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Caribbean on Points: Seven Nights in Curaçao for 228,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points

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A Caribbean beach vacation doesn’t get much better than spending a full week on the sand in Curaçao. For the latest edition of Caribbean on Points, we found exactly that: seven nights at the Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort from June 14 to June 21 for 228,000 Marriott Bonvoy points total, according to our research in the […]

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Antigua and Barbuda Names New US Tourism Director

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Antigua and Barbuda has named a new director for the United States tourism market. The twin-island country has appointed Kim Jack Riley to the role; she began the position officially on Wednesday. “We welcome Kim Jack Riley to her new position at the helm of the US Tourism Authority,” says Antigua and Barbuda Minister of […]

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Antigua and Barbuda Tourism is Surging

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By Alexander Britell Tourism is booming in Antigua and Barbuda, with travel demand continuing to surge, according to new data from Expedia Group. The company’s latest report showed a 35 percent increase in travel demand to Antigua and Barbuda across all Expedia sites last year. Package bookings also increased by 30 percent last year, according to the […]

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Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Is Booming

By Alexander Britell Antigua and Barbuda is surging. The twin-island destination in the Eastern Caribbean has been firing on all cylinders, from a wave of large-scale resort development deals to a brand-new airport that has already become one of the Caribbean’s best. And the country is showing extremely strong growth in arrivals this year, with […]


Antigua and Barbuda Tourism is Surging

The Caribbean has a new development hotspot: Antigua and Barbuda. The twin-island country has signed another major development deal, this time a project by Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to Iraq, Ahmed Abbas Alewi, who is spearheading a major mixed-use development. The project will be done in phases, with a total of investment of around $1.5 […]

A New $450 Million Caribbean Resort Project

The Caribbean’s resort boom continues — and so does Antigua and Barbuda’s. The twin-island country has announced another major new project, this one called Gravenor Bay — another significant addition to the island of Barbuda. The $450 million project on the southern tip of Barbuda will be built in seven phases, providing a total of 1,100 jobs […]

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Off to Very Strong Start in 2016

This could be the beginning of a very strong year for Antigua and Barbuda tourism. The country reported a 14 percent increase in air arrivals in January, according to the tourist board’s latest numbers. That represented a total of 26,928 stayover visitors. “The strong performance we experienced in November and December as we closed off […]

Robert De Niro’s Barbuda Hotel Project “Very Much on Track”

Robert De Niro’s major planned resort on the island of Barbuda is “very much on track,” according to Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot Michael. The project, which was announced at the end of 2014, is the brainchild of developers De Niro and James Packer, both of whom are frequent travelers to Antigua and Barbuda […]

Barbuda’s Remarkable Birds

A one-of-a-kind sanctuary By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s a couple of weeks after the holidays and at first sight, the mangrove appears to be festooned with scarlet Christmas tree balls. But as our boat inches closer, I realize that what I’m seeing is the red throat pouch of male frigate birds, proudly inflated […]

InterCaribbean Airways Begins Operations in Antigua

InterCaribbean Airways has officially launched its first flight from Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport. The Turks and Caicos-based carrier launched its new flights from Antigua to Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport and Tortola’s Terrence B Lettsome International Airport. ““This new service is incredibly exciting for Antigua and Barbuda and our new V.C Bird International […]

Antigua and Barbuda Is Abolishing Its Personal Income Tax

Another Caribbean island will soon be without a personal income tax. Antigua and Barbuda will be abolishing its personal income tax beginning in April, the government announced this week. The personal income tax, which had been introduced in 2004, had placed a tax of 8 percent on people earning an income above $3,500. It had […]

VIDEO: On the Beach in Barbuda

Yes, we know you know where it is. But for many travelers, Barbuda remains an undiscovered island in the Caribbean, hidden in plain sight in the eastern corner of the region, despite being just a short plane ride or ferry away. It’s got less than 2,000 people living on it, despite a rather large size of […]