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American Airlines Is Adding Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Its Blue Water, Waterfront Resorts, and Unmistakable Character

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Some islands are defined by scale; Bimini is defined by stories. It’s the closest Bahamian island to the U.S., but it has always carried an outsized place in the Caribbean imagination — a strip of land where writers, activists, fishermen and wanderers have all left their mark. With American Airlines launching the only nonstop flights […]

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Marriott Opens New Hotel in Tulum, Mexico

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Marriott International has opened its first-ever hotel property in the hip beach town of Tulum on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.  The new Aloft Tulum, which is managed by Highgate, opened its doors this week in the heart of Tulum’s downtown district.  The newest hotel in Mexico has a total of 140 “loft-style” rooms and […]

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Kimpton’s Newest Caribbean Hotel Is In Tulum

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Kimpton Hotels and Resorts is opening its first-ever hotel in the Mexican Caribbean this month. The new Kimpton Aluna Hotel will open in the ultra-hip destination of Tulum on Dec. 18, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The property itself first opened in 2018 as an anchor for Tulum’s Aldea Zama community; now it’s taking on the […]

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Grenada’s Kimpton Kawana Bay Breaks Ground on Final Phase

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The Kimpton Kawana Bay project in Grenada has broken ground on its final phase, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The final phase of the residential resort includes 12 more suites and studios to the main Kiawah building. Kawana Bay, set on Grenada’s iconic Grand Anse Beach, is the second Kimpton-branded project in the Caribbean, following […]


Kimpton’s Newest Caribbean Hotel Is In Tulum

By Joe Pike and Alexander Britell When travel fully resumes either during or following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, experts are predicting a residential resort investment spike in Caribbean destinations that can offer both low density properties and seclusion. Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) spoke to some of the top tourism and real estate firm representatives in […]

Kimpton Opens First of Five New Key West Resorts

The Conch Republic is officially the new home of the first in what will be a portfolio of five new Kimpton-branded Key West resorts.  InterContinental Hotel Group’s fast-expanding Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants brand has launched the new Winslow’s Bungallows hotel.  The hotel is part of five new resorts in the pipeline for Key West, a […]

A New $350 Million Resort Project Is Coming to Grenada

The owner of the luxe Silversands Grenada resort has acquired a pair of properties on the island — with plans for a $350 million investment and a multi-phase tourism project. Joyau des Caraibes, which owns the recently-opened Silversands, has acquired the Port Louis Maritime Village and the undeveloped lands at the Mount Cinnamon resort on Grand […]

Delta Is Launching New York-Grand Cayman Flights

Delta Air Lines is adding a new route from New York to the Cayman Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new seasonal service is set to launch June 13, according to the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism.  It will operate on Saturdays through Aug. 20 between John F. Kennedy International Airport and the newly-transformed Owen […]

Travelers Are Flocking to the Cayman Islands

It’s been a banner year so far for tourism in the Cayman Islands, and the numbers continue to climb for what is one of the hottest destinations in the wider Caribbean.  The tri-island destination has seen 386,290 stayover visitors through the first three quarters of 2019, representing a 10.3 percent increase over the same period […]

Kimpton Is Opening Its First Hotels in Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants is coming to a new destination: Mexico. The fast-expanding hotel company, now part of the IHG umbrella, is planning to open its first properties in Mexico with a pair of Mexico City boutique hotels. The two hotels, which are slated to open in 2020, will be […]

Viceroy to Open Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Resort in 2021

Viceroy is planning a 2021 debut for its highly-anticipated overwater bungalow resort on the Caribbean coast of Panama.  The Viceroy Bocas del Toro Panama will be opening its doors in 2021, according to Viceroy’s Web site.  The long-awaited resort, which would be one of just a few overwater resorts in the wider Caribbean region, was […]

JetBlue Boosting Grenada Flights for Summer

By the Caribbean Journal staff It just got even easier to get to the Caribbean’s Spice Isle. New York City-based carrier JetBlue has launched a flight expansion to Grenada for the summer season, highlighted by relaunched daily flight service to the island. The expanded service, which launched last week, is operating every day from New […]