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In Guadeloupe, a New Kind of Caribbean Hostel

The newest hostel in the French Caribbean is, well, not quite like any other you’ll find in the Caribbean. It’s called the GREEN Hostel, and it’s an exciting new boutique hostel concept in the heart of Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. GREEN calls …

At This New Luxury Caribbean Resort, Every Room Has a Pool

Rainforests, beaches, volcanoes and world-class restaurants. The island of Basse-Terre in the Guadeloupe archipelago has long boasted one of the most diverse travel offerings in the Eastern Caribbean. But that hasn’t included a must-visit luxury resort. But that may have …

Air France Is Making It Easier to Fly From Miami to Martinique

Air France is making it easier to fly between Miami and Martinique, Caribbean Journal has learned. The French carrier is adapting the schedule of its Pointe-a-Pitre to accommodate customers between Miami and Martinique. Beginning March 30, there will be two …

Beach Journal: In Guadeloupe, The Art of the Tiny Islet

There’s no ferry here. Just a group of eager fishermen happy to take you on the minute-long journey to one of the greatest little beaches in Guadeloupe. This is Ilet du Gosier, a sandy islet off the coast of Guadeloupe’s …

10 Great Caribbean Beach Towns to Visit in 2023

It’s that perfect confluence: breathtaking beaches, walkable streets, buzzing dining scenes, vibrant communities, all in one place. The Caribbean’s best beach towns are destinations in their own right, where you can come for a day or for a week and …

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 …

The 23 Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2023

Can you believe it has been nearly three years since the world changed? In that span, the destinations of the Caribbean have undergone a tumultuous, frantic, whirring upheaval, one that turned from total static to what is today an abundant, …

9 Little Caribbean Islands For Your Next Vacation

They’re hard to get to and harder to leave, where you fall in love the moment you land (or step off the boat). We all dream about these tiny places scattered across the Caribbean, with few people, few hotels and …

JetBlue Just Relaunched Its Nonstop French Caribbean Flights

JetBlue has relaunched its service between New York City and the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe. The fast-expanding carrier has resumed flights between New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport and Pointe a Pitre International Airport in Grand-Terre, Guadeloupe. The …

17 Great Caribbean Beaches You Can Only Reach By Boat

They’re tucked away in tiny corners of the Caribbean, set off far in the middle of the sea, hidden beneath cliffs. They’re those rarefied beaches that are a bit harder to reach, the ones you can’t fly to, the ones …

Club Med’s Bahamas All-Inclusive Resort Reopens This Week

For years it was arguably the signature all-inclusive resort in The Bahamas: the Club Med Columbus, the beach resort on the remote island of San Salvador. And now, for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, the property …

A Lovely New Caribbean Hotel in the Heart of Rhum Country

There is sugarcane growing right next door, waving in the French Caribbean breeze. And there was sugarcane along the highway on the way here. And there’s sugarcane in my glass. This is rhum country, the the island of Basse-Terre in …

5 Secret Caribbean Beach Hotels to Try Right Now

There’s nothing like a Caribbean hotel that’s right on the sand. There’s nothing standing between you and a blissful morning bobbing in the ocean, lazing at the edge of the waves, listening to the Caribbean’s original album. Sure, you can …

JetBlue Is Restarting Another Caribbean Nonstop Route

JetBlue Airways is resuming its only nonstop service to the French Caribbean Nov. 5, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The New York City-based carrier is restarting flights between New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Beginning Nov. …

The Joy of the Ti’ Punch, the Ultimate Caribbean Rum Cocktail

It’s the purest expression of sugarcane in spirit form: rhum blanc, or white rhum agricole. Unaged white rum made from pure pressed sugar cane juice is as close as you can come to the cane: a raw, visceral, complex spirit …

Travelers No Longer Need a Test or Vaccination to Visit Guadeloupe

Travelers no longer need to show proof of a negative test or proof of vaccination in order to visit the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe. Following the French government’s recent changes to its health protocols, visitors to Guadeloupe are now …

JetBlue Restarting Flights to Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean

JetBlue Airways is relaunching its service to Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Guadeloupe Islands Tourist Board confirmed that the New York City-based carrier will be relaunching what is right now its only flight service to …

Air France Continuing Montreal-Guadeloupe Flights

Air France is continuing its new service between Montreal and Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, Caribbean Journal has learned. The French carrier will be flying between Montreal and Pointe-a-Pitre for the second consecutive winter season beginning on Oct. 22, 2022. Air France will …