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Jamaica’s Seven Mile Beach Has Sugar-White Sand, Legendary Sunsets, and the Energy of Negril

Seven Mile Beach in Negril.

There’s almost always something going on in Negril. A reggae bassline drifts out of a beach bar. A catamaran drops anchor offshore. Someone carries a tray of Red Stripe through a crowd gathered around a sunset bonfire. On the sand, barefoot travelers move between jerk stands, rum punches, and the steady rhythm of the water. […]

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Residence Inn by Marriott Expands to Bogota

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Marriott International has opened its newest resort in Colombia: the new Residence Inn by Marriott Bogota.  The new 131-suite hotel is set in the City Center, operated by oxoHotel.  “We are very pleased to introduce the Residence Inn by Marriott brand for the first time in Colombia,” said Diane Mayer, Vice President & Global Brand […]

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Marriott Expanding in Bogota

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Marriott International is expanding in Colombia with a new hotel in Bogota.  The Residence Inn Bogota is slated to open in July, part of a growing regional portfolio for the brand.  The hotel is set along Bogota’s Calle 90 in one of the hottest areas of the capital’s business district.  The property includes a total […]

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Avianca Relaunches San Juan Flights

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Colombian carrier Avianca is resuming its service from Bogota to San Juan, Puerto Rico this week, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The relaunched service will begin with two weekly flights, a number that is likely to increase over the summer and fall seasons as demand increases.  Indeed, in December, Avianca will operate one daily flight to […]


Marriott Expanding in Bogota

There’s a new way to get to Bogota from the Northeast.  Delta Air Lines has officially launched a new nonstop route between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Bogota, Colombia’s El Dorado International Airport.  The new route is operating daily on Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 20 first class seats, 29 seats in Delta […]

Avianca, Azul Sign Interline Agreement

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a potentially important move for the wider Caribbean travel industry, Brazil’s Azul and Colombia’s Avianca have signed an interline agreement. The move by the two major Latin American carriers means the companies are now selling joint tickets for flights between their route networks. That means customers can buy one […]

Delta Launching New York-Bogota Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Air Lines is launching new flights from New York City to Bogota, the carrier said Monday. The new daily service will launch Dec. 21 out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. “We are looking forward to providing daily nonstop service to the largest Colombian community living in […]

New Bogota-Curacao Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Strengthening what has always been a strong South American market for the Dutch Caribbean, low-cost carrier Wingo has launched its first-ever flights between Bogota, Colombia and Curacao. Wingo’s new flights are operating twice weekly, with service on Thursdays and Saturdays. It’s a boost for an island that welcomed around 23,000 […]

Hotel Investment Continues to Grow in Colombia

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the hottest hotel pipelines in the Caribbean Basin might not be the one you expect. Set on the southwestern coast of the Caribbean Sea, Colombia has almost 4,000 rooms in construction, according to the latest data from analytics firm STR. Colombia has 3,826 rooms in construction, the second […]

Spirit Airlines Launches New Cartagena Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has expanded again in the region, this time to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Spirit has officially launched its new route between Orlando and Colombia’s charming urban destination of Cartagena. The flights have launched with two other Colombian destinations, Medellin and Bogota. The Cartagena flights are […]

Hilton Opens New Hotel in Colombia

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton continued its wider regional expansion this week with the debut of a new Hilton-branded hotel in Bogota, Colombia. The Hilton Bogota Corferias is HIlton’s 20th hotel in Colombia, with 410 rooms and 13,000 square feet of meeting and event space. “Colombia’s tourism industry continues to set records with a […]

Grand Hyatt Opens in Bogota

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt has opened its first-ever hotel in Colombia’s capital: the Grand Hyatt Bogota. The new 372-room property is set in the heart of Bogota’s Ciudad Empresarial Sarmiento Angulo commercial district. “We are thrilled to announce the opening of the first Grand Hyatt hotel in the country and are confident that […]

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