American Airlines has officially launched new nonstop service between Miami and Bimini, adding a new airlift option to one of the closest Caribbean destinations to the United States. The first Miami-Bimini flight touched down in South Bimini Airport on Saturday, and is operating three times per week, with flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Even […]
The Hyatt Regency Aruba has debuted a new adults-only pool. The new pool called “Trankilo” is set on a 43,000-square-foot beachfront space. The three-tiered pool, which was designed by Fort Lauderdale-based architecture firm EDSA, has limestone walls, “living bougainvillea structures” and a series of 10 private cabanas along its edge. The pool’s private cabanas also […]
Hyatt has opened another new hotel in the Caribbean, with the debut of the new Hyatt Place in Aruba. The second Hyatt-branded hotel in Aruba, the Hyatt Place Aruba Airport is the fourth Hyatt Place hotel in the broader Caribbean region. The new property, managed by Pelca Development, is aimed at both leisure and business […]
Hyatt is expanding its footprint among Aruba hotels. Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered into a management agreement with Pelca Development for a Hyatt Place Hotel within the Aruba Airport Business Center in Oranjestad. The 116-room hotel will be the island’s first Hyatt Place, adjacent to the Reina Beatrix International Airport. Hyatt already has a Hyatt […]
Hyatt Hotels has opened its first-ever Hyatt-branded hotel in Colombia — and its latest hotel in the Caribbean. The Hyatt Regency Cartagena is located in the tourism hub on the country’s Caribbean coast known for its historic walled city. “We are very pleased to welcome Hyatt Regency Cartagena to Colombia,” said Peter Sears, group president – […]
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — Sustainable tourism is one of the region’s newest buzz words. But what does sustainable mean? Is it about making destinations eco-friendly? Does it involve solar-power hotels? Or is it a matter of changing the way visitors interact with their destinations? These will […]
Above: the Waterfront restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad Port of Spain is the bustling metropolis of the English-speaking Caribbean, and it’s a city that truly never sleeps. In the heart of the capital’s downtown, there’s one spot that’s always guaranteed to be hopping: the Hyatt Regency Trinidad’s Waterfront Restaurant. This is where a who’s […]
Above: the Hyatt Regency Curacao property By the Caribbean Journal staff Hotel investment group Santa Barbara Hospitality says it has removed Hyatt as the manager of its Curacao resort property, renaming it as the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort. The company said it had terminated its management agreement with Hyatt and Hyatt Curacao, installing […]
Above: Port-of-Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago “must” invest in its youth population, according to Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Marlene Coudray. The Minister was speaking at the National Youth Awards 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain. “A nation aspiring to sustainable development on par with first-world countries must […]
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