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Cayman Islands to Host High-Level Caribbean Tourism, Aviation Meetings
Caribbean Aviation Is Critical. That’s Why It Needs to Get Better.
The importance of air transport for the Caribbean is self-evident. As a result, many efforts and funds have been directed towards attempts to improve the Caribbean’s air transport competitiveness. A 2018 CDB working paper on regional air connectivity titled ‘Air …
Marriott Has Big All-Inclusive Plans in the Caribbean
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The 15 Best Luxury Boutique Hotels in the Caribbean 2022
Being a boutique hotel isn’t just about size. Sure, the hotels on this list, all of which have 40 rooms or less, are not big. But boutique is about more than that. It’s about character, about personality; about identity. It …
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What to Know About Traveling to Barbados
Barbados just updated its travel requirements for vaccinated travelers last week — following that up with new rules for unvaccinated travelers. So what to visitors to the island need to know? Fully vaccinated visitors (those with at least two doses …
Barbados Just Waived Testing for Vaccinated Travelers
In a significant step, the island of Barbados has removed all testing requirements for vaccinated travelers. The move comes as more than 70 percent of the eligible population in Barbados is fully vaccinated, according to Barbados Prime Minister Mia Motley. …
Divi Resorts Names New Caribbean Regional Director
Divi Resorts has named a new regional director of operations for the Caribbean, the company said this week. The North Carolina-based company has tapped Mo Sallah to the role, in which he will oversee resort operations at Divi’s seven properties …
Marriott Is Opening an Adults-Only All-Inclusive in the Dominican Republic
Marriott’s major move into the all-inclusive space is continuing this summer with a new adults-only all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic. Marriott is joining forces with Playa Hotels and Resorts on the Sanctuary Cap Cana resort, which will be the …
The Caribbean’s Hottest New Golf Development Is In Barbados
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Caribbean Airlines to Launch Tobago-Barbados Flights
Caribbean Airlines is launching yet another new route, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Trinidad-based airline is set to kick off a new route between Tobago and Barbados, adding more connectivity to the Southern Caribbean island. The route creates a new …
Copa Is Returning to Barbados
Barbados is set to welcome back another airline this spring, Caribbean Journal has learned. Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines will be resuming its flights from Panama City’s Tocument International Airport to Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport on June 15. The relaunched …
Barbados’ Crop Over Festival Is Coming Back
Barbados’ endlessly popular Crop Over festival is making a comeback, Caribbean Journal has learned. The summer festival is set to return this year after a two-year hiatus amid the pandemic. The unique event typically draws thousands of visitors to the …
The Caribbean’s Hottest Beach Bar Is in Bonaire
It’s not often that you find a beach bar attached to one of the world’s greatest restaurants. But that’s precisely the case at Club Tropicana, the hottest beach bar in Bonaire and one of the region’s top toes-in-the-sand hotspots. It’s …
Barbados Has New Travel Protocols
The island of Barbados has announced another update to its travel protocols, Caribbean Journal has learned. The latest update means travelers have more options — including the acceptance of rapid antigen tests for entry. Visitors can use either a negative rapid …
There’s a New Cocktail Bar in Bonaire
This is a work of art. That’s the first thing you think when you start turning the pages of the cocktail menu at Tiki & Co in Bonaire. The West Indies Phoenix. Davy Jones Locker. Oaxacan ‘n Talking. With each …
CJI Conversation: Best Western CEO Larry Cuculic on the Caribbean Market
By Guy Britton Larry Cuculic took over as the newest chief executive officer of Best Western Hotels and Resorts towards the end of 2021, overseeing a company that is in the midst of a broad expansion push in the Caribbean …
The Most Romantic Hotels in the Caribbean
Romance in the Caribbean comes in so many different forms: cliffside sunsets; afternoons on empty beaches; endless wine-fueled dinners in centuries-old estates; twilight walks on hidden streets. And that’s particularly true of the most romantic hotels in the Caribbean, which …
Caribbean Tourism Positive About “Continued Rebound”
The Caribbean Tourism Organization says it is positive about the “continued rebound of the tourism industry” in the region, even in the face of the onset of the omicron variant. Indeed, last year saw a nearly 60 to 70 percent …
