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Expedia’s Most Popular Caribbean Destination Right Now

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What’s the most popular Caribbean destination on Expedia right now? It’s Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, which was the most in-demand destination on the company’s network in the second quarter of 2016. Punta Cana was followed by San Juan, […]

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Best Western Is Expanding to Antigua

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Best Western Hotels and Resorts is coming to Antigua. The new Best Western Premier Hotel at St. Mary’s Court is slated to open in the summer of 2018. The property will include 126 guestrooms, each of which will include 40-inch […]

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AMResorts Continues Global Development Push

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AMResorts is continuing its major growth push with a new hire. The Apple Leisure Group subsidiary has named Claudio Zboznovits its new vice president of global sales and business development, a new role created to “further support the company’s unprecedented […]

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A Caribbean Wax Museum

Caribbean Wax Museum

Usain Bolt is, uncharacteristically, standing perfectly still. Marcus Garvey sits at a desk while Fidel Castro, dressed in head-to-toe army green, looks over his shoulder. Around the corner, Richard Branson’s dressed in a pirate outfit, and upstairs, Jennifer Lopez and […]


Dominican Wings to Launching More Flights to DR

Dominican Wings

The Dominican Republic’s airlines are expanding quickly. Startup airline Dominican Wings will be launching new weekly flights from Miami to both Punta Cana and Santo Domingo beginning Sept. 29, Miami International Airport announced. This represents the carrier’s first US service. […]


PAWA Dominicana Launching Miami-Santo Domingo Flights

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Fast-growing Caribbean airline PAWA Dominicana is expanding with its first international flights from the United States. The Dominican-based carrier will begin operating two daily nonstop flights from Miami International Airport to Santo Domingo on Nov. 16. The carrier will use MD-83 […]

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STR: 82 Hotels In Construction in Caribbean, Mexico

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There were 82 projects in construction across the Caribbean and Mexico region last month, according to the latest pipeline report from hotel analytics firm STR. Those projects comprised a total of 13,098 rooms. Overall, there are 27,951 rooms in 172 […]


Grenada to Host CTO State of the Industry Conference in 2017

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Grenada will play host to the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s annual State of the Industry Conference in 2017. The news was revealed by Grenada Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation for Clarice Modeste-Curwen at this year’s State of the Industry Conference […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Early Morning in Negril

Early Morning in Negril

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Maryann Bellissima Scholtz, who sent in this beauitful shot of early morning in Negril, Jamaica. Have you taken a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in […]

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AccorHotels Adds to Luxury Division

AccorHotels

AccorHotels, has announced the appointment of three executives to its luxury division. The announcement follows the acquisition of FRHI Hotels & Resorts and its three luxury hotel brands: Raffles, Fairmont and Swissôtel. Greg Doman, François Baudin and Laure Morvan have […]


Silver Airways Completes Recapitalization

Silver Airways, which operates flights between Florida and the Bahamas, has announced that it has completed its previously announced strategic review process. An affiliate of Philadelphia-based private equity firm, Versa Capital Management, is now the controlling equity holder of the […]


New Beach Resort Coming to Dominica

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A new beach resort is being planned in Dominica. The Silver Beach Resort and Spa is slated to debut with around 200 rooms in the next few years, according to Dominica Tourism Minister Robert Tonge. The Minister revealed the project […]


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