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Haiti Continues Hotel Training in Cap-Haitien Ahead of National Carnival

Above: participants in the latest hotel training session in Cap-Haitien (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Tourism Ministry continued its push to improve the quality of hotel service in the country with a 10-day training session for […]

Haiti’s Hotel School Launches Tour Guide Training Curriculum

Above: Port-Salut (Photo: MH Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Developing Haiti’s nascent tourism sector will be a slow, gradual climb, but the country took a step forward this week with the launch of a new programme to train tour […]

The Bahamas’ Legendary Graycliff Hotel and Restaurant Just Made History Again

NASSAU — For more than a half century, Nassau’s Graycliff has been the premier restaurant in the Caribbean (and the home of the region’s largest wine and spirits collection). More than that, it has set the standard for food and beverage […]

The Caribbean’s Most Sustainable Hotel Is In The Bahamas

From the moment you walk into the lobby, The Retreat seems just like a typical tropical hotel you might find anywhere in the Caribbean. The 15 guest rooms are modern and clean; the restaurant has blackened mahi-mahi and flatbreads and […]

How Caribbean Hotels Should Be Good Neighbors

Hotels have a unique opportunity and responsibility to be contributors in even a greater capacity in their local communities. To be a good neighbor, hotels should embrace opportunities to positively impact and engage with their local community. This can range […]

New “Clean and Green” Standards for Caribbean Hotels

The Caribbean Public Health Agency has unveiled a new slate of health standards for the Caribbean hospitality industry. The standards, which range from food safety and sanitation to pest management and environmental management. Dr Joy St John, executive director of […]

This Caribbean Destination’s Luxury Hotel Boom

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Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler on What’s Fueling Belize’s Hotel Boom

Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Launches New Regional Push

As the Caribbean tourism and hospitality industry continues to respond to challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association has launched a new program the region adapt. It’s called Forward Together, and it’s an initiative […]

This Caribbean Island Is Seeing a Surge in Luxury Hotel Development

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Caribbean Hotels Urging Canada to Reconsider New Testing Policy

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association says it is urging the government of Canada to reconsider its new testing rules for return travel to the country. The rule, which took effect Jan. 7, requires all residents and travelers entering Canada […]

AMResorts: How Capacity Limits Are Impacting Caribbean, Mexico Hotels

St Kitts and Nevis Hotels Preparing for Tourism Reopening

St Kitts and Nevis’ hotel sector is working to prepare for the planned tourism reopening of the country’s tourism sector next month. Hoteliers and other tourism stakeholders are currently participating in training organized by the country’s Ministry of Tourism. All […]

Negril’s Top Boutique Hotel Is Open Again

Rockhouse, the leading boutique hotel in Jamaica’s hip enclave of Negril is open again, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 40-room hotel is set on the stunning cliffs of the west end of Negril. “At Rockhouse we are fully committed to […]

Curaçao Hotels Working to Prepare for Return of Visitors

Curaçao hotels are working to prepare for the eventual return of visitors, according to the Curaçao Hotel and Tourism Association. CHATA recently ran a series of site inspections across the Dutch Caribbean island to examine how hotels have been implementing […]

Antigua Training Taxi Operators on New Protocols

The pandemic means the entire Caribbean tourism industry has to adapt its practices — and that includes the on-island transportation industry. Accordingly, officials in Antigua and Barbuda have begun training sessions for taxi operators focused on passenger safety and “minimizing occupational […]

How AMResorts Is Making Its Hotels Cleaner

Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts has introduced a new 360-degree quality, safety and hygiene program CleanComplete Verification, the company said this week. The CleanComplete Verification program expands the “standards of quality and cleanliness” at the company’s 58 beachfront branded properties across […]

Jamaica Launches Online Training for Tourism Workers

Jamaica has launched what officials are calling a “substantial investment” in its tourism sector amid the pandemic, with a new free online training program for tourism workers affected by the crisis. Jamaica’s Center of Tourism Innovation is running the program […]

How Hilton Is Changing Its Hotels

Fresh on the heels of Marriott’s announcement of dramatic changes to hotel hygiene, hotel giant Hilton has revealed a new cleaning plan of its own. In a nod to the changing world of COVID-19, Hilton said it was launching a […]

How Marriott Is Changing the Way It Cleans Its Hotels

Is this the new normal for hotel hygiene? In a nod to the new realities of the coronavirus pandemic, Marriott has announced a series of dramatic new changes to the way it cleans its hotels — in what could be […]

Royal Caribbean Buys Grand Lucayan Hotel in The Bahamas

A partnership between Royal Caribbean International and Bahamas Port Investments has purchased the Grand Lucayan Resort on Grand Bahama in The Bahamas. The government of The Bahamas was the seller of the property, which it had originally purchased the resort […]

Saint Lucia’s Bay Gardens Expands With New Hotel Acquisition

By Alexander Britell Saint Lucia’s locally-owned Bay Gardens Resorts has announced a major expansion. The hotel collection has acquired the island’s Palm Haven Hotel, which will be renamed the Bay Gardens Marina Haven. That 35-room property will become Bay Gardens’ […]

A New Push to Make the Caribbean Hotel Sector Greener

A new push could make the Caribbean hotel sector a whole lot greener. The United States Agency for International Development’s Caribbean Clean Energy Program has signed a collaboration agreement with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association in a move to […]

Why This NFL Legend is Partnering With a Caribbean Hotel

NFL veteran Randy Moss is partnering with BodyHoliday resort to lead the health and wellness destination’s “WellFit Families” program. From Sunday, July 31 to Friday, August 5, the record-breaking wide receiver will be on property at the St. Lucia resort […]

This Caribbean Hotel Now Has Wellness Concierges

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The typical hotel concierge can get you theater tickets; score reservations at the hottest restaurant; and send your pants out to be pressed. But can they devise a comprehensive wellness program that includes strength […]

How This Caribbean Hotel Company Is Giving Back

A new initiative by Palace Resorts By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Mexican government officials joined Palace Resorts executives in an inaugural ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the upcoming opening of Casa Hogar, an orphanage for local Mexican children. The house will […]

A Big New Hotel Opens in Haiti

Haiti has its first major all-inclusive resort in decades. In what could provide a significant boost to the country’s inchoate tourism sector, the onetime Club Med property on Haiti’s Cote des Arcadins has been transformed into the new Royal Decameron […]

The Caribbean’s Chocolate Hotel

Above: Boucan by Hotel Chocolat in St Lucia (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SOUFRIERE — I am a cacao grower. The sun is beaming on this morning in St Lucia. There is little shade among the leaves of […]

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