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A Cayman Islands Home With 10,000 Square Feet of Private Beach Just Hit the Market for $18.8M

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American Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Known for Its Colorful Capital, White-Sand Beaches, and Cosmopolitan Energy

Curaçao is an island you understand by moving through it. In Willemstad, commuters cross the floating Queen Emma Bridge while water taxis cut across the harbor below. Conversations switch between Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish and English in the space of a few blocks. Fishing boats still dock near the city center, and neighborhood restaurants fill with […]

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Travelers Are Flocking to the Cayman Islands Right Now, With Across-the-Board Growth

Travel to the Cayman Islands is starting to heat up right now, with the destination’s arrival numbers climbing to start the year, Caribbean Journal has learned. The biggest story? The growth has been across the board, with improved numbers from just about every source market to the destination. For the first two months of the calendar […]

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Georgetown, Grand Cayman Is Getting Its First Destination Hotel, With a Rooftop Infinity Pool and Penthouse Lofts

The Lobster Pot. Grand Tiki. The Cayman Islands National Museum. The Wreck of the Cali. The jewelry shops. Georgetown, Grand Cayman is one of the must-visit stops on the island, its capital and a world-class shopping destination on a beautiful stretch of harbor front. But what the capital has never really had is a destination […]

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Major Caribbean Sea Earthquake Causes Shaking in Cayman Islands, Belize

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea caused shaking across a number of countries in the region on Saturday night. The quake’s epicenter was about 134 miles southwest of the Cayman Islands in the heart of the Caribbean Sea, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. It occurred at a depth of 10 […]

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Georgetown, Grand Cayman Is Getting Its First Destination Hotel, With a Rooftop Infinity Pool and Penthouse Lofts

Grand Cayman’s highly-anticipated new Grand Hyatt resort is planning a fall debut, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort, which has tapped Aimbridge Hospitality as its management company, will be set in the West Bay area near the island’s beloved Seven Mile Beach. Notably, it will be a residential resort, with a mix of one, two […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards 2025

More than 32 million people visited the Caribbean in 2023, and that number should be eclipsed by the end of this year. In other words, the Caribbean is more popular than ever — deepening its position not just as the world’s premier warm-weather destination but, in our opinion, as the most complex, diverse, vibrant destination on […]

What Travel Advisors Need to Know About the Cayman Islands

One of the biggest challenge for the Cayman Islands is a rather good problem to have — too much demand. But that’s par for the course for one of the Caribbean’s top luxury destinations, one that continues to see growth in the post-pandemic period. To learn more, Caribbean Travel Advisor talked to Gary Hendricks-Dominguez, deputy […]

How to Fly Nonstop from Denver to the Cayman Islands

It’s the only nonstop service between Denver and the Cayman Islands: Cayman Airways’ popular seasonal route connecting Colorado to the Caribbean. And now it’s back again for its fifth year. The nonstop service between Denver and Grand Cayman just relaunched this week and is operating throughout the winter season and beyond, running through the end […]

The Winners of the 2024 CJ Caribbean Travelers' Choice Awards

They’re the world’s top experts on Caribbean travel: Caribbean Journal readers. And once again, the largest community of Caribbean travelers on the planet has spoken, selecting the winners of the annual Caribbean Journal Travelers’ Choice Awards. This year’s Awards saw more than 35,798 total votes, a resounding message of the continued strong travel demand for […]

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Visitor Growth Continues for the Cayman Islands

Tourism numbers in the Cayman Islands continue to climb, according to new data provided to Caribbean Journal by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. The destination is reporting 330,514 total visitors between January and September 2024. That number included 57,040 visitors in March — the second-highest monthly total in the territory’s history. The US market […]

Cayman Airways Just Added a New Plane for Little Cayman Flights

It’s one of those tiny Caribbean islands you dream about. The ones that feel like they’re just a fantasy, even after you land: Little Cayman, the dreamy spot in the Cayman Islands that’s all about old-fashioned Caribbean charm, beautiful white sand, world-class diving and unrivaled vibes. And it just got a bit easier to get […]

Why to Visit Grand Cayman Right Now, From Pristine Beaches to World-Class Food

Maybe you’re looking for an active getaway. Well, there’s the new Vida resort, where you can savor the height of eco-adventure and spend your days on everything from core sculpting to sunrise kiteboarding. Or perhaps it’s a foodie-focused journey through one of the Caribbean’s true culinary capitals, from the new-look Blue by Eric Ripert to […]