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Sandals Resorts Is Adding New Rooms in Saint Lucia, Jamaica

The Caribbean’s Best Beach Bar Beaches

Who doesn’t love a great beach bar? What about an entire beach filled with them? Travel across the Caribbean and you’ll find them, single stretches of sand teeming with beach bars, often all right in a row — beach bars …

Vote for the Best of the Caribbean in the CJ Travelers’ Choice Awards 2022

It’s the largest community of Caribbean travel experts on the planet: Caribbean Journal readers. And once again, you get the chance to tell the world your favorites in the Caribbean, from luxury hotels and all-inclusive resorts to beach bars, culinary …

JetBlue Is Restarting Another Caribbean Nonstop Route

JetBlue Airways is resuming its only nonstop service to the French Caribbean Nov. 5, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The New York City-based carrier is restarting flights between New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Beginning Nov. …

A Spectacular Caribbean Villa in St John

On one side, there’s Trunk Bay and its shimmering turquoise. On the other, there’s Cinnamon Bay and its sparkling sand. And then beaches keep coming. This is the epicenter of St John’s marvelous natural environment, and perhaps its most stunning …

The 9 Best Hotels in Cat Island, The Bahamas

The Out Islands of The Bahamas are another universe entirely. Home to marvelous natural environments, untouched beaches, sparkling turquoise water, they’re some of the most spectacularly beautiful places anywhere in the wider region. That’s particularly true in Cat Island, a …

In The Bahamas, Embracing Another Side of Exuma’s Staniel Cay

In The Bahamas Out Islands, Staniel Cay, Exuma is well known as a mariner’s crossroads. And everyone knows The Yacht Club, the Grotto and the Pigs. But few people know the secret serenity of the other side of Staniel Cay, where some …

New Flights from Orlando to The Bahamas

Bahamasair, has relaunched a major route between Florida and The Bahamas. The Bahamas’ national flag carrier just restarted service between Orlando International Airport and Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport. The flights, which resumed this week, will be operating twice …

A “New Beginning” for Bermuda’s Cambridge Beaches Hotel

The historic Cambridge Beaches resort in Bermuda, which was founded in 1923, has long been the island’s leading historic hotel. But after nearly 100 years, it’s getting a brand-new look. In what the property is calling a “new beginning,” the …

On Green Turtle Cay, Your Own Private Club in The Bahamas

“What’s the name of this bar?” “I don’t know, and I work here,” says Sheena Newbold, who is the heart and soul of the legendary bar at the Green Turtle Club on Abaco’s Green Turtle Cay. “Some people call it …

The Best Beach Bars in the Caribbean 2022

For most travelers, it’s the number one destination-within-a-destination: the beach bar. As travel trends ebb and flow, it’s a constant, somehow managing to survive as the manifestation of our most romantic Caribbean travel fantasies. Because there’s just something about a cocktail …

Anguilla Real Estate Market Trending Upward

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Despite a lull in sales at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anguilla real estate has not only rebounded from 2020, but continues to garner interest from anyone looking for a Caribbean …

15 Caribbean “Hideaway” Beaches to Discover in 2022

Even at the most popular beaches in the Caribbean, you can always find your own space. But right now, sometimes travelers are looking for a little extra seclusion; a little more distance from other people. That’s where these Caribbean …

From Jamaica to St Thomas, 7 Hidden Beaches in the Caribbean

Some are in far- off, remote islands that are secrets unto themselves. Others are in well-traveled destinations but still a bit off the beaten path. Some, well, require a little extra digging. But isn’t that what traveling to the …

6 Tiny Caribbean Beach Resorts to Try Right Now

Is there anything more lovable in the Caribbean than a tiny beach resort? They’re the ones that just ooze character, the ones that pull on your heart strings, playful and personable, where nothing stands between you and the beach, …

Antigua’s Verandah All-Inclusive Resort Is Reopening Next Month

The all-inclusive Verandah Resort and Spa in Antigua is reopening next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The popular family-friendly property is set to welcome back guests on Sept. 1, parent company Elite Island Resorts confirmed. The Green Globe-certified, recently-upgraded …

The 7 Best Reasons to Visit Grenada Right Now

Grenada is one of my favorite places in the Caribbean in part because it checks off all the boxes of things that I love about the islands — authentic culture, local food you won’t find back home, great natural …

Only Fully Vaccinated Travelers Can Now Visit Anguilla

Anguilla’s newest entry protocols have now taken effect, meaning only fully vaccinated travelers can now visit the island. The new protocols, which went into effect last week, exempt children under the age of 18 and women who are pregnant. …

Sandals Breaks Ground on Major New Resort Development

By Alexander Britell Sandals Resorts International has broken ground on its largest expansion project in years. This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access this …