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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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$120 Million Hotel Project Breaks Ground in Nassau

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By Alexander Britell Another significant hotel project has broken ground in one of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing centers of hotel investment: Nassau. The $120 million “GoldWynn” project, set on the eastern end of Goodman’s Bay Beach, will be a five-story, boutique beachfront hotel development. The project is the brainchild of Paul Wynn of the Wynn Group […]

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New Luxury Real Estate in Grand Cayman

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grand Cayman’s Dart Real Estate has unveiled its new Residences at Seafire real estate development on Seven Mile Beach in the Cayman Islands. The new development, adjacent to the Kimpton Seafire resort, has 62 private residences on a 12-acre full-service resort site. Owners at The Residences at Seafire will have […]

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Silversands Grenada Joins Leading Hotels of the World

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Silversands Grenada resort, which is slated to open in March 2018, has joined The Leading Hotels of the World. LHW is a curated collection of independent luxury hotels; Silversands is the first Grenadian resort to be a member. “We are honored to partner with The Leading Hotels of the […]


New Luxury Real Estate in Grand Cayman

By Alexander Britell One of the Caribbean’s leading resorts has been sold, Caribbean Journal has learned. Cayman-based Dart Real Estate has purchased the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman from Five Mile Capital Partners, LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The property had been put on the market last year. Kenneth Dart’s Dart Real Estate is the […]

Another Major New Project Is Coming to Grenada

Another major new hotel project is coming to the island of Grenada. The Silversands boutique hotel is slated to debut on the island’s Grand Anse Beach in the spring of 2018. The property will include 44 suites and nine residential villas anchored by a 100-meter pool billed as the longest in the region. It’s the second […]

Silversands Grenada Set to Open March 2018

Another significant new hotel project has come to the Spice Isle. The highly-anticipated Silversands Grenada has announced a target opening date of March 2018 for its luxury resort on the island’s famed Grand Anse Beach. The project will be comprised of two main buildings off Grand Anse, including 39 open-plan suites, three one-bedroom suites and […]

Kimpton Names New Chief Development Officer for Americas

Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants has named Allison Reid its new chief development officer for the Americas region, the company announced. Reid comes to the company after having served most recently as senior vice president of North America development for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, overseeing all of Starwood’s 11 brands in North America, the Caribbean and […]

Kimpton Seafire Names New Marketing Director

Cayman’s Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa has appointed Virgil M. Napier to its team in the role of Director of Sales & Marketing. Napier comes to the Grand Cayman resort from the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, CA, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry. With specialties […]

An Exclusive Sneak Peek at Cayman’s New Kimpton Seafire Resort

Checking out the new Kimpton Seafire By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor As its November opening date draws near, Grand Cayman is buzzing about Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, the island’s first new major resort in 11 years. And from CJ’s sneak peek this week, it appears that the northernmost hotel on famed Seven Mile […]

Kimpton to Open Property in Grenada

Kimpton is launching a Caribbean expansion. The hotel brand, which opened its first Caribbean property last year, the Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa in Grand Cayman, has announced plans to open its second hotel in the region in Grenada. The Kimpton Kawana Bay Grenada Resort is slated to debut in early 2019 on the island’s […]

The 10 Best Grand Cayman Hotels

So you’re planning a trip to Grand Cayman for sun, sea, and that oh-so-white sand, but do you know where you’re going to stay? The island has a wide mix of hotels and resorts, most of which are situated right on the world-famous sands of Seven Mile Beach. These hotels are some of your best bets […]