]

All the St Thomas Hotels You Can Stay at Right Now

The US Virgin Islands is open again for tourism, and the destination’s popular destination of St Thomas has a fine collection of resorts ranging from budget-friendly, in-town hotels to luxurious retreats like the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas. Magan’s Bay is one […]

The Bahamas Launches “BEATS” Extended-Stay Program

More and more Caribbean destinations are launching extended stay programs for those able to work remotely — in other words, offering the chance to live on an island for a year. But the newest remote work program in the region has […]

Here Are 18 St Maarten Hotels You Can Stay at Right Now

French St Martin remains closed to U.S. travelers, but Dutch St Maarten is open and welcoming U.S. and other travelers arriving at Princess Juliana International Airport. The vast majority of St Maarten hotels are open for business, as are many […]

Why We Bought a One-Way Ticket to Anguilla

If you haven’t gotten around to visiting Anguilla as yet, imagine an island the size of Manhattan with the population of just two high-rises, surrounded by 33 sugary white beaches, lapped by stunning turquoise waters ‒ with temps in the […]

Saint Lucia to See “Significant Increase” in Hotel Room Stock

Saint Lucia is projecting what Prime Minister Allen Chastanet calls a “significant increase” in the island’s room stock over the medium term. The island’s growing hotel pipeline is headlined by the estimated $300 million Canelles Resort in Micoud, a project […]

How to Take a Villa Vacation in St John Right Now

The world of travel may have changed, but one thing hasn’t: a luxury villa remains one of the ultimate vacations to take in the Caribbean. And today, a villa getaway is that much more alluring: you have the built-in privacy, […]

Mexico’s San Miguel de Allende Begins First Phase of “Reactivation”

Mexico’s popular tourism destination of San Miguel de Allende has begun what tourism officials are calling “Phase 0” of its COVID-19 “reactivation plan,” which for now is limited to the local population. The first phase includes activation of the local […]

Construction Relaunches on Dart’s OLEA Project in Grand Cayman

Dart Real Estate has officially resumed construction on its OLEA real estate project in Grand Cayman’s Camana Bay. The project is the first-ever for-sale residential community in Camana Bay, a large mixed-use development that has become a town square of […]

Antigua “Making Progress” on Fifth Cruise Berth

While COVID-19 has impacted the destination’s tourism sector, Antigua and Barbuda officials say it is continuing to construct a fifth cruise berth, which will be ready at the beginning of the upcoming winter tourist season. The $80 million, 30-year agreement […]

A Very Strong, Very Good Rum From The Bahamas

The history of rum is intertwined with the history of the Caribbean — particularly that infamous (and somehow lastingly romantic) age of rum-fueled pirates. But for all the stories of Caribbean pirates and treasure-seekers, a surprisingly small number of pirates […]

Bahamas’ Margaritaville Resort Project Relaunching Construction

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor A spokesperson for the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board told Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) on Thursday that the much-anticipated Margaritaville Beach Resort in Nassau, The Bahamas will resume construction on May 11 with plans to […]

Saint Lucia’s Iconic Castries Market Is Getting a Makeover

Saint Lucia’s iconic Castries Market has a major new look, thanks to a partial completion of the first phase of its Market Redevelopment Project. The project, which first began last year, has added a colorful new character to the market, […]

How Caribbean Real Estate Is Going Virtual

By Alexander Britell Beyond the ways the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we move, shop and interact, it’s also changing the way real estate transacts. While much deal activity, particularly on the residential side, has slowed, the movement that […]

Caribbean Moment: The Most Iconic Beach in St Croix

Buck Island. Protestant Cay. Shoys. The gorgeous island of St Croix in the US Virgin Islands has no shortage of jaw-dropping beaches. But ask locals and they’ll almost universally say that Sandy Point, on the far southwestern tip of the […]

How The Bahamas Is Tackling Coronavirus

The Bahamas has put in a series of strong measures in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Bahamas Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has put in a new “Emergency Order” effective through March 31 that will […]

5 Trending Food Destinations in the Caribbean

Sitting under a palapa at the water’s edge, dining on whole snapper glazed in unagi joined by a 2016 Astrid & Therese riesling, one begins to realize just how much the Caribbean culinary scene has changed in recent years. Because […]

A Must-Visit Caribbean Villa in Anguilla

Anguilla is an island that’s meant to be lived. Not visited. It’s a place for discovery. For long, lazy afternoons on Rendezvous Bay (Garvey’s rum punch, anyone?) For beach bar hopping at Sandy Ground. For little trips to Sandy Island […]

The 10 Best Adults-Only Hotels in the Caribbean for 2020

The Caribbean is filled with great adults-only hotels — but the vast majority of them are all-inclusive. For many, that’s great, and an adults-only all-inclusive vacation can be wonderful. But not everyone is seeking an all-inclusive experience; some want the independence […]

Royal Caribbean Buys Grand Lucayan Hotel in The Bahamas

A partnership between Royal Caribbean International and Bahamas Port Investments has purchased the Grand Lucayan Resort on Grand Bahama in The Bahamas. The government of The Bahamas was the seller of the property, which it had originally purchased the resort […]

ResortPass Adds Dominican Republic in Wider Caribbean Expansion

ResortPass, the hotel platform that allows travelers buy day passes to participating resorts, has expanded to the Caribbean, including major markets like the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas. The Los Angeles-based company has also expanded to St Kitts, St Maarten, […]

St Maarten Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Destination Right Now

In a significant achievement for a destination hit hard by the storms of 2017, St Maarten was the fastest-growing tourism destination in the Caribbean last year. The destination’s growth rate of 80 percent was the biggest improvement of any destination […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines Is Getting a Major New Resort

A striking new resort project has officially broken ground in St Vincent and the Grenadines in a major step forward for the future of tourism in the country. The new 10-story hotel will be the first hotel project on the […]

The Resorts at Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas, Explained

It’s still common to think of the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas as a single entity, with its iconic twin towers connected by a soaring arch and surrounded by a sprawling, lost-world themed waterpark, Aquaventure, complete with waterslides […]

The Cool List: The Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2020

The Caribbean’s roster of high-design, forward-thinking, fun-loving hotels continues to grow. Everyone has a different definition of what’s cool — particularly when it comes to hotels. But a cool hotel should have an x-factor, a special quality that turns it into […]

American Airlines Will Soon Fly Nonstop to the Dominican Republic’s Top Resort