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The Best-Kept Secret in Costa Rica Is a Margaritaville Beach Resort With a Swim-Up Bar and an All-Inclusive Option

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The Pacific shifts its nature throughout the day at Playa Flami: at sunrise, it is soft and reflective; by afternoon it deepens into a richer blue that brightens the entire shoreline. This is the setting that defines Margaritaville Beach Resort Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica, a beachfront refuge in Guanacaste where Pura Vida meets a refined […]

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Green Globe Just Gave Its First-Ever Perfect Score to a Resort in Aruba

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Sustainability certification body Green Globe just gave the world’s first-ever perfect score to a resort in Aruba.  The Dutch Caribbean island’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, long one of the Caribbean’s greenest hotels, is also the region’s first-ever carbon net-zero hotel.  Green Globe’s certification is a “structured assessment of the sustainability performance of travel and […]

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Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Completes Renovations

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Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort has completed a series of renovations to the property, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The adults-only Eagle Beach resort has completed upgrades to its pool, SandBar beach bar and Elements restaurant.  They include a redesigned deck at SandBar (made with 95 percent recycled materials), along with a new more shallow […]

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Aruba Beach Resorts You Can Stay at Right Now

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By Bob Curley Aruba has always been one of the safest and friendliest destinations in the Caribbean, a reputation that’s especially valued given the realities of travel in 2020. COVID-19 cases on the island have remained low and while there have been a handful of coronavirus cases among tourists, Aruba has remained open to international […]


Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Completes Renovations

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association has announced the appointment of its new CEO and president. AHATA has named tourism leader Tisa LaSorte to the role. LaSorte has been serving as the director of sales, marketing and administration at the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, long the preeminent property among […]

The Best Caribbean Destinations for This Holiday Season

The holidays are fast approaching, meaning it’s time to start thinking about your next Caribbean vacation (that is, if you haven’t already planned a Caribbean trip in the meantime). For us, there’s nothing better than Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s in the Caribbean. As those in wintry places dream of a White Christmas, why not […]

VIDEO: A Stroll on Eagle Beach

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s impossibly wide, with sparkling white sand and brilliantly blue water. It’s the crown jewel of Aruba, an island known for its beaches. This is Eagle Beach, one of the greatest stretches of sand on earth, and a Mecca for Caribbean beach aficionados (and also the home of one of […]

Why Bucuti and Tara Is the Best Place to Stay in Aruba

A Dutch Caribbean gem By Alexander Britell There’s something special about the air here. Maybe it’s the breezes from Eagle Beach, or the dry heat of Aruba. Actually, it’s something far simpler: an in-room air purifier and dehumidifier. This is the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, a boutique hotel in Aruba that’s situated on just […]

How This Caribbean Hotel Is Helping Homeless Dogs and Cats

Like many Caribbean islands, Aruba has had a long battle with overpopulation of dogs and cats. But now one hotel has a creative idea to help tackle the problem. Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort has launched a new program called “Love me. Sterilize me,” which is providing much-needed spay and neutering surgeries with subsidies […]

VIDEO: Eagle Beach, Aruba

It’s one of the most beautiful beaches anywhere in the Caribbean: Eagle Beach, Aruba. And the stretch near the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts is even better: a spectacularly wide, white-sand stretch of sand that will simply overwhelm you. So what’s it like? Here’s an 18-second trip to Eagle Beach. — CJ

This Is Your Next Caribbean Cocktail

Finding a stormy cocktail for a calm afternoon By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Hurricane season is finally behind us but at Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, they’re still serving up the only kind of stormy weather guests enjoy! Made with two types of rum and poured to match the colors of the sand, […]

This Caribbean Hotel Just Reached a New Level of Green

A new level of green By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s long been one of the Caribbean’s greenest hotels, but now Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts has attained a new level of green certification: LEED Silver. The designation comes from the US Green Building Council, which examines factors like design, construction maintenance and operations. […]