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St Maarten Is One of the Fastest-Growing Destinations in the Caribbean Right Now, With New Flights, More Hotels, and Serious Buzz

St. Maarten is having a standout year. The island reported a 16.9 percent increase in airport arrivals and a 14 percent rise in cruise arrivals during the second quarter of 2025, momentum that extended through a record-breaking summer. This surge has positioned St. Maarten among the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean, with growth figures climbing […]

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Martinique Tourism Is Surging

Tourism to the French Caribbean island of Martinique is surging in 2019, according to newly-released data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island reported a total of 312,134 stayover tourist arrivals in the first half of 2019 — that represented a 6.1 percent increase in arrivals compared to the same period in 2018. It’s a very […]

News

A New Five-Star Resort in the French Caribbean

It was long the best resort in Guadeloupe, but now the chic La Toubana resort has taken things to another level. La Toubana, set in the hip beach town of Sainte Anne, has officially become the first five-star resort in Guadeloupe, following its official certification this month by France’s national hospitality rating body. The upgrade […]

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Norwegian, JetBlue Eyeing Interline Agreement

JetBlue and Norwegian are looking to sign an interline agreement, the two sides said this week. The two fast-growing carriers have signed a letter of intent for an interline agreement, which would let travelers combine flights between Europe and the Americas into one ticket. The partnership is planned to launch in the early summer of […]

A New Five-Star Resort in the French Caribbean

All-inclusive brand Club Med is in the midst of a significant expansion of its resort on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The company is investing around $44 million on a major transformation and expansion project at the resort, which is set in the popular beach town of Sainte Anne. The centerpiece of the project […]

Air Belgium Launching New Caribbean Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Belgian low-cost carrier Air Belgium is launching new flights to the French Caribbean department of Martinique. The new regularly-scheduled service will operate twice weekly between Brussels South Charleroi Airport and Martinique’s Aime Cesaire International Airport in Fort-de-France. The flights, which launch Dec. 7, are part of a wider Caribbean expansion […]

Rum Journal: Martinique’s A1710 Diamond Rock

You’re forgiven if you don’t think much of white rum. For too long, molasses-based white rums have dominated the market, particularly in the United States, offering little other than industrial flavors and the occasional headache. But in the French Caribbean, things are different. White rhum agricole, or rhum blanc, as it’s known, is an art […]

Martinique’s Must-Visit Sailing Festival

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s greatest racing events is back for its 35th edition this year with Martinique’s one-of-a-kind Tour de Yoles sailing festival. The week-long event is a nautical competition unique to Martinique — and one of the French Caribbean department’s cultural emblems. The racing series is unique in using the […]

JetBlue Launches Guadeloupe Sales

By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue Airways has officially launched sales for its newest Caribbean service: thrice-weekly flights to the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe. The new service is slated to launch Feb. 1, 2020, with nonstop flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Pointe-a-Pitre International Airport. “A long-time favorite getaway spot […]

The Caribbean’s Best New Rum Festival Is In Martinique

By the Caribbean Journal staff Lovers of the best rums in the Caribbean can unite on the French Caribbean island of Martinique next month for the region’s newest, hottest rum festival. It’s called the Martinique Rhum Awards, and it’s a high-level celebration of both the rhum agricole of the French Caribbean and molasses-based rums from […]

The 12 Best Nude Beaches You Can Visit

The Caribbean’s rum-soaked reputation to the contrary, it’s not always “anything goes” in the region. But when it comes to nude beaches, you can find what you’re looking for across the wider Caribbean, from the French Caribbean to the coast of Mexico. If you consider going nude the ultimate freedom when you travel, here are […]

French Caribbean Carrier Air Antilles Upgrading Fleet

By the Caribbean Journal staff Guadeloupe-based Air Antilles is upgrading its Caribbean fleet. The company, which specializes in flights around the French Caribbean, has signed an agreement with Viking Air Limited to purchase two Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft. The deal would make Air Antilles the first commercial operator of the new Series 400 in […]