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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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 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 …

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 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, …

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 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 …

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 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 …

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 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 …

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 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 …

st kitts winter escape

 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 …

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 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 …

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 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 …

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 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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 A major new airport is opening before the end of the year on the island Great Harbour Cay in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned.  In a significant boost for Great Harbour Cay and the Berry Islands chain of The …

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 A new project to help restore coral reefs has officially kicked off in Antigua and Barbuda.  The initiative by coral reef restoration project OceanShot has deployed the first of its new coral “modules” off the island of Antigua.  The project, …

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 It began during the pandemic, when expert tourism management and a flexible travel health policy helped drive a new wave of visitors to the US Virgin Islands.  And the last two years has seen unprecedented levels of tourism growth in …

Barbados St Vincent

 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 …

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  By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The Bahamas has been one of the hottest real estate destinations in the last two-and-a-half years, with a pandemic-fueled boom that has not yet subsided. This story is part of Caribbean Journal …

 

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