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These 20 Laid-Back Beach Resorts Deliver a Caribbean Vacation Right on the Sand

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You wake up, you head for the sand. Then you do it again. Some Caribbean vacation aren’t about striking statements or grand gestures. They’re not always about luxury — or, that is to say, they’re about another kind of luxury: the perfect beach day.  It’s that feeling of stepping onto warm sand with nothing on […]

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Frontier Airlines Just Launched a New Route to St Thomas, USVI

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Fast-expanding low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has added a new route to the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The airline has officially kicked off a new route from Orlando to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.  The new flights will be operating twice each week, with service on Mondays and Fridays.  It’s the […]

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In St Thomas, the Rebirth of a Beach Bar

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It was more than a bar.  For decades, Iggies Beach Bar was the spot on St Thomas, the place where the locals went and the guests stayed, where everyone of every stripe and spirit made pilgrimage.  And then came “Irmaria,” as they call it now, and the signature bar at the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort […]

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Sun Country Relaunches Minneapolis-St Thomas Flights

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There’s now another way to reach the US Virgin Islands from the Midwest. Sun Country Airlines has relaunched its service from Minneapolis-St Paul to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The relaunched service will be operating once weekly on Saturdays, according to the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism.  Airlift […]


In St Thomas, the Rebirth of a Beach Bar

The US Virgin Islands is open again for tourism, and the destination’s popular destination of St Thomas has a fine collection of resorts ranging from budget-friendly, in-town hotels to luxurious retreats like the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas. Magan’s Bay is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean, and the capital city of Charlotte Amalie […]

American Airlines Kicks Off Two New Nonstop Routes to St Thomas

The world’s largest airline launched a pair of new routes this week to a Caribbean destination on the rise: St Thomas.  The latest boosts to St Thomas’ tourism renaissance came with the arrival of new winter flights from both Chicago O’Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth.  Both of those nonstop flights will be operating weekly on Saturdays, […]

Dave Mason, Forever Feelin’ Alright in St Thomas

Musician Dave Mason’s biography reads like a who’s-who of rock history: the co-founder of the band Traffic with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood, writer of “Feelin’ Alright,” and performer of the ‘70s hit “We Just Disagree” counted Jimi Hendrix among his closest friends and has collaborated with everyone from Paul McCartney and George […]

USVI “Resumes Business” After Tropical Storm Karen

By the Caribbean Journal staff The USVI has “resumed business” following the passage of Tropical Storm Karen, officials said Wednesday. While the storm brought heavy rainfall to the trio of islands, it “had little to no impact on the territory’s tourism infrastructure,” according to the USVI Department of Tourism. St Thomas’ Cyril King Airport and […]

Point Pleasant Resort Officially Reopens in St Thomas

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the most popular resorts in the U.S. Virgin Islands has completed its comeback, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 59-room Point Pleasant Resort has officially returned in St Thomas, marking another important step in the island’s recovery efforts. While the resort has reopened in a limited capacity at the […]

St Thomas Is Airbnb’s Top Caribbean Destination Right Now

By the Caribbean Journal staff Airbnb has been making major inroads in the Caribbean — and one destination is seeing bigger growth than the others, according to newly released data from the sharing economy giant. The leader? The island of St Thomas, which topped the Caribbean rankings for 2018, followed by San Juan, Puerto Rico. […]

St Thomas Gets New Spirit Nonstop Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations has gotten a major new boost from low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines. Spirit has launched its newest nonstop flights from Orlando to St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The new nonstop flights are running three times each week, part of a wider […]

St Thomas' Bolongo Bay Beach Resort Is Open Again

By Alexander Britell It’s back. One of the Caribbean’s most beloved hotels has reopened its doors on the island of St Thomas: the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort. In a huge step forward for the tourism industry in St Thomas, the beach resort officially began welcoming guests again this weekend. The property had been closed in […]