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Bahamas Kicks Off Virtual Romance Expo

A Major Caribbean Resort Just Launched Real Estate Sales

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The Moorings’ New Caribbean Catamaran

The Moorings has debuted its newest catamaran for its fleet in the Caribbean and beyond. The new Moorings 4200 from Robertson and Caine is a 41’ 7’’ three-cabin catamaran that draws much of its design from the Moorings 5000. For …

The Grand Bahama Ferry Is Back

Balearia Caribbean has relaunched its ferry service between Fort Lauderdale and the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. The ferry is operating twice weekly from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Bahama, with service on Sundays and …

Three Private Islands Sold in The Bahamas

Major Caribbean Resort Closes for $100 Million Renovation

Boutique Beach Hotel Hits the Market in The Bahamas

Rosewood, SLS Baha Mar Resorts to Reopen in Nassau

Two major resorts in Nassau are reopening their doors this week, The Bahamas. The Rosewood Baha Mar and SLS Baha Mar resorts, both set on Nassau’s Cable Beach, will both be reopening on March 4, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The …

Bahamas Looks to Tap Charter Yacht Market

The Bahamas is looking to tap into the increasingly popular charter yacht market, as demand for the industry continues to grow. Accordingly, the destination held a special Bahamas Charter Yacht Show in West Palm Beach this week. The two-day, charter …

How to Live in the Caribbean for a Year

For travel writers like me, popping open a laptop to work on a Caribbean beach is a familiar occupational hazard. But amid the pandemic, having to work while you’re in paradise seems like a small price to pay to escape …

The Bahamas’ Sandals Emerald Bay All-Inclusive Is Open Again

Sandals Resorts International has kicked off its Bahamas reopening with the relaunch of its Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Great Exuma, Caribbean Journal has learned. The all-inclusive resort officially reopened this week, including the relaunch of the Greg Norman-designed Sandals …

How The Bahamas’ Baha Mar Is Handling Positive Tests

The Bahamas’ Baha Mar resort has launched a unique new program for guests who happen to test positive for COVID-19 prior to departure from the resort. The Nassau resort will provide either courtesy private jet service back to the United …

Sandals to Reopen Resorts in The Bahamas, Barbados and Grenada

Sandals will complete its brand-wide reopening by the end of March, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has already reopened 10 of its resorts in the Caribbean, with the remaining five set to relaunch over the next six weeks. That …

Curacao Launches Long-Term Stay Program

The Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao is the latest Caribbean destination to launch a long-term stay option, Caribbean Journal has learned. Curacao has debuted the @HOME in Curacao program, which allows approved applicants to stay for a maximum period of …

Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2021 Is Going Virtual

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2021 conference will be held virtually. The 2021 edition of what has long been one of the region’s leading tourism gatherings will be held online from May 11-14. Marketplace organizers are …

Prime Caribbean Resort Site Heads to Auction

Bahamas to Host Virtual Romance Expo

The Bahamas is looking to solidity its place as one of the world’s top wedding and honeymoon destinations with a pair of romance expos next month. The two virtual events, dubbed “From The Bahamas With Love” will run on March …

The New SLS Cancun Hotel Opens This Week

The newest SLS hotel in the wider Caribbean is opening its doors this week, Caribbean Journal has learned. Parent company Accor’s highly anticipated SLS Cancun will begin welcoming guests Feb. 10, according to its Web site. The 45-unit luxury boutique …

There’s a pantheon of “overproof” rums across the Caribbean, a fiery group of sought-after expressions like Grenada’s Rivers Rum and St Vincent and the Grenadine’s aptly, wonderfully named Very Strong Rum. In recent years, the overproof category has seen a …

Pandemic Leading to Second-Home Surge in Dominican Republic