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The Best Hotel in Cartagena Has a Convent Past, a Walled City Address, and Overflows With Historic Charm

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Cartagena is a city shaped by walls. They frame the Old City, define its movement, hold back the Caribbean heat, and quietly organize daily life. Staying inside them changes how the city is experienced. The Sofitel Legend Santa Clara sits within those walls not as an addition, but as part of their long history. Once […]

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The Aruba Marriott Has Newly-Renovated Rooms, New Adults-Only Suites, and a Reimagined Spa After a Multimillion-Dollar Overhaul

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The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino has finished a comprehensive, multimillion-dollar renovation that redefines its look and feel along the island’s legendary Palm Beach. The project, carried out in phases from spring through early December, refreshed all 414 guest rooms and suites and marks the beginning of what the resort is calling a new era in […]

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Aruba Is Asking Travelers to Make a Simple Promise — And It Could Shape the Island’s Future

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Travel has always carried an unspoken contract. Visitors arrive to enjoy a destination, but they also share in the responsibility of preserving it — its landscapes, its culture, and the communities that sustain it. As tourism grows across the Caribbean, the question of what travelers owe the places they visit has taken on new urgency. […]

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Aruba Has a Secret Overwater Bungalow Resort With See-Through Plunge Pools, Thatched Roofs, and Outdoor Showers

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Aruba is known for long beaches, bright trade winds and a coastline shaped for full days in the sun. But in Savaneta, far from the high-rise corridor, there is a part of the island most visitors never experience — and a resort many don’t realize exists. Aruba Ocean Villas, the island’s only overwater bungalow retreat, […]


Aruba Is Asking Travelers to Make a Simple Promise — And It Could Shape the Island’s Future

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Osyth Henriquez, who sent in this lovely shot from her hammock at the Aruba Ocean Villas 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 location of […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Swinging to Paradise in Aruba

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Bianca Heindl-Gehrer, who sent in this lovely shot of a swing above the water in Aruba. 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 […]

Aruba Airport Begins Next Stage of Transformation

Aruba’s main airport is getting another upgrade —± as its multiyear Gateway 2030 redevelopment enters its next phase. The airport’s Phase 1B is now underway at Queen Beatrix International Airport, adding new capacity and setting the stage for an entirely modernized departures environment. Phase 1A, which was completed in April, marked one of the project’s […]

Weichert Real Estate Just Opened Its First Caribbean Office

Weichert is coming to the Caribbean. Weichert Real Estate Affiliates has expanded its global footprint with the launch of Weichert – Aruba Realty, a new residential real estate office in Noord, Aruba, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The move marks the company’s second international residential location and first in the Caribbean, following its recent debut […]

These Aruba Resorts Have the Island’s Best All-Inclusive Options

The story of Aruba’s all-inclusive resorts began more than half a century ago, when the island’s first Divi property opened in 1969 — named for the windswept divi-divi tree that still lines its beaches. It was a bold idea at the time: a self-contained Caribbean vacation where everything was included, and every day could unfold on island […]

This Is the First Hotel in Aruba to Ever Receive a MICHELIN Key - And It Got Two

Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba has entered a new league. The Palm Beach property has been awarded Two MICHELIN Keys by the MICHELIN Guide 2025 — making it the first hotel in Aruba ever to receive the distinction. It now joins a shortlist of 21 Caribbean destinations recognized in the inaugural MICHELIN Keys program. The award […]

Canadian Travelers Are Flocking To Aruba

Canadians are flocking to Aruba right now. The island welcomed 41,754 visitors from Canada in the first half of 2025, according to newly released data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. That represents an 8.2 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024 – and it’s one of the highest growth rates from Canada for […]

Aruba’s New Resort-Within-a-Resort Has a Rooftop Terrace, Adults-Only Swim-Up Rooms, and an Opening Date

First, there was the new Iberostar. Then the new St. Regis. Next, the long-awaited Secrets Baby Beach. Now, Aruba is getting another new resort — within a resort. It’s called The Westerly, it’s a major expansion of the Hilton Aruba resort, and now it has an opening date: Jan. 5, 2026. The new-build property, which has […]