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This Secret Hideaway in the British Virgin Islands Has Seven Beaches, a Nature Sanctuary and No Crowds

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JetBlue Just Started New Daily Nonstop Flights to a Bahamian Island With White-Sand Beaches, Legendary Cocktail Bars, and Must-Visit Resorts

JetBlue has officially launched a new daily nonstop flight from Boston to Nassau, expanding winter airlift to The Bahamas just as peak holiday travel gets underway. The route, which began service last week gives New England travelers a direct, one-flight option to one of the Caribbean’s most diverse, experience-rich destinations. The daily service connects Boston Logan […]

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VIDEO: Exploring Guana Island, a Secret Caribbean Paradise

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton GUANA — Jamal is picking through the basil plants waving purply in the breeze. The first mango just came off the tree, he tells us, the fruit of a year of humbling revivification. Chickens hop around the edge of the greenhouse, the loudest members of this vibrant orchard. It […]

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5 Places to Visit in the British Virgin Islands Right Now

Whether you want a traditional resort getaway or a sailing adventure, the British Virgin Islands has always been one of the Caribbean’s ultimate destinations. And that’s still true today. The British Virgin Islands has made an inspiring comeback from last year’s storms, and the beauty and adventure that always made the destination such a draw […]

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The BVI’s Guana Island Is Making Its Return

By Alexander Britell For years, it was one of the Caribbean’s most sought-after private-island destinations, a rarefied retreat, a full-fledged oasis. It was a different kind of private island resort — eco-conscious, historic, pristine and, well, endlessly charming. And now it’s making its triumphant return from Hurricane Irma, the latest in a wave of reopenings […]

5 Places to Visit in the British Virgin Islands Right Now

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most exclusive private island resorts is making a comeback this summer. The British Virgin Islands’ Guana Island is slated to make its post-Irma return in July, according to a statement from the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board. Guana includes a mix of sea view rooms and […]

Caribbean Photo of the Day: Guana Island, British Virgin Islands

It’s a bit of a secret. But for those in the know, Guana Island, the 850-acre private island in the British Virgin Islands, is a slice of untouched paradise. Home to a tiny 15-room hotel, it’s a nod to a different era of the Caribbean, one where absolute silence is the norm. It’s also home […]

Guana Island Has Its Very Own Orchard

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor These days there’s a whole lot of talk about farm-to-table “this” and slow food “that” in the culinary world, but one Caribbean resort is (literally) putting its fork where it’s food is. And at Guana Island, a private-island resort in the British Virgin Islands, a significant percentage of where […]

Your Own Private Beach Bar in the British Virgin Islands

Above: one of seven beaches at Guana Island (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell GUANA ISLAND — Does the rum punch ever get lonely? Here I was, at a fully-stocked, fully staffed bar on a spectacular beach in the British Virgin Islands, and it was empty. There were only a few clouds in the sky, […]