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These Caribbean Beach Bars Come With Their Own Hotels

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Some people book a hotel for the pool, others for the spa. But for a certain kind of traveler, it’s all about the bar — and not just any bar, but one that’s right on the sand, where the sound of the surf mixes with music and cocktails. These are the beach bars that became […]

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National Hospitality Group Expands in Aruba

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Myrtle Beach-based National Hospitality Group is expanding in the Dutch Caribbean. NGH has revealed that it has added the Aruba Beach Club to its management portfolio. The Aruba Beach Club will be the company’s fourth managed resort in the Caribbean, along with the Bluebeard’s Castle in St Thomas, the Coral […]

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VIDEO: The Beauty of Tahiti Beach, Abaco

By Guy Britton ELBOW CAY – Is there anything like this place? Here, on the southern corner of Elbow Cay is a marvel: a tiny tucked away paradise with perfect white sand and the kind of palm trees that would make Crusoe right at home. While this is a beach that’s very well known among […]

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Puerto Rico’s St Regis Bahia Beach Names New GM

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s St Regis Bahia Beach Resort has appointed a new general manager. The luxury resort has named Jose Torres to the role, it announced this week. Torres comes to the property after having served most recently as general manager at the Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort in […]


VIDEO: The Beauty of Tahiti Beach, Abaco

By the Caribbean Journal staff The iconic Nikki Beach club on St Jean beach in St Barth reopens this week for its first full season since last year’s hurricanes. The renowned, newly renovated beach club has built a new outdoor restaurant, bar, boutique, kitchen and rotisserie, all with the brand’s signature look. “Nikki Beach is […]

All-Inclusive Planet Hollywood Opens in Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever Planet Hollywood resort in the wider Caribbean region has officially opened its doors on the coast of Costa Rica. The all-inclusive Planet Hollywood Beach Resort is set on the popular Papagayo Peninsula in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Region. The opening comes as two other Planet Hollywood-branded all-inclusive properties are […]

St Barth’s Hotel Christopher Completes Its Comeback

By Alexander Britell It’s been quite a week for the French Caribbean island of St Barth. First was the long-awaited relaunch of the boutique Hotel Le Toiny on the island’s raw southeastern shore. Now, another leading resort has completed its post-Hurricane Irma comeback: the Hotel Christopher. “Restored and rejuvenated, Christopher St Barth is now open,” […]

Riu Reopening Tropical Bay All-Inclusive in Negril

By the Caribbean Journal staff Riu has embarked on a broad renovation and expansion push in the Caribbean, with another revamped hotel set to relaunch. This time it’s the Riu Palace Tropical Bay, one of the two Riu all-inclusives in Negril, Jamaica. The Riu Palace Tropical Bay will officially reopen on Oct. 20 in Negril, […]

Dominica, the Caribbean’s Adventure Island

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton We’re somewhere in the Roseau Valley, stopped on a cliffside, looking out at imposing, massive green mountains and a scattering of homes dotted on the lowlands. We’ve been spending the day winding on these narrow roads, passing by waterfalls, feeling our ears pop as the car climbs, the scale […]

Turks and Caicos Is Getting Another New Luxury Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another top hotel project is coming to Turks and Caicos. It’s called Turks Cay, and the new beachfront luxury hotel will be set on the site of the former Third Turtle Inn in Providenciales, a spokesperson for the property told Caribbean Journal. The Turtle Cove-area property, which is slated to […]

Margaritaville Grand Cayman to Relaunch in November

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grand Cayman’s Margaritaville Beach Resort is planning a major relaunch Nov. 1. The 285-room property has completed a “massive overhaul,” including the addition of more than 8,500 square feet of meeting space, a new fitness center and a new culinary program. That includes the first Caribbean eatery by noted chef […]

How to Go Glamping in Antigua

By the Caribbean Journal staff The glamping, or luxury camping, trend has made its way to the Caribbean in recent years, most recently at the now-legendary Anegada Beach Club in the British Virgin Islands. And now it’s made its way to Antigua. This is Wild Lotus Antigua, a luxury beach camp set on one of […]