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Frontier Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Costa Rica Flights

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Hyatt Just Opened A New Puerto Rico Resort With 223 Rooms, A Beach Club, and A Splash Pad

There’s a new way to experience Puerto Rico’s beach capital of Isla Verde. Hyatt has officially opened its first Hyatt Centric–branded hotel in Puerto Rico, bringing the lifestyle-focused flag to Isla Verde with the debut of Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde. The opening follows a $30 million transformation of the former Verdanza Hotel and […]

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From Puerto Rico to Panama, 5 New Caribbean Adults-Only Hotels

Whether you are just traveling alone with your significant other or you’ve managed to get a break from the wonderful, grueling work that is parenting, you won’t have trouble finding great adults-only resorts in the Caribbean. They’re the places that serve as welcome oases, either wonderfully quiet or blissfully energetic, depending on the kind of […]

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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 Jose Airport Alajuela has a total of 120 rooms in a location about five minutes […]

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Costa Rica’s Top Glamping Resort Is Expanding

Nayara Tented Camp, the leading glamping resort in Costa Rica, is getting bigger. The resort is set to complete an expansion this summer with the addition of a main building, reception area, bar, lounge, swimming pool and fire pit, among other touches. That’s along with several new accommodations, including a pair of two-bedroom villas, six […]

Marriott Just Opened a New Hotel in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Peninsula Papagayo has announced plans for a major new project: the first-ever Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Central America. The new Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve will be joined by Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Resave Residence, both of which will be set in the increasingly popular destination on the North Pacific coast of the country. Nekajui, a […]

Costa Rica Is Updating Its Travel Requirements

Costa Rica is updating its travel requirements beginning Aug. 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. On that date, vaccinated travelers will be able to enter Costa Rica without purchasing travel insurance. That will also apply to minors under the age of 18. The aim is to increase tourist visitation, according to a statement from Visit Costa […]

Auberge Resorts Set for Costa Rica Debut

Auberge Resorts is set to expand to Costa Rica this fall, Caribbean Journal has learned. The luxury brand is now taking reservations for stays at its new Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection resort, which is set to open in November 2021. The hotel, set in Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains, is all about wellness, with a […]

Frontier’s New Costa Rica Flights

No carrier has been adding more flights to the Caribbean Basin of late than Frontier Airlines — and now the low-cost airline has added another one. Frontier has kicked off its newest service to the region with a nonstop flight from Orlando to Costa Rica. The new service, which begins this week, is operating between […]

Frontier Launches New Flights to The Bahamas

Frontier Airlines has launched its newest nonstop service to the region, with flights from Miami to Nassau, The Bahamas. The inaugural flight from Miami to Nassau kicked off with much fanfare. It’s Frontier’s first-ever service to The Bahamas. The new flights are operating four times each week, with service on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. […]

Hilton Opens New Hotel in Costa Rica

Hilton Hotels has opened its newest hotel in the tallest building in Costa Rica. The new Hilton San Jose La Sabana is set in the capital’s Leumi Business Center, a 38-story tower in the up-and-coming Samana Norte neighborhood of San Jose. The 131-room property is based at the 18th floor of the building, with a […]

Riu Completes Reopening of Caribbean Resorts

Riu Hotels and Resorts has now completed the reopening of all of its properties in the wider Caribbean-Mexico region. Luis Riu, CEO of Riu Hotels and Resorts, confirmed the move, with the relaunch of a total of four hotels in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Jamaica. That includes the adults-only Riu Palace Macao in […]

Southwest Airlines Is Bringing Back More Caribbean Flights

Southwest Airlines is set to continue its Caribbean relaunch this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The relaunch is headlined by a major increase in its Cancun service beginning June 12 that will include the return of Saturday-only service from Pittsburgh to Cancun and increases from Austin, Houston and Phoenix to Cancun. In all, Southwest will […]