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New JW Marriott Coming to Mexico

 By Dana NilandCJ 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 City-based …

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-GabbadonCJ 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 one …

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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 …

JW Marriott Expanding to Turks and Caicos Islands

 Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Marriott is planning to open a JW Marriott Hotel and Casino in Turks and Caicos, the company announced Monday at the Caribbean Hotel and Resort and Investment Summit in …

JW Marriott Opens in Panama

 Above: Panama’s first JW Marriott hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff The first JW Marriott hotel has opened in Panama, Marriott announced. The 118-room JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort is located in the Buenaventura beachfront community in the …

JW Marriott Plans Santo Domingo Hotel

 Above: a rendering of the planned JW Marriott in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott’s JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts will open a new JW Marriott hotel in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in 2014, the company …

 

Opinion

Editor’s Note: The Caribbean, After Irma

 On Oct. 9, 1780, the Great Hurricane came to the Caribbean. Huracan San Calixto lasted 11 days in the West Indies, pummeling the southeastern Caribbean with terrifying winds as high as 200 miles per hour, destroying homes and livelihoods. Almost …

• Doing Business in the Caribbean 2017: Central America Leading By Example

• Caribbean History: Remembering Maurice Bishop

Rum Journal

Rum Journal: The Newest Ron Diplomatico

 By Alexander Britell There is an entry point for every rum aficionado. Seldom does a rum lover begin his or her journey in the world of rum with a rare agricole, or a limited-batch hidden-cask expression. There are rums like …

• Rum Journal: This Martinique Rhum Is Finished in Sauternes Barrels

• Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2017

Markets

A Must-Visit Caribbean Hospitality Conference

 Caribbean hoteliers and industry stakeholders will gather in Miami for the third installment of the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum, slated to take place from June 2 to 4 at the Hyatt Regency Miami. Produced by the Caribbean Hotel and …

• The Caribbean’s Biggest Solar Energy Plant

• The Caribbean’s Most Innovative Hospital