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Jamaica Is Launching a Nationwide Plan to Reopen Tourism in December

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Jamaica is reopening for business, sooner than most expected. Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism has announced an integrated national initiative to fully restart the country’s tourism industry by Dec. 15, following the widespread impacts of Hurricane Melissa. That would help preserve what is always the most lucrative time of year for the island’s tourism-focused economy — the […]

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In Bonaire, the Ultimate Beach Rum Party

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The Caribbean’s coolest rum festival is a weeklong celebration of premium rum on the Dutch Caribbean island in Bonaire. As this year’s Bonaire Rum Week approaches, we’ll be highlighting some of the biggest events of the festival.  That includes the Rum on the Beach party at Plaza Beach Resort in Bonaire, an afternoon of live music […]

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Diving for Rum Bottles in Bonaire 

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One of the Caribbean’s top dive resorts is playing host to a new undersea bottle hunt next month, part of the second edition of Bonaire Rum Week.  The weeklong rum celebration in the Dutch Caribbean will include the Buddy Dive Resort’s Bottle Hunt, which will give divers the chance to dive for tiny stones that […]

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The Dutch Caribbean Has a Cool New Boutique Resort

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A very cool new boutique resort is opening its doors this month in the Dutch Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Belnem House Boutique Resort is officially opening its doors on April 22 on the island of Bonaire, according to the property’s website. The 14-room resort is set just a bit south of the […]


Diving for Rum Bottles in Bonaire 

A rum-on-the-beach party. A rum-infused lunch at an overwater restaurant. Outdoor tastings at oceanfront hotels around the island.  A final dinner at a restaurant with a three-Michelin-star pedigree.  This isn’t like any rum festival you’ve ever been to — and that’s why it’s one of the coolest events of the summer in the Caribbean.  It’s […]

Bonaire Is the Hottest Destination in the Dutch Caribbean 

A morning snorkel in one of the hemisphere’s most pristine reefs. Afternoon in the capital of windsurfing. Dinner at the number one restaurant in the Caribbean.  It sounds like a bucket-list itinerary — but it’s just a regular day in Bonaire, the tiny Caribbean island that’s quietly become one of the most sought-after destinations in the […]

Delta Is Adding More Daily Nonstop Flights to Aruba

Delta is ramping up its Caribbean expansion with more daily nonstop flights to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.  Beginning this winter, Delta will be adding a second daily nonstop flight between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport.  The new service will mean two daily flights between Atlanta and Aruba, particularly […]

The 10 Hottest Aruba Resorts for 2023

Aruba is sizzling, and not just because it’s so close to the equator. The southern Caribbean hotspot has been one of the most popular destinations in the region since the onset of the pandemic, having nimbly handled its tourism protocols and cultivated an impressively quick tourism recovery. Today, Aruba arrivals are nearing record-breaking totals, and […]

Top Caribbean Rum Festival Returning to Bonaire in 2023 

If you’ve been to a rum festival, you’re familiar with the routine.  A large indoor conference hall, crowded booths, typically thousands of miles from the Caribbean.  But if you love rum, there is another option: Bonaire Rum Week.  The Caribbean’s coolest new rum festival is back again for 2023, with a week of fantastic rum […]

In Aruba, a “Surge” in Visitor Arrivals 

Aruba has moved past the recovery phase of its tourism rebound, with arrival numbers setting all-time records.  The Dutch Caribbean island has seen what officials are calling a “surge” in visitors arrivals in 2022, one that has “not only approached but surpassed 2019 levels.” That included a very strong summer period that saw every month […]

This is the Coolest Boutique Hotel in Aruba 

You wake up, slide your door open and peer out directly at the sand and the calm froth of Aruban blue. This is unlike any other place to stay in Aruba.  In a sea of larger, mostly high-rise resorts, it’s a sleek, crisply-designed boutique hotel, breezy and hip, unpretentious and endlessly chic.  This is the […]

St Maarten Is Removing All Testing, Vaccination Rules for Travelers 

There’s been a significant shift in the Caribbean’s testing policies, with just about every destination in the region having lifted its entry rules.  And now you can include St Maarten.  Effective Nov. 1, the Friendly Island will no longer require travelers to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result in order to enter […]