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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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A New Look at Trinidad’s Courtyard Port of Spain

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s Courtyard Port of Spain has opened 2019 wth a new look. One of the capital’s leading business hotels has renovated 119 guest rooms and suites with what the property is calling “a new experience of luxury and modernity.” The changes involved gutting and upgrading all bedrooms and bathrooms, with […]

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Travelers Are Flocking to Belize Right Now

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By Alexander Britell and Dana Niland Belize is one of the hottest destinations in the region right now, according to the latest data from the country’s tourism board. The country on the Caribbean coast of Central America reported 14.6 percent growth in stayover arrivals last year, one of the fastest growth rates of any destination […]

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Delta Launches New New York-Haiti Flights

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Air Lines has launched a new route to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier has officially begun a new service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport. The new Caribbean route is operating round-trip service weekly on Saturdays. Delta is […]


Travelers Are Flocking to Belize Right Now

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s northern coast is about to get a transformative hotel investment. Marriott International is planning to partner on a $350 million project in Puerto Plata that would add three new luxury resorts to the area. That would likely include a Ritz-Carlton, a W and a Luxury Collection property, […]

JW Marriott Mexico City Sold

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Mexico City’s leading hotels has been sold. The JW Marriott Mexico City was purchased from Host Hotels and Resorts by an affiliate of Walton Street Capital, according to JLL Hotels and Hospitality, which brokered the transaction. Marriott will continue to manage the hotel, however, according to a statement […]

Delta Launches New Daily Flights to Kingston, Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff Kingston is heating up. Another major air carrier has launched new service to Jamaica’s capital, this time with Delta Air Lines launching daily flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Delta is operating the new service on Boeing 737-800 aircraft, according to a statement from the company. The […]

A New Marriott Project Is Planned in Saint Lucia

By the Caribbean Journal staff Whether it’s on the beach in Belize or in an urban setting in the Dominican Republic, Kingston or Panama, Marriott is in the midst of a massive expansion push in the Caribbean. And now it’s adding another project. A new Courtyard Marriott is coming to the island of Saint Lucia, […]

American Airlines Launches New Nonstop Flights to Guyana

By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is now serving the southern edge of the Caribbean. The carrier has officially launched new nonstop flights from Miami to Guyana on the northern coast of South America. The new flights, which began on Thursday, will be operating four times each week. The carrier will soon add more […]

Hilton’s Newest Hotel Brand

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton has debuted another new brand, looking to ramp up its presence in urban areas. It’s called Motto by Hilton, and the new “affordable lifestyle” brand will feature “micro-hotel” design in “prime global locations,” according to the company. That will include the Americas, the company said, although it’s not yet […]

Belize Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize’s 2018 tourism boom is showing no signs of slowing down. The destination is the fastest-growing in the Caribbean this year so far, with a total of 372,075 stayover tourist arrivals through the end of September — a 16.6 percent increase compared to the same period last year. It’s an […]

Marriott’s AC Hotels Opens in Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s a big month for the hotel market in Costa Rica. First, there was the debut of the new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort; in a few weeks, W opens its first hotel in the country, while Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville will be making its debut in Guanacaste Nov. 1. Now, another […]