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US Virgin Islands Extends Partnership With Boston Red Sox
The US Virgin Islands is continuing its innovative partnership with the Boston Red Sox baseball club with a multi-year extension, Caribbean Journal has learned. The plan is part of a broader push by the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism …

Frontier Airlines Returns to Antigua and Barbuda With Orlando Flights
Antigua and Barbuda is one of the biggest success stories of the Caribbean in the pandemic era, with record-breaking arrivals last year and even bigger numbers so far in 2023. Now, the twin-island destination is getting another boost with the …

From St Thomas to St Croix, Travelers Are Flocking to the US Virgin Islands
Since the onset of the pandemic, the US Virgin Islands has been arguably the most resilient destination in the Caribbean, a trend that is showing no signs of slowing down. The American Caribbean destination anchored by St Thomas, St Croix …
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How Two Dutch Caribbean Islands Are Saving Coral Reefs
The Dutch Caribbean islands of Statia and Saba have launched a major new project to help endangered reefs. The new project, called “Healthy and Resilient Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Through Reforestation of St Eustatius and Saba,” will see the reforestation …
Turks and Caicos Just Lifted All of Its Vaccination Requirements
Turks and Caicos has officially lifted all of its Covid-era travel health protocols, Caribbean Journal has learned. The destination will no longer require proof of vaccination for visitors to enter, effective April 1, 2023. The vaccination lift was announced by …
The Caribbean Vacation Is Back in a Big Way
It began when the Caribbean was the first global destination to see any of its destinations reopen for tourism at the peak of the pandemic. Quickly, travelers around the world were drawn to the Caribbean, for the region’s outstanding health-protocol …
From Nassau to Grand Cayman, 6 Islands for Your March Vacation
Celebrity-filled food festivals, villa vacations and diverse spring breaks. It’s peak season in the Caribbean – but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a unique island vacation this March. And our latest edition of Where to Go takes you across …
Bonaire Is the New Hotspot of the Dutch Caribbean
When Johnny and Therese Boer of the three-Michelin-star Die Librije opened a restaurant in Bonaire five years ago, it wasn’t just a massive moment for the Caribbean culinary scene. The opening of the Brass Boer was a nod to the …
20 Cheap Caribbean Hotels for an Affordable Vacation
Since the onset of the pandemic, driven by tremendous travel demand, hotels around the world have gotten far more expensive. Some, significantly more expensive. Even a Caribbean hotel whose rack rate might have started at $150 per night three years …
The 23 Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2023
Can you believe it has been nearly three years since the world changed? In that span, the destinations of the Caribbean have undergone a tumultuous, frantic, whirring upheaval, one that turned from total static to what is today an abundant, …
The 25 Best Beach Bars in the Caribbean 2023
There are countless reasons to travel to the Caribbean. But on cold winter afternoons, one image manages to slide into our imaginations more frequently: a cold rum punch at the edge of the Caribbean Sea. Beach bars just call to …
The Caribbean Travel Awards 2023
If 2021 in the Caribbean was a year of recovery, 2022 has been a year of unmistakable, unprecedented rebirth. The Caribbean has never been hotter, with just about every destination nearing (or now exceeding) its pre-pandemic travel totals, and the …
Junkanoo Is Back in The Bahamas
After two years off amid the pandemic, The Bahamas’ greatest art form is making its triumphant return for the holiday season. Junkanoo, The Bahamas’ national cultural festival, returns for its largest celebration in the heart of downtown Nassau on Boxing …
The Ultimate Caribbean Scuba Diving Destination
First there was Christopher Columbus, met by the waters of Guanahani in 1492. And then, 530 years later, there was SpongeBob. SpongeBob is a 25-pound Nassau Grouper that calls Long Bay home, the most famous current resident of a bay …
How to Escape to St Kitts This Winter, For Less
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 …
Sun Country Airlines Is Relaunching Its Cayman Islands Flights
Low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines is relaunching its nonstop flights to the Cayman Islands this winter. Beginning Dec. 17, Sun Country will be resuming its flights between Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport and Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International Airport. The service …
The Caribbean’s First International Heliport
One of the British Virgin Islands’ most exclusive resort communities has added a major new amenity: a new heliport. Virgin Gorda’s Oil Nut Bay has added a new heliport certified for international arrivals, the first of its kind in the …
Aztec Airways Adding Flights to Two Islands in The Bahamas
Aztec Airways is launching a pair of new routes in November, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier is set to add scheduled flights service to both Chub Cay and Great Harbour Cay in The Bahamas. The new service for both …
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