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S&P: Grenada Debt Restructuring Could Take “Considerable Time”
Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s proposed debt restructuring could take “considerable time,” according to New York-based ratings firm Standard & Poor’s. The firm announced Friday that its “SD,” or selective default, rating on Grenada had remained unchanged. […]
IMF: Barbados Faces “Considerable Economic Challenges”
Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados continues to face “considerable economic challenges,” according to the International Monetary Fund. The fund recently concluded 10 days of discussions with Barbados for the 2013 Article IV consultation, led by […]
The Best Caribbean Islands to Visit This Summer, From Antigua to St Croix
We’ve been saying it for years, and we’ll keep saying it: in some ways, the Caribbean is even better in the summer months. The water is warm. It’s a bit less crowded, a little bit quieter. At night, the trade […]
This Caribbean Island Is Seeing a Real Estate Rebound
The island of Grenada is seeing a post-pandemic real estate rebound, according to a new report from Century 21 Grenada. This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join […]
What’s the Climate Like for Caribbean Hotel Financing?
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. Join to access this and other great features, including our biweekly newsletter. Subscribe to […]
Rum Journal: A Major New Rum From Diplomatico
That green bottle. For many, Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, the Venezuelan rum that comes in that instantly recognizable green bottle, is their entry point into the world of premium rum. It’s a very good value, it’s accessible, it’s drinkable. That’s made […]
TSA PreCheck Debuts in Nassau, The Bahamas
For the first time ever, travelers at an international airport will have access to TSA PreCheck. TSA PreCheck, the US program that lets eligible low-risk travelers enjoy expedited security screening at airports, has officially debuted at Lynden Pindling International Airport […]
The 10 Best Luxury Resorts in the Caribbean for 2022
Luxury. It’s one of the most overused words in the travel industry; but that’s also because it’s just so hard to define. What makes luxury? Is it design? Is it food and beverage? Is it the natural environment? Is it […]
Can Puerto Rico Redefine Tropical Travel Post-COVID-19?
The negative short-term economic global impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the tourism industry has been devastating. Now, as the world begins to slowly reopen and potentially recapture their lost tourism industry, it is imperative to rethink and reassess how […]
How (And Why) to Buy Turks and Caicos Real Estate Right Now
The pandemic has put a new emphasis on where we actually live — on the home itself and its physical location. And, if and when this happens, again — where we would be willing to spend months stuck inside our homes. […]
Caribbean Tourism “Will Emerge Stronger After Coronavirus”
It’s uncharted territory for the Caribbean region (and the world) right now, but the region’s top tourism leaders are pointing to the Caribbean’s past experience with major disruptions as hope for its future. The Caribbean has “considerable experience in managing […]
15 Hot New Hotels for the Caribbean in 2020
The Caribbean hotel sector is, in a word, buzzing. New hotels seem to be popping up every week, and it’s not just the traditional hotel hubs. Sure, there are new Caribbean hotels on the way in places like the Dominican […]
Frontier Launches Three New Routes to Puerto Rico
Frontier Airlines has launched three new routes to Puerto Rico’s capital of San Juan. The low-cost carrier has launched new thrice-weekly flights from Miami to San Juan’ new daily service from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Juan; and four […]
Apple Leisure Group’s Big Caribbean All-Inclusive Expansion
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s fastest-growing resort company is continuing to ramp up its development pipeline in the wider region. Apple Leisure Group has already signed six resort management deals in the Caribbean-Mexico region this year through its […]
Caribbean “Upbeat” About Tourism in 2019
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Caribbean tourism officials are “upbeat” about prospects for 2019, and expect another year of positive growth bolstered by increased airlift, improved sales, ongoing investments in hotel upgrades and refurbishments, and new properties coming on stream. […]
CHTA President: Caribbean Missing Huge Tourism Opportunity
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is missing a huge opportunity to reap the economic benefits of tourism, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Frank Comito said this week. Empty hotel rooms are costing the region billions of dollars […]
Rum Journal: A New Classic from Martinique’s Rhum JM
By Alexander Britell It was the first rhum agricole I had ever tried. And, instantly, rum was never the same. I was at a dinner at the Royal Riviera hotel in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat in 2006, when the waiter […]
Kempinski Names GM for Dominica Hotel Project
By the Caribbean Journal staff Global luxury hotel brand Kempinski has named a general manager for its highly-anticipated hotel in Dominica. The company has appointed Michael J. Schoonewagen to the role, in which he will open the hotel and help […]
St Martin, St Barth Pummeled by Irma
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Category-5 Hurricane Irma pummeled the dual-nation island of St Martin/St Maarten and nearby St Barth on Wednesday, leaving massive flooding and widespread destruction. The storm caused the deaths of at least two people, confirmed […]
A Major New U.S.-Bahamas Aviation Agreement
The Bahamas and the United States have reached a “landmark and historic agreement” which will exempt Bahamian aircraft operators from payment of overflight flees to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie announced. “Under international laws and […]
Expedia Launches Package Partnership With Marriott
Global travel giant Expedia has announced a new partnership with Marriott International. The new partnership will see Expedia’s technology powering Marriott’s Vacations by Marriott platform on the hotel company’s website in the United States. The initiative has integrated Expedia’s “dynamic […]
Improving the Caribbean Air Transport System
New perspectives on improving Caribbean air travel By Ralph J. Blanchard Op-Ed Contributor Depending on how one choses to define the region, the groupings of islands represented under the “Caribbean” designation can range in population anywhere from over 40 million inhabitants […]
Transforming the Caribbean Tourism Ecosystem
By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor It a truism that tourism is experiencing a tectonic transformation. Over the past decade, the global tourism and travel industry has had to contend with a series of unprecedented Social, Political, Economic, Ecological and Digital […]
Barbados Tourism Continues Strong Growth
By Alexander Britell Barbados continues to see strong tourism growth, according to the latest numbers released by Barbados Tourism Marketing. The island reported 184,177 visitors in the first quarter of 2016, up 7.4 percent compared to the first three months […]
Martinique in the Greater Caribbean
By Sébastien Perrot-Minnot CJ Contributor “A little bit of France nestled in the heart of the Caribbean,” as the local tourism committee announces, Martinique may seem modest in size: it covers an area of about 1,100 km². However, it is […]
Education in the Caribbean
By Nancy George Op-Ed Contributor The very good news for Caribbean education is that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has agreed that 2016 is the time to craft a Regional Strategic Action Plan that […]
Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean
By George Nicholson and Nnyeka Prescod Op-Ed Contributors In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution or a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it […]
One of the Caribbean’s Best Rum Companies Has Been Sold
One of the Caribbean’s best distilleries has a new owner. The St Lucia Distillers group of companies has been acquired by Martinique-based Group Bernard Hayot, which owns two of Martinique’s top rum distilleries: Rhum Clement and Rhum JM. “The acquisition […]
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