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Interview With Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association CEO Jeff Vasser

Above: CHTA CEO Jeff Vasser By Alexander Britell MIAMI – Jeff Vasser took over as the Director and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association at the end of 2013, having most recently served as president and COO of […]

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Radisson Opens Cartagena Hotel

Above: the new Radisson Cartagena Ocean Pavilion Hotel in Cartagena By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Radisson Cartagena Ocean Pavilion hotel has opened its doors in Colombia. The 233-room beachfront resort is set on La Boquilla Beach on the […]

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Dominica, Dubai Firm Sign Agreement on Kempinski Hotel Project

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Dominica and Dubai-based Range Developments have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a 75-125 room, high-end luxury hotel project in the north of the island. […]

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Caribbean-Mexico Hotel Development Pipeline Up 30 Percent

Above: a rendering of the Baha Mar resort project in New Providence By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean-Mexico hotel development pipeline reached 26,557 rooms in January, a 30 percent increase over January 2013, according to a new report from […]


Punta Cana's Melia Caribe Tropical Names New Director of Sales and Marketing

Above: the Melia Caribe Tropical in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Melia Caribe Tropical resort in the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana region has named Florian Connert its new director of sales and marketing. In the new […]


Montserrat Begins Work on Site For Planned Hotel in Little Bay

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has begun work on the site for the planned hotel in the Little Bay area. Material from the ongoing Gun Hill Excavation Project is currently being offloaded at the proposed site, the […]

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The New List: 10 Caribbean Hotels We're Excited About in 2014

You might call it the New List, or the Next List. It seems like there’s a new hotel property opening up in the Caribbean every day, and these are the hotel properties we’re excited about for 2014. These properties, which […]


Kingston's Spanish Court Hotel Expanding

Above: the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — The Spanish Court hotel in the New Kingston neighbourhood of Jamaica’s capital is set to complete an expansion project. The hotel, which currently has 110 rooms, is […]


New Hotel Coming to Tobago

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — A new hotel is set to break ground in Tobago in the first quarter of this year. The Indigo Bay resort, which will have 79 suites, will be located on […]

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Bermuda to Use "Integrated Casino Resort" Model For Gaming

Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Casino gaming will be coming to Bermuda as announced late last year, the government said this week. The island’s government said it had decided to “proceed with the establishment of legalized casino gaming […]


A New Small Hotel Opens in Simpson Bay

Above: the Baker’s Suites boutique hotel in St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff A new all-suite boutique hotel has opened its doors in St Maarten. Baker’s Suites, located on Billy Folly Road in Simpson Bay, has a total of […]


Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Rises, Revenues Surge: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean hotel industry rebounded strongly in November, according to the latest data from STR. Hotel occupancy in the region rose by 3.6 percent year-over-year in November, the industry’s strongest month since May. Caribbean hotel […]