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This Hotel on One of the Caribbean’s Most Iconic Beaches Costs Less Than $200 a Night (And It Has Bungalows)

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It’s the most famous view in Martinique: a sweeping volcanic-sand beach fringed by coconut palms, and rising from the sea just offshore, the sheer volcanic silhouette of Diamond Rock. And right now, you can wake up on that beach for $177 per night. That’s the current starting rate at Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront residence hotel […]

CJ Invest

Massive Belize Resort Development Portfolio Hits the Market  

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A portfolio of three development properties in Belize has hit the market, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The Sanctuary Belize portfolio consists of three hotels: Sanctuary Belize, Kanantik and Plenty Tract.  That’s along with a pair of private islands, all adding up to almost 19,000 acres on the coast in Belize.  “The sale of the […]

Flights

Copa Is Adding More Flights to Belize 

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In a big boost for South American travelers, Panama’s Copa Ailrines is enhancing its nonstop service to Belize.  Starting in June, Copa will be running flights on both Mondays and Fridays, Caribbean Journal has learned.  That service will be operated on Boeing 737-700 aircraft, and, most importantly, will be operating year-round.  Copa’s hub at Panama’s […]

News

This Historic Belize Hotel Just Reopened After a Transformation

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A new-look hotel has opened its doors in the heart of Belize City, Belize, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Fort George Hotel and Spa is a transformation of the historic Fort George hotel, one that includes 34 new rooms and suites and a “new, contemporary hospitality experience.” That includes another group of penthouse suites, all […]


Copa Is Adding More Flights to Belize 

Whether you’re jaguar-spotting on the rivers of the Sarstoon-Temash National Park or beach-hopping on the white-sand shorelines of Ambergris Caye, Belize is as diverse a destination as you can find in the wider Caribbean region.  And did we mention the nearly 200 miles of coral reefs? In recent years, Belize’s unique blend of jungle and […]

Southwest Airlines Launching New Flights to Puerto Rico, Belize

Southwest Airlines is planning a new expansion to the Caribbean, with the low-cost carrier set to add new routes to two sizzling travel destinations: Puerto Rico and Belize.  On March 9, 2024, Southwest will be adding a new weekly route between Austin and San Juan, Puerto Rico; that flight will operate on Saturdays, adding another […]

JetBlue Is Launching Its First-Ever Belize Flights Next Month

JetBlue is now flying to a new destination: the rainforest-filled, reef-lined, beach-covered hotspot of Belize.  The increasingly popular getaway on the Caribbean coast of Mexico will soon be served by nonstop service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.  The new flight between JFK and Belize City will kick off on Dec. 6, with […]

Air Canada Launches Nonstop Belize Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Canada recently launched its first-ever flights to Belize. The new weekly nonstop flights between Toronto and Belize City are the latest service launch to what has become one of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing destinations. It’s part of a wider network expansion for Air Canada in the Caribbean, which has recently […]

Major Internet Conference Coming to Belize

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten—Belize will host the fourth Caribbean Peering and Interconnection Forum, known as CarPIF, on June 6 and 7, 2018. The 2018 meeting is expected to be the largest to date, according to organizer Bevil Wooding, an Internet strategist with Packet Clearing House and executive director of the Caribbean Network […]

A Major New Caribbean Arena Project

It’s one of the most ambitious urban projects in the Caribbean in some time: the new Belize City Center Arena and Cultural Complex. Now, Belize Infrastructure Limited is embarking on the construction phase of the project, which will be located in the heart of Belize City. The $16.5 million USD project will include three practice […]