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Los Cabos Just Hit 3.8 Million Visitors — and New Luxury Hotels Are a Big Reason Why

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Park Hyatt, Four Seasons and Nobu have helped redraw the Los Cabos hotel map in a way you can feel the moment you arrive: more design-forward resorts (along with the just-debuted Kadun), more chef-driven dining, more high-end wellness, and a destination that now competes at the very top of the Mexico luxury market. That wave […]

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Is a Major Economic Boom Coming to Eleuthera?

Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie at the recent Eleuthera Business Outlook By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamian island of Eleuthera is on track for a “major economic boom,” according to Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie. Christie said the “impending” boom could be tied to the island’s burgeoning second-home market. “In terms of tourism […]

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The Island House, The Bahamas’ Newest Hotel, Is Now Open

Above: The Island House in Lyford Cay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ newest boutique hotel has opened its doors just outside the Lyford Cay enclave of New Providence. The Island House, a 30-room boutique property, is officially open. The property is the product of a $40 million investment by the Holowesko family, according […]

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Global Entry Coming to Nassau Airport

Above: Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor US Customs and Border Protection is making re-entering the country easier for travelers from Nassau by adding Global Entry kiosks to the Pre-Clearance Facility at the Bahamian capital’s Lynden Pindling International Airport. Global Entry members bypass inspection lines and use an automated […]


The Island House, The Bahamas’ Newest Hotel, Is Now Open

Above: the Abaco Club in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Abaco Club on Winding Bay on the Bahamian island of Great Abaco has been sold to Southworth Development. The company acquired the property from Marriott Vacation Club in partnership with a consortium of members and residents of the Abaco Club. The property […]

One & Only Ocean Club Sold

Above: the One & Only Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The iconic One & Only Ocean Club resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas has been sold. The property was sold by Brookfield Asset Management to Ukrainian-born businessman Leonard Blavatnik’s Access Industries, which owns hotels including the […]

Haiti Hosts Bahamian Delegation For Talks on Agriculture

Above: the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation of nine Bahamian officials recently visited Haiti for high-level talks on agriculture. The delegation, led by Bahamas Agriculture Minister Alfred Gray, spent three days on an official visit to Haiti. The purpose of the visit was to check and discuss zoo-phytosanitary standards and […]

SLS Hotels Coming to Baha Mar

Above: the Baha Mar project in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff SLS Hotels is coming to the Bahamas. The luxury hotel brand will be managing a 300-room hotel at the Baha Mar resort project, which will include 107 residences. SLS at Baha Mar is the first international venture for Sam Nazarian’s company, which […]

Bahamas Planning to Introduce 7.5 Percent Value Added Tax in 2015

Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is planning to introduce a new 7.5 percent value added tax, the government announced this week. The tax will be a single VAT rate across the board, although that is lower than an initially proposed 15 percent tax. The country’s Ministry of […]

Bahamas Opens New International Airport Terminal in Abaco

Above: the new international terminal at Marsh Harbour Airport (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially opened the new 46,000-square-foot international terminal at Marsh Harbour in Abaco. Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie was on hand Wednesday to view the new terminal, calling it a “major accomplishment” for the people of Abaco. […]

Bimini Tourism Grows 93 Percent

Above: Bimini (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bimini saw a substantial increase in tourism in 2013, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie. The island located about 50 miles off the coast of Florida received 104,347 tourists in 2013, a 93 percent increase over the number of tourist arrivals in 2012, when 54,036 […]

Nigeria, Bahamas Talk Tourism Ties

Above: Non-Resident Nigerian High Commissioner Laraba Elsie-Bhutto and Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff Stronger ties — particularly in the tourism sector — were on the agenda during a meeting in Nassau last week between Bahamian Governor-General and Laraba Elsie-Bhutto, the new non-resident Nigerian High Commissioner to the Bahamas. […]

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