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Southwest Airlines Is Bringing Back More Caribbean Flights
What’s Next for American Airlines in the Caribbean?
People are starting to travel again. And while the numbers are, unsurprisingly, not what they were at the beginning of last year, there seems to be growing optimism in the travel industry — particularly the all-important aviation sector, with increased vaccination …
Caribbean Airlines Suspends Cuba Flights
Caribbean Airlines has announced the suspension of all of its flights to Havana, Cuba. The move took immediate effect this week, and will be in place “until further notice,” according to a statement from the Trinidad-based company. The move comes …
Caribbean Airlines Launches Guyana-Cuba Flights
Caribbean Airlines has continued its 2020 expansion with a new weekly route between Guyana and Cuba. The weekly flights between Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport and Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport will operate on Saturdays. The service, which began this …
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Archipelago Expands With Two More Hotels in Cuba
Indonesia-based Archipelago International is expanding in Cuba. The company said this week it had been awarded management contracts for a pair of hotels in Cuba: the first is the 320-room Panorama Hotel in Havana, which will be rebranded as the …
Air France Is Returning to the Caribbean
Air France is making its return to the Caribbean this summer, the carrier said this week. The airline will be relaunching its flight service to the wider Caribbean beginning in July. The relaunch will include Fort-de-France, Martinique; Havana, Cuba; Pointe-a-Pitre, …
Southwest Airlines Is Planning a Caribbean Relaunch
Southwest Airlines is planning to relaunch a number of routes as the Caribbean begins opening up once again for tourism, the carrier said. While the launches are dependent on each individual destination’s reopening plans, Southwest Airlines said it would be …
Kempinski’s First Caribbean Resort Is Open in Dominica
The hottest Caribbean hotel opening of 2019 is here. Kempinski’s first-ever Caribbean resort has officially opened its doors in the north of Dominica. The 151-room Cabrits Resort and Spa Kempinski Dominica resort is a monumental new addition to an island …
Caribbean Airlines Launching More Flights From Jamaica
Caribbean Airlines is adding another new route out of what is becoming a growing regional hub in Jamaica, the company announced this week. Caribbean Airlines will begin its newest service between Kingston, Jamaica and Grand Cayman on Dec. 3. The …
Virgin Atlantic Is Adding More Flights to Antigua
By the Caribbean Journal staff Virgin Atlantic is adding new flights to one of the Caribbean’s buzziest hotspots, Antigua and Barbuda. The transatlantic carrier will be expanding its Antigua service from three weekly flights to four weekly flights. That change …
Caribbean Airlines Launching Kingston-Havana Flights
By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Caribbean Airlines is launching twice weekly nonstop service between Kingston, Jamaica and Havana, Cuba, the carrier announced this week. The new flights will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Nov. 6, using a Boeing 737-800 NG …
Sunwing Launches Two New Caribbean Routes
By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing is launching a pair of new routes to the Caribbean region. One is the long-awaited return of direct flights from Montreal to Havana, with service on Mondays and Fridays beginning Dec. …
Kempinski Is Opening a New Cuba Resort With Overwater Villas
By the Caribbean Journal staff Luxury hotel brand Kempinski is adding a second hotel property in Cuba. The Swiss company, which debuted its five-star Gran Manzana Hotel Kempinski in Havana in 2017, will be opening a five-star luxury resort on …
The Bahamas’ Biggest Cruise Port Is Being Transformed
By the Caribbean Journal staff What’s being billed as a “game-changing” project is coming to Nassau in The Bahamas. Global Ports Holding, a leading global cruise port operator, has been selected as the winning bidder for a massive transformation of …
Virgin Voyages Launches Bookings, Reveals Bimini as New Destination
By the Caribbean Journal staff The highly-anticipated Virgin Voyages just crossed a major threshold. It’s officially open for business. Sir Richard Branson’s new adults-only cruise line launched bookings on Thursday for its new-build Scarlet Lady ship, which will be sailing …
Virgin Voyages Adds Two New Caribbean Destinations
By the Caribbean Journal staff Virgin Voyages’ highly-anticipated debut is getting closer, and now Sir Richard Branson’s revolutionary adults-only cruise brand is adding two more new destinations to its portfolio. Virgin Voyages, which announced Havana, Cuba as its first port …
Carnival Is Planning Its First-Ever New York-Cuba Cruises
By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line is planning to launch its first-ever cruises from New York to Cuba in 2020. The Carnival Radiance cruise ship will undertake the first voyages from New York as part of a wider …
How Virgin Voyages Plans to Change Cruise Ship Dining
By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Richard Branson’s new cruise line, Virgin Voyages, has unveiled the first look at its culinary offerings — and its plans to change the on-board dining experience. With a total of over 20 food choices onboard Virgin …
Virgin Voyages Reveals Its First-Ever Caribbean Destination
By the Caribbean Journal staff Sir Richard Branson’s highly-anticipated cruise line has revealed its first-ever port in the Caribbean: Cuba. Virgin Voyages’ first ship, Scarlet Lady, which will launch in 2020 out of PortMiami, will make Havana its first port …
