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The Caribbean’s Sea Turtle Summer Camp Is Back in Nevis

It’s the only program of its kind in the Caribbean: the popular Sea Turtle Summer Camp at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis. The annual celebration and educational week focuses critically endangered sea turtles in the Caribbean, in partnership with the […]

When George Washington Moved to Barbados

A quarter century before he was catching Hessians in Trenton, George Washington was catching sharks in the middle of the Atlantic. When his brother Lawrence fell into ill health, the thought was that the tropical climes of an island at […]

Tripadvisor: Cancun, Punta Cana Leading Caribbean Demand

Cancun and Punta Cana are the top destinations in the Caribbean for this upcoming winter season, according to a new report from TripAdvisor. Cancun, the Mexican Caribbean hotspot, and Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub, both cracked the top […]

TripAdvisor: Turks and Caicos Leading Fall Travel Demand

The Turks and Caicos Islands is the hottest Caribbean travel destination this fall, according to new data from TripAdvisor. The Caribbean hotspot is the top overall trending destination for the fall worldwide, according to the travel giant. That means Turks […]

Anguilla Tourism Names New Marketing Executive

The Anguilla Tourist Board has named a new top marketing executive for the United States market, Caribbean Journal has learned. The ATB has tapped Vivian Chambers of the Muse Collection to the role, in which she will be responsible for […]

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Is Booming Right Now

Tourism is booming to Antigua and Barbuda — with the twin-island destination surpassing pre-Covid levels in July. Antigua and Barbuda welcomed 23.405 tourists in July via the VC Bird International Airport – a total that exceeded the 23,031 tourists that visited […]

CHTA: Caribbean Tourism “Will Rebound”

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has an optimistic outlook for the recovery of the region’s tourism sector, according to new CHTA President Pablo Jose Torres Sojo. Torres, who was speaking during a series of presentations to travel and tourism […]

From Aruba to St Maarten, JetBlue to Launch Big Caribbean Expansion

JetBlue is set to launch a major Caribbean expansion in November, the carrier announced this week, with new routes across the region from Aruba to St Maarten. On Nov. 19, JetBlue will be launching seven new nonstop routes to the […]

Belize Is Reopening for Tourism in August

Belize will open its international airport on August 15, 2020, as part of the country’s five-phase re-opening strategy for tourism. The opening of Belize City’s Philip Goldman International Airport will kick off Belize’s third phase of re-opening, allowing for further […]

AMResorts’ Colette Baruth on What’s Next for All-Inclusive

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Colette Baruth, senior vice president of global commerce and distribution for AMResorts, is an avid cruise fan, but that didn’t keep her from humbly admitting the industry’s expected slow period could benefit the all-inclusive hotel […]

Jamaica Has a “Five-Point” Plan For Tourism Recovery

Jamaica has revealed what officials are calling a “five-point plan” for the recovery of the island’s crucial tourism sector. The plan includes a “staggered reopening” of tourism entities, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. “We do not see reopening as […]

Why Belize Could Be Ripe for Hotel Investment

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) recently spoke with some top Belize real estate experts to find out why the Central American destination could be prime territory for hotel investment once the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is over. […]

Jamaica Brands Future Travelers As “Generation C”

The world has changed in myriad ways since the arrival of the coronavirus, and now Jamaica has coined a new term for the next wave of travelers: Generation C. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the term is intergenerational, “a […]

Interval International’s Big Conference in Aruba

By the Caribbean Journal staff Shared ownership giant Interval International is set to host a major conference in Aruba this month. The 20th annual International Shared Ownership Investment Conference, which will be set at the Hyatt Regency Aruba, will take […]

Atlantis Paradise Island Launches New Marine Programs

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Atlantis Paradise Island megaresort on Paradise Island is expanding its marine programs to coincide with World Oceans Day. The new aquatic adventures include a five-day marine adventure summer camp; a twilight snorkel program that […]

Antigua Looking to Increase Foreign Direct Investment

Antigua and Barbuda has launched a major new effort to ramp up foreign direct investment to the twin-island country, specifically in the services sector, according to Investment and Tourism Minister Asot Michael. The announcement came during Michael’s recent presentation at […]

The Sharing Economy and Caribbean Tourism

What the sharing economy means for Caribbean Tourism By Hugh Riley CJ Contributor The marketplace is evolving. Ten years ago no one imagined homeowners opening their doors and welcoming strangers to bunk at their tropical beach bungalows or private cozy […]

Why Aruba Just Banned Plastic Bags

A major environmental push in Aruba By Juliet D. Carvalhal Op-Ed Contributor At a beach cleanup in 2014 where I hosted a few teenage students from the environmental club I was volunteering to coach, I asked them a few questions […]

Expedia and the Caribbean

What’s in store for Expedia? By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Fresh off a $1.6 billion acquisition of Orbitz, global travel giant Expedia shows no signs of slowing down. So what about the company’s work in the Caribbean? To learn […]

Martinique’s Continued Cruise Growth

Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Martinique’s cruise passenger arrivals have increased 631 percent since 2010, and its efforts to strengthen the cruise sector continue to grow. The Martinique Tourism Authority hosted a delegation of […]

Hemingway in Cuba

By Charles Bane, Jr CJ Contributor FROM THE moment Ernest Hemingway saw Finca Vigia ( Lookout Farm) outside Havana in 1939, it became his home in the deepest sense. The southern location, warm year round, gave him ease; evidence now […]

Kenneth Mapp Wants to “Reenergize America’s Paradise”

Above: St Thomas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Kenneth Mapp has officially been sworn in as the new Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, and he’s vowing to “reenergize America’s paradise.” In a wide-ranging inaugural address this […]

US to Normalize Relations With Cuba

Above: Havana By Alexander Britell The Caribbean changed forever on Wednesday morning. United States President Barack Obama announced a major shift in more than half-century of American politics, signaling the two countries’ desire to work toward normalizing relations. The announcement […]

In St Vincent and the Grenadines, Drumming to Fight Climate Change

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s no secret that the Caribbean faces an existential threat when it comes to climate change. But a new project in St Vincent and the Grenadines is […]

NSA Spying in the Bahamas?

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Has the United States National Security Agency been covertly recording and storing all phone calls made in the Bahamas? That’s the allegation in a report by journalist Glenn Greenwald of The […]

Guerda Nicolas: Haiti’s “Resilience” and Mental Health

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor FOLLOWING THE AFTERMATH of the 2010 earthquake, some of the news headlines read “Haitians Resilient Despite Disasters” or “Haitians Resilient Amid Destruction.” Haiti has experienced a longstanding history of significant issues with environmental calamites, poverty, […]

Mental Health in Haiti: Freeing the Mind From Bondage

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor IT IS BECOMING CLEARER to everyone that in order for individuals as well as groups of individuals to thrive that a good mental state is necessary. That became even more apparent to Haitians in Haiti […]

Antigua Receives Copyright Concessions from WTO in US Dispute

Above: Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua has been granted authorization to suspend concessions it has under international law to the United States regarding copyright law. The deal would allow the government to sell millions in US intellectual property […]

Air Europa Is Adding More Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights