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Puerto Rico Is Getting New Nonstop Flights from LaGuardia

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The salsa. The mofongo. The Barrilito. Puerto Rico’s vibrant flavors have helped spur the island to a full-fledged travel renaissance in the post-pandemic era, one buoyed by cheap, abundant airlift.  And the island is showing no signs of slowing down in that department: Puerto Rico is getting another nonstop flight this winter, with Frontier Airlines […]

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The 10 Best Luxury Hotels in the Caribbean: Readers’ Choice 2017

The people have spoken. Thousands of Caribbean Journal readers have voted on their favorites in the Caribbean, and the results are in. From larger resorts to smaller boutiques, these are the winners of the 2017 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Luxury Hotel in the Caribbean, led by this year’s top vote-getter, the Dominican Republic’s Tortuga […]

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Sandals Barbados Is Expanding

The Sandals Barbados resort is expanding. Sandals Resorts International has broken ground on the multimillion-dollar expansion of its Dover Beach all-inclusive, marking the launch of construction of an additional 222 rooms and suites at the resort. Sandals made the announcement during the Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference in Nassau this week. Called “Sandals Barbados Phase II,” […]

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VIDEO: Grand Cayman’s Secret Caves

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They’ve been hidden away in the far reaches of Grand Cayman inside a tropical forest. Here, in the Northside area of the island are a marvelously preserved collection of caves that rival any in the Caribbean: Crystal Caves. The group of around 105 caves includes some as old as 25 million years, full of stunning […]


Sandals Barbados Is Expanding

It’s been five years since we first launched CJ’s annual Cool List of the Caribbean’s coolest hotels, and so much has changed in Caribbean hospitality. In our opinion, the region’s hotel offering has never been better, with a marvelous mix of top-flight luxury hotels, style-centric boutiques and everything in between. So where do CJ’s experts suggest […]

VIDEO: Discovering the Atlantis Hotel in Barbados

Hidden away in the far corners of Barbados, I found Atlantis. It is no undersea city, no lost civilization. But it is equally wrapped in mystery. Here, just outside the mystical town of Bathsheba, with its floating boulders and surfing soup bowl, there is a unique hotel, seemingly secreted away from the rest of Barbados and the […]

VIDEO: Checking in to the Colony Club, Barbados

Some islands have a look; a personality; a character. Others have a certain feel. When you’re in Barbados, you’ll understand it — there’s something about the island — the architecture, the pace, the hue of the water. They all add up to something special — a rarefied cocktail of charm, grace and luxury that is somehow only […]

25 Caribbean Destinations to Visit in 2017

Our annual Where to Travel list isn’t about the Caribbean you know. It’s about the Caribbean you have yet to discover. This is all about the places you may have never thought about, destinations that will fascinate you and move you; it’s about finding your new Caribbean. And this year we’ve gone even deeper, highlighting not […]

Wyndham to Open in Nevis

A major new multimillion-dollar hotel project is coming to the tiny island of Nevis. Wyndham Hotel Group has announced plans to open its first hotel on the island of Nevis, with the Wyndham Grand Nevis slated to debut in 2019. The hotel, which will be located within the Northern Pointe Resort, a 30-acre luxury real […]

VIDEO: Barbados’ Newest All-Inclusive: Waves Hotel & Spa

It’s the newest, hippest hotel in Barbados: Waves Hotel & Spa by Elegant Hotels — and it’s an all-inclusive. Waves is new kind of all-inclusive, a breath of fresh air for the Caribbean that takes creative cues elements from some of the Caribbean’s most high-design hotels and combines them with a laid-back, distinctly Bajan attitude. The […]

Caribbean Hotel Pipeline Continues to Grow

The Caribbean-Mexico hotel pipeline continues to grow, according to the latest numbers from data and analytics specialist STR. There were a total of 31,782 rooms across 191 projects under contract in the Caribbean and Mexico in November, a 13.6 percent increase compared to November 2015. Under Contract data includes projects in the In Construction, Final […]

The Year in Caribbean Sunrises

A month-by-month journey of sunrises in the Caribbean. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Arguably the only thing better than a Caribbean sunset is a Caribbean sunrise, with its promise of a day filled with leisure and pleasure. Throughout 2016 I’ve been lucky enough to watch the day begin in several idyllic spots, so as […]