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This Group of Caribbean Islands Has Rainforests, Luxury Hotels, a Volcano, and a Tourism Boom

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Rainforest climbs from the sea to the summit of La Soufrière. Waterfalls spill through dense forest. Sailboats thread through the Grenadines, where quiet anchorages and white-sand beaches still define the rhythm of the day. It’s a landscape unlike anywhere else in the Caribbean — and more travelers are discovering it every year. St. Vincent and […]

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7 Hotels in Punta Cana With a Boutique Feel

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Punta Cana may be one of the most popular resort destinations in the Caribbean, but it’s not all about giant resorts lining the shore of the east coast of the Dominican Republic: those same peerless beaches also are inhabited by a collection of smaller hotels and resorts that typically put the emphasis on personalized service, […]

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Caribbean Moment: A Walk on the Beach in The Bahamas 

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It’s still one of the great secrets of The Bahamas: the tiny island of San Salvador.  This tropical getaway, most famous as the site of Columbus’ first landing in the New World, is almost impossibly pristine, home to some of the best snorkeling and diving on earth.  And it’s also filled with untouched, uncrowded white-sand […]

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Riu Reopens Los Cabos All-Inclusive With a New Look

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Riu Hotels and Resorts has reopened its popular Riu Santa Fe all-inclusive resort, following a renovation project, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Riu has given a new rook to all of the nearly 1,300 rooms at the property, adding new wooden furniture and a “blue-toned” decor.  Riu said it had also added new two-bedroom garden-view rooms […]


Caribbean Moment: A Walk on the Beach in The Bahamas 

You know the sound. You open the door to your balcony or patio and it’s there, the maritime metronome, the gentle roll or vigorous froth of the waves right near your room.  But it’s not always so easy to find. Even at many beachfront (or waterfront) resorts, there’s often quite a distance between your room […]

15 Hot New Caribbean Hotels to Visit in 2023

One thing that didn’t stop for very long during the pandemic was hotel construction, particularly in the Caribbean. The region’s hotel pipeline continues to grow, with both large resorts, all-inclusives and boutique hotels of every shape and size continuing to pop up across the islands of the Caribbean.  That will continue in 2023, with a […]

The 10 Hottest Aruba Resorts for 2023

Aruba is sizzling, and not just because it’s so close to the equator. The southern Caribbean hotspot has been one of the most popular destinations in the region since the onset of the pandemic, having nimbly handled its tourism protocols and cultivated an impressively quick tourism recovery. Today, Aruba arrivals are nearing record-breaking totals, and […]

The 20 Best Resorts in the Caribbean to Visit in 2020, From Marriott to Hyatt to Hilton

All-inclusive resorts are the hottest thing in Caribbean travel right now.  There’s a reason, after all, why the biggest resort companies in the world, from Marriott to Hilton to Hyatt, are either (in the case of Marriott) launching their first-true all-inclusive properties or significantly ramping up their all-inclusive operations.  Add that to continued growth from […]

The Top 10 All-Inclusive Mexico Resorts

It’s Mexico, but it’s also the Caribbean. The Mexican Caribbean is a whole different universe on the western side of the Caribbean Sea, with a different energy, culture and hospitality philosophy. And just as the eastern Caribbean is filled with world-class all-inclusive vacations, the eastern coast of Mexico has some spectacular all-inclusive options of its […]

The Top 10 Barbados Hotels

Barbados is famous not only for its flavorful local cuisine (fish cutter, anyone?), east-coast surf culture, and as the birthplace of rum; it also boasts some of the finest hotels in the region with an emphasis on elegance, grace and luxury. So if you’re planning a trip to the easternmost Caribbean isle, consider our expert […]

The Top 5 Cancun Hotels to Visit Right Now

Cancun has long been Mexico’s most famous (and infamous) tourism destination, but that also means there’s no shortage of great hotel and resort options. But finding the right Cancun hotels for you means sifting through a mix of large and small properties, independent and brand-name hotels and quaint out-of-the way spots. Fortunately, there are Cancun […]

The 10 Best Bermuda Hotels

Just about 90 minutes flying time from most east-coast U.S. cities, Bermuda should definitely be on your short list of close-to-home beach getaways. While it’s not actually in the Caribbean, we embrace the Atlantic archipelago as one of the family because the island experience is, in all the most important ways, so similar to that […]