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Carnival Just Made Its First Post-Melissa Cruise Call to Jamaica

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Carnival Cruise Line made its first official call to Ocho Rios on Wednesday as Carnival Sunrise arrived in port, marking the resumption of cruise visits to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Local officials and community partners greeted the ship as operations continued to stabilize across the north coast — with cruise guests officially returning to the […]

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Marriott Opens New Vacation Club Resort in Costa Rica

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Marriott International has opened its first-ever Marriott Vacation Club resort in Costa Rica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new resort is set at the  Los Sueños Resort and Marina, a 1,110-acre master-planned community.  It’s also the first Marriott Vacation Club in all of Central America.  “Our Owners and guests are excited to explore new destinations, […]

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Accor Launches Villa Rental Platform

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Accor has launched a new “Apartments & Villas” site, one dedicated to villa rentals, apartment rental sand extended-stay hotel properties. The new site has more than 50,000 accommodations available, putting the hotel giant into an increasingly competitive market for home rentals. “Apartments & Villas site reflects our ongoing commitment to innovation as consumer travel needs […]

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JetBlue Is Launching a Big Expansion to Cancun

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No destination in the wider Caribbean is seeing more interest from airlines right now than Cancun.  Since the Mexican Caribbean’s tourism reopening in the early summer, Cancun International Airport continues to draw new routes from a host of carriers — and now JetBlue is launching an expansion of its own.  In March, JetBlue will be […]


Accor Launches Villa Rental Platform

Marriott International is opening its first-ever hotel in Tulum, Mexico, with the planned debut of the Aloft Tulum, Caribbean Journal has learned. The 140-room-and-suite property, which will be managed by Highgate Hotels, is slated to debut in February 2021.  “Tulum is currently having its moment as one of the hottest travel destinations. We look forward […]

Marriott Reopens Three More Resorts in Barbados

Marriott Internationals’ Elegant Hotels has reopened another three resorts in Barbados, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Elegant Hotels’ Colony Club, Treasure Beach and Crystal Cove have all recently reopened their doors on the island.  Colony Club, the company’s original property in Barbados, has a total of 96 rooms and suites.  The adults-only Treasure Beach has 35 […]

Marriott Vacation Club Is Expanding to Costa Rica

Marriott Vacation Club is opening its first ever resort in Costa Rica. Beginning in January 2021, Marriott will debut the Marriott Vacation Club at Los Sueños, a 24-villa resort set within the Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort Complex, part of a broader 1,100-acre master planned community in Herradura. “We are excited to offer […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines Has a New Tourism Minister

St Vincent and the Grenadines has a new tourism minister, following the country’s recent general elections.  The country’s new tourism chief is Carlos James, whose portfolio also includes Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture.  “I am looking forward to a number of major projects that are coming on stream both on St. Vincent the mainland […]

All the St Thomas Hotels You Can Stay at Right Now

The US Virgin Islands is open again for tourism, and the destination’s popular destination of St Thomas has a fine collection of resorts ranging from budget-friendly, in-town hotels to luxurious retreats like the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas. Magan’s Bay is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean, and the capital city of Charlotte Amalie […]

Two New Marriott Hotels Coming to Dominican Republic

Two new Marriott hotels are coming to the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The combined $70 million project will be set across two properties: a 208-room Marriott-branded hotel and a 192-room Aloft branded hotel, distributed in two towers of 20 stories each.  The Aloft brand is one that is starting to see growth […]

How to Travel to St Kitts and Nevis Right Now

St Kitts and Nevis officially reopened for international tourism on Oct. 31, paving the way for the return of travelers from the United States, Canada, Europe and around the world. A number of the country’s major hotels have also reopened, including its two flagship properties: the Park Hyatt St Kitts and the Four Seasons Resort […]

How to Travel to St Kitts and Nevis

St Kitts and Nevis is set to reopen its borders on Oct. 31, and the twin-island federation has now revealed its entry protocols for travelers.  Crucially, travelers from the US, UK, Canada and Europe, among others, will have to submit a negative PCR test completed within 72 hours of travel. They’ll then have to undergo […]