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Caribbean Bucket List: Zip Lining Through Antigua’s Rainforest Canopy

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The harness clips in with a solid click. A guide checks the line, gives a nod, and then you step forward. For a second, there’s nothing under your feet but green — layers of broadleaf trees stretching below — and then the cable tightens and you’re moving. Wind in your ears, sun cutting through the […]

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Barcelo Unveils Its New Multi-Brand Strategy

Barceló Hotel Group has announced a new multi-brand strategy for its growing portfolio. The changes follow the company’s 2015 acquisition of the Occidental hotel portfolio. In addition to the group’s original brand, Bareceló Hotels and Resort, three new distinctive brands have been introduced to the Barceló Hotel Group collection: Royal Hideaway Luxury Hotels & Resorts; […]

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JetBlue Traffic Continues to Grow

New York City-based JetBlue continues to see growth in traffic, according to the carrier’s latest data. JetBlue reported 3.57 billion revenue passenger miles in October, up 6.5 percent from the same period in 2015. That was accompanied by 5.5 percent growth in available seat miles to 4.21 billion. Load factor in October rose by 0.8 […]

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Riu Opens Its First Adults-Only in the Mexican Caribbean

Hotel giant Riu has debuted its first-ever adults-only all-inclusive in the Mexican Caribbean. The company has reopened the Riu Palace Las Americas as an adults-only property following a renovation project. The changes to the resort include a new cappuccino bar, a new open-air bar, a new 24-hour lounge and completely renovated common areas. All-inclusive amenities […]


JetBlue Traffic Continues to Grow

European carrier Norwegian has resumed its nonstop service from the Eastern Seaboard of the United States to the French Caribbean. The carrier has resumed flights from cities including New York, Boston and Baltimore-Washington to both Martinique and Guadeloupe for the tourist season. Norwegian is operating flights to Martinique twice weekly from Baltimore; thrice weekly from […]

Antigua's Curtain Bluff to Undergo $13 Million Renovation

Venerable Antigua resort Curtain Bluff has announced that it will close in May 2017 for a $13 million renovation project. Reopening of the 72-room hotel is scheduled for October 28, 2017. The six-month-long revamp, which the resort says is its most significant since opening in 1962, will include a complete overhaul of the resort entrance, […]

Latin America, Caribbean Traffic Decline Continues for American Airlines

American Airlines Group continues to show a decline in traffic to Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the company’a latest numbers. The airline saw a 6.7 percent decline in revenue passenger miles to Latin America and the Caribbean in October, with a total of 2.159 billion revenue passenger miles. The carrier also saw an […]

This Caribbean Airline Has Big Plans

In an increasingly tight Caribbean aviation market, one carrier is seeing strong growth: Pawa Dominicana, the international flag carrier for the Dominican Republic. The airline is launching its first-ever flights from the US with new service from Miami to Santo Domingo on Nov. 16, and has plans for more network growth. To learn about Pawa, […]

Vote for the Caribbean’s Best Beach

Last year, we made history with the first-ever ranking of the 50 best beaches in the Caribbean. Now, after talking to our readers, we’ve decided to give you the choice, with a Vote for the number one best beach in all of the Caribbean. We’ve nominated 24 beaches to choose from (along with a write-in option if […]

Toward Better Caribbean Aviation

Why the Caribbean Aviation Meetup Matters By Kareem Yarde CJ Contributor Just shy of five months ago, air transport and tourism leaders, enthusiasts and well-wishers huddled at the Fort Young Hotel in Dominica to herald the commencement of an annual action oriented Meetup to bring innovative solutions to Caribbean air transport issues. It wasn’t more than […]

Aruba, Airbnb Sign Tourism Agreement

Aruba and Airbnb have signed what the two sides are calling an “historic” tourism agreement. The deal will “create a framework to allow the Aruba Tourism Authority and Airbnb to address the issue of taxes, host accommodation standards and regulations and ensure that it is in line with Aruba’s tourism policy,” according to a statement. […]

JetBlue Adds Mint Service on St. Lucia Flights

JetBlue has officially launched seasonal Mint premium cabin service on its flights to St. Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport. The new premium option applies to flights out of New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to the island. Mint cabin service, which has also begun operating on flights to Barbados, St. Maarten, Grenada and Aruba, includes lie-flat […]

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