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Visitors Keep Flocking to Curacao 

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From colorful Willemstad to buzzing Mambo Beach, the Curacao travel boom is showing no signs of slowing down.  The Dutch Caribbean island saw another record-breaking month in May, with 53,970 stay over visitors — a 24 percent increase compared to […]

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The Best Luxury Resort in Curacao Is A Bali-Style Oasis With a Private Beach

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It starts with the accommodations. A stunning blend of Bali and the Caribbean, every one is a sanctuary, from the plunge pools to the soaking tubs, the marvelous service and the intoxicating views.  Then there is the food: an exceptional […]

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Curacao Travel Is Booming, With More Hotels, Added Flights and a New Energy 

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The colorful streets of Willemstad; the floating bridge; the all-day party at Mambo Beach; the endless possibilities at Jan Thiel. Curacao has always been one of the most diverse places to visit in the region. Now, travelers have finally started […]

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Curacao’s Newest All-Inclusive Resort Reinvents the Beach Bungalow

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Hyatt’s Dreams brand first debuted on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao back in 2019, a transformation of what had been the Hilton Curacao. In many ways, Dreams’ debut helped change the game for the island, helping to kick off […]


New CEO for Hotels in Curacao 

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As hotel occupancy and rates continue to climb in Curacao, the island now has new leadership for its hotel association, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Anuschka Cova has been named as the new chief executive officer of the Curacao Hotel and […]


A New Way to Take an All-Inclusive Vacation in Curacao 

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Curacao has been enjoying a boom in all-inclusive development in recent years, with new resorts from brands like Zoetry, Dreams, Sandals, Wyndham and Hilton, to name just a few.  That has also meant a surge in demand for all-inclusive resorts […]

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Curacao’s Biggest Music Festival Is Making a Comeback (With Marc Anthony)  

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For years, it was one of the hottest tickets in the Caribbean: the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival, the summertime music extravaganza that always attracted a who’s who of stars, from Bruno Mars to Sting to Pitfall.  Now, five years […]


11 Curaçao Resorts for Your Next Trip, From All-Inclusive to Historic 

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If you haven’t noticed, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been among the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean in the last year, with record-breaking arrivals, a surging hotel pipeline, major new flights (including a big expansion from Delta) and […]


Curacao Hotel Rooms Keep Filling Up

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As Curacao continues to break arrival records, the island’s hotels keep filling up, according to new data from the Curacao Hotel and Tourism Association.  Hotel occupancy to start the year was 76.3 percent, well ahead of the regional average of […]

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Delta Is Adding More Nonstop Curacao Flights, Citing “Booming Demand”  

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Curacao is hotter than ever, with a wave of new hotels and record-breaking tourism numbers. And just a few months after Delta made its long-awaited return to the island, the carrier is adding even more flights.  The reason? What Delta […]


Christie’s International Real Estate Just Expanded Again in the Dutch Caribbean 

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Christie’s International Real Estate has added another Dutch Caribbean brokerage to its growing network in the region, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The new Christie’s in Curacao is led by Aileen Kelly and Jenniffer Figaroa, the co-founders of brokerage Bold […]


The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2024

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They’re different. They’re fun, they’re colorful, they’re unique. They’re themselves. The Caribbean has no shortage of cool hotels and in this, Caribbean Journal’s 12th annual Cool List, we highlight the places that hit you in a different way, that do […]