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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. […]

Six Great Small Places to Stay in the Dominican Republic

Mention the Dominican Republic and the first thing that usually comes to mind is mega-resorts in places like the tourism hub of Punta Cana. But think again, because there’s much more to the Dominican Republic than its most famous resort town, […]

Barbados’ Waves Is a Game-Changing Property

You’d never guess it. Not when you’re sipping a fresh espresso, looking out toward the turquoise Bajan sea. You’d never guess that this is an all-inclusive resort. This is something else — hip, sleek, and, yes, cool. And it’s beautiful. […]

Jamaican Bobsled Team Looking to 2018 Olympics

The Jamaican Bobsled Teams is looking to Pyeongchang. The country’s men’s and women’s bobsled teams are beginning to prepare for qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, and they will soon have new sleds. Japanese manufacturers have announced the […]

The Ultimate All-Inclusive Resort

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Back in 2010 I visited Grand Velas Riviera Maya and was blown away. In a landscape of three-star hotels posing as five, the Mexican all-inclusive resort near Playa Del Carmen proved to be the […]

Royalton Opening More New Caribbean Resorts

One of the Caribbean’s fastest growing luxury brands is expanding again. Royalton Luxury Resorts has announced plans to open four new all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. The company will open Royalton and Hideaway at Royalton resorts on both Seven Mile […]

A Caribbean Map That Shows How Big the Region Really Is

The Caribbean Map covers a really big place. But how big is it really? And where are its “borders?” Where is Aruba? What’s the Caribbean country that’s closest to South America? These are the kind of questions we have gotten […]

In Punta Cana, Discovering the Club Med Difference

Discovering Club Med in Punta Cana By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you’ve vacationed in the Caribbean in the last few decades – particularly if you visited Jamaica or the Dominican Republic – it’s likely that you stayed in […]

In Trinidad, Turning a Christmas Tree Into Art

A Caribbean Christmas Tree Made From Bamboo By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Oh, Christmas tree! We’re merry impressed with this inventive Caribbean riff on the traditional fir tree in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port-Of-Spain. The […]

Why Celebrities Love This Caribbean Restaurant

Where to eat on the Caribbean’s Emerald Isle By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You haven’t been to Montserrat if you haven’t been to Ziggys. Just ask Britain’s Princess Anne and Hollywood star Danny Glover, two of the celebrities who […]

At St Maarten’s Sonesta Ocean Point, a New Kind of All-Inclusive

Redefining all inclusive design By Alexander Britell ST MAARTEN — The hotel room. There are so many, big and small, in the Caribbean, and to this day no one really seems to be able to define what a “Caribbean” hotel […]

Here’s What the Suites Will Look Like on Seabourn’s New Ship

A first look at Seabourn Encore By the Caribbean Journal staff Seabourn has unveiled the first renderings of the suites on its newest luxury cruise ship, Seabourn Encore, which is slated to launch in late 2016. The new ship will […]

The Best-Kept Secret in Puerto Rico

Above: The Horned Dorset Primavera By Alexander Britell RINCON — It’s a long road, even longer once you get to Rincon. Before the sun set, my car passed through the large, red-yellow-technicolor Rincon welcome arch, and soon the only color […]

Antigua Completes Construction of New National Library

Above: the new National Library in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has completed construction on the country’s new national public library. The completion of the project comes four decades after the country’s public library was damaged […]

The Most Romantic Caribbean Islands

The Caribbean is the most romantic region in the world. The climate, the beaches, enchanting hotels and world class restaurants all play their parts, but there is something more. Romance is naturally subjective, but there are factors that make some […]

Caribbean Home: St Barth’s Villa Bel Esprit Lists For $24.5 Million

Above: the Villa Bel Esprit in St Barth By the Caribbean Journal staff The Villa Bel Esprit in St Barth has been listed for sale for $24.5 million, according to St Barth Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, which has the listing […]

The Caribbean’s Best Hotels For Design

WHEN IT comes to the quality of a hotel, what’s under the surface counts — service, culture, food. But the way a hotel is thought out, the way it’s put together structurally and the way it simply looks, all make a […]

A New Look at the San Juan Marriott

Above: the San Juan Marriott (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is debuting its newly-updated look this weekend, following a series of renovations. Above: the renovated lobby and […]

Aruba’s Holiday Inn Resort Nears Completion of $20M Renovation

Above: the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Holiday Inn Resort Aruba is entering the final phase of its $20 million refurbishment programme. The project, which included a new pool and jacuzzi, a new lobby and […]

Caribbean Home: High Above the Rooftops in San Juan

Turning a week-long vacation into a far longer stay. That’s the dream for many – a private home in the Caribbean. Our Caribbean Home feature gives you a chance to look at some of the most beautiful properties on the market […]

Rum Journal: Saving Caribbean Sea Turtles With Rum

SEA TURTLES are critically endangered in the Caribbean, and the threats facing them, from light pollution to the scourge of poaching, remain a major problem for the region. But thanks to a unique partnership between the Florida-based Sea Turtle Conservancy […]

Bahamas Airs Super Bowl Ad Featuring Rick Fox and David Copperfield

By the Caribbean Journal staff While a Jamaican-accented Volkswagen commercial received much of the attention in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the Bahamas unveiled a tourism commercial after halftime. The multimillion-dollar spot, which featured former Los Angeles Lakers star […]

Haiti Olympic Diary: “All Systems Go”

By Samyr Laine CJ Special Contributor At this point we have just about a week to go until the opening ceremonies and I couldn’t ask for things to be going more smoothly. After getting one last tune-up competition in London […]

Agreement Signed to Bring Park Hyatt Hotel to St Kitts’ Christophe Harbour

Above: Christophe Harbour By the Caribbean Journal staff Dubai’s Range Developments has signed an agreement to build a Park Hyatt hotel in St Kitts. The project will be financed through the St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme through […]

Forbes: Adele, Celine, Whitney and Why Their Melodies Make Us Cry

Above: Adele (Photo: Jelmer de Haas) By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor After Celine Dion’s outstanding performance in Jamaica, I wanted to write something profound to explain why this almost-diminutive Canadian singer has won the hearts of so many Jamaicans, […]

Interview with John Ashton, UK Special Representative for Climate Change

By Alexander Britell “It was the voice of the Caribbean that changed the world at Durban,” says John Ashton, the UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change. The Caribbean, perhaps more than any region in the world, faces an […]

From Anguilla to Aruba, the Best Caribbean Beaches to Visit This Summer