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Jamaica’s 8 Million-Visitor Plan: A New Tourism Push Targeting Latin America, India, and the Middle East

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Jamaica is setting a big marker for where it wants tourism to go next. The island’s Government has unveiled a strategic roadmap for the 2026/2027 fiscal year designed to significantly diversify the island’s tourism source markets and position Jamaica to reach 8 million annual visitors and $10 billion in tourism earnings by 2030. It’s an […]

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Sunwing Launching More Flights to Mazatlan

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunwing is continuing its Caribbean-Mexico expansion with a pair of new routes to the increasingly popular destination of Mazatlan. The Canadian travel giant is launching direct flights from both Ottawa and Quebec City to Mazatlan, the company announced this week. The Ottawa flights will run from Dec. 17 through April […]

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This Company Is Adding Two New Cuba Resorts

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By the Caribbean Journal staff A leading Asian resort company is in the midst of a major expansion in Cuba. Archipelago International, the largest independent hotel company in Southeast Asia, is adding two resorts in Cuba, the company said. Archipelago has already signed a management contract for the rebranded Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas Beach […]

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Hilton Is Ramping Up Its Mexico Expansion

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton is continuing to ramp up its expansion plans in Mexico, with plans to open its 100th hotel in the country by 2022, Caribbean Journal has learned. Over the next three years, Hilton will add 30 new properties and more than 4,500 new hotel rooms to its existing portfolio of […]


This Company Is Adding Two New Cuba Resorts

By the Caribbean Journal staff Playa Hotel and Resorts has officially unveiled its newly-expanded adults-only Sanctuary Cap Cana resort, set in the tony enclave of Cap Cana in Punta Cana. The property has completed a $35 million expansion project that saw the addition of two new buildings, each with six stories, with a total expansion […]

Hilton’s Tapestry Collection Planning Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton’s Tapestry Collection brand is planning to ramp up its development around the world, the company said this week. That expansion already includes deals in unnamed Caribbean destinations, according to Hilton. Tapestry Collection by Hilton added 14 new hotels last year, with more to come in 2019. “As we celebrate […]

Mexico Is Getting a New Barcelo

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barcelo Hotels is planning to open a major new adults-only all-inclusive resort in Mexico. The new Barcelo Maya Riviera adults-only is slated to join the company’s existing Riviera Maya portfolio when it opens this December. The new Barcelo Maya Riviera will have a total of 850 guest rooms, all of […]

Carnival Set to Begin Mexico Cruise Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Panorama ship is heading to California, part of a wider plan to expand its cruise offering along the coast of Mexico. The ship, which will be based in Long Beach, will be the company’s first new ship to homeport in California in more than 20 years. […]

American Airlines Expanding Miami-Curaçao Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s getting even easier to visit one of the Caribbean’s most fascinating travel destinations. American Airlines is adding a third daily flight from Miami to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, starting this upcoming winter. The third daily Miami-Curaçao flight will launch Dec. 19; bookings already launched last month. American […]

Hampton by Hilton Expands to Santo Domingo

By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina was on hand this week to inaugurate Hilton’s newest Caribbean hotel: the new Hampton by Hilton Santo Domingo Airport. The newest hotel in the capital has a rooftop swimming pool, a fitness center, a buffet and an a la carte restaurant, along with outdoor terraces […]

Hilton Looks to Grow Luxury Portfolio with New Hire

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton has announced a new hire aimed at spearheading its luxury expansion. The company has tapped Martin Rinck as the new global head of the luxury and lifestyle group at Hilton, a portfolio that includes Waldorf Astoria and Conrad. Both brands have been expanding in the Caribbean, from the recent […]

Grenada Planning Airport Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is planning a major expansion of its Maurice Bishop International Airport. The project is being backed by a $66 million concessional loan from China, according to a government release. The project will include a parallel taxiway, loading bridges, a bypass road, passenger terminals, a second apron for cargo and […]

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