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New Margaritaville Resort Opens Doors in Costa Rica

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor The ever-expanding Margaritaville brand has opened another resort in the Caribbean Basin. Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Beach Resort Playa Flamingo celebrated its opening in Costa Rica with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week. The debut comes after a …

Dominican Republic, Panama Real Estate Heating Up

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic and Panama are the top Caribbean destinations for U.S. real estate investors, according to a report released this week by real estate company WIRE Consulting. WIRE examined the region’s real estate destinations, …

How to Live at the Four Seasons in Belize

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor It just may be the hottest new real estate project in the Caribbean. The newest Four Seasons project in the Caribbean is already well underway, and the new Four Seasons Cay Chapel in Belize is already …

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Beach Resort Opens in Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand has added another new resort in the region. The Margaritaville Beach Resort has made its official debut on Flamingo Beach in Costa Rica. Amenities include a signature OnZen Spa and four …

Marriott’s AC Hotels Opens in Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s a big month for the hotel market in Costa Rica. First, there was the debut of the new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort; in a few weeks, W opens its first hotel in the country, …

All-Inclusive Planet Hollywood Opens in Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever Planet Hollywood resort in the wider Caribbean region has officially opened its doors on the coast of Costa Rica. The all-inclusive Planet Hollywood Beach Resort is set on the popular Papagayo Peninsula in …

W Is Opening a Costa Rica Hotel

By the Caribbean Journal staff W Hotels is set to open its newest hotel in the Caribbean Basin next month: the new W Costa Rica, Reserva Conchal. The newest W in the region is slated to debut in November, with …

Marriott Is Bringing a New Hotel Brand to the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff The world’s biggest hotel company is plotting another entry into the Caribbean. Marriott International has just announced plans to bring its newest hotel brand, Moxy Hotels, into the Caribbean and Latin America. The company has …

Hyatt to Open Andaz Hotel in Turks and Caicos

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt is planning a major new hotel in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The company has announced plans to debut the Andaz Turks and Caicos at Grace Bay in 2021. The project, which will be …

Costa Rica’s Papagayo Is Undergoing a $100 Million Transformation

By the Caribbean Journal staff Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica’s top luxury destination is planning a huge transformation project, Caribbean Journal has learned. Luxury hospitality and development firm Gencom is leading a $100 million project, which will include a wave of …

Cancun Is Getting a Planet Hollywood Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another Planet Hollywood project is coming to the Caribbean. Canadian travel giant Sunwing Travel Group has announced plans for a new all-inclusive Planet Hollywood-branded resort in Cancun on the Mexican Caribbean. It is slated to …

St Maarten Is Getting a New Planet Hollywood All-Inclusive

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s newest all-inclusive brand is coming to the island of St Maarten, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. Planet Hollywood, which is planning to open its first all-inclusive branded resort in the Caribbean Basin in Costa …

Exceptional Villas Expands to Aruba

By the Caribbean Journal staff Leading European villa management company Exceptional Villas is making a renewed push into the Caribbean, highlighted by an expansion to Aruba. The company, which is based in Dublin, said the move was part of a …

JetBlue Relaunching St Maarten, St Thomas Flights from Boston

By Alexander Britell JetBlue is relaunching two of its more popular Caribbean routes for the upcoming winter season, both to islands making a comeback from Hurricane Irma. The carrier will be relaunching nonstop flights from Boston to St Thomas and …

JetBlue Is Expanding Mint in the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue has announced an expansion of its Mint premium cabin service across the Caribbean. JetBlue will be adding Mint to nonstop flights between Boston and Saint Lucia later this year, along with adding Mint service …

Planet Hollywood Hotel Coming to Costa Rica This Fall

By the Caribbean Journal staff Planet Hollywood is going all-inclusive. The brand has announced its first foray into the all-inclusive market with the planned launch of the Planet Hollywood Beach Resort in Costa Rica. The resort, which will be set …

Hilton’s Curio Collection Expands to Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton’s Curio Collection brand has officially expanded to Costa Rica. The company opened the doors of the newly-transformed Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Curio Collection by Hilton in San Jose this week. The property, which first …

Sunwing Launching New Nonstop Flights to Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing is expanding again in the Caribbean Basin. The carrier has announced plans to launch weekly nonstop flights between Vancouver and Liberia, Costa Rica beginning Dec. 23. The flights, which will operate …