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JetBlue Is Bringing More Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous For Green Mountains, Chocolate, and Romantic Vacations 

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You don’t just dive into Saint Lucia. You discover it, glimpse by glimpse, layer by layer. The first view is usually green — impossibly green — as rainforest folds into volcanic ridges and then drops toward the sea. By the time you reach the coast, the island has already shifted your pace. Mornings stretch longer […]

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A First-Quarter Surge for Dominican Republic Tourism

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic saw a tourism surge in the first quarter of 2018, according to newly-released data from the country’s Central Bank. After a strong January and February, the destination saw a 14.7 percent increase in stayover visitor arrivals in March, leading to a 7.7 percent year-over-year increase for the […]

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Barbados Looks to Continue Tourism Surge

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados broke a 30-year-old tourism record last year, and the trend continues upward. The island is on track for even more sustained growth in 2018, according to Petra Roach, the U.S. Director of Barbados Tourism Marketing. “This is a really exciting time in Barbados’s journey and we want to spread […]

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The Caribbean’s First Cable Car System Is Coming to Santo Domingo

By Alexander Britell One of the most innovative urban projects in the Caribbean is soon coming to fruition. It’s called the Teleferico de Santo Domingo, and it’s the region’s first-ever urban cable car system. The project, which has become famous in other cities in Latin America like La Paz, Bolivia, will be a game-changing addition […]


Barbados Looks to Continue Tourism Surge

By the Caribbean Journal staff Its intoxicating blend of French-Caribbean flavors, world-class rum and unmatched gastronomy have turned Martinique into the Caribbean’s hottest cruise destination right now. The destination is reporting record breaking arrival growth for the 2017-2018 cruise season, with ann addition of 151 calls to the already scheduled 214 calls for this season, […]

New Nonstop Flights Between New York, St Vincent and the Grenadines

By Alexander Britell For the first time ever, travelers will soon be able to fly nonstop between New York and St Vincent and the Grenadines. In a significant boost for St Vincent and the Grenadines and its new airport, Caribbean Airlines has announced plans to launch weekly nonstop service between New York and St Vincent […]

Cayman Islands Tourism Off to Blazing Start in 2018

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is off to a blazing start in 2018, according to preliminary numbers from the destination’s Department of Tourism. A total of 39,185 stayover visitors came to the Cayman Islands in January, a 23.87 percent increase over January 2017. That’s the best January in the history of the […]

Celebrity Cruises Returns to St Maarten

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Celebrity Cruises returned to St. Maarten on Tuesday with the arrival of Celebrity Equinox, the latest cruise line to relaunch on the island in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Celebrity is set to bring more than 119,000 passengers to the shores of St. Maarten in 2018, according to Port St […]

Four Seasons Nevis to Undergo Major Renovation

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Four Seasons Resort Nevis is set to undergo a multimillion-dollar, multi-phase enhancement project this year. The multi-phase renovation to the 350-acre property will kick off in April 2018 with a redesign of all 196 guest rooms and suites. “The renovation of Four Seasons Resort Nevis underscores our commitment to […]

Sunwing Launches Montreal-Antigua Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunwing Airlines has launched its first-ever flights between Montreal, Canada and Antigua. The first Sunwing flight was welcomed by a water cannon salute at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport on Sunday. Sunwing is operating the weekly Sunday service on Boeing 737-800 aircraft. It will complement the two weekly flights between […]

Grenada’s New Yoga Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new destination for yoga in Grenada, thanks to a series of enhancement projects at the island’s Spice Island Beach Resort. The all-inclusive Grand Anse-area property has debuted a major new open-air yoga pavilion overlooking Grenada’s most famous beach. Spice Island has three certified yoga instructors on property, each […]

Windstar’s Star Pride Arrives in San Juan

By the Caribbean Journal staff Windstar Cruises’ Star Pride boutique cruise ship arrived in San Juan this weekend to begin operating Caribbean cruises out of Puerto Rico. The all-suite, 212-guest Star Pride will be sailing a series of seven-day itineraries to the region out of Puerto Rico through March 13, 2018. Windstar President John Delaney […]