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Pendry Is Opening Its First-Ever Caribbean Resort in Barbados 

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Luxury boutique brand Pendry is opening its first-ever Caribbean hotel on the island of Barbados. The company is rebranding — and transforming – the former Port Ferdinand residential resort into what is now one of the region’s most anticipated debuts.  So what’s in store?  An 80-room retreat, with a marina, several eateries, a spa, a kids’ […]

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United Airlines Is Adding Flights to a New Caribbean Island: Dominica

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For years, getting to Dominica and its small airport hidden behind mountaintops was not an easy feat. You could fly through San Juan. Or Martinique. Or St Maarten. A nonstop flight from the United States was just a dream.  Everything changed in 2021, when American Airlines launched the first-ever nonstop flights from the US to […]

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The Caribbean’s 4 Hottest New Vacation Villas Are on the Island of St Barth

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It’s the biggest trend in Caribbean travel, at least in the luxury segment: the villa vacation, which saw enormous growth during the pandemic — as travelers sought out space, seclusion and an elevated degree of luxury and service.  Now, villas continue to be a major draw for luxury travelers. And when it comes to the […]

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Here’s How to Fly to Puerto Rico’s Tiny, Beach-Filled Caribbean Islands 

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Playa Flamenco. The Bioluminescent Bay. The wild horses. El Blok. These are some of the memories you capture when you stay on the tiny islands of Culebra and Vieques off the coast of Puerto Rico.  While both islands have long been on the minds of travelers, getting to either of them has never been particularly […]


The Caribbean’s 4 Hottest New Vacation Villas Are on the Island of St Barth

It’s the top global network for luxury travel in the world: Virtuoso, the network of top-level travel advisors who focus on high-net-worth clients and preferred partners.  Whether you’re a Virtuoso agent or not, the network’s trends and practices are essential — they’re a sign of where the luxury travel market is going, particularly in the […]

The 10 Best Caribbean Islands for Beach Bars

Some are filled with them. For others, they’re a rarity. While we all love a great beach bar, not every island is a true beach bar destination — where the beach bar is an art form, and where pilgrims make their way to the best ones.  We like to consider ourselves beach bar experts, and that’s […]

The 15 Best Beaches in The Bahamas You’ve Never Heard Of 

They’re far from major airports, set within destinations that are nowhere near the typical tourist map. And that’s what makes them so spectacular. These are the remote, hard-to-reach beaches you dream about. And they’re all in The Bahamas.  We’ve visited more beaches (and islands) in The Bahamas than any other team of journalists on the […]

Winair’s New Flights Mean You Can Island-Hop to Three More Caribbean Islands 

Island hopping. It’s what we all dream about. Boarding a tiny plane, jaunting from destination to destination, just a small suitcase and a big dream. A few days of dining in Grand Case, then a hiking adventure in Dominica, then a beach getaway in Antigua.  It’s easier said than done, of course. But if you […]

The Ultimate Birding Resort Is Opening Soon On This Caribbean Island  

The exact location of the Caribbean’s newest glamping resort is a secret. That’s because the owners of the new Wild Lotus resort want to protect the endangered species that inhabit the area. Because, you see, this isn’t like any resort — glamping or otherwise — you may have encountered.  The 10-tent resort is set inside a […]

A Guide to the Newest Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships, From Icon to Utopia of the Seas

Is bigger better when it comes to cruise ships? Royal Caribbean certainly believes so: its Icon Class of cruise ships are the largest afloat in the world. The debutant Icon of the Seas, launched in 2024, weighs in at nearly a quarter of a million gross tons and carries more than 5,600 passengers. In fact, […]

Turks and Caicos’ Top Luxury Residential Project Just Eclipsed $78 Million in Sales

2020 changed things. It changed the nature of real estate globally — and it sent high-net-worth buyers in numbers to the islands of the Caribbean, in search of space, seclusion and new levels of luxury. That led, in large part, to one destination: the Turks and Caicos Islands, which has been one of the most […]

In Antigua and Barbuda, a Celebration of Art 

Exhibitions. Workshops. Art talks. Sip and paints. A Christmas market. If you’re an art lover, this is good as it gets. It’s a “celebration of culture in color,” as the organizers put it.  And the best part? It’s all focused on one of the most beautiful places on earth.  Antigua and Barbuda Art Week, which […]