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This Grenada Hotelier Is Getting a Lifetime Achievement Award

Snorkeling in the Caribbean

These Caribbean Resorts Are Perfect for Snorkeling Lovers, From Antigua to Bonaire to The Bahamas

It’s one of the most popular activities in the Caribbean — snorkeling. There’s nothing quite like slipping on a mask and fins and diving into another world just offshore. Coral gardens, schools of tropical fish, sea turtles drifting by — snorkeling calls to the adventurer in all of us. Yes, you can snorkel at just about […]

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This Costa Rica Hotel Is Opening a Major New Spa

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Costa Rica’s leading hotels has announced the upcoming launch of a major new spa. The Retreat Costa Rica, set on Crystal Mountain in Atenas, is set to debut a new 7,000-square-foot Vida Mia Ayurvedic Healing Center and Spa. The center, which will be the first Ayurvedic healing center […]

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This Jamaica Hotel Has a Hurricane Guarantee

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Hurricane season is almost upon us, and one Jamaica hotel is continuing its special storm protection for travelers. The Holiday Inn Resort Montego Bay has reinstated its annual Hurricane Guarantee for 2019. Valid for resort stays enjoyed throughout the entire 2019 Atlantic hurricane season (May 1 to November 30, 2019), […]

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Delta Is Launching a New Route to Puerto Rico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s airlift boom is continuing with Delta Air Lines’ planned launch of a new route from Detroit to San Juan. The nonstop route will operate weekly on Saturdays between Detroit Metropolitan Airport and San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, with service set to begin Dec. 21. The new […]

This Jamaica Hotel Has a Hurricane Guarantee

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Hampton by Hilton is expanding its presence in Mexico with its first property in Puebla — and 35th in the country. Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Puebla, a 120-room new-build hotel, is owned and developed by Grupo de Desarrollo y Construcción Inmobiliario de Puebla. “With the brand’s continued growth […]

Accor Names New CEO for Americas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-expanding hotel giant Accor has named a new CEO to lead its North America and Central America regions, the company announced this week. The company has tapped Heather McCrory for the role, in which she will have “strategic oversight” over 115 hotels and more than 28,000 employees in the two […]

Marriott Is Planning Its First Edition Hotel in the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Marriott’s hottest hotel brands is coming to the Caribbean. The luxury boutique brand that was the brainchild of legendary hotelier Ian Schrager will be coming to the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Marriott has signed a deal for an Edition to be set in the Kanai luxury community in […]

In Grand Cayman, Redefining the Pinnacle of Caribbean Real Estate

By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton I’ve just ordered breakfast, requested a tee time at North Sound Golf Club for this afternoon and booked the spa treatment for tomorrow — all achieved with a few texts with Megan. Megan is the unit’s personal, 24-7 concierge, one of the Kimpton Seafire’s standout front desk agents who ensure […]

Another Month of Growth for Caribbean Hotels

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s shaping up to be a good year for the Caribbean hotel industry, thanks to its strongest run of occupancy and revenue growth in years. Caribbean hotel occupancy was up 1.1 percent in March to 74.8 percent, the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year growth, according to a new report from […]

Belize Keeps Up Strong Tourism Growth in 2019

By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize’s surging growth in 2018 has continued into the new year. After one of the fastest growth rates in tourist arrivals of any Caribbean destination last year, Belize has seen a 6.3 percent increase in the first quarter, according to new data from the Belize Tourism Board. That represents a […]

The Green Caribbean Awards 2019

We can happily report that the Caribbean is, in fact, getting greener. Whether it’s the regular debut of a new solar park, the frequent launch of a new wind farm or a renewed regional focus on sustainability. While more work of course has to be done, one way to forward that is to celebrate those […]

There’s a New Hotel in Martinique

By Alexander Britell It was the first full-fledged hotel to ever open in Martinique, a seaside Antillean inn during a time of rhum and biguine. And now the historic Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront hotel on the southern tip of Martinique that first debuted in 1945, is back again. Following a large-scale transformation project, the […]