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This Cancun All-Inclusive Just Got an Upgrade, With Beachfront Sushi, Tango Shows, and an Adults-Only Center

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All-inclusive resorts in Cancún have undergone a steady evolution. Once defined primarily by volume and convenience, the model has shifted toward more structured, experience-based programming. Properties now place increased emphasis on culinary offerings, wellness spaces, and clearly segmented entertainment designed to serve different types of travelers. This shift has created a more layered approach to […]

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Southwest Airlines Is Starting a New Nonstop Flight to the Cayman Islands 

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That impossibly-clear water on Seven Mile Beach. The buzzing dining scene. The endless activity in Camana Bay. The world-class diving.  If you’ve been to the Cayman Islands, you know the feeling, and the richness of one of the Caribbean’s most diverse destinations.  And if you haven’t been, well, it’s about to get a lot easier […]

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These Caribbean Islands Are Hot Right Now, According to Travel Agents

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The biggest booking surprise for Caribbean travel specialists has nothing to do with where their clients were going in 2024, but more to do with where they weren’t. In an unofficial pool with a network of more than 100 Caribbean specialists, many advisors said the smaller, uncommon Caribbean islands are where their clients are swarming […]

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Eleuthera’s Best-Kept Secret Has The Coolest New Rooms in The Bahamas

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“It’s one of those places where you just feel a connection,” he says.  Past the old fairways, tucked beyond the casuarinas, is High Rock. It’s an outcropping of ironshore perched above the clearest blue water you’ll ever see.  People come here and they jump, a light crash into the water that’s deeper than it looks. […]


These Caribbean Islands Are Hot Right Now, According to Travel Agents

South Caicos is a pristine, beach-filled, untouched eight-square-mile gem in the heart of Turks and Caicos’ “sister islands.” While the island is already home to the popular Sailrock Resort, little South Caicos is about to get a boost from the world’s largest hotel company.  Marriott has announced the sining of the former East Bay Resort […]

The Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2024, From Tiny Beach Towns to Hidden Gems

Maybe you’ve been to the Caribbean a dozen times. Maybe you’re planning your first Caribbean vacation. The Caribbean continues to reinvent itself, to rewrite its story. The Caribbean just keeps getting better. As the region comes off what was a record-breaking year for just about every destination in the Caribbean, most projections show an even […]

Silver Airways Is Adding Nonstop Flights to Two Islands in The Bahamas 

Continuing its active expansion in the wider region, Silver Airways is adding a pair of new nonstop routes to the islands of The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Beginning in March, Silver will be relaunching service from West Palm Beach to two destinations in The Bahamas: Nassau and Marsh Harbour, Abaco.  The Nassau service will […]

Traveling to Exuma in The Bahamas Just Got Easier

Maybe you’ve seen the images: the swimming pigs, the electric blue waters, the pristine sandbars. Exuma occupies a rarefied place in the imagination of travelers, who have long been drawn to the archipelago for its almost otherworldly natural environment.  The Exuma archipelago in The Bahamas, set across 360 different cays, has an enviable mix of […]

Antigua, Aruba Top Caribbean Islands for Millennials Right Now

Before successful Caribbean advisor Amanda Bisack, owner of Travelista Travels,  entered the travel industry, she worked as a hip-hop dancer, commercial print model and actress. Bisack has had spreads in Women’s Health Magazine, People’s, Forbes, Model Airplane, White House Black Market and TIME. And she has shot commercials for a variety of brands such as […]

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 to tap into important source markets in novel ways.  That includes a focus on teams […]

The Top Emerging Caribbean Islands, According to Travel Agents

From the Bahamas to Jamaica, there are a lot of well-known and well-booked Caribbean destinations. But what about the ones that still have massive growth potential? Several Caribbean specialists recently shared the islands that, while they may not be totally unknown, are seeing a robust increase in inquiries. Grenada “I am getting a lot more […]

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 return of ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines.  This week, Frontier announced that it would be making […]