Riding a flats boat through the mangroves, the engine cut low, water so clear you can see the bottom slide past. Walking a beach long enough that the footprints behind you disappear before you reach the next bend. Standing at the edge of a dock while a resident grouper circles below, close enough that you […]
Karisma Hotels and Resorts is investing $1 billion in Jamaica’s tourism sector. The company has indicated that it intends to use the investment towards a hotel development called “Sugar Cane Jamaica” outside of Ochos Rios over the next decade. Prime Minister Andrew Holness welcomed the investment, saying that he is looking forward to the company’s […]
A new condo-hotel project has opened in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The ESJ Azul has debuted after a $12 million transformation project of the former ESJ Tower in Isla Verde. The project now has 450 rooms, aimed at both vacation ownership and hotel stays. “The opening of ESJ Azul, along with new tourism projects to […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican tourism has a major new player. Karisma Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to invest more than $900 million in projects that could include nine Jamaica hotels. The announcement was made by Ruben Becerra, vice president of corporate affairs and business development for Karisma. The company isn’t new to […]
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