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15 Caribbean Beaches Where You Can Go Snorkeling Straight From the Sand

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You don’t always need a boat to find the Caribbean you dream about. Some of the region’s clearest water and most colorful reefs sit just beyond the shoreline, close enough that all you have to do is step off the sand, lower your mask and let the sea take over. These are the beaches where […]

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Frontier Is Launching Two New Routes to The Bahamas

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The fastest-growing airline in the Caribbean is adding a pair of new routes to The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. Frontier Airlines has announced plans to launch two nonstop routes to Nassau.  In November, Frontier will launch thrice-weekly service from Philadelphia to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport.  In Dec. 19, the low-cost carrier will kick […]

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There's a New Way to Fly to Nassau, The Bahamas

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There’s a brand-new way to fly to Nassau in The Bahamas. Tropic Ocean Airways, the fast-expanding Fort Lauderdale-based air carrier, is launching scheduled service to Nassau. The new flights, which launch Aug. 12, will operate four times per week, with service on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays. Most notably, travelers on the Nassau route depart […]

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Delta Is Adding New Daily Flights to The Bahamas

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Air Lines is expanding its flight service to Nassau in The Bahamas for the upcoming winter season, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning Dec. 21, Delta will be expanding its service from Boston Logan Airport to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport with new daily nonstop flights for the peak season. […]


There's a New Way to Fly to Nassau, The Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport is seeing a passenger boom, according to new data. The airport has seen a record-breaking December and January, with arrivals higher than pre-recession levels. That amounted to 151,454 passengers in December and 140,314 in January, with preliminary numbers for March showing a 24 percent increase […]

This Caribbean Hotel Picks You Up at the Airport in Style

How to arrive in style By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Attention hoteliers: Want to make your guests feel as if they’ve arrived before they even check in? Take a page from the playbook of Paradise Island, Bahamas resort One & Only Ocean Club, whose guests are whisked from Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport in […]

Nassau’s New Airport Lounge

A new lounge in Nassau By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Passengers have begun fully using the services of the newly-opened Lignum Club at Lynden Pindling International Airport. Opened officially in October 2015, the Lignum Club offers passengers access to leading facilities, and showcases Bahamian culture in design and decor. The club offers food and beverage […]

Airporter: Finding the Perfect Gift at Nassau's Lynden Pindling Airport

Editor’s Note: Our new Airporter column explores the best of the Caribbean’s airports, from secret shopping tips to the coolest airport bars. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor A last-minute airport-bought gift needn’t necessarily be a bad gift. At least not if it comes from My Ocean in the US Departures terminal at Nassau’s Lynden […]

A New Governor-General in the Bahamas

Above: Dame Marguerite Pindling (centre) (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has a new Governor-General: Dame Marguerite Pindling, the widow of the country’s first Prime MInister, Sir Lynden Pindling. Dame Marguerite was sworn in on Tuesday as the country’s 10th Governor-General, succeeding Sir Arthur Foulkes, who demitted office the same day. “I […]

Bahamas Marks 40 Years of Independence

Above: GG Sir Arthur Foulkes raises the Bahamian flag (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas marks the 40th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday. It was 40 years ago that the Bahamas severed its colonial ties with Great Britain, though retaining Queen Elizabeth as head of state. That came after a few […]

Bahamas Officially Completes Transformation of Nassau Airport

Above: Lynden Pindling International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially opened its new domestic and international departures terminal. The project, which cost $409 million, according to the government, took four years to complete. The new 606,000-square-foot airport has increased its capacity by 50 percent, or about 5 million additional passengers every […]

Baseball, Bahamian Style

The islands of the Bahamas could be the next great source of prospects for Major League Baseball, with the country turning baseball into a potentially fruitful sport. Caribbean Journal takes a look at the growing popularity of baseball in the Bahamas, the humble roots of the modern incarnation of the sport — and the new […]