curacao

Caribbean

The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2023

caribbean hotels coolest cool list

It’s hard to believe the first edition of our landmark Cool List was published 11 years ago. Today, the Caribbean Journal Cool List is still the annual authority on the Caribbean’s coolest, most creative, singular, buzzy places to stay. That […]

News

Curacao Just Set Its All-Time Tourism Record

curacao

Curacao has set an all-time record for tourist arrivals, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The island welcomed just under 490,000 visitors in 2022, a new record for annual visitation.  It was a remarkable turnaround for an island that saw a slow […]

News

JetBlue Adding New Daily Flights to The Bahamas, Jamaica 

jetblue jamaica bahamas

Caribbean tourism is sizzling: islands across the region are reporting historic levels of tourism arrivals, and that includes a wave of new flights on the way. Now, one of the top Caribbean carriers is deepening its network in the region. […]

Caribbean

20 Cheap Caribbean Hotels for an Affordable Vacation

cheap caribbean hotels vacation

Since the onset of the pandemic, driven by tremendous travel demand, hotels around the world have gotten far more expensive. Some, significantly more expensive. Even a Caribbean hotel whose rack rate might have started at $150 per night three years […]


JetBlue Is Adding More Flights to Curacao From New York 

sandals royal curacao pool

Curacao is seeing unprecedented levels of tourism in 2022, and that number will only increase next year with a new flight expansion by JetBlue.  The New York City-based carrier is adding more flights from New York to Curacao in April, […]


Caribbean Table: The Best Restaurant in Curacao 

curacao best restauranta

Our new feature Caribbean Table provides an in-depth look at CJ editors’ favorite restaurants from around the Caribbean, from 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean selections to lovely little out-of-the-way places worthy of a lunch or dinner.  The inaugural edition […]

News

New Flights From Aruba and Curacao to Bonaire 

bonaire testing requirements lifted

Regional carrier Jetair Caribbean is adding a pair of major new segments to the island of Bonaire, meaning significantly enhanced air access to the destination.  Beginning in February, Jetair will be running two flights per week from both Aruba and […]


These 20 Caribbean Resorts Have Private Plunge Pools You’ll Never Want to Leave

resorts with plunge pools in the caribbean

You open your patio door, and it’s right there: a shimmering plunge pool just for you. No kids splashing nearby. No crowded loungers. Just your own stretch of serenity — steps from the sand, wrapped in quiet, tropical air. This […]


The Caribbean Travel Awards 2023

caribbean travel 2023

If 2021 in the Caribbean was a year of recovery, 2022 has been a year of unmistakable, unprecedented rebirth. The Caribbean has never been hotter, with just about every destination nearing (or now exceeding) its pre-pandemic travel totals, and the […]

News

There's a New Baseball Stadium in The Bahamas 

the new stadium

Miami Marlins star Jazz Chisholm just might be the most famous baseball player ever from The Bahamas.  But the reality is that Chisholm is part of a growing wave of high-level baseball talent coming from The Bahamas, a growing baseball […]


Travelers Are Flocking to Curacao Right Now 

sandals royal curacao pool

It’s hard to say precisely when the renaissance began.  It might have been in March, when Curacao became one of the first Caribbean destinations to remove its pre-testing requirements.  Or perhaps it was June, when the new Sandals Royal Curacao […]


Caribbean Airline Winair Expanding, Adding New Destinations

caribbean islands bonaire

St Maarten-baser regional Caribbean airline Winair is getting bigger.  The carrier has announced the acquisition of two ATR 42-500 series aircraft, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new aircraft will provide service to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Dominica and Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Most […]