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Turks and Caicos Has a New Marriott Option, with a Spa, Tropical Cottages, and a Wellness Focus

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There are starfruit on this path, a short stroll past the koi pond and the turtles. The yoga class just finished, and I’m walking through a canopy of green, hearing nothing but tropical birdsong. I’m hidden away in a lush garden in Providenciales, when I run into a collection of bright-yellow carambola fruits — with a […]

News

More New Nonstop Flights Between Colombia, Bonaire

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In a boost for Bonaire’s efforts to tap into the increasingly important South American market, a new nonstop flight is launching between Colombia and Bonaire.  Later this month, Z Air will kick off a new nonstop route between Barranquilla and Bonaire.  The Bonaire-Barranquilla flights will run on Mondays at 11:45 AM, while return service is […]

Flights

Bonaire Is Getting New Flights From an Increasingly Important Travel Market

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The proximity doesn’t hurt. And in recent years, South America has been increasingly important source market for the destinations of the Dutch Caribbean.  Now, another new nonstop flight will connect the region with South America, thanks to new service on Z Air to Bonaire.  The carrier is adding a new nonstop flight between Barranquilla, Colombia […]

Flights

Avianca Just Restarted Two Nonstop Flights to Cartagena 

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The colorful colonial buildings, the boutique hotels, the art galleries, the creative cuisine.  They’re all part of the reason why Cartagena has been one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean basin in recent years, repositioning Colombia as a Caribbean tourism powerhouse.  Now, the country’s top airline has restarted a pair of nonstop routes between […]


Bonaire Is Getting New Flights From an Increasingly Important Travel Market

Colombian carrier Avianca is relaunching a major seasonal nonstop route to Cartagena, the booming destination on the country’s Caribbean coast.  Beginning June 2, Avianca will restart flights between New York and Cartagena, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The service will be operating four times each week. Cartagena-New York service will run on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and […]

Avianca Is Launching New Flights from Montreal to Colombia 

Colombian national carrier is launching a new nonstop service from Montreal to Bogota, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new service will kick off next month, with the first flight on March 31.  Avianca is operating the service on Airbus A320 service with room for 180 passengers; that means the addition of 1,200 seats every week.  […]

Arajet Expanding Dominican Republic-Colombia Flights 

Colombia is becoming an increasingly important source market for Caribbean tourism, and more air carriers are taking note.  From airlines like Wingo to established carriers like Avianca, more and more companies are adding flights to the Colombia-Caribbean corridor.  That includes fast-growing Dominican Republic-based carrier Arajet, which just announced plans to increase frequencies between Medellin, Bogota […]

American Airlines Is Adding More Daily Flights to Cartagena 

Fresh off Delta’s announcement that it would be launching new service to Cartagena, American Airlines is now expanding its service to the destination on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.  Beginning on Dec. 5, American Airlines will be increasing its service between Miami and Cartagena to a total of three daily flights.  The expanded schedule will […]

Wingo Launches New Flights to Aruba 

Colombian low-cost carrier Wingo has launched a new nonstop route between Cali, Colombia and Aruba.  The new flight, which kicked off last week, was first announced as a summer-season service. With already-strong demand, Wingo has aged to extend the flights all the way to the high season, however. Including December 2023 and January 2024.  Cali […]

Avianca Adds More Puerto Rico Flights for Summer Season 

If Puerto Rico wants to continue to grow its tourism arrivals in keeping with the last two years of surging visitor numbers, it’s going to have to look to new markets. That includes South America, where top Colombian carrier Avianca has announced plans to add more flights to the island for the summer season.  Avianca […]

Delta Is Adding a New Nonstop Route to the Caribbean This Winter 

Delta Air Lines is adding another new route to the Caribbean this winter, with a nonstop flight between Atlanta and Cartagena.  In another boost for the booming destination on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, Delta will be launching a new service on Dec. 22.  Atlanta-Cartagena flights will operate three times each week, operated on Boeing […]

Avianca Is Adding More Flights to Aruba

South America has always been a very strong market for Aruba, thanks in large part due to the island’s proximity to the continent.  And now one of the region’s top carriers is expanding its service to the Dutch Caribbean island, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Colombia’s Avvinca is adding more flights between Medellin and Aruba this […]