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Reader Photo of the Week: Sunset in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Melissa Campau, who sent us this lovely shot of sunset in Governor’s Harbour on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera. Have you taken a great shot on your recent Caribbean vacation? Send it to us! Just email news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first […]

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This Caribbean Island Is Hosting the World’s Most Luxurious Rum Festival

The Caribbean’s most luxurious rum festival is back — and it’s happening on one of the region’s most exclusive islands. Think of it as a kind of Cannes for Caribbean rum: a full-fledged St Barth Rum Week. The Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth is officially set for November 10-16, 2025, marking the eighth edition of […]

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European Travelers Are Flocking to This Caribbean Island Right Now

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Europeans have a favorite Caribbean island right now: Antigua. The beach-filled paradise is the fastest-growing destination among European travelers so far in 2025, Caribbean Journal has learned. So far, 30,608 European travelers have visited the shores of Antigua and Barbuda, according to the latest statistical review from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. That represented a 7.7 […]

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Martinique: The Caribbean Island Most Americans Still Overlook

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The beaches. The food. The rainforests. The bakeries. The art. The Caribbean island of Martinique remains one of the great undiscovered destinations in the region for American travelers, and now it has regular flights this summer from Miami. Americans, you see, have yet to explore the layered, diverse tourism product on this island in any […]

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European Travelers Are Flocking to This Caribbean Island Right Now

The colors of Willemstad. The waves of Cas Abao. The rosé at Saint Tropez. The live music at the Avila. Curacao is a rich mosaic of culture, food, art and vibes. And the Caribbean island is as buzzy as it’s ever been. Travelers just keep coming to Curacao, which has been experiencing a travel surge […]

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This Tiny Island Has a Legendary Caribbean Beach

They call them Les Saintes, or the “islands of the saints.” They’re set just a short ferry ride from Guadeloupe, the French Caribbean department that’s deliciously far off the standard travel radar. And within Les Saintes, there’s really just one island people visit: Terre de Haut, the tiny, two-square mile island that’s lovable, dreamy and […]

This Laid-Back Dutch Caribbean Island Just Posted a Big Tourism Surge

Bonaire saw a 14.3 percent increase in stayover arrivals in April, buoyed by a strong showing from Dutch and American travelers and a boost from the island’s Dia di Rincon celebration. Tourism Corporation Bonaire reported 18,858 stayover visitors for the month, up from 16,505 in April 2024. The Netherlands remained the top source market, accounting […]

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You’ve Never Heard of This Caribbean Island — But It’s a Private, All-Inclusive Paradise

Plunge pool suites. A floating bar. Toes-in-the-sand bungalows. Hillside villas. Whales (yes, whales). On the tiny Caribbean island of Ambergris Cay in Turks and Caicos, you find just about every luxury imaginable. But the biggest amenity here is the island itself. You see, there are lots of private-island resorts across the Caribbean, some large, some […]

There’s a New Way to Arrive on This Caribbean Island, Famous For Its Beaches, Honeymoons and History

It’s already one of our favorite airports in the Caribbean: the sparkling VC Bird International Airport, the primary hub for the increasingly-popular hotspot of Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean island famous for its beaches (365 of them, to be exact), its place as a honeymoon destination and its UNESCO World Heritage site. And now it’s […]

The Caribbean Island Of Barbuda Is Getting Ready for Its Big Moment, With a New Airport and Robert De Niro’s Beachfront Nobu On the Way

It was a Caribbean island favored by Princess Diana (one of its beaches still bears her name), famous for its endless stretches of white and pink sand, one of those remote places whose very name conjured up the thrill of the exotic. For years, Barbuda was something of a fantasy, a beautiful hidden-away island a […]

Delta Air Lines Is Adding More Daily Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous For Its Beaches, Shopping and History

The history. The postcard-perfect white-sand beaches (Magens Bay, anyone?) The painkillers. Those green hills. The Caribbean island of St Thomas has seen more growth than just about anywhere else in the Caribbean, taking an already-beloved island and turning it into one of the hemisphere’s hottest hotspots. The island of St Thomas in the US Virgin […]

American Airlines Just Launched Two New Flights to These Tiny, Under-the-Radar Caribbean Islands

It’s one of the great island-hopping paradises in the wider Caribbean, famous for its pristine beaches, out-of-the-way green-hilled cays and brilliant turquoise water: St Vincent and the Grenadines, one of the region’s under-the-radar destinations, a place that has only recently found itself on the travel radar. And since St Vincent’s first-ever Sandals resort opened its […]