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The Caribbean’s First Green Globe-Certified Airport Is In Aruba
The Caribbean is filled with Green Globe-certified hotels, properties doing their part to work toward a sustainable future. The certification covers everything from operations to green energy to water use, with a total of 44 core criteria supported by more […]
Turks and Caicos Has Its First Green Globe-Certified Hotels
Providenciales’ Ocean Club Resorts have become the first-ever hotels in Turks and Caicos to receive Green Globe certification. The Grace Bay Beach properties are comprised of the Ocean Club and Ocean Club West resorts. “Ocean Club Resorts strives to be […]
How to Become a Certified Diver on a Caribbean Cruise
Looking to learn to dive and take a cruise around the Caribbean? Royal Caribbean is now the only cruise line in the world with onboard PADI Five Star Dive Centers, allowing guests to become certified scuba divers on their sailings. […]
The Best Travel Agent Incentives in the Caribbean Right Now
In an effort to motivate its advisor partners, many top-notch Caribbean hotels are offering special perks for travel specialists who show initiative through bookings. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment […]
The 20 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Punta Cana for 2024
The Dominican Republic welcomed more visitors last year than any in the country’s history, with most travelers descending on one place: Punta Cana, the tourism hotspot on the country’s eastern coast. Punta Cana has always been the most popular place […]
Hilton Just Opened Its Newest All-Inclusive Resort in Cancun
Hilton has officially opened its newest all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean: the Hilton Cancun Mar Caribe in Cancun. The new Hilton is a rebranding of the former Royal Uno all-inclusive resort, formerly belonging to the Royal Resorts portfolio. The 540-room […]
New Dive Festival Begins in The Bahamas
There’s a new dive festival coming on one of the Caribbean’s top diving destinations: the island of San Salvador in The Bahamas. The inaugural Bahamas Dive Week on San Salvador runs May 6-13, part of a new diving push for […]
The Caribbean’s Greenest Hotels – 2023
The term “green” has had quite the journey over the last few decades. What began as a term that demonstrated concern for the environment has become an all-encompassing philosophy covering everything from clean energy to a holistic approach to sustainable […]
How This Aruba Resort Sets the Standard for Sustainability
Growing up on a farm gave Ewald Biemans a love of nature, but it was watching Aruba grow into a global tourist destination drawing millions of visitors each year that spurred him to create arguably the most environmentally responsible resort […]
Sandals Resorts Launches New Training for Travel Advisors
Sandals Resorts’ Unique Vacations company is launching a new online training program for travel agents. The new Sandals Training Program, which covers both Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, is aimed at “educating, empowering and growing” its family of travel advisors. […]
Aruba’s Top Resort Just Created a New Nature Preserve
It is getting harder and harder to find undeveloped green space on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. But thanks to a major donation by Aruba’s top resort, the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, the island is getting a new […]
New “Clean and Green” Standards for Caribbean Hotels
The Caribbean Public Health Agency has unveiled a new slate of health standards for the Caribbean hospitality industry. The standards, which range from food safety and sanitation to pest management and environmental management. Dr Joy St John, executive director of […]
Sandals Sets Opening Date for New All-Inclusive Resort in Jamaica
Sandals has an opening date for its highly-anticipated new resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Sandals Dunn’s River is officially opening its doors on May 24, 2023, Sandals Resorts International confirmed. The resort will be […]
The Best New All Inclusive Resorts in Curaçao
All-inclusive resorts are not quite newcomers to Curaçao — the now defunct Breezes Curaçao debuted in 2001 — but the concept of paying one price for all of your lodging, dining, drinks, entertainment, and activities has gone from niche to […]
The Caribbean’s First International Heliport
One of the British Virgin Islands’ most exclusive resort communities has added a major new amenity: a new heliport. Virgin Gorda’s Oil Nut Bay has added a new heliport certified for international arrivals, the first of its kind in the […]
The Best All-Inclusive Dive Resorts in the Caribbean
There are countless resorts in the Caribbean with PADI dive centers and drive boats on site, offering a variety of dive programs from all-inclusive to a la carte experiences. At other resorts, you can find all-inclusive vacations where diving is […]
In Aruba, the Art of the Carbon-Neutral Caribbean Vacation
It’s always been one of the greenest hotels in the Caribbean, but Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort has taken its sustainability push to a far more significant level, both with a carbon-negative push and a new program to help […]
Marriott Just Opened a New Hotel in Costa Rica
Marriott has opened a new hotel in Costa Rica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has opened its first-ever Fairfield by Marriott hotel in Costa Rica with a new property at the San Jose Airport. The Fairfield by Marriott San […]
A Rum Roundtable in Barbados
Barbados’ premier event for rum aficionados is back again for 2022, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Rummelier Roundtable, a rum event for connoisseurs produced by the Royal Rum Society, will run this year from Oct, 5-9 in Barbados. It’s an […]
9 Caribbean Rainforest Resorts to Try Right Now
Nearly every island in the Caribbean is ringed with beautiful beaches, but there’s more to a Caribbean vacation than sun and sand. Just inland from the coast on many islands you’ll find steep-sided mountains carpeted in lush rainforest, a less […]
There’s a New Beachfront Kosher Food Truck in The Bahamas
The Baha Mar made headlines late last year when it debuted what was the first full-fledged kosher restaurant at a major Caribbean resort, with the launch of the Asian Latinio eatery CinKo. And now the Baha Mar is at it […]
9 Reasons to Visit Antigua and Barbuda Right Now
Antigua has always enjoyed a reputation for stellar resorts — think Curtain Bluff, Galley Bay, Jumby Bay, and Hermitage Bay, and, most recently, Hammock Cove, to name just a few — but now smaller sister island Barbuda is getting some […]
It’s Getting Easier to Fly to the Cayman Islands
More flights are returning to the Cayman Islands. American Airlines just launched daily flights between Charlotte and Grand Cayman, with plans to relaunch its Saturday service from Dallas in June. That complements existing services from Miami to Grand Cayman, which […]
The Caribbean Hotel Sustainability Awards 2022
To mark Earth Day, Caribbean Journal Invest is highligting those at the forefront of the sustainability movement in Caribbean hospitality. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or […]
The Best Adults-Only All-Inclusive Hotels in Jamaica
Looking for a romantic getaway in Jamaica where the only “kids” you’ll encounter are the goats grazing on the roadside on the way to your hotel? You’re in luck, because Jamaica has a wide selection of adults-only properties, including those […]
Marriott Punta Cana All-Inclusive Gets Green Globe Certification
Marriott’s Royalton Bavaro, an Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort and Casino, has received Green Globe certification. The certification involves an in-depth sustainability audit, reviewing 44 core criteria supported by 380 compliance indicators. It’s the first year Royalton Bavaro has received the […]
The Caribbean’s Coolest New Eco-Resort Is In Dominica
A new luxury eco-resort is set to open this month on the island of Dominica, Caribbean Journal has learned. It’s called Coulibri Ridge, and it’s a significant addition to the southern coast of Dominica. The resort is a dramatic design, […]
How to Obtain Citizenship in This Caribbean Country Right Now
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The short answer to why St. Kitts and Nevis’ citizenship by invest program (CIP) has been so popular since its 1984 inception is visa-free travel and a strong reputation. But there is much […]
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