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Hyatt Is Opening a New Secrets Resort in Punta Cana, With Swim-Out Suites, a Rooftop Pool, and Farm-to-Table Dining

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The Dominican Republic’s Macao Beach has always felt different. Wide and golden, framed by palms and the Atlantic, it has long been a favorite for surfers and locals looking for a more raw, more natural stretch of greater Punta Cana. Soon, it will be home to something entirely new — an adults-only retreat that looks […]

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Irma Continues Westward After Battering Barbuda, St Martin

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean Wednesday, causing major destruction on several islands, including tiny Barbuda, which was almost totally destroyed. As of Thursday morning, Irma was 110 miles north of Punta Cana and about 165 miles southeast of Grand Turk, with continued maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour […]

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Antigua “Open For Business” After Irma; Barbuda "Destroyed"

By the Caribbean Journal staff While the island of Barbuda was right in the eye of Hurricane Irma, leading to at least three deaths and massive destruction, its neighboring island of Antigua was largely spared, officials said. There was no loss of life in Antigua due to the storm, and most residential, business and hotel […]

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Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall in the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning as a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. Irma thrashed Barbuda with 185-mph winds before making landfall in St Barth and St Martin this morning with massive winds and flooding. While the eye of the […]


Antigua “Open For Business” After Irma; Barbuda "Destroyed"

Airbnb hosts in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico have earned more than $266 million so far in 2017, according to the company’s latest data report. These destinations have attracted nearly 2 million guest arrivals this year, representing a 170 percent increase from the same eight months in 2016. The report comes as Airbnb […]

Antigua and Barbuda Seeing Growth in UK Bookings

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor U.K. luxury tour operators have reported growth in revenue in revenue following the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority’s recent marketing campaign. Luxury tour operator, the Inspiring Travel Company has reported an increase in Antigua bookings this year, with revenue up three percent year on year, despite an overall drop in […]

Hurricane Irma Heads for the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff The now-Category 5 Hurricane Irma was set to make landfall in the Caribbean on Tuesday as islands across the northern Caribbean braced for impact. The storm was about 270 miles east of Antigua at 8 AM on Tuesday, according to the latest tracking from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. […]

Barbuda’s Marine Conservation Push

Barbuda is celebrating the third anniversary of the creation of its marine sanctuaries. In 2014, the Barbuda Council established the marine reserves and no-net zones to protect and replenish the island’s marine environment. Three years ago, the council adopted a set of new ocean management regulations to zone Barbuda’s coastal waters, strengthen fisheries management and […]

A New Real Estate Development in Barbuda

Barbuda, long one of the Caribbean’s great undiscovered beach escapes, has a major new real estate development. It’s called Barbuda Bay, and it launched in May with plans for 22 private villas anchored by the Lighthouse Bay Resort, according to George Egosarian of Resort Consultants, which is managing international marketing for the project. Each villa […]

Lionel Messi Honeymoons in Antigua and Barbuda, St. Barth

Football superstar Lionel Messi wed his longtime girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo-Messi in Argentina last week, quickly jetting to the Caribbean for their long-awaited honeymoon joined by their two children. So where did the Barcelona legend decide to spend it? The twin-island destination of Antigua and Barbuda. Argentine media reports placed him at the private-island Jumby Bay, […]

Antigua and Barbuda, Airbnb Sign Tourism Agreement

Fast-growing Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest Caribbean destination to formalize an agreement with home sharing giant Airbnb. The agreement aims to “help drive diversified and sustainable tourism to the islands and begin dialogue about a framework for taxation on accommodation,” the destination said in a statement. The tourism and services industry is continually […]

A Caribbean Carnival You Need to Experience This Summer

Nobody does carnival like the Caribbean, but the region’s world of carnivals is a diverse mix of celebrations large and small — and there’s more to it than just Trinidad’s famous fete. That’s why it’s time to consider one of the Caribbean’s top summer carnivals: Antigua Carnival, which is now celebrating its 60th year. This […]