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This Barbados Hotel Is Exactly 267 Steps From One of the Island’s Best Beaches, With Sunbeds, Cocktails, and a Different Kind of Vacation

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It’s 267 steps from your room to the sand at The Rockley in Barbados. Maybe 268, depending on where you start walking. Maybe 265 if you cut across the pool deck. Either way, it’s the right amount. Enough distance to head back upstairs for another coffee or a colder drink. Close enough that you’re still hearing the water at […]

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JetBlue Expanding Service to Curaçao

By Alexander Britell WILLEMSTAD — JetBlue is expanding its service to Curaçao. The company announced Thursday that it would be adding a third weekly flight out of New York from the end of next year. That’s a dramatic increase for the carrier’s service from New York’s John F Kennedy Airport to the Dutch Caribbean island, which […]

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Marriott Plans Major Caribbean, Latin America Expansion

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott International is embarking on a major expansion push in Latin America and the Caribbean, the company said this week. The company said it plans to open 60 new hotels in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2018. “The northern part of our region is enjoying strong performance while the […]

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Cayman Islands Breaks Ground on Major Airport Redevelopment Project

A big new airport project in Grand Cayman  By Alexander Britell GRAND CAYMAN — The Cayman Islands will soon have a major new airport terminal in Grand Cayman. The Cayman Islands officially broke ground Thursday on a $55 million terminal expansion project that will create a modern, state-of-the-art terminal outside George Town. Thursday marked the start of […]


Marriott Plans Major Caribbean, Latin America Expansion

A boost for the Spice Isle By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways is expanding its recently-launched Grenada service. The company, which already operates flights from New York to Grenada on Thursdays and Sundays, will be adding a third weekly flight, according to Grenada Civil Aviation Minister Yolande Bain-Horsford. The flight will operate on Tuesdays […]

Jamaica’s Goldeneye is Expanding

An iconic property adding more units By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Goldeneye hotel is getting larger. The hotel that was once the home of James Bond creator Ian Fleming is adding 26 new beach huts, slated to open at the end of the year. The hotel is also adding a new restaurant and bar […]

Wyndham’s Big Regional Expansion

Major room growth in Latin America, Caribbean By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Wyndham Hotel Group has reported record room growth in its Latin America and Caribbean portfolio for the second quarter of 2015, with 11 new properties and 1,281 new rooms representing an increase of 15 percent from last year. The group’s new hotels across […]

Cayman Islands Airport Expansion Project Moving Forward

Above: a rendering of the new airport in Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff Plans are now underway for the first phase of Grand Cayman’s major new airport project. The Cayman Islands Airport Authority has officially issued an invitation to tender for the proposed work on the Owen Roberts International Airport expansion, which will […]

La Quinta Opens First Honduras Hotel

Above: LQ Tegucigalpa By the Caribbean Journal staff US-based hotel giant La Quinta is expanding in the Caribbean Basin. The company announced the opening of its first LQ Hotel in Honduras’ capital of Tegucigalpa. The property is the company’s first outside of the US, Canada and Mexico (it already has a property in Cancun). It […]

Carnival Planning Fleet Expansion

Above: a Carnival ship By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival is planning a new fleet expansion. Carnival Corporation announced Thursday that it had signed two memoranda of agreement to add a total of nine new cruise ships to the country’s fleet. The deal with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft will pave […]

New British Virgin Islands Cruise Pier Near Completion

Above: the new cruise pier (Photo: BVI Ports Authority) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands’ cruise pier expansion project is near completion, officials said this week. The pier has now been widened to 60 feet and lengthened to 1,039 feet, according to a statement from the BVI Ports Authority. That includes the […]

JetBlue’s Newest Appointments

Above: a JetBlue plane By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue announced a series of new promotions and appointments to its leadership team on Monday. The moves include the promotion of Mike Elliott to executive vice president for people; Jeff Martin to executive vice president for operations; Marty St George to executive vice president for commercial […]

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