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Hyatt Is Opening a New Secrets Resort in Punta Cana, With Swim-Out Suites, a Rooftop Pool, and Farm-to-Table Dining

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The Dominican Republic’s Macao Beach has always felt different. Wide and golden, framed by palms and the Atlantic, it has long been a favorite for surfers and locals looking for a more raw, more natural stretch of greater Punta Cana. Soon, it will be home to something entirely new — an adults-only retreat that looks […]

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Hyatt Expands in Colombia

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Hyatt has opened another new hotel in Colombia, this time with the debut of the Hyatt Place Bogota Convention Center.  It’s the latest debut for the Hyatt Place brand in the wider Caribbean Basin region, following the recent debut of the Hyatt Place in Aruba last month. “The Hyatt Place brand continues to strategically grow […]

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Hyatt Is Launching a New Hotel Brand

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt Hotels is launching a new brand in its global portfolio: Caption by Hyatt. The new “lifestyle” brand aims to “bring people closer together, allowing them to work, eat or socialize in comfortable, flexible, communal spaces that encourage meaningful conversations and connections,” according to a statement from the company. Most […]

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Melia Opens Newest Caribbean Hotel in Cartagena

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By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s hottest hotel investment destinations has a brand-new property: Cartagena. The tourism destination on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is now home to a new adults-only, all-inclusive hotel by Spanish travel giant Melia, the latest for the company in what is a growing regional portfolio. It’s called […]


Hyatt Is Launching a New Hotel Brand

By the Caribbean Journal staff Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is adding a new hotel in the Caribbean. The luxury hotel brand is partnering with San Francisco Investments, a subsidiary of Valorem, to open a new luxury hotel and private residences project in Cartagena on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The hotel will be set […]

Spirit Launches Two New Nonstop Routes to Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing its rapid Caribbean expansion, low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has officially launched two new nonstop routes to the island of Jamaica. Spirit’s new service includes nonstop routes from Orlando to both Kingston and Montego Bay. The new Montego Bay flights will operate four times each week on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays […]

Hotel Investment Continues to Grow in Colombia

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the hottest hotel pipelines in the Caribbean Basin might not be the one you expect. Set on the southwestern coast of the Caribbean Sea, Colombia has almost 4,000 rooms in construction, according to the latest data from analytics firm STR. Colombia has 3,826 rooms in construction, the second […]

Spirit Adds Another Route to Colombia

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s been a year of broad expansion for low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, which has been rapidly growing its network in the Caribbean Basin. And now the airline has added another new route to the region. Spirit has kicked off its new service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to the Colombian […]

Spirit Airlines Launches New Cartagena Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has expanded again in the region, this time to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Spirit has officially launched its new route between Orlando and Colombia’s charming urban destination of Cartagena. The flights have launched with two other Colombian destinations, Medellin and Bogota. The Cartagena flights are […]

The Caribbean Has a New Must-Visit Golf Resort

By Alexander Britell It’s no secret that Caribbean golf is on the upswing — from new PGA tournaments in places like Punta Cana and more new courses from top designers. And now there’s another new hotspot in the Caribbean golf scene: and it’s at the region’s southern edge. This is the Conrad Cartagena, and the new […]

Tulum Is Airbnb’s Trending Caribbean New Year’s Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Mexican hotspot of Tulum is Airbnb’s top trending destination for New Year’s Eve this year in the Caribbean, according to new data from the home-sharing giant. Tulum has seen 78 percent growth in bookings for New Year’s so far compared to the same period last year, the fourth highest […]

Spirit Airlines Is Launching a Big Caribbean Expansion From Orlando

By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is continuing its rapid Caribbean expansion with a host of new routes out of Orlando International Airport. Beginning Oct. 4, the Miramar, Fla.-based carrier will begin offering international nonstop flights to a number of new destinations in the wider Caribbean Basin, including both the United States […]