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The Just-Opened Riu Ventura Brings 705 Rooms, 36 Swim-Up Suites, and a Different Kind of All-Inclusive Experience to Cancun

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Cancun’s hotel zone has welcomed a major new arrival with the opening of Riu Ventura, a large-scale, contemporary resort set beside Playa Delfines. The property represents a new direction for RIU in Mexico, pairing the company’s 24-hour all-inclusive concept with features the brand has never offered in the country before. With 705 rooms, a rooftop adults-only […]

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Curacao Marriott Reopens After $40M Renovation

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The Curacao Marriott Beach Resort has officially relaunched following the completion of a $40 million renovation project.  The 336-room hotel has been renovated “to represent the latest innovative design thinking from the Marriott hotels brand,” according to a statement from the property.  That includes a new “clean and contemporary” design, with a mix of Dutch […]

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Marriott Is Opening All-Inclusive Hotels in Jamaica, Curacao

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Marriott is ramping up its Caribbean all-inclusive expansion in a big way  The company, which several months ago announced plans to enter the increasingly competitive all-inclusive market, had already announced five new projects and plans to purchase Barbados’ popular Elegant Hotels brand.  Now, it’s adding two more high-profile projects in Jamaica and Curacao, respectively.  That […]

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Marriott Is Opening a New Resort in Belize

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A hot new resort is coming to one of the Caribbean’s hottest hotel destinations: Belize.  The new Alaia Belize is set in the bustling destination of San Pedro Town in Ambergris Caye, a residential resort community that will be part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection.  The beachfront property, the first-Marriott branded resort in Belize, will include […]


Marriott Is Opening All-Inclusive Hotels in Jamaica, Curacao

The US Virgin Islands has enacted a new bill aimed at spurring hotel development and construction in the Caribbean territory.  The USVI’s expanded Hotel Development Bill gives hotel developers the ability to channel a percentage of room revenue both to finance the renovation of existing properties and to build new hotels.  “The signing of this […]

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 Montego Bay, part of a portfolio of 14 airports operated by the company. That includes […]

Marriott Buying Barbados’ Elegant Hotels to Fuel All-Inclusive Expansion

Marriott International is buying a major hotel group in Barbados.  The world’s largest hotel company has reached an agreement to buy Barbados’ Elegant Hotels Group.  Elegant Hotels owns and operates a total of seven hotel properties in Barbados, with a total of 588 rooms across the seven properties.  The company also owns the popular Daphne’s […]

The 10 Best Bonaire Resorts

Divers have long known the charms of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire, home to some of the most marvelous diving (and snorkeling) in the hemisphere.  But, increasingly, more and more travelers are beginning to discover that there is far more to Bonaire than the world beneath its sea — from what is one of the […]

A Big Tourism Comeback in the USVI

The US Virgin Islands is in the midst of a tourism renaissance, according to recently-released data. The USVI is reporting close to a 50 percent increase in stay-over arrivals this year. It’s what the USVI Department of Tourism is calling a “clear signal” that tourism in the territory is on a strong rebound. The USVI […]

Hilton Is Opening a New Dominican Republic All-Inclusive

By Alexander Britell Hilton is adding a new Dominican Republic resort to its growing portfolio of all-inclusive properties in the wider Caribbean region. The dual-resort Hilton La Romana will be opening its new family-friendly section on Dec. 1, according to Playa Hotels and Resorts, which is managing the property. The property already opened its adults-only […]

Marriott Is Opening a New Resort in St Thomas

Marriott is planning a big comeback in St Thomas, with plans to reopen its signature Frenchman’s Reef resort and open a new resort under the Autograph Collection brand.  The combined $200 million project will see both properties open in 2020, according to a statement from the company.  The new Autograph resort will be called Noni […]

The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas Is Opening in November

By Alexander Britell What is almost certainly the most anticipated reopening of 2019 will be happening earlier than expected. The long-awaited return of The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas is set for Nov. 22, Caribbean Journal has learned. The reinvigorated resort’s debut is actually earlier than had been announced; the leading USVI resort had been slated to […]