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In Grenada, a Different Kind of All-Inclusive Vacation

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Enjoying the View in Carriacou

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Trevor David, who sent in this spectacular shot of the view from Land O Reef Estate on the island of Carriacou in Grenada. Have you taken a great photo in the …

InterCaribbean Is Adding More Barbados-Grenada Flights

InterCaribbean Airways is adding more flights between Grenada and Barbados. Beginning next week, InterCaribbean will be adding more frequencies on the route, up-gauging its aircraft from a 30-seat Embraer 120 to a 48-seat ATR 42. Grenada continues to rebuild its …

The 20 Most Romantic Beaches in the Caribbean for 2023

What makes a beach romantic? The best way to answer that might be to define what does not make a beach romantic: huge crowds. Towering resorts. Artificial noise. The Caribbean’s most romantic beaches tend to be tucked away; quiet; serene. …

In Grenada, a New Welcome for Cruise Passengers

Grenada has unveiled a new “welcome” for its cruise passengers: a striking new “Grenada” sign at the Melville Street Cruise Ship Terminal. The new sign, located at the entrance of the terminal’s welcome center, welcomes visitors “with a bold and …

The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2023

It’s hard to believe the first edition of our landmark Cool List was published 11 years ago. Today, the Caribbean Journal Cool List is still the annual authority on the Caribbean’s coolest, most creative, singular, buzzy places to stay. That …

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Marriott to Reopen Top Dominican Republic All-Inclusive

Marriott International has quietly been cultivating a broad portfolio of all-inclusive resorts across the Caribbean, from small boutiques in Barbados to large beach hotels in Antigua. Last year, that included Marriott’s highly-anticipated addition of what is now the crown jewel …

20 Cheap Caribbean Hotels for an Affordable Vacation

Since the onset of the pandemic, driven by tremendous travel demand, hotels around the world have gotten far more expensive. Some, significantly more expensive. Even a Caribbean hotel whose rack rate might have started at $150 per night three years …

Grenada’s Top Boutique Hotel Has New-Look Suites

For years, it’s been something of a well-guarded secret: the eminently luxurious Calabash hotel in Grenada. And while the 30-room boutique retreat has been around for nearly four decades, it’s constantly reinventing itself. That includes a recently-completed renovation to the …

Grenada Is Breaking Tourism Records

Grenada is seeing visitor numbers ahead of its record-breaking pace from 2019, before the onset of the pandemic. The island just saw its visitor numbers surpass its pre-pandemic totals for the third consecutive month. That included 14,232 visitors in November, …

The 20 Best Plunge Pool Resorts in the Caribbean

More and more travelers are looking for it, and the more you travel the Caribbean the more you realize what a precious amenity it really is: the private plunge pool. There is just something special about having your own pool, …

The Caribbean Travel Awards 2023

If 2021 in the Caribbean was a year of recovery, 2022 has been a year of unmistakable, unprecedented rebirth. The Caribbean has never been hotter, with just about every destination nearing (or now exceeding) its pre-pandemic travel totals, and the …

Daily Caribbean Airlines Flights Return to Grenada

Caribbean Airlines has resumed operating daily flights to Grenada, Caribbean Journal has learned. The service between Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport and Grenada began operating daily on Nov. 26. “The return of a daily flight service between Grenada and Trinidad is …

Canadian Travelers Are Flocking to Grenada

Canadian travelers are flocking to the Eastern Caribbean hotspot of Grenada, with the return and expansion of service from a number of carriers. That includes the recent resumption of nonstop service from Toronto to Grenada on Air Canada, a route …

Grenada’s Mount Cinnamon Resort Sold

Grenada’s Mount Cinnamon resort has been sold. Investor Barry Collymore has acquired total ownership of the boutique resort from longtime owner Peter de Savary. This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate …

Celebrity Kicks Off Cruise Season in Grenada

Celebrity Cruises has helped kick off the beginning of cruise season in Grenada. The cruise brand’s Celebrity Summit ship brought 1,5000 passengers to the island’s Melville Street port this week, the official start of the winter cruise calendar. Grenada …

New Chairman for Grenada Tourism Authority

The Grenada Tourism Authority has a new chairman and a new board of directors. Entrepreneur Randall Dolland has been named chairman of the organization, which has a new 11-member board. Dolland was a director of the former Grenada Board …

Top Grenada Luxury Resort to Reopen Following Renovation

Grenada’s top luxury hotel is set to reopen next month following a multimillion-dollar renovation project, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel closed on Aug. 15 to begin the project, which will bring the “standards of the …

Antigua and Barbuda Just Lifted All of Its Travel Restrictions

The newest Caribbean destination to waive all of its travel health restrictions? Antigua and Barbuda, one of the Caribbean’s booming tourism destinations. The twin-island hotspot just announced that travelers no longer needed to show proof of vaccination or a …