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Raleigh-Durham Is Getting New Nonstop Flights to Belize and Turks and Caicos This Winter

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BermudAir’s two seasonal routes will connect North Carolina travelers with Belize City and Providenciales beginning in December. Two very different Caribbean vacations are getting a new nonstop connection from North Carolina this winter: the white-sand beaches of Turks and Caicos and the rivers, reefs and rainforest lodges of Belize. BermudAir is adding both destinations from […]

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The Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards - 2019

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It began with an idea. An idea to celebrate the jewels of the Caribbean hotel industry, the smaller, more intimate spaces through which hoteliers express their dreams, their personalities and their visions for what hospitality can be. And now the Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards is back again, with its second annual edition again putting the […]

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Grand Cayman Is Getting a New Residential Resort

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By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new luxury residential resort project is coming to Grand Cayman. It’s called the Dolphin Point Club, and the new luxe development will set at the edge of Cayman’s world-famous Seven Mile Beach. Dolphin Point Club will be located on an oceanfront site just past the northern end of […]

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Kimpton Is Opening a New Caribbean Hotel in Roatan

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By Alexander Britell Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants is expanding again in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The popular upscale hotel brand is planning to open a new boutique resort on Roatan off the Caribbean coast of Honduras. The new property, which will be the third Caribbean resort for the brand, is slated to make […]


Grand Cayman Is Getting a New Residential Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff Saint Lucia is known for its beauty, for its romance, for its spectacular hotels. But it’s also one of the top diving destinations in the Caribbean. And the island is set to host the third annual edition of its popular DiveFest Saint Lucia next month, one of the region’s top […]

6 Caribbean Destinations to Visit in June

Planning your next Caribbean trip for this month? We have you covered with our latest edition of Places to Visit, taking you across the Caribbean with a broad array of destinations to try in June, from the lovable charm of a tiny island in Guadeloupe to a vibrant corner of Saint Lucia. Bonaire Yes, it’s […]

Barbados Has a New Dive Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff A pair of luxury resorts in Barbados are working together to create a new kind of dive destination in Barbados. The Port Ferdinand Yacht and Beach Club Residences and the Saint Peter’s Bay Luxury Resort and Residences, both set on Barbados’ Platinum Coast, have unveiled a new dive program led […]

The Perfect Turks and Caicos Family Vacation

By Bob Friel CJ Contributor In the world of travel, some forms are more difficult to pull off successfully than others. Solo trekking to the North Pole, diving to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, landing a man on the moon; they all present their own challenges. They’re all a walk in the park, however, […]

Bonaire Is the Caribbean’s Hottest Food Destination

By Alexander Britell THERE’S A popular restaurant in the onetime library of a very old Dominican abbey in the Dutch city of Zwolle. It’s called “The Library,” and it’s won a Michelin star every year since 1993 — now boasting three of them — one of fewer than 200 such restaurants on the planet to do […]

Cayman Airways Is Launching Nonstop Flights From Denver

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands’ national flag carrier is making a big move. Cayman Airways has announced plans to launch its longest-ever commercial flight service, with the launch of new flights between Denver, Colo. and Grand Cayman beginning March 2, 2019. The new flights will be operated on Cayman Airways’ new Boeing […]

New Expedition to Explore the Bottom of Belize’s Great Blue Hole

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Subsea technology company Aquatic Submarines will embark an an expedition to the bottom of Belize’s Great Blue Hole this fall. Partnering with Ocean Unite co-founder and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson; documentary filmmaker and ocean conservationist Fabien Cousteau (grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau) and submarine partner the Roatan […]

Grenada’s Big Diving Festival

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor One of the Caribbean’s best diving destinations is bringing back its popular dive fest. Grenada will hold its second annual Pure Grenada Dive Fest, the destination announced this week. The four-day event will take place from October 3-6 and is designed to showcase the destination’s rich and diverse ecosystem. “This is the […]