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Why This Beach Resort Is One of the Best-Kept Secrets in Belize

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The moment you arrive in Hopkins you know you’ve found it. You rumble down the dirt road, past the beach shacks and the palm trees, just ahead of the creek.  Hopkins, set in the eastern middle of this spectacular country, is one of those beach towns you fall in love with instantly, one of those […]

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American Airlines Expanding Curaçao Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is increasing its service to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao. Beginning this summer, American will be adding an additional weekly flight from Charlotte to Curaçao. That means a pair of weekend flights to the island, with service on Saturday and Sunday. Both flights will operate with 128 […]

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Copa Expanding Flights to Curaçao

By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based Copa Airlines is expanding its service to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao. Beginning in July 2018, Copa will be increasing its service to daily flights between Panama and Curaçao. The nonstop flights will be operated daily with a capacity of 96 seats. It’s a boost for Curaçao as […]

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New Nonstop Flights Between New York, St Vincent and the Grenadines

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By Alexander Britell For the first time ever, travelers will soon be able to fly nonstop between New York and St Vincent and the Grenadines. In a significant boost for St Vincent and the Grenadines and its new airport, Caribbean Airlines has announced plans to launch weekly nonstop service between New York and St Vincent […]


Copa Expanding Flights to Curaçao

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian air carrier WestJet is returning to St Maarten, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The carrier will begin weekly scheduled service between Toronto and St Maarten as of April 23, and every Saturday thereafter. Canada had been St Maarten’s fastest-growing source market before Hurricane Irma. “During the Caribbean […]

Puerto Rico’s Big Tourism Recovery

By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — In the middle of December, Puerto Rico tourism officials made a declaration. The destination was open for business, and ready to welcome back visitors, a bold claim in the wake of last year’s devastating storms, and a necesary mindset for an island in need of rebirth. But less than […]

Tradewind Aviation Launches Winter 2018-19 Caribbean Booking

By the Caribbean Journal staff Luxury airline Tradewind Aviation has launched bookings for winter 2018-2019 in the Caribbean, the carrier announced this week. Scheduled flights are now available through January 2019, with private charter booking open through 2019 as well, according to the company. Luxury flights are operated in Tradewind’s fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft […]

Delta Launching Daily Nonstop New York-St Thomas Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Airlines is relaunching its daily nonstop service between New York and St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned. The airline will be reinstating the daily nonstop route beginning May 24, due to strong bookings on the Atlanta-St Thomas, route, according to US Virgin Islands […]

Grupo Piñero’s Big Growth

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grupo Piñero, the parent company of Bahia Principe, had a very strong 2017, according to the company’s latest data report. The group reported an eight percent sales increase compared to 2016, marking the sixth year of growth for the brand and a gross operating profit of $250 million. The news […]

Spirit Launching New Jamaica Flights

By the Caribbean journal staff Spirit Airlines is expanding its route network in the Caribbean with new service between Baltimore/Washington and Montego Bay, Jamaica. The new service, which will begin March 22, will operate daily, year round, according to the Miramar, Fla.-based company. “We are excited to celebrate our growth in these key markets and […]

Winair’s New Haiti Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional Caribbean air carrier Winair has launched new service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The new service between St Maarten and Haiti is begin operated by Sunrise Airways on Airbus A320 aircraft. While Sunrise is operating the flight, all seats are sold and marketed by Winair, according to the company. The flights […]

New Turks and Caicos-Tortola Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Rapidly-expanding regional Caribbean airline interCaribbean Airways has announced a new route. Beginning Feb. 1, customers will be able to fly nonstop between Tortola, British Virgin Islands and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. The new nonstop flights will operate every Tuesday and Thursday, the company said in a statement. interCaribbean will also […]