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JW Marriott Is Opening Its First Caribbean Residential Resort

JW Marriott Adds Another Hotel in Mexico

JW Marriott has opened another new hotel in Mexico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new JW Marriott Hotel Guadalajar opened its doors this week, set in the Guadalajara Country Club area. The new hotel, which is managed by Aimbridge …

JW Marriott Expands in Mexico

Another JW Marriott has opened its doors in Mexico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The brand has opened the new JW Marriott Monterrey Valle, the fifth JW Marriott-branded resort in the country. The hotel, which is owned by Fibra Inn …

“Incredibly Promising” Outlook for Puerto Rico Hotel Industry

By Alexander Britell Once again open for tourism, Puerto Rico has shown steady improvement in recent months as air arrivals continue to climb, particularly out of the island’s main gateway in San Juan. This story is part of Caribbean …

JetBlue Is Launching a Big Expansion to Cancun

No destination in the wider Caribbean is seeing more interest from airlines right now than Cancun. Since the Mexican Caribbean’s tourism reopening in the early summer, Cancun International Airport continues to draw new routes from a host of carriers …

Marriott Reopening Cancun Resorts

Marriott is reopening its pair of resorts in the Mexican Caribbean destination of Cancun, Caribbean Journal has learned. In fact, the JW Marriott Cancun already opened on June 8, while the Marriott Cancun will be opening its doors on …

Marriott Expands With New Hotel in Panama

Marriott International has announced the launch of its newest property in Panama. The new Residence Inn Panama City is set in the capital’s Punta Paitilla neighborhood. The 144-room property is the first Residence Inn in Panama, joining a local …

A Big Dominican Republic Expansion for Frontier Airlines

The Dominican Republic is set for a major boost in air service thanks to a significant expansion from Frontier Airlines. Frontier, which has been steadily growing its Caribbean footprint in the last year, is planning to launch three new …

JW Marriott Cancun Completes Renovation

By the Caribbean Journal staff The JW Marriott Cancun has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation project. The renovation included what the property called an “extensive transformation” of all 447 guestrooms and suites. “We are excited to introduce JW Marriott Cancun …

JW Marriott Mexico City Sold

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Mexico City’s leading hotels has been sold. The JW Marriott Mexico City was purchased from Host Hotels and Resorts by an affiliate of Walton Street Capital, according to JLL Hotels and Hospitality, …

JW Marriott Makes Its Debut in Panama

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new luxury hotel brand in the heart of Panama. Marriott International has officially opened its new JW Marriott Panama, a new chapter for what was once the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and …

JW Marriott Opening in Panama

By the Caribbean Journal staff The JW Marriott brand is coming to Panama. The Bahia Grand Panama, which first opened in 2011 as a Trump hotel, will be rebranded as a JW Marriott. It had been operating as an independent …

The Top 5 Cancun Hotels to Visit Right Now

Cancun has long been Mexico’s most famous (and infamous) tourism destination, but that also means there’s no shortage of great hotel and resort options. But finding the right Cancun hotels for you means sifting through a mix of large and …

New JW Marriott Coming to Mexico

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to open the JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa in Fall 2015. The 299-room luxury beachfront resort was designed by architect Jim Olson and Mexico …

Why This is the Caribbean’s Coolest New Hotel

Above: the JW Marriott Santo Domingo (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SANTO DOMINGO — I am floating above Santo Domingo. I am walking on air, held up only by a thin sliver of glass extended from the lobby …

Caribbean Room With a View: The JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Cancun has a not entirely undeserved reputation as a mecca for rowdy Spring Breakers and tacky tourist-trap bars. But what often gets forgotten in the criticism of this Yucatan, Mexico tourist town is the number …

JW Marriott Opens in Santo Domingo

Above: the new JW Marriott in Santo Domingo (Photo: Marriott) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever JW Marriott in the Dominican Republic has opened its doors in Santo Domingo. The 150-room property, which is located in the capital’s Piantini …

Turks and Caicos Governor Meets With JW Marriott Developers

Above: a rendering of the planned JW Marriott in Grace Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Peter Beckingham held talks this week with officials from Venezuela’s Desarrollos, which is developing two or three hotel projects in …

Caribbean Room With a View: A Suite at the JW Marriott Cancun

IT’S REALLY the beaches that are the true stars of Mexico’s tourism hub of Cancun, with its power-soft white sand and bright turquoise slice of the Caribbean Sea. And you can see all of it from the Caribbean Suite at …