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Aruba Is Getting New Nonstop JetBlue Flights From Fort Lauderdale

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Palm trees swaying as you step off the plane. A quick morning flight that turns into an afternoon on the beach. Aruba just became even easier to reach. JetBlue is launching new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Aruba beginning Dec. 4, 2025. The new route will operate three times weekly, year-round, and it marks JetBlue’s return to Aruba from Fort Lauderdale — […]

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Virgin Gorda Airport Is Open Again in the British Virgin Islands

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For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, Virgin Gorda Airport is open for flights.  The first flight to touch down in Virgin Gorda since March 2020 was a flight on luxury airline Tradewind Aviation.  Tradewind VP David Zipkin was on the flight to reopen the airport.  During the pandemic, Virgin Gorda re-emerged […]

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The Caribbean’s Legendary Bitter End Yacht Club Is Rising Again

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Before the storm, it was a Caribbean Mecca.  And then Hurricane Irma came to the British Virgin Islands, and Virgin Gorda’s legendary Bitter End Yacht Club was no more.  But now, after four years of hard work, the Bitter End is rising again, heading toward a planned December reopening. The BEYC has announced its highly-anticipated […]

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This Tiny Caribbean Resort Is Making a Big Comeback

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The British Virgin Islands’ Saba Rock resort is making its long-awaited comeback.  And now it’s got an opening date, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The resort, which had already announced a fall relaunch, is already taking reservations for an Oct. 15 return.  It will mark the culmination of a nearly four-year effort to rebuild the private-island […]


The Caribbean’s Legendary Bitter End Yacht Club Is Rising Again

It’s tucked away at the far northeastern corner of the Caribbean, a protected harbor they sometimes call the Billionaires’ Playground. But what’s here is both priceless and accessible, a Mecca for all those who love the sea, all those drawn here by the beauty of the British Virgin Islands. This is the North Sound of […]

The Caribbean’s Iconic Bitter End Yacht Club Is Coming Back

By Alexander Britell There are certain hotels in the Caribbean that manage to transcend the world of hospitality and enter a realm reserved for legends. They’re hotels that become destinations, that become bucket-list stops, that become part of the tapestry of Caribbean history. The Bitter End Yacht Club is one of them. And for decades, […]

Nevis’ Nisbet Plantation Beach Club Names New GM

Nevis’ venerable Nisbet Plantation Beach Club has named a celebrated hotelier as its new general manager.  The luxury beach hotel has tapped Mary Jo Ryan, who spent 36 years at the legendary Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, for the role.  “I’m so excited to be joining Nisbet Plantation as it […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Virgin Gorda

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Natalie Brown, who sent in this beautiful shot of the view from the Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line with your first and last name and […]

Rum Journal: A Rum Corner at the Bitter End Yacht Club

After a long day on the North Sound you need a good rum. But not just any rum will do. So you walk around the Windward Mark Bar and find the rum corner. This is the home of rum at the newest bar at the Bitter End Yacht Club, a collection of fine rums that […]

The Caribbean's Sweetest Hotel

Why the Bitter End is so sweet By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I really should be sailing. After all, it’s my last day at Bitter End Yacht Club, a British Virgin Islands institution that’s been the Caribbean’s premier sailing resort for 40 years. Thousands of people have learned to master the sea here on a […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Bitter End Yacht Club

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Trudi Tryggvason, who sent in this delightful shot of the beach at the Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the […]