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I Stayed at the Best Luxury Resort in the Dominican Republic, With 3 Golf Courses, an 18,000-Square-Foot Spa, and a Cliffside Mediterranean Village

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I was halfway down a stone lane in Altos de Chavón when I remembered that I was technically at a beach resort. A woman was opening the doors to a small gallery. Bougainvillea hung over the walls above the plaza. Beyond the village, the Chavón River wound through the countryside toward the Caribbean Sea. There […]

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American Airlines Is Adding a New Nonstop Flight to Curacao, a Caribbean Island That Is Buzzing Right Now

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The colors of Willemstad. The waves of Cas Abao. The rosé at Saint Tropez. The live music at the Avila. Curacao is a rich mosaic of culture, food, art and vibes. And the Caribbean island is as buzzy as it’s ever been.  Travelers just keep coming to Curacao, which has been experiencing a travel surge […]

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Avianca Just Added New Daily Nonstop Flights to Nicaragua and Guatemala

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Avianca has officially kicked off two new nonstop routes connecting South Florida with countries with Caribbean coastlines. The airline will begin service between Miami and Guatemala City and between Fort Lauderdale and Managua, Nicaragua.  The new flights are part of Avianca’s broader strategy to expand its U.S. network, which now includes more than 40 direct […]

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United Airlines Just Made It Easier to Travel to the Cayman Islands This Winter

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The Cayman Islands are about to get a lot more accessible this winter. United Airlines is expanding its nonstop service to Grand Cayman from two major U.S. hubs—Chicago and Washington, D.C.—just in time for the peak travel season. It’s part of a broader effort by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism to ramp up airlift […]


Avianca Just Added New Daily Nonstop Flights to Nicaragua and Guatemala

Curaçao is making a new move to deepen its footprint in South America. Beginning Dec. 2, LATAM Airlines will launch nonstop service between Lima, Peru and Curaçao, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new flights will operate three times per week — on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays — connecting Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima with […]

JetBlue Is Flying Two Daily Nonstop Routes to St Maarten This Summer

The shopping in Philipsburg. The scene in Simpson Bay. The landings at Princess Juliana. The rum punch at Sunset. St Maarten has a style all its own, and it’s getting even easier to visit the “Friendly Island” this summer, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  For the summer season, JetBlue will be flying daily nonstop from New […]

Travelers Are Starting to Discover the Island of Dominica, With New Flights, Hiking Trails and Luxury Hotels 

For years, the self-styled “Nature Island” has been a well-kept secret. Lush, verdant, adventure-filled, the island in the Eastern Caribbean has largely been a hotspot for divers, hikers (drawn to the Caribbean’s longest hiking trail) and those in search of an ultra-laid back, pristine natural environment.  But in recent years, the island has started to […]

Air Canada Is Adding More Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Its Rum, Its Food and Its Volcano 

The beaches. The rum. The cuisine. The volcano. There are quite a few layers to the Caribbean island of Martinique, the French Caribbean department that’s home to more rum distilleries than anywhere else on earth, some of the region’s most impressive gastronomy and a history that includes the most impactful volcanic eruption of the 20th […]

The Dominican Republic Is on an Historic Tourism Hot Streak 

The Dominican Republic continues its historic tourism streak, recording 1,020,646 visitors in April 2025 — a seven percent increase over the same month last year. Tourism Minister David Collado announced the figures this week, following another record-breaking total.  The April numbers mark a seven percent increase over 2024, eighteen percent over 2023, and a fifty-five […]

Beaches, Sailing, Island Hopping: Travelers Are Flocking Back to the British Virgin Islands

Pusser’s. Loblolly. Cooper. Callwood. Soggy. There are quite a lot of one-word terms that immediately evoke strong feelings about the British Virgin Islands. Now there’s another word: rebirth. The BVI is in the midst of a full-fledged travel renaissance, and the beloved archipelago just saw a visitor total it hadn’t welcomed since before Hurricane Irma […]

Canadian Travelers Are Getting More Ways to Fly to The Bahamas

Canadian travelers will have more ways than ever to reach The Bahamas this summer and fall, with a major boost in airlift from cities across eastern Canada. Air Canada is launching two new nonstop routes to Nassau, with flights from Ottawa and Halifax beginning December 5 and operating weekly through April 10, 2026. The carrier […]

Puerto Rico Air Traffic Keeps Up Strong Numbers, Driven by International Growth 

The biggest story for Puerto Rico’s air passenger traffic isn’t its fast pace. For years now, the island has been seeing a surge in passenger traffic at its main hub in San Juan: Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport.  That’s not new, although it is impressive. The big trend is what’s been driving all that growth. […]