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The Bahamas Just Added New Nonstop Flights Canadian Travelers Will Love

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Winter travelers across Canada have a new way to reach Nassau in The Bahamas, one of the region’s fastest-growing Caribbean destinations for Canadian visitors.  Air Canada has launched direct service from both Ottawa and Halifax to Nassau, a move that arrives just as demand from each market reaches new highs.  Travel from Ottawa to The […]

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At the Very Northern Tip of Saint Lucia, a Secret, Perfect Beach Bar

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Let’s be honest. They’re not always the first things you think of when you think about Saint Lucia. It’s always those towering green Pitons; the rainforest, the chocolate, the rum, the food.  But yes, the island is home to some seriously good ones: the bay at Anse Chastanet; the golden sands of Reduit Beach; the […]

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A Legendary Caribbean Beach Bar Hotel Is Back in the BVI 

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The Caribbean’s most legendary beach bar hotel has a long-awaited reopening date, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Sandcastle at Soggy Dollar, the boutique beach hotel at the world-famous Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, will begin welcoming back guests on May 15, the Soggy Dollar confirmed.  “We are very […]

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Anguilla’s Newest Beach Bar Has a Serious Culinary Pedigree

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Sandy Ground: it’s one of the Caribbean’s beach bar capitals, an array of world-class beach bars on a single stretch of sand.  And now Sandy Ground is home to another one: Sandbar, and it’s the brainchild of what has long been one of the best restaurants in the Caribbean: Veya.  Carrie and Jerry Bogar, the […]


A Legendary Caribbean Beach Bar Hotel Is Back in the BVI 

It’s hard to think of a more legendary beach bar in the Caribbean than Soggy, as Jost Van Dyke’s bucket-list British Virgin Islands beach bar is affectionately known.  And while the Soggy Dollar Bar long ago completed its comeback from the storms of 2017, one of its essential components did not.  But later this year, […]

In St Thomas, the Rebirth of a Beach Bar

It was more than a bar.  For decades, Iggies Beach Bar was the spot on St Thomas, the place where the locals went and the guests stayed, where everyone of every stripe and spirit made pilgrimage.  And then came “Irmaria,” as they call it now, and the signature bar at the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort […]

Kendall Jenner’s Tequila Is Opening a Beach Bar in The Bahamas

Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequia will be headlining a new beach bar at the Baha Mar Resort, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new 818 Shack in Nassau will be the first physical cocktail location outside of the United States for 818 Tequila.  “We are very excited about the launch of the 818 Shack at the SLS […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Floating Hotel Is in Martinique

Le Carbet: that little corner of Martinique’s northwestern coast near Saint Pierre, a quaint fishing village that’s turned into one of the Caribbean’s coolest beach towns.  And the place that largely kicked off Le Carbet’s renaissance was Guy Ferdinand’s Le Petibonum, a Mecca for beach bar lovers, a constantly-evolving destination for food, rum and French […]

Paradise Beach Resort Reopens in Nevis

The luxe Paradise Beach villa resort has reopened its doors in Nevis, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The boutique resort reopened following the reopening of St Kitts and Nevis’ borders on Oct. 31 to international travelers.  The resort is comprised of a collection of 12 private villas and beach houses, with a mix of two, three […]

A Must-Visit Caribbean Villa in Anguilla

Anguilla is an island that’s meant to be lived. Not visited.  It’s a place for discovery. For long, lazy afternoons on Rendezvous Bay (Garvey’s rum punch, anyone?)  For beach bar hopping at Sandy Ground. For little trips to Sandy Island and Scilly Cay, for morning croissants at Le Bon Pain.  And that’s why it’s such […]

Why Bikinis is the Best Beach Bar on St John

“My employees even come here on their days off,” says owner Sybille Sorrentino.  Such is the pull, the sheer magnetism of Honeymoon Beach in St John, the home of the beloved Bikinis on the Beach Bar and Grill.  It’s the brainchild of Sorrentino, best known as the owner of the St John-based Virgin Islands Eco […]

There’s a New Luxury Beach Club in Jamaica

One of Jamaica’s iconic villa hotels has launched its new luxury beach club.  The Tryall Club in greater Montego Bay has unveiled the Beach Club, a $9.2 million project led by renowned designers Tom Scheerer and Craig Reynolds.  It’s home to an infinity pool, a lounge, a beach bar and grill (complete with wood-fired, authentic […]