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ResortPass Adds Dominican Republic in Wider Caribbean Expansion

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ResortPass, the hotel platform that allows travelers buy day passes to participating resorts, has expanded to the Caribbean, including major markets like the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas.  The Los Angeles-based company has also expanded to St Kitts, St Maarten, […]

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Puerto Morelos, Mexico Is Getting a New Beach Hotel

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Puerto Morelos, the tiny beach town in Mexico that’s one of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets, is about to get a major new luxury hotel.  It’s called The Fives Oceanfront Puerto Morelos, the third outpost by The Fives, a growing boutique […]

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Westin Just Opened a New Hotel in Mexico

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Marriott’s Westin brand just opened a new hotel in the heart of Monterrey, Mexico.  The new Westin Monterrey Valle is the brand’s first-ever property in the city, and its eighth in Mexico.  The property, which is owned by Fibra Inn […]

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Sluggish Start for Caribbean Hotel Industry in 2020

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It was a sluggish start for the Caribbean’s hotel industry in January, according to new data from hotel benchmarking firm STR.  The region’s hotel occupancy was 66.5 percent in January, which represented a 3.7 percent decline compared to the same […]


The 6 Best Punta Cana Resorts for Luxe Vacations

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Long gone are the days where the Dominican Republic was known only for inexpensive all-inclusive getaways: today the Dominican Republic can match any other destination in the Caribbean for the quality and variety of its luxe hotels, many of which […]


This Barbados Hotel Has a New Executive Chef

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The venerable Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados has tapped a new executive chef.  The West Coast property has named Timothy Palmer to the role, in which he will oversee culinary operations at the property’s three on-site eateries.  A veteran of […]

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Dominican Republic, Cuba Leading Caribbean Hotel Boom

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Sometimes it seems as if there’s a new hotel project launching in the Caribbean every week.  And that’s because the Caribbean continues to see rapid growth in hotel development, led by the region’s traditional trio of high-volume travel destinations.   […]


Jamaica Eyes Unique Tourism Identity for Falmouth

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Jamaica is looking to reposition its historic town of Falmouth, a town that is coming to its own as a full-fledged travel destination. Jamaican tourism officials say they’ll be marketing the capital of the Trelawny parish “in its own unique […]


Saint Lucia’s Bay Gardens Hotel Has a New Look

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Saint Lucia’s signature Bay Gardens Hotel has a new look.  The property, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is set to complete a series of renovation projects.  Executive Director of Bay Gardens Resorts Sanovnik Destang says the the […]

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Marriott Is Opening Another Hotel in Guyana

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Marriott is opening a second hotel in Guyana, the result of the country’s booming oil industry.  Following the existing Marriott in Georgetown, a new AC Marriott has broken ground close to Guyana’s Eugene Correia International Airport.  The 150-room hotel, which […]


Marriott Opens the Caribbean’s First Aloft Hotel in Puerto Rico

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Marriott has opened the Caribbean’s first-ever Aloft hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The hip new hotel is set  n the heart of the “El Distrito” project adjacent to the Puerto Rico Convention Center.  The 177-room, boutique-style hotel is the […]


The Dominican Republic Is Getting Its First Hyatt Place

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The Hyatt Place brand is coming to the Dominican Republic’s capital of Santo Domingo, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The first-ever Hyatt Place in the country will open in the third quarter of 2024, according to a statement from Hyatt Hotels […]


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