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The Just-Opened Riu Ventura Brings 705 Rooms, 36 Swim-Up Suites, and a Different Kind of All-Inclusive Experience to Cancun

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Cancun’s hotel zone has welcomed a major new arrival with the opening of Riu Ventura, a large-scale, contemporary resort set beside Playa Delfines. The property represents a new direction for RIU in Mexico, pairing the company’s 24-hour all-inclusive concept with features the brand has never offered in the country before. With 705 rooms, a rooftop adults-only […]

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It’s Getting Easier for Canadians to Visit Cuba

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It’s about to get significantly easier for Canadians to visit Cuba.  According to Canada-based travel giant Sunwing, beginning Nov. 15, fully vaccinated travelers to Cuba won’t need to provide a test or quarantine upon arrival in Cuba.  Passengers will have to provide proof of vaccination and complete a health form on board their flight, along […]

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Sunwing Is Relaunching 11 More Caribbean Routes

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Canadian travel giant Sunwing is set to relaunch 11 routes to the Caribbean and Mexico out of Ottawa this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The flights will begin in November, running weekly through April 2022.  That includes flights from Ottawa to Montego Bay; Puerto Plata; Punta Cana; Cancun; Puerto Vallarta; Los Cabos; Mazatlan; and four […]

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Sunwing Is Relaunching More Cuba Flights This Winter

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Canadian travel giant Sunwing is relaunching more flights to vacation destinations in Cuba this winter.  Sunwing will be returning to Windsor International Airport in Ontario for the upcoming 2021-2022 winter season, the company said this week.  Sunwing will operate flights from Windsor to both Cayo Santa Maria and Varadero beginning in December.  The Windsor-Cayo Santa […]


Sunwing Is Relaunching 11 More Caribbean Routes

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunwing’s rapid Caribbean flight expansion has continued with the planned launch of another new service from Canada to Cuba. Sunwing will be launching a new route between Ontario’s North Bay and Cuba’s Cayo Santa Maria beginning Dec. 17. The new weekly flight will run through April 7, 2020, according to […]

This Company Is Adding Two New Cuba Resorts

By the Caribbean Journal staff A leading Asian resort company is in the midst of a major expansion in Cuba. Archipelago International, the largest independent hotel company in Southeast Asia, is adding two resorts in Cuba, the company said. Archipelago has already signed a management contract for the rebranded Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas Beach […]

Sunwing Launching More New Punta Cana Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing is adding a pair of new routes to the Caribbean this winter out of London, Ontario. The company will begin launching new weekly flights from London to both Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Cayo Santa Maria in Cuba. The new Punta Cana flights will launch Dec. […]

Sunwing Launching New Cuba Vacations

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant is launching several new vacations to popular travel destinations in Cuba, the company said this week. Sunwing will now be offering vacations from Hamilton, Ontario to Cayo Coco and Santa Maria in Cuba. Sunwing will also be launching Cuba vacations in the travel hub of Varadero, with […]

Melia Opens a Major New All-Inclusive in Cuba

By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba has a major new all-inclusive resort on the beach-filled island of Cayo Santa Maria. Melia Hotels International has opened its new Paradisus Los Cayos, the fourth Paradisus-branded hotel in the country. The new-build property has a total of 802 suites and junior suites, along with 34 swimming pools (including […]

Sunwing’s Cuba Expansion Continues

Above: the Royalton Cayo Santa Maria By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel firm Sunwing continues to expand its air service to Cuba. The carrier announced this week that it would be launching a new weekly winter flight between Kitchener-Waterloo in Canada and Cayo Santa Maria in Cuba. The flights will begin Dec. 24, 2015 […]