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Saint Lucia Has a New Kind of Luxury Resort, With Beachfront Villas, Private Pools and Butler Service

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Saint Lucia’s new Sapphire Sands Villas brings a villa-first luxury resort to Reduit Beach, with flexible beachfront accommodations, private plunge pools and around-the-clock butler service. Sapphire Sands Villas is now open on Reduit Beach in Saint Lucia, and the new property from Bay Gardens Resorts is something notably different for both the island and the […]

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Virtuoso Says Anguilla, Turks and Caicos, St. Barth, Antigua and Barbuda, and the Cayman Islands Are Leading Festive Travel

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The Christmas and New Year travel period is shaping up as a major Caribbean selling opportunity for travel advisors, with five Caribbean destinations appearing among Virtuoso’s 10 leading countries for festive travel and several islands also landing among the network’s most popular individual destinations. The findings, presented during Virtuoso Travel Week 2026, show a luxury market continuing to […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset on Jolly Beach

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Nick Nightingale, who sent in this stunning shot of sunset at Jolly Beach in Antigua. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of the photo. […]

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Antigua and Barbuda Is Turning Doors Into Art for a Week of Galleries, Food, Fashion, and Live Painting

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Painted wooden doors will stand across Redcliffe Quay, each one carrying a different view of Antigua and Barbuda. Artists will open their studios. Painters will compete before a live audience. Food, fashion, poetry and visual art will spread across galleries and public spaces throughout the destination. Antigua and Barbuda Art Week is returning from Nov. […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset on Jolly Beach

The canvas might be a restored colonial wall in St. John’s. The inspiration could come from the turquoise water off Half Moon Bay, the stone arches of Nelson’s Dockyard, or the vibrant colors of a village market. Across Antigua and Barbuda, creativity has always been part of the landscape. Every November, it becomes the centerpiece. […]

Antigua Carnival Is One Month Away, With 11 Days of Soca, Mas, Steelpan, and Summer Festival Energy

Antigua Carnival is almost here, and the countdown has officially begun. With just one month to go, Antigua and Barbuda is preparing to welcome visitors, returning nationals and carnival lovers for 11 days of music, culture, mas and nonstop revelry, as one of the Caribbean’s signature summer festivals returns from July 25 to Aug. 4. […]

Photo of the Week: The Light on Pigeon Point Beach in Antigua

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jeremy La Chapelle, who sent in this lovely photo of Pigeon Point Beach in Antigua from his trip earlier this year. “Stunning place,” he tells Caribbean Journal. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, […]

Antigua and Barbuda Is Once Again Among the Caribbean’s Top Emerging Food Destinations

Antigua and Barbuda is once again in the spotlight for its growing food scene, earning a nomination for Caribbean’s Best Emerging Culinary City Destination 2026 in the World Culinary Awards. The nomination follows the destination’s victory in the same category in 2025, underscoring the growing profile of Antigua and Barbuda as one of the Caribbean’s leading culinary tourism destinations. The category recognizes […]

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority Names Charmaine Spencer Chief Marketing Officer

The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has named longtime tourism executive Charmaine Spencer as its new Chief Marketing Officer, a leadership appointment that comes as the destination continues to post strong tourism growth and expands its global marketing efforts. The appointment became effective June 1. Spencer moves into the role after serving as the Authority’s Director of Tourism for the Caribbean […]

Photo of the Week: Sunset at Curtain Bluff, Antigua

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Kevin Michitsch, who sent in this lovely shot of Morris Bay in Antigua, taken from the Curtain Bluff resort. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the […]

Liat Air Just Added New Nonstop Flights Between Antigua and Guadeloupe

Antigua and Guadeloupe are relatively close neighbors in the Eastern Caribbean, but getting between them has not always been simple. Depending on the season, travelers have often faced indirect routings, long layovers or multi-stop regional itineraries just to travel between the two islands. That’s now changing. Liat Air has officially launched new nonstop service between Antigua and Guadeloupe, adding […]

Photo of the Week: Twilight at Jumby Bay in Antigua

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Paula Slawek, who sent in this lovely shot taken on her recent vacation to Jumby Bay Island in Antigua. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the […]