dutch caribbean
All-Inclusive

The Best All-Inclusive Resort on Paradise Island Has a Huge Pool, Harbor Views, and It’s Just for Adults

warwick bahamas

A cold Kalik by the pool, a few hours at Cabbage Beach, a walk through Marina Village, then back to the hotel for cocktails before dinner. Paradise Island is one of those places where you can pack a lot into a few days, and the best trips here still leave plenty of room to do very little. At the Warwick […]

News

Curacao Launches Long-Term Stay Program

curacao air belgium martinique

The Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao is the latest Caribbean destination to launch a long-term stay option, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Curacao has debuted the @HOME in Curacao program, which allows approved applicants to stay for a maximum period of six months on the island (along with a possible extension for another six months).  The […]

News

Aruba Is Getting a New Resort on Palm Beach

aruba radisson palm beach

A major new resort is coming to the island of Aruba this spring, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Radisson Blu Aruba is slated to open its doors in April.  Radisson confirmed that the property is now taking reservations for stays for April 15 and beyond.  The resort is set in the heart of the popular […]

News

JetBlue's New Aruba Flights

st regis new resort caribbean

JetBlue recently launched its first-ever flights from Newark to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. The new flights between Newark Liberty Airport and Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport is being operated on JetBlue’s new Airbus A321 aircraft, which also has the carrier’s luxe Mint cabins. “We are extremely grateful for the invaluable support received from […]


Aruba Is Getting a New Resort on Palm Beach

The Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao is open for tourism once again, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  On Jan. 1, Curaçao officially reopened to all international travelers, following a limited reopening.  “Our borders are now fully open #WelcomeBack to our global visitors,” the Curacao Tourist Board said in a statement.  And yes, that includes travelers from […]

Curaçao Resort Debuts $350,000 Villas

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor A small-scale resort offering units for sale starting at just $350,000 is being developed on the plantation land of the Klein Sint Michiel Mansion in Curaçao.  Bohemi Resort consists of 18 Caribbean designer villas, nine of which have already been sold, Peter Adrichem, the resort’s CEO, told Caribbean Journal Invest […]

WestJet Is Launching Its First-Ever Flights to Bonaire

Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is launching its first-ever flights to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire in February, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new service will launch Feb. 6, with one weekly flight on Saturday, operating for the tourist season.  WestJet will be operating the flights on Boeing 737 aircraft.  “Tourism Corporation Bonaire is extremely […]

St Maarten: “Positive Trend” For Upcoming Tourist Season

St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport is reporting “positive trend” for the upcoming winter tourist season, according to officials.  St Maarten first reopened its borders for international tourism in July, and arrivals are seeing an uptick, airport officials said in a statement.  Most airlines have already restarted their routes to the Dutch Caribbean destination “and […]

Curaçao Expands Reopening to Travelers From Florida

Curaçao has expanded its reopening to United States travelers, adding a fourth state to its list of approved source markets: Florida.  Florida joins a trio of Northeastern states that had been approved for travel to the Dutch Caribbean island: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.  All travelers from the four aforementioned states need to present […]

Statia Is Getting Its First Luxury Resort

The island of St Eustatius, popularly known as Statia, is getting its first-ever luxury resort, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Golden Rock Resort is slated to debut on the Dutch Caribbean island in March 2021, according to the property.  The “contemporary, five-star luxury resort” will be set in the southeast of Statia near the […]

The Caribbean Island of Bonaire Is Now Open for Tourism

The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has reopened its borders for tourism from its key source markets of the United States and Canada, the Tourism Corporation Bonaire said this week. Crucially, all United States and Canadian visitors must first fly to Curaçao as the island is maintaining a ban on direct flights from the US […]

Curaçao Reopening to Travelers from Three U.S. States

While Curaçao has been open to Canada and other “low-risk” source markets for several months, the Dutch Caribbean island has announced a planned November reopening to travelers from three U.S. states: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.  All visitors from those states must present proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours […]