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Jimmy Buffett Is Opening a New Margaritaville in Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville hotel brand is adding another new property in the Caribbean Basin. The new Margaritaville Beach Resort is set to debut in Costa Rica with a soft opening on Nov. 1, the company …

Hilton’s Curio Collection Expands to Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton’s Curio Collection brand has officially expanded to Costa Rica. The company opened the doors of the newly-transformed Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Curio Collection by Hilton in San Jose this week. The property, which first …

Copa Launching Flights Between Panama City and San Francisco

Above: a Copa plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Copa Airlines is planning to launch daily nonstop flights between Panama and San Francisco, Calif., the company announced. The US city will be the Panama-based carrier’s 12th US destination. “Copa Airlines …

Panama’s Copa Airlines Just Paid $6.6 Billion for New Planes

Above: a Boeing 737 MAX By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean Basin’s leading carriers is getting bigger. Panama-based Copa Airlines recently agreed with Boeing on the purchase of 61 new 737 MAX 8 and 9 aircraft. The …

Editor’s Note: The Caribbean, After Irma

On Oct. 9, 1780, the Great Hurricane came to the Caribbean. Huracan San Calixto lasted 11 days in the West Indies, pummeling the southeastern Caribbean with terrifying winds as high as 200 miles per hour, destroying homes and livelihoods. Almost …

Rum Journal: Dominica’s Hi-Rise Beach Bar

It’s on the water. There’s sand. It must be a beach. While Roseau’s most popular beach bar isn’t actually on the beach, you might think so after a rum punch or two. This is the Hi-Rise Beach Bar, a lively …

Turks and Caicos Real Estate Keeps Surging

By the Caribbean Journal staff The real estate market in Turks and Caicos continues to show strong growth, according to a new report from Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty. Sales volume totaled $135 million in the first half of …

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