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This Sandbar in Grenada Feels Like a Dream You Can Actually Step Onto

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There are places in the Caribbean that feel almost imagined until you arrive — Sandy Island is one of them. The difference is, on Sandy Island, things still feel like a dream even after you get there. A white sandbar floating off the coast of Carriacou (one of three islands in Grenada), just wide enough […]

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United Airlines Is Launching Nonstop Flights to Curaçao

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By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major boost for one of the Dutch Caribbean’s hotspots, United Airlines has announced plans to launch new nonstop service to the island of Curaçao. Curaçao will become United’s 21st destination in the Caribbean, with flights from Newark Liberty International Airport set to launch on Dec. 7. In a […]

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Southwest Airlines Adding New Route to Punta Cana

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines is adding another new route to the Caribbean, this time to the heart of the Dominican Republic’s most popular destination. The carrier has announced plans to launch new weekly service between its growing hub at Houston Hobby and Punta Cana International Airport. The new flights, which will operate […]

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Spirit Adding New Flights to Guatemala

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-growing low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is continuing its Caribbean Basin expansion with the planned launch of new service to Guatemala City. The lights from Houston to Guatemala will launch Sept. 7. They will operate thrice-weekly through Nov.7 before operating four times each week beginning Nov. 8, according to the company. […]


Southwest Airlines Adding New Route to Punta Cana

By the Caribbean Journal staff The new wave of Cuba flight expansion is well underway. Following JetBlue’s announcement of a major expansion in service to Havana, United has announced plans to increase its Houston-Havana service to daily flights beginning July 20. The company will launch the new daily service on either Boeing 737-800 or Embraer […]

Southwest Airlines Continues Caribbean Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fresh off new flight launches from Fort Lauderdale to both Punta Cana and Providenciales, fast-expanding Southwest Airlines has announced even more new routes and expanded services to the Caribbean. Southwest Airlines is adding a new nonstop flight service between Houston and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands next summer, a flight that […]

Vacation Express Adding More Punta Cana Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Vacation Express is adding more flights to Punta Cana, this time out of Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The new nonstop flights are part of a six-night program with flights departing every Monday from June 4 through Aug. 6, according to a statement from the company. “Over the past three years […]

New Nonstop Flights from Houston to the Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair is launching new nonstop flights from Houston to the Bahamas. The carrier will be launching the flights from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Nassau on Nov. 16. The flights will operate twice weekly, operating on Mondays and Thursdays. Bahamasair is operating the service on Boeing […]

United Launching New Flights to Mazatlan

United Airlines is launching a pair of new routes to Mexico, the company announced this week. Beginning in late December, United will launch flights from both Houston and Chicago to the resort town of Mazatlan, Mexico. “We are pleased to offer the only nonstop service between Mazatlán and Chicago O’Hare and Houston Bush Intercontinental,” said […]

New Flights From Houston to Cuba

By the Cuba Journal staff Miami-based HavanaAir Charters is launching new weekly direct service between Houston and Havana, the company announced this week. HavanaAir will be operating the service with air carrier partner Eastern Air Lines Group. “We are very pleased to open the Houston to Cuba market with our valued partner, Eastern Air Lines,” said […]

Southwest Airlines' Newest Jamaica Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines is continuing its Caribbean expansion out of its hub at Houston’s Hobby Airport. The carrier launched service between Houston and Montego Bay, Jamaica on Sunday. The Houston-Montego Bay flight departs at 10:35 AM, returning around 6:15 PM from Jamaica. The daily nonstop flights are the latest Caribbean destinations for […]

Southwest Announces Launch Dates for New Caribbean Flights

Above: a Southwest Airlines flight By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines has revealed launch dates for a host of new flights out of Houston’s William P Hobby Airport. The company announced this week that it would be launching daily, nonstop Houston-Belize service on Oct. 15. Southwest also launch flights from Houston to Cancun on […]