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Blue Diamond Resorts Takes Over Iconic Havana Hotel

Sunwing Is Adding More Flights to Cuba, Cancun

Sunwing is making its return to the city of Thunder Bay in Ontario this winter. The Canadian travel giant will be relaunching flights from Thunder Bay to both Cancun, Mexico and Varadero, Cuba this winter. That will include weekly flights …

Four Cuba All-Inclusive Resorts Just Reopened

A group of four all-inclusive resorts have reopened on the island of Cayo Largo del Sur in Cuba. The resorts reopened Nov. 4 under the Blue Diamond Resorts umbrella. They include the Memories Cayo Largo, Starfish Cayo Largo and a …

Sunwing Relaunching More Flights to Cancun, Cuba

Canadian travel giant Sunwing is relaunching more service to Caribbean hotspots including Cuba and Cancun this winter. In November, the carrier is resuming a wave of flights from Ottawa to destinations like Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. That …

Caribbean Set for Surge in Travel From Canada

Canada’s government just lifted all of its border and travel health measures, a move that will likely lead to a surge in tourism to the Caribbean this winter. And Sunwing, the country’s largest travel company, says it’s seeing a “strong …

Kempinski’s Newest Caribbean Resort Is In Cancun

Kempinski has added a Cancun resort to its expanding Caribbean portfolio, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Swiss luxury brand, which already has Caribbean hotels in Cuba and Dominica, has taken over management of the former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun. For now, the …

Sunwing Adds New Destination in Cuba

Canadian travel company Sunwing has added a new destination in Cuba: Cayo Largo, off the island’s southern coast. Sunwing says it will have 11 resorts available to travelers, many of which are currently being rebuilt or renovated as early as …

Air Transat Is Relaunching Havana, Cuba Flights

Air Transat is relaunching its Havana service for the upcoming winter tourist season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Canadian carrier is set to restart flights between Montreal and Havana on Dec. 19. The service will be operating three times each …

Pullman Is Opening Its First French Caribbean Hotel

By Alexander Britell Accor’s Pullman brand is opening its first-ever hotel in the French Caribbean, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. …

Southwest Airlines Is Adding More Cuba Flights

Southwest Airlines is adding more flights to Cuba, Caribbean Journal has learned. The low-cost carrier is ramping up its flights to Cuba from South Florida beginning in the first week of May. That will include three daily roundtrip flights …

Air France Is Ramping Up Its Caribbean Service

Air France will be operating more flights to the Caribbean this summer than it did before the onset of the pandemic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The French carrier said this week it would be operating “above pre-crisis levels” to …

Iberia Is Adding More Flights to the Dominican Republic

Spanish carrier Iberia Airline is adding more flights to the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The airline will be operating up to nine weekly flights from Madrid to the Dominican Republic this summer. That’s part of what will …

A New Hotel Just Opened in Havana, Cuba

The first new hotel to debut in Cuba since the pandemic has opened its doors in Havana. Southeast Asian firm Archipelago has debuted its new property on the island, the Grand Aston La Habana Hotel. The 600-room sky rise …

Sunwing Just Added More Cuba Flights

Sunwing has added another flight to the island of Cuba. The Canadian travel giant has added a second weekly flight between Halifax and Cuba’s beach destination of Varadero. The new flight is operating weekly on Thursdays, with service through …

Blue Diamond Opens Starfish All-Inclusive in Cuba

Blue Diamond has opened the Starfish Cayo Guillermo resort in Cuba, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 296-room all-inclusive resort is the 21st hotel for the company in Cuba. “We are excited to welcome Starfish Cayo Guillermo to the Blue …

Southwest Airlines Is Relaunching Another Cuba Route

Southwest Airlines is relaunching what was its most prominent route to Cuba in February, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier will be resuming daily flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Havana on Feb. 17, 2022. That complements existing …

Blue Diamond Is Reopening Eight Cuba Resorts in December

Canadian hotel company Blue Diamond is opening eight resorts in Cuba in December, Caribbean Journal has learned. On Dec. 20, the company will relaunch the Starfish Cayo Guillermo; Grand Memories Santa Maria; Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria; Memories …

It’s Getting Easier for Canadians to Visit Cuba

It’s about to get significantly easier for Canadians to visit Cuba. According to Canada-based travel giant Sunwing, beginning Nov. 15, fully vaccinated travelers to Cuba won’t need to provide a test or quarantine upon arrival in Cuba. Passengers will …

Martinique Rum Crowned World Champion at Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth

Two years ago in St Barth, a never-before-seen field of the world’s most expensive rums faced off in a rum category for the ages. And this week in St Barth, history was made again. For the first time ever, …