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Caribbean Airlines Keeping Up Cargo Operations Amid Coronavirus
Trinidad-based regional airline Caribbean Airlines is continuing its cargo operations amid coronavirus, the carrier said. The company continues to operate its cargo freighter flights and ground transport trucking services moving cargo between the United States and the Cribbean. Much of …
Marriott Keeps Up Caribbean Expansion, With More in the Pipeline
From all-inclusives in Barbados to design-focused hotels in Jamaica, Marriott International added more than 10,000 rooms to its pipeline in Latin America and the Caribbean last year. And the company is showing no signs of slowing down. 2019 was the …
Jamaica Looks to Kingston as New Caribbean Entertainment Center
Jamaica is looking to Kingston as it seeks to capitalize on its vast cultural offering. Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism is looking toward developing the island’s unique cultural events into full-fledged tourism products, and Kingston is the centerpiece of the plan. …
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How to Make Paella, Caribbean Style
So much of the seafood we eat today is farm raised on crappy diets with all kinds of additives, hormones antibiotics etc. that when I saw some wild shrimp from the ocean along with some octopus from Spain available, I …
The 10 Best Jamaica Resorts to Visit in 2020
The best Jamaica resorts set the standard for the Caribbean travel experience; since the dawn of the jet-set age, Jamaica has been a haven for rarefied, elegant, character-filled hospitality, and that’s even more true today. Few islands boast as diverse …
Caribbean Airlines Launches Kingston-Cayman Flights
Caribbean Airlines has launched its new service between Kingston, Jamaica and Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. The twice-weekly nonstop flight will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays until March 28, 2020, according to the company. “Caribbean Airlines has a clear …
Jamaica’s Kingston Airport Is Getting a $60M Makeover
Jamaica’s Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston is getting a $60 million makeover. The airport was officially taken over by Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico this week. The company now operates both Norman Manley and the Sangster International Airport in …
Caribbean Airlines Launching More Flights From Jamaica
Caribbean Airlines is adding another new route out of what is becoming a growing regional hub in Jamaica, the company announced this week. Caribbean Airlines will begin its newest service between Kingston, Jamaica and Grand Cayman on Dec. 3. The …
Caribbean Airlines Launching Kingston-Havana Flights
By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Caribbean Airlines is launching twice weekly nonstop service between Kingston, Jamaica and Havana, Cuba, the carrier announced this week. The new flights will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Nov. 6, using a Boeing 737-800 NG …
Caribbean Airlines Launching Kingston-Grand Cayman Flights
By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Airlines is adding a new destination: Grand Cayman. The Trinidad-based Caribbean carrier is launching a new twice-weekly flight between Kingston, Jamaica and Grand Cayman, it announced this week in a statement. The flights will …
Bermuda Is Getting Its First Hilton Hotel
By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda will soon be home to its first-ever Hilton hotel. Set to debut in 2020, the Bermudiana Beach Resort will be part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton portfolio. The 111-room hotel, owned by Bermudiana …
Jamaica Looking to Create “Mini-Destinations”
By the Caribbean Journal staff Montego Bay. Ocho Rios. Negril. They’re some of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean — not just Jamaica. But Jamaica is now looking to expand beyond its traditional tourism hubs with the creation of what …
AC Hotel Officially Opens in Jamaica
By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever AC Hotel in Jamaica has officially opened its doors in the heart of Kingston. Marriott’s design-focused boutique hotel brand has launched its new outpost in Kingston, a 219-room hotel that becomes the second …
Jamaica’s Airports Are Adding More Immigration Kiosks
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is looking to reduce waiting time for travelers at its two main airports in Montego Bay and Kingston. The country’s government is planning to add more automated border-crossing kiosks to both Sangster and Norman …
Marriott Set to Open New AC Hotel in the Caribbean
By Alexander Britell The world’s largest hotel company is set to debut its newest hotel in the Caribbean next week. It’s the highly-anticipated AC Hotel Kingston in Jamaica, which will begin welcoming guests June 17. The stylish new $50 million …
A New Hotel Opens in Kingston
By the Caribbean Journal staff Kingston’s quietly robust hotel pipeline has unveiled another new property: the R Hotel. Jamaica’s newest business hotel has debuted in the heart of New Kingston. “Kingston has a major appeal as an urban tourist destination,” …
Jamaica Is Getting A New Hilton Hotel in Kingston
By Alexander Britell Part of a growing trend of hotel investment in Jamaica’s capital, Hilton has announced the planned opening of a new Tapestry Collection by Hilton hotel in Kingston. The new 168-room ROK Hotel, owned by PanJam Investment Limited, …
Jamaica Is Getting More New Nonstop Flights
By Dana NilandCJ Contributor Jamaica is in the midst of an airlift boom, and the trend will continue this summer. Jamaica is set to welcome a host of new nonstop flights this summer. Indeed, the island destination has secured over …
