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Jamaica Is Making a Comeback, With 300,000 Visitors Since the Storm, Airports Open and Resorts Welcoming Guests Again

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Across Jamaica’s main tourism corridors, the signs of return are unmistakable. Flights are arriving on schedule. Resort districts are active. Restaurants, attractions, beaches, and cultural sites are operating with the steadiness of a destination that has moved beyond emergency response and into winter-season rhythm. Just over six weeks after Hurricane Melissa struck the island as […]

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These Caribbean Resorts Are Perfect for Snorkeling Lovers, From Antigua to Bonaire to The Bahamas

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It’s one of the most popular activities in the Caribbean — snorkeling. There’s nothing quite like slipping on a mask and fins and diving into another world just offshore. Coral gardens, schools of tropical fish, sea turtles drifting by — snorkeling calls to the adventurer in all of us. Yes, you can snorkel at just about […]

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Marriott Just Reopened This Barbados Luxury Resort With a New Brand

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I remember the first time I stayed at the Colony Club in Barbados. It was more than a decade ago. I was immediately struck by the feel – there was this palpable sense of ceremony, of classic grandeur. It felt like Barbados, of what you imagine about the island, especially the Platinum Coast.  Now, after […]

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Puerto Rico’s Best-Kept Secret Has Plunge Pool Casitas, Farm-to-Table Dining, and Oceanfront Golf

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There are places in Puerto Rico that everyone knows — the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan, the bustling beaches of Isla Verde, the lively energy of Condado, the surf breaks in Rincon. And then there’s Royal Isabela, a hidden sanctuary set on the cliffs of the island’s northwest coast. Here, 200 feet above the […]


Marriott Just Reopened This Barbados Luxury Resort With a New Brand

There are places in the Caribbean that feel almost imagined. Anegada is one of them — a flat coral island adrift in the British Virgin Islands, where the sea stretches to every horizon and the sand seems to go on forever. Tucked into that expanse is something even rarer: a set of cottages right on […]

A New Condo-Hotel Just Opened Its Doors in Punta Cana

Archipelago International, Southeast Asia’s largest privately owned hotel management group, has debuted its first Dominican Republic property in partnership with Noval Properties. The new Reserva Real by HARPER is set inside Punta Cana’s Cocotal Golf & Country Club, blending Mediterranean-inspired design with Caribbean touches. The look is modeled on the pastel colors and architecture of Portofino, reimagined […]

This Caribbean Island Has a Dive Fest With Reefs, Wrecks, and Food — Here's Where to Stay

There’s another Saint Lucia waiting for you — one that begins the moment you slip beneath the surface. The water is impossibly clear, the sunlight dances on volcanic walls, and the sea life seems to move in rhythm all around you. This is the Saint Lucia that divers know well: a place of wrecks and […]

Marriott Just Opened Its Second Hotel in Guyana With a New Courtyard

Guyana is hotter than ever, and now the country just added a major new branded hotel, Caribbean Journal has learned. Guyana has welcomed its second Marriott property with the debut of the Courtyard Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana, the country’s first international airport hotel. The US$20 million Courtyard, located at Timehri within walking distance of […]

Marriott’s Autograph Collection Has a New Member: The La Concha Resort in Puerto Rico

Long celebrated as a beacon of mid-century glamour on Condado Beach, La Concha Resort has taken its next bold step — joining Marriott’s Autograph Collection. This is more than a rebrand; it’s a bold reimagining that marries heritage with contemporary luxury. La Concha has always been a symbol of seaside sophistication, its sweeping curves and […]

BW Premier Collection Just Expanded in the Caribbean With Jamaica’s Terra Nova Hotel

Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, one of Kingston’s best-known properties, has been added to BW Premier Collection, the upscale soft brand of Best Western Hotels & Resorts.  The move highlights the growing role of soft branding in the global hotel sector, where operators are seeking to expand distribution while preserving the independence of legacy properties. It’s […]

This Christiansted, St Croix Hotel Has 300 Years of History, a Tiki Bar, and Is Right on the Boardwalk

You wake to sails in the window. Masts etch the morning sky, pelicans patrol the harbor, and the boardwalk below begins to hum. Step outside and the rhythm of Christiansted is right there — boats sliding into the channel, seaplanes skimming the bay, café chatter drifting under weathered eaves. King Christian puts you on the […]

The Hottest Boutique Hotel in Barbados Has 49 Rooms, Vibrant Style, and a South Coast Energy

Barbados’ Rockley Hotel is the south coast’s buzziest boutique stay — 49 rooms, junior suites and one-bedrooms, great breakfasts, and deliciously close to the beach. The first thing you notice is the color — bright, confident, a kind of island energy that makes you smile before you’ve even checked in. The south coast hums outside, […]