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Frontier Just Added New Nonstop Flights to Honduras and Guatemala

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Frontier Airlines has launched new nonstop service from Houston to Guatemala and Honduras, expanding its international network from Texas and strengthening connections to Central America with added relevance for Caribbean-bound travel. The carrier is now operating nonstop flights between George Bush Intercontinental Airport and La Aurora International Airport, with service running three times weekly. Frontier has […]

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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 to its flights from New York to Costa Rica. Mint service, which first launched in […]

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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 on the Gulf of Papagayo in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste, will open Oct. 1, according to […]

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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 opened in 1930 is in the heart of the city’s most iconic district, surrounded by […]

Planet Hollywood Hotel Coming to Costa Rica This Fall

 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 on Sundays, will run from Dec. 23 through March 31, 2019. Sunwing will be the […]

Carnival Legend Repositioning to Tampa

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Legend ship is repositioning to Port Tampa Bay next year, the company announced in a statement this week. The 2,124-passenger ship will head to Port Tampa Bay beginning in October 2019 to sail week-long Caribbean cruises that will stop in Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mahogany and either […]
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Southwest Resuming Seasonal Daily Caribbean Flights This Winter

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines is resuming its seasonal daily Caribbean flights for the upcoming tourist season, the carrier announced this week. The seasonal network will relaunch Nov. 4, 2018. That will include flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Belize, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos; St Louis […]
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Air France’s New Caribbean Summer Flights

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Air France has launched several new summer services in the Caribbean. The focal point of the carrier’s schedule will be two weekly flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport, services which are being operated on an Airbus A330 aircraft. That’s an increase from what had […]

Costa Rica’s Gilded Iguana Hotel Reopens

 By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Costa Rica’s top surf hotels has reopened following a major renovation. The newly-transformed Gilded Iguana has relaunched in the town of Nosara after a year of upgrade projects. The redesign of the Gilded Iguana, which first opened its doors in 1973, was carried out by internationally renowned architect […]

Hilton Expanding in Costa Rica

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton’s rapid expansion in the Caribbean Basin is continuing in 2018 with the planned debut of a new Curio-branded property in Costa Rica. The Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Curio Collection by Hilton, is set in the historic city of San Jose, adjacent to the popular Avenida Central pedestrian thoroughfare. It’s […]

Planet Hollywood Resorts Coming to Caribbean

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Planet Hollywood is coming to the Caribbean. Sunwing Travel Group has signed a deal with Planet Hollywood to bring Planet Hollywood-branded resorts to the wider Caribbean region. Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Costa Rica will open this fall, while Planet Hollywood Resort Cancun will make its debut on the Caribbean coast […]
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Radisson Blu Coming to Costa Rica

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is adding a major new property in the Caribbean Basin. The company has announced the signing of a new Radisson Blue in Costa Rica. The new-build hotel will feature 100 rooms, with plans to break ground in late 2018 and a projected opening date of December […]