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Marriott Just Debuted Its Newest Resort in Puerto Rico, With a Michelin-Starred Chef and a “Fresh, Modern” Look

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JetBlue Has New Nonstop Flights to St. Maarten, the Dual-Destination Caribbean Island With Food, Fun, and Picture-Perfect Beaches

Sunset cocktails along the boardwalk. An afternoon of shopping in Philipsburg. Dinners in Grand Case that stretch late into the night — St. Maarten is just a fun place to be — and the Caribbean island has a way of making even simple rituals feel like part of its identity. With JetBlue’s new nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale, travelers now […]

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Marriott Just Opened This Long-Awaited Resort in St Thomas

It might be the most remarkable thing about the US Virgin Islands’ booming tourism industry in the years since the onset of the pandemic: the destination has been having all of this success without its largest resort. That is finally changing, with this week’s debut of the new Buoy House, Autograph Collection at Frenchman’s Reef […]

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In Puerto Rico, a New Brand for a Classic Marriott Hotel

For almost a half-century, it has been the resort you simply can’t miss if you’re in San Juan’s buzzy Condado neighborhood: La Concha, the tropical masterpiece by Toro Ferrer. That includes a large-scale renovation project of the mid-century classic back in 2008, when the hotel joined Marriott’s Renaissance brand. (What didn’t change was the signature […]

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Marriott Opens New Riviera Cancun All-Inclusive Resort

Marriott has very quietly developed a broad portfolio of all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean, including several in the sizzling destination of Cancun, Mexico. That includes the 31st resort in Marriott’s all-inclusive collection: the new Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun. The new resort, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, is a new-build property with 1,005 suites in a […]

In Puerto Rico, a New Brand for a Classic Marriott Hotel

Trinidad and Tobago’s hotel room stock is set to receive a boost with the Brix, Autograph Collection by Marriott, opening this weekend. The 161-room US$51 million hotel, located at Coblentz Avenue, Port of Spain, will feature art from local artists and artisans. The Brix pays homage to the country’s once prosperous sugar industry and derives its […]

Marriott Is Debuting Its First All-Inclusive in Grenada

Marriott International is set to add another all-inclusive in the Caribbean, with the relaunch of the Royalton Grenada all-inclusive, which welcomes back guests on Oct. 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. And while it’s technically a reopening, it’s practically a brand-new resort — the Royalton has just opened for the first time in March of 2020 before […]

There’s a New Look at Marriott’s Golf Resort in Panama

The leading golf resort in Panama has unveiled a new look. The Buenaventura Golf and Beach Resort, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, has completed an upgrade to its 114 guest rooms and suites. The new look has “maintained the hotel’s historic Panamanian culture and Spanish Colonial style while presenting a unique blend of coastal elegance […]

Marriott’s Alaia Belize Is Adding Adults-Only Real Estate

The first-ever Marriott resort in Belize is expanding, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Alaia Belize residential resort, which is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, has announced a new real estate project called Alaia Beach Club. The adults-only Alaia Beach Club will include a total of 120 “studios,” all of which have been designed to face […]

Marriott Is Adding 19 All-Inclusive Hotels in the Caribbean

Marriott International is kicking off a major expansion of its all-inclusive offering in the wider Caribbean. The company has announced an agreement with Canadian travel giant Sunwing that would add 19 franchised resorts to its Autograph Collection. The long0term agreement would 19 properties of Sunwing’s Blue Diamond Resorts hotel division to its portfolio. The properties […]

Marriott's Autograph Collection Is Expanding a New Caribbean Destination

A Marriott Autograph Collection hotel could open in Trinidad by the second quarter of this year, according to Cornell Buckradee, manager of investment and business development for Tourism Trinidad Limited. The Brix Hotel in Port of Spain is pegged for a May debut, according to the Autograph Collection Web site, part of a broader pipeline in […]

CJI Conversation: What's Next for Tourism Investment in Trinidad

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor There is a slew of attractive incentives for investors looking to pour money into Trinidad and Tobago hotels from tax benefits to customs and excise duty exemptions. But aside from the cost-saving perks, Cornell Buckradee, manager of investment and business development for Tourism Trinidad Limited, told Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) […]

Reopenings of Marriott-Branded St Thomas Resorts Pushed to 2022

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor The much-anticipated openings of both the Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Resort & Spa and Noni Beach Resort, an Autograph Collection Hotel in St Thomas have been delayed from the end of this year to the summer of 2022, said USVI Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte. Boschulte said the properties were in […]