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Looking to learn to dive and take a cruise around the Caribbean? Royal Caribbean is now the only cruise line in the world with onboard PADI Five Star Dive Centers, allowing guests to become certified scuba divers on their sailings. “For the past 16 years Royal Caribbean has worked closely with PADI to develop our […]

Hard Rock is expanding in the region. Hard Rock International has announced plans to open a new Hard Rock Hotel in Costa Rica, the Hard Rock Hotel Papagayo, Costa Rica. The hotel is slated to open in early 2019 in collaboration with Sunwing Travel Group, the largest tour operator in North America. “Costa Rica has […]

Bahamasair has a new destination: Haiti. The carrier made its inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince this week as it touched down at Toussaint Louverture International Airport. The ATR-42, 50-seat turboprop aircraft – one of the carrier’s newest fleet acquired in 2015 – provides non-stop service into Port-au-Prince two days per week. Bahamasair Chairman Valentine Grimes, head […]

Hilton is planning a major new hotel in the Mexican Caribbean. The company has announced plans to open the new-build property The Fives Downtown Playa del Carmen, Curio Collection by Hilton. The property will be Hilton’s first ever hotel in Playa del Carmen, with 93 rooms and a rooftop restaurant, bar and infinity pool. The […]

Antigua’s Blue Waters resort is expanding its wellness options with a new bespoke wellness program. The “Living Retreat” program, in partnership with UK-based wellness brand Living Retreats, will allow guests to “kick start their health and fitness and maintain a healthy lifestyle through a series of personalized, bespoke wellness programs, nutritional guidance, fitness sessions and […]

A major new multimillion-dollar hotel project is coming to the tiny island of Nevis. Wyndham Hotel Group has announced plans to open its first hotel on the island of Nevis, with the Wyndham Grand Nevis slated to debut in 2019. The hotel, which will be located within the Northern Pointe Resort, a 30-acre luxury real […]

It was another action-packed year for Caribbean travel, from a spate of new hotels and resorts to a regional challenges like Zika. But the Caribbean continues to grow, with increased investment and development, new air routes and a continued expansion push by global brands. Our annual Caribbean Travel Awards celebrate the best of the Caribbean […]

One of the Caribbean’s leading resorts has been sold. Residential resort investor Dolphin Capital Investors has entered an agreement to sell the 2,200-acre Playa Grande Golf and Resort Project, including the Amanera resort, to Third Point LLC, the company’s largest shareholder. Consideration for the sale was $66.8 million, with the deal agreed at an enterprise […]

The Grenada Tourism Authority has named Miami-based PR agency Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications to manage its communications and media strategy and social media strategy in North America and the Caribbean. CAMC officially began managing the destination’s efforts in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean at the beginning of the month. “We are very pleased and […]

A legendary au naturel resort returns By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Grand Lido is back! Blue Diamond Resorts announced today that the clothing-optional hotel brand first conceived in the 1990s in Negril, Jamaica, will be revived in that same spot with the opening of Grand Lido Negril, a boutique hotel scheduled to open in […]

Looking ahead at the region’s hotel and resort sector. By Fleur Vagniez Op-Ed Contributor Hotels and Resorts across the Caribbean have experienced unprecedented growth over the last 6 years with ADR and occupancy rates outperforming those at the previous top of the cycle in 2007. However 2016 has shown signs of slowing down with STR reporting an […]

Hilton is heading to the Costa Rican rainforest. The global hospitality giant has announced the signing of the Botanika Osa Peninsula hotel to its Curio – A Collection by Hilton brand. The hotel, which is being developed by Sinergo Development Group, is slated to open in 2018. The new resort will be located near the […]

When you think of paradise, what springs to mind? A hammock swaying among the palm trees, a white sandy beach beneath your toes and a glistening turquoise sea gently lapping at the shore, for starters. It’s no surprise, then, that the Caribbean appeals to many when they are looking to take the leap to living abroad. […]

Venerable Antigua resort Curtain Bluff has announced that it will close in May 2017 for a $13 million renovation project. Reopening of the 72-room hotel is scheduled for October 28, 2017. The six-month-long revamp, which the resort says is its most significant since opening in 1962, will include a complete overhaul of the resort entrance, […]

There’s a major new addition to Jamaica’s tourism capital: Royalton Blue Waters. The resort, which opened this week, is the newest all-inclusive to hit the beach in greater Montego Bay, adjacent to Royalton’s existing White Sands property. The 228-room luxury all-inclusive has 11 restaurants (including seven a la carte), along with a broad portfolio of […]

The Anguilla Tourist Board has created a new position aimed at developing and managing the destination’s “on-island experience.” Natasha Richardson has been named Anguilla’s new “Destination Experience Manager,” a move that took effect this week. Richardson, who had been serving as director of operations at a Radisson hotel in New Rochelle, New York, is a native […]

PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten—Even with its minor geographical footprint, the Caribbean has a major appetite for the Internet. More and more, Caribbean citizens are reflexively heading online to do their everyday essentials. In order to keep pace with that digital predilection, the modest community managing the region’s networks has to keep building serious capacity. “There has […]

The Westin Grand Cayman is close to debuting the first phase of a $50 million renovation project at the Caribbean hotel. The 343-room resort will reveal a more open lobby with panoramic views of Seven Mile Beach; a new design palate and an expanded freshwater pool and swim-up bar. The renovation is being led by […]

The Dominican Republic’s Hotel and Tourism Association (ASONAHORES) has named Joel Santos Echevarria its new president. The election was held during the organization’s annual general meeting this week. Echevarria has previously served as president of the association and has served on its board since 2012. Since 2007, he has served as Executive Vice President and […]

The Comfort Suites Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas has named a new general manager, the property announced. Jermaine Wright has been appointed to the role, joined by Shantillya Sands as the hotel’s new assistant general manager. Wright comes to the hotel after serving for 15 years at Nassau’s historic British Colonial Hilton hotel. Sands […]

Eleuthera’s French Leave Resort has named a new executive chef. The boutique Bahamian property has appointed Joshua Huyder as its new top chef. Huyder will oversee the resort’s 1648 Bar & Grille restaurant, managing all aspects from culinary staff to food and beverage standards. The Canadian-born chef comes to the hotel after most recently serving […]

Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House has named a new general manager, Paulo Paias. Paias comes to the hotel with more than 25 years of hospitality experience, having served most recently as managing director of Asia for Trust Hospitality. “Since its launch, Zemi Beach House has become a burgeoning hot spot for the affluent traveler that seeks […]

A new beachfront villa development is breaking ground on the Grenadine island of Bequia. The Firefly Villas will break ground Sept. 29, with construction slated to begin in early October. The project is a 15-home collection that is part of the Firefly Hotel Bequia and Firefly Hotel Mustique. Each of the homes will be elevated […]

American Airlines has named Alison Taylor its new senior vice president for global sales, the carrier announced this week. Taylor will be joining American from Starwood Hotels and Resorts, where she had been serving in a similar role. “Alison has built and led world-class sales teams throughout her career,” said Andrew Nocella, American’s Senior Vice […]

Royalton Luxury Resorts is making a big expansion in the Caribbean region, with a number of new hotels set to come on stream in the next few months. The Royalton Blue Waters resort in Montego Bay will be ready Oct. 15, the company said, while resorts in St. Lucia and Negril are slated to debut […]

The Government of the Bahamas is poised to invest almost $200 million in the infrastructural expansion and improvement of the country’s hospitals beginning later this month. The process is expected to take place over a two-year period and will include an $18 million investment in an Electronic Medical Records System, and a $17 million investment […]