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Puerto Rico Extends Discover Puerto Rico Contract Through 2033

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Puerto Rico is locking in continuity for its tourism promotion strategy. Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced a five-year extension of Discover Puerto Rico’s destination marketing contract, a move that will keep the organization in place through 2033 and reinforce the island’s long-term approach to international tourism growth. The announcement came during the International Tourism Trade […]

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The Caribbean’s Newest Overwater Bungalow Resort Is in Panama

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It remains one of the great frontiers for Caribbean travel aficionados: Bocas del Toro, the spectacular archipelago in the Caribbean waters off the coast of Panama.  For years, it’s also been home to the vast majority of overwater bungalow resorts in the region, at least until Sandals entered the space several years ago.  But now […]

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There’s a Tiny New Bungalow Hotel in St Martin 

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It was home to one of the hottest beach scenes in the Caribbean before Irma; an always-hopping, party-filled stretch of sand renowned for one-word beach bars: Kontiki; Waikiki; Bikini.  And then the storm came, and Orient Bay, St Martin as we knew it was no more.  But the area has very quietly experienced a renaissance […]

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There’s a New Hotel in Martinique

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By Alexander Britell It was the first full-fledged hotel to ever open in Martinique, a seaside Antillean inn during a time of rhum and biguine. And now the historic Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront hotel on the southern tip of Martinique that first debuted in 1945, is back again. Following a large-scale transformation project, the […]


There’s a Tiny New Bungalow Hotel in St Martin 

It’s one of the great fantasy vacations for every traveler — staying in an overwater bungalow. There’s just something about being surrounded by sea, by waking up and hearing nothing but the waves, seeing nothing but sparkling blue. And while the best overwater bungalow resorts were always focused in Polynesia, the Caribbean now teems with […]

How to Buy a Caribbean Private Island With a Solar-Powered Bungalow

One of the Caribbean’s top private island real estate listings is now even cheaper. The only private island off the southern Salinas coast of Puerto Rico, this property has 25 acres of mangroves, jungle foliage and beach. It’s the ultimate castaway fantasy, a self-sustaining private paradise with palm trees, beaches and total seclusion. And while […]

SLS Baha Mar Opens in Nassau

By the Caribbean Journal staff SBE has debuted its first-ever hotel in the Caribbean with the official launch of the new SLS Baha Mar in Nassau. SLS is the second brand to debut at the Nassau megaresort, following the launch earlier this summer of the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar. SLS Baha Mar has a total […]

New Overwater Bungalows Coming to the Caribbean

By Alexander Britell There’s a new way to stay in an overwater bungalow in the Caribbean. The El Dorado Maroma resort is planning to debut new overwater bungalow suites at its Riviera Maya property in September. The new Palafitos over-the-water suites, located on Maroma Beach on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, will open Sept. 1, according to the […]

This Is Your Next Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Resort

It isn’t just a Caribbean fantasy — it’s green, too. This is Azul Paradise, the next overwater bungalow hotel on your Caribbean bucket list. Set in the Bocas del Toro archipelago on Panama’s Caribbean coast, each of the hotel’s bungalows has its own outdoor shower, an outdoor salon with sofa, a sunken lounge over the […]

5 Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Hotels

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You wake up with just the sound of the waves, in touch with the elements. It’s your own aquatic paradise. But the overwater bungalow fantasy isn’t limited the Pacific — there are a handful of tucked-away hotels in the Caribbean offering precisely that. All you have to do it […]

How You Can Stay in a Beach Bungalow in St Kitts

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Kitts might not yet be one of the most-traveled Caribbean corners but as one of region’s emerging destinations, we’re predicting that it won’t stay that way for long. Seduced by its lush landscape and rich history, many first-time visitors want to return, not just for vacation but for […]

Sandals to Open Overwater Bungalow Suites in Jamaica

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Who hasn’t dreamt of a romantic idyll in an overwater suite? But if Bora Bora is beyond your budget, you’ll be thrilled to hear that Sandals Resort is bringing the dream within reach, announcing the debut of a clutch of overwater suites at Sandals Royal Caribbean in Jamaica. On […]