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The Grand Hyatt Baha Mar Just Named a New Director of Sales and Marketing

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The Grand Hyatt Baha Mar has appointed Chris Watson as its new Director of Sales and Marketing, Caribbean Journal has learned. Watson, who officially joined the Cable Beach resort last week, brings more than two decades of leadership experience with Hyatt Hotels, including senior sales roles across North America. In his most recent position as […]

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The Best Caribbean Islands for Family Vacations

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You can take a great family vacation anywhere in the Caribbean. But some islands have a certain innate family-friendliness, an added level of comfort and ease that make a trip particularly well suited for a family traveling together, whether due to well-developed infrastructure or thoughtful hotels. Because the same trip that’s exotic and alluring for […]

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PriceSmart Coming to Santo Domingo

Warehouse club company PriceSmart is expanding in the Caribbean. The company has announced plans to open a new warehouse club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in the spring of 2018, following the acquisition of land in the area. PriceSmart already has three locations in the Dominican Republic. The company, based in San Diego, owns and […]

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Fairmont to Open in St. Lucia

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Luxury hotel company Fairmont is expanding in the Caribbean. The new Fairmont Saint Lucia at Sunset Bay project broke ground last week, with a projected opening date of late 2019, the government announced. The resort is slated to include 120 rooms and 40 private residential villas, with an eco-friendly construction. The project, in partnership with […]


PriceSmart Coming to Santo Domingo

The Caribbean Rum and Beer festival is coming to Barbados — again. After years hosted in Grenada and Sint Maarten, the festival is returning to its roots in Barbados, set to launch Dec. 9. “The first Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival was held in Barbados back in 2010 and after discussions with local stakeholders we feel […]

The Best Luxury Resorts in the Caribbean

Yes, luxury is in the details. But luxury is also in the big things — it’s about making sure that guests never want for anything — that they always have what they need — and that no request goes unanswered, no problem unsolved. When we look at luxury resorts, we examine primary factors: design, room quality, amenities (from […]

New Curaçao-Suriname Flights

Suriname-based air carrier Fly All Ways has launched new flights between Curaçao and Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo. Fly All Ways will be operating the flight twice weekly between the two destinations. The company operates flights to destinations including Haiti, St. Maarten, Antigua, Barbados and Guyana. The carrier operates its service on Fokker 70 aircraft with 80 […]

How to Take an Extended Cruise in the Caribbean

Windstar has launched a new series of back-to-back cruises called “Star Collector Voyages.” The longer and more in-depth cruises range from 14 to 34 days, featuring few repeated ports and offering the comfort of an extended trip with the luxury of “unpacking only once,” as the company says. (Don’t worry — the voyages include daily […]

Seabourn’s New Cruises in the Caribbean

Luxury boutique cruise line Seabourn has released its new itineraries for 2018 in the Caribbean. The carrier’s Seabourn Odyssey will operate Caribbean cruises in the fall 2018 season, with a total of 18 seven-day Caribbean cruises between Bridgetown, Barbados and Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. Each of the cruises will offer both a “Caviar in the Surf” […]

CHTA Chooses New President

Hotelier Patricia Affonso-Dass has been named as the new president-elect of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. The Group General Manager at Ocean Hotels in Barbados, Affonso-Dass was elected to the leadership role during the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s AGM, held alongside the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum and Taste of the Caribbean at […]

Barbados’ Turtle Beach Adds Two New Culinary Concepts

Turtle Beach, a Barbados all inclusive set on the island’s south coast, recently opened two culinary concepts. Freeze Ice Cream Parlour serves up both traditional and island-inspired ice cream flavors including Rum N’ Raisin, Poncho Cream, Caramel Toffee and Golden Vanilla, as well as offering banana splits and milk shakes with a customizable toppings bar. […]

Barbados Takes Taste of the Caribbean Crown

The Barbados culinary team has taken home the crown as the winner of the Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami this week. The CHTA event was held this week at the Hyatt Regency Miami. Barbados also took home individual honors for Ryan Adamson, Caribbean Bartender of the Year, and Damian Leach for Seafood. Kenneth Molyneaux from […]