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JetBlue Has New Nonstop Flights to St. Maarten, the Dual-Destination Caribbean Island With Food, Fun, and Picture-Perfect Beaches

A beach on the French side.

Sunset cocktails along the boardwalk. An afternoon of shopping in Philipsburg. Dinners in Grand Case that stretch late into the night — St. Maarten is just a fun place to be — and the Caribbean island has a way of making even simple rituals feel like part of its identity. With JetBlue’s new nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale, travelers now […]

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The St Barth Gourmet Festival Is Back for 2021

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The St Barth Gourmet Festival is returning this year for its eight edition.  The week-long gastronomic event will take place fro Nov. 10-14, 2021, Caribbean Journal has learned.  It’s part of the broader “Gourmet Month” on the island, alongside Caribbean Rum Awards, which take place Nov. 2-7 with a week of high-level rum (and cigar) […]

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The 7 Best Boutique Hotels in Nassau, Bahamas

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We can’t say it enough: The Bahamas is open for business, from Cat Island to Eleuthera, Harbour Island to Exuma, Bimini to Long Island. But Nassau remains the country’s travel hub, its most complete — and popular — destination. And while you may have been to Nassau before, you may not be familiar with its hidden […]

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A Spectacular Caribbean Villa in Anguilla

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By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton There must be some historic meaning. Or it might be a primeval word for tranquility, or the name of some divine spirit. It wasn’t until the third day that I realized. Nevaeh, this otherworldly, ethereal luxury villa in Anguilla, was heaven, backwards. But the longer one stays here, the […]


The 7 Best Boutique Hotels in Nassau, Bahamas

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The sixth annual St Barth Gourmet Festival has announced the eight featured guest chefs for this year’s event. The guest chefs attending the festival include Chef Arnaud Faye, Relais & Châteaux La Chèvre d’Or; Chef Eric Bouchenoire, Joel Robuchon Ateliers; Chef Guillaume Goupil, Burgundy; Chef Jean-Denis Rieubland, Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa; Chef Taku Sekine, […]

A Great Way to Experience the St. Barth Gourmet Festival

With the St. Barth Gourmet Festival three months away, St. Barth Properties is partnering with some of the island’s most luxurious villas for a special package. Guests who book a minimum of seven nights over the festival dates at one of six participating villas will be treated to one of the eight-course dinners hosted by […]

This is the Ultimate Caribbean Relais & Chateaux Experience

Two islands are always better than one. And that’s particularly true with the latest experience from Relais & Chateaux, which combines stays at two of its hotels in the Caribbean for the ultimate gourmet getaway. The “Caribbean Sugar and Spice” package, which runs through Oct. 31, showcases two Relais & Chateaux properties in the Caribbean: […]

This Caribbean Hotel Offers Gourmet Picnics

A gourmet picnic in the Mexican Caribbean By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor We’ve seen free phone calls, butler service, 15-foot boats and guitar lessons included in packages at Caribbean all-inclusive resorts, and now here’s another surprising perk: At Mexico’s Grand Velas Riviera Maya, guests departing on excursions can request a gourmet picnic to take […]

Why Seven Top Chefs are Coming to This Caribbean Island

Festival readies for second edition By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St. Barth will host its second annual Taste of St Barth Gourmet Festival this November 5 – 8. The event, themed around the island’s French traditions, will bring seven Michelin-rated guest chefs from France to work in tandem with executive chefs from some of the […]

10 Gourmet Caribbean Beach Bars

A rum punch and a magret de canard? Yes, you can find them together in the Caribbean. Sure, there are great beach bars all across the Caribbean. But at certain sandy outposts in the Caribbean, you can find something more: legitimate gourmet cuisine. We call them gourmet beach bars, and here are 10 of our […]