Belize Travel

American Airlines Adding New Caribbean Destination in Mexico

Rum Journal: Copalli, An Outstanding New Rum from Belize

There are jaguars in the cane fields. In the heart of a rainforest in southern Belize, one of the Caribbean’s newest rum companies is doing something very special. It’s a sustainable rum, a sugarcane rum and — and most importantly, a …

WestJet to Resume Belize Flights This Winter

Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is relaunching its service to Belize this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned. WestJet will be offering nonstop seasonal flights from both Toronto and Calgary to Belize beginning in November. “WestJet’s return to Belize will allow Canadians …

From Antigua to Belize, 9 Tiny All-Inclusive Hotels to Try

Let’s call them “small inclusives” — these pint-sized Caribbean resorts deliver all-inclusive amenities alongside a boutique hotel experience where guests get personalized service and the serenity of a vacation where it often feels like you have the whole place to …

Belize Set to Welcome Back First Cruise Ship

Belize is set to welcome back its first cruise ship call since the onset of the pandemic, Caribbean Journal has learned. On July 7, the Carnival Vista ship will call on Belize, tourism officials confirmed this week. Because the ship …

What’s in the Hotel Pipeline in Belize

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Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler on What’s Fueling Belize’s Hotel Boom

Marriott’s Alaia Belize Is Adding Adults-Only Real Estate

A New Margaritaville Beach Resort Is Opening Soon in The Bahamas

Margaritaville’s Caribbean expansion will continue this summer with the launch of the new Margaritaville Beach Resort in Nassau, The Bahamas. The new Jimmy Buffett-inspired resort is lated to open in July 2021 on the eastern end of Junkanoo Beach. The …

Belize Removes Use of Travel Health App

Belize has made the decision to stop requiring travelers to download and complete its Belize Travel Health App prior to arrival in Belize, the government said. Belize is still requiring travelers to provide either proof of full vaccination; or a …

Alaska Airlines Is Launching Belize Flights

Alaska Airlines is set to launch its first-ever flights to the Caribbean with service to Belize. The company will be announcing its Belize routes and scheduled when ticket sales launch in early June, the company said. Flights will operate from …

St Croix’s Buccaneer Resort Is Becoming a Wyndham

The signature resort in the island of St Croix is joining Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Caribbean Journal has learned. The historic Buccaneer Beach and Golf Resort will be converting to Wyndham’s Trademark Collection, the company confirmed this week. The Buccaneer …

The First-Ever Marriott Resort in Belize Is Now Open

Marriott International has officially opened its first-ever resort in Belize: the new Alaia Belize. The 155-unit residential resort, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, is set on more than 20 acres, with more than 1,000 feet of beachfront access in Belize’s …

A New Four Seasons Resort Is Coming to Puerto Rico

Norwegian Cruise Line to Resume Calls to Belize

Norwegian Cruise Line is returning to Belize this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The cruise giant’s Norwegian Joy ship will be departing from its home port in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Aug. 7 on an itinerary that will include a …

Barbados Is Launching New Travel Protocols

Barbados is launching a new set of travel protocols in May, Caribbean Journal has learned. That includes a series of changes applying to fully vaccinated travelers, set to take effect May 8. The country has approved the AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer …

Wyndham Opens New Private Island Resort in Belize

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has opened its third resort property in Belize, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has unveiled the new Turtle Island Beach Resort, a private-island resort off the western coast of Ambergris Caye. The new resort, which …

Vaccinated Travelers Can Now Visit Belize Without a Test

Belize has become the first Caribbean destination to allow vaccinated travelers to enter without having to present a negative test, Caribbean Journal has learned. Instead, vaccinated travelers need to president a Vaccination Record Card dated no less than two weeks …

There’s a pantheon of “overproof” rums across the Caribbean, a fiery group of sought-after expressions like Grenada’s Rivers Rum and St Vincent and the Grenadine’s aptly, wonderfully named Very Strong Rum. In recent years, the overproof category has seen a …

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