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This Tiny Caribbean Island Has a Colorful Bungalow Hotel, Electric-Blue Water, and Swimming Pigs Nearby

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You leave your bungalow and walk a few steps to the dock. The harbor water is already glowing a deep turquoise. A small skiff (one that came with your room) idles beside the marina, ready to push out into the channel. Within minutes the shoreline slips behind you. The engine hums across water so clear […]

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The Caribbean’s Premier Film Festival Is Back in St Barth 

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The Caribbean’s premier film festival is back once again on the French Caribbean island of St Barth.  The 26th edition of the St Barth Film Festival runs this week from May 3-6 in Gustavia.  Since 1996, the event has become a crossroads for Caribbean films and filmmakers, putting the region’s cinematic excellence on display on […]

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Air Antilles Adds More Eastern Caribbean Flights 

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Air Antilles has expanded its network in the Eastern Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The regional carrier has added new service between Saint Lucia, Dominica and Guadeloupe, onward to St Martin’s Grand Case Airport.  The new route, which began on April 1, is a mid-day service that also eases travel through Paris to Europe.  The […]

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The Caribbean Is Leading the Global Travel Rebound 

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The Caribbean is leading the global rebound in travel, according to new data from analytics firm ForwardKeys.  International arrivals to the Caribbean for the first two months of 2023 are down by only one percent compared to the same period in 2019, before the onset of the pandemic.  That is significantly better than competing tourism […]


Air Antilles Adds More Eastern Caribbean Flights 

Air France is expanding its network in Latin America and the Caribbean this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The carrier is launching a new route next month linking Belem, Brazil with Cayenne in French Guiana.  The new service, which kicks off May 5, 2023, will operate once weekly on Air France’s Airbus A320 aircraft.  Air […]

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 itself the first “eco-responsible art hostel” in Guadeloupe, and, by extension the Caribbean.  It’s an […]

This Caribbean Airport Is Getting Cooler 

It’s always been one of the nicest airports in the Caribbean: the Poles Caraibes Airport in Guadeloupe.  And now, thanks to a dramatic transformation project, it’s getting even cooler.  Poles Caraibes is in the midst of a $283 million investment project that will allow the airport to welcome three million passengers annually.  The project, which […]

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 just changed. The new addition is called Les Galets Rouge, and it’s set near the […]

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 weekly flights from Miami that stop in both Guadeloupe and Martinique.  That means travelers can […]

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 immediately fall into the rhythm and the culture of the place.  This year’s list of […]

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 most popular tourist town, Gosier, and another universe entirely.  The little island is covered in […]

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 ago could be charging upwards of $400 today; luxury hotels have massively raised their rates, […]

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