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Bonaire’s Big Travel Summer Continues

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With its turquoise waters, legendary dive sites and easygoing Dutch Caribbean vibe, Bonaire has become one of the region’s fastest-growing escapes, with a tourism renaissance for most of the last three years. That demand showed no signs of slowing in Aug. 2025, when the island welcomed 14,435 stayover visitors — a 15.6 percent increase over […]

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Hyatt Is Buying Dream Hotel Group

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Hyatt Hotel Corporation is making another high-profile hotel company purchase, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The company has announced an agreement for a Hyatt affiliate to acquire Dream Hotel Group’s hotel brand and management platform.  That includes Dream Hotels, Chatwal Hotels and Unscripted Hotels.  Dream Hotel Group has been talking about a Caribbean expansion for […]

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Mexico’s RCD Hotels Is Expanding to Jamaica  

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By Alexander Britell, CJI The company behind one of the most celebrated all-inclusive resorts in Mexico is expanding to Jamaica, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The Chapur family’s RCD Hotels is opening a second UNICO-branded resort in the Caribbean, with the new UNICO Montego Bay.  The UNICO Montego Bay broke ground this week, with plans […]

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New “Clean and Green” Standards for Caribbean Hotels 

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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 CARPHA, said the “clean and green” standards were a key component of assuring trailers about […]


Mexico’s RCD Hotels Is Expanding to Jamaica  

It’s one of the buzziest destinations in the Caribbean right now, and the island of St Kitts is capitalizing with a major new “winter escape” promotion.  The program, the product of a partnership with seven high-end resorts and hotels on the island, means travelers can “relax, explore and indulge in St Kitts” for less.  Whether […]

In Saint Lucia, a Global Romance Summit

It’s always been one of the Caribbean’s most romantic places to visit, from the three-walled gems of Ladera and Jade Mountain to luxe resorts like Cap Maison and Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort.  And now Saint Lucia is looking to capitalize on its romance with the launch of a major new romance “summit.” The island […]

5 Boutique Hotels to Try in Nassau, The Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas is home to two of the Caribbean’s most prominent mega-resorts: the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, and the Baha Mar on New Providence Island’s famous Cable Beach. These big resorts can seem like destinations unto themselves, and are terrfic in their own right. But there are a host of boutique options to try […]

Waldorf Astoria Opens First-Ever Cancun Resort 

There’s a new level of luxury in the heart of Cancun on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.  Hilton’s Waldorf-Astoria brand opens its highly-anticipated Waldorf Astoria, Cancun resort this week, a serious addition to a growing portfolio of luxury hotels in the Yucatan hotspot.  The hotel, set about 15 minutes from Cancun International Airport, has a […]

From Puerto Rico to Panama, 5 New Caribbean Adults-Only Hotels

Whether you are just traveling alone with your significant other or you’ve managed to get a break from the wonderful, grueling work that is parenting, you won’t have trouble finding great adults-only resorts in the Caribbean. They’re the places that serve as welcome oases, either wonderfully quiet or blissfully energetic, depending on the kind of […]

Barbados Just Removed All of Its Travel Restrictions 

Traveling to Barbados is now just as it was before the pandemic.  The island has officially lifted all of its travel health restrictions, the destination announced this week.  That means there are no more testing requirements for visiting Barbados, whether you are vaccinated or unvaccinated.  And it also means no proof of vaccination required, either.  […]

St Kitts Is the Caribbean’s Buzziest Destination Right Now

The buzz keeps growing for the Caribbean island of St Kitts, fresh off a newly-launched destination identity and a slew of global accolades.  Last month, St Kitts launched the island’s major new brand campaign: Venture Deeper, zeroing in on its unique qualities for the modern traveler, from lush rainforests and a vibrant art scene to […]

Hurricane Fiona a “Setback, Not a Reset” for Puerto Rico Hotels 

By Joe Pike Quality of life certainly took a major hit for many residents of Puerto Rico when the destination was hit brutally by Hurricane Fiona, leaving some still without power. But from the hospitality side of things, Puerto Rico’s hotel market may have dodged a major bullet. “Hurricane Fiona was a setback, not a […]