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Air Canada’s Newest Mexico Flights

Above: an Air Canada plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air Canada has officially launched its newest service to the region: nonstop flights between Montreal and Mexico City. The new flights are operating Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The flights […]

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Trinidad and Tobago Reporting Strong Tourism Growth in 2015

Above: Trinidad (Caribbean Journal Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is seeing very strong growth in tourism so far in 2015, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The twin-island republic counted 155,671 stayover arrivals in the first […]

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Caribbean Tourism is Booming

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean tourism is booming, according to a new report from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The region’s tourism sector posted a six percent increase in arrivals in the first quarter of 2015, the 17th straight quarter […]

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The Westin St Maarten Has a New Spa Director

Above: the Westin St Maarten Dawn Beach Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Westin St Maarten Dawn Beach has a new spa director. The property announced that Rosie Dambruck is returning to the property as the director of its […]


Now Onyx All-Inclusive Resort Breaks Ground in Punta Cana

Above: a rendering of the new Now resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Now Onyx all-inclusive resort has officially broken ground in the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana tourism hub. The all-inclusive resort is being developed by Spanish group Martinon, with […]


New $400 Million Royalton Hotel Project Coming to Antigua

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing is adding a major new resort project on the island of Antigua. The company’s Royalton brand is developing the Royalton Antigua Resort and Spa, which is slated […]

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Puerto Rico Resort Expands With 12 New “EcoSuites”

Above: the Parador Combate Beach By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s Parador Combate Beach in Cabo Rojo has expanded with 12 new “EcoSuites.” Each of the suites were built with recycled materials, sustainable technologies and energy-saving equipment, according to […]


Guyana Seeing Surge in Tourism

Above: the new Guyana Marriott in Georgetown By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s one of the Caribbean’s far under-the-radar destinations, but Guyana is showing significant tourism growth this year. The country received 46,369 visitor arrivals in the first quarter of […]


Barbados Tourism Marketing Names Three New Hires

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. has named three new team members. The gh res are led by a new digital marketing and social media manager, Gabriel Isaie. Above: Gabriel Isaie BTMI has also […]

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Carnival Is Launching a New “Social Impact” Cruise Brand

Above: the first fathom ship By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Corporation is launching a new cruise brand it says will focus on “social impact.” It’s called fathom [sic], and it’s geared toward a travel category it’s calling “social impact […]


The Caribbean Region Is Strengthening Its Relationship With India

Above: the Indian delegation to the CARICOM meeting By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean and India are getting closer. CARICOM and India held their first-ever joint commission on Tuesday in Guyana at CARICOM Headquarters. The landmark meeting was led […]


Japan Is Giving St Vincent and the Grenadines $2 Million in Aid

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan is giving $2 million in aid funding to the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines, the country’s government announced this week. The funding comes as the result of […]


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