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This Tiny Caribbean Island Isn’t For Everyone — And That’s What Makes It Cool. 

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Some Caribbean islands are shaped by beaches, resorts, and easy shorelines. Saba is shaped by edges — sharp cliffs, climbing roads, and an island silhouette that doesn’t resemble anywhere else in the region. It’s the sort of place travelers hear about long before they ever meet someone who’s actually been, a huge volcanic peak rising […]

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Turks and Caicos' New Travel Rules

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Turks and Caicos has announce an update to its travel protocols, Caribbean Journal has learned.  All travelers now need to present a negative PCR or antigen test result taken and received within three days before travel.  The new rules take effect on July 28, 2021.  It’s a change from the earlier requirement of five days.  […]

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CDC: Antigua and Barbuda Among World’s Safest Destinations

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Antigua and Barbuda has continued its model tourism reopening with a new designation by the US CDC as a “low-risk” destination.  Antigua and Barbuda has been moved to Level 1, the lowest risk level, in the most recent travel advisory by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  In other words, it’s one of […]

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AMResorts Launches On-Site Testing in the Caribbean

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AMResorts has launched a new on-site testing program at its properties, including those in the Caribbean.  Private hospital network Hospiten will be administering the tests, which can be scheduled at each resort by the concierge.  The tests help guests comply with the CDC’s testing requirements for returning travelers.  AMResorts has also launched a program that […]


CDC: Antigua and Barbuda Among World’s Safest Destinations

Three of the top hotels in Turks and Caicos have added testing sites for travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Shore Club, The Palms and The Sands, all Hartling Group Resorts, have added designated rapid-testing locations.  Testing is complimentary for all paying resort guests at the Shore Club and The Palms, and $25 for guests […]

Cozumel Hotels Launch Testing Options for Travelers

Almost two dozen hotels on the Mexican island of Cozumel have partnered to provide guests with testing to meet the new CDC requirements that mandate a negative test within 72 hour before travel for everyone returning to the United States. All partner hotels and resorts of the Cozumel Hotel Association, which includes 22 properties can […]

Turks and Caicos Expands Testing Capability

Turks and Caicos has expanded its testing capacity for travelers who need to meet the CDC’s new requirements.  The destination says it has “exponentially increased” its testing facilities in response to the new CDC order, which requires all travelers returning to the United States to show proof of a negative test taken and received within […]

Aruba Expands Testing for New CDC Mandate

Aruba says it has expanded its testing capabilities ahead of the new CDC mandate that all incoming travelers to the US show proof of a negative test. Aruba tourism officials said “All necessary facilities and procedures are in place for any visitor needing to take a Covid-19 test” while in Aruba as a requirement for […]

Delta Continuing Some Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic Routes

Delta Air Lines has drastically reduced its Caribbean network in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but it has maintained service to two Caribbean destinations: San Juan, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.  That means Delta Air Lines is currently operating just two routes to the Caribbean right now: daily flights between […]

Report: Nepalese UN Peacekeepers Caused Haiti Cholera Outbreak

Above: quarantine stations for the infected (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) UN peacekeepers in Haiti from Nepal were likely the source of the Haitian cholera epidemic that has been responsible for the deaths of more than 5,500 people, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Our findings suggest that contamination of the […]

CDC Extends “No Sail Order” For All Cruise Ships

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its “No Sail Order” for all cruise ships amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  “We are working with the cruise line industry to address the health and safety of crew at sea as well as communities surrounding U.S. cruise ship points of entry,” said CDC Director Robert […]