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Delta Is Flying Daily Nonstop to Barbados From Atlanta This December

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Delta Air Lines is significantly increasing its Barbados service this December, ramping up its Atlanta-Bridgetown route from three flights per week to daily service for the peak winter season. The increase gives Barbados seven weekly Delta flights from Atlanta instead of three, adding substantially more flexibility for travelers heading to the island over the holidays […]

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Courtyard Marriott Coming to Bonaire

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Bonaire will soon be getting its first major branded hotel. Courtyard Marriott is continuing its expansion in the Caribbean, with a new hotel set to open on the Dutch Caribbean island in October of this year. The hotel will include 140 rooms and will be located right by the Plaza Resort by the island’s international […]

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How to Get One of the Best Views in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Is this the best view in all of San Juan, Puerto Rico? It’s certainly in the conversation. This is the view at one of the two new top-floor luxury penthouse suites at the San Juan Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino, set in the increasingly chic neighborhood of Condado. The rooms are the 1094-square-foot Vice Presidential […]

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How to Travel to St Kitts Right Now, For Less

Tiny St Kitts has its charms, from rural villages to far-off beach pubs. It’s a world of options in a small place, whether you’re hiking Mount Liamuiga or having a punch at the Reggae Beach Bar. And while the island is increasingly becoming a destination for in-the-know visitors, it can still be quite affordable to […]


How to Get One of the Best Views in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Marriott International has its sights set on one of the Caribbean’s hottest hotel development markets: Cartagena, Colombia. The company announced plans to open two new hotels in Cartagena by 2018: the 210-room AC Hotel by Marriott Cartagena, and the 201-room Cartagena Marriott Hotel. Both will be the company’s first hotels in Cartagena, which has seen […]

Courtyard by Marriott Coming to Nassau

An old hotel gets a new brand By Alexander Britell NASSAU  —One of Nassau’s best-known hotels is getting a new look and a new brand. The former Nassau Palm hotel in downtown Nassau will soon become a Courtyard by Marriott, according to Joy Jibrilu, director general of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. The announcement was made […]

Marriott Expands in Costa Rica With El Mangroove Resort

Marriott is continuing to expand its Autograph Collection Hotels portfolio in the Caribbean Basin. The brand has added its second hotel in Costa Rica, the El Mangroove boutique resort. The 85-suite property includes a pool stretching over 130 feet with views of the Gulf of Papagayo, a state-of-the-art spa and a focus on active travel. […]

Aruba’s Pop-Up Beach Restaurant Has a New Look

Every day at sunset, a sandy beach lounging area in Aruba transforms into a haute beach restaurant. And now Aruba’s popular beach pop-up eatery, Simply Fish, has a new look and a new name. The beach restaurant at the Aruba Marriott is now called Atardi. The menu includes local Aruban favorites and a focus on […]

Carnival Looks to Marriott for Hotel Operations Hire

Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line has named Richard Morse its senior vice president of hotel operations. Morse had previously spent 38 years at Marriott International, most recently serving as general manager of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at the National Harbor in Maryland. Morse will be responsible for all guest-facing aspects at Carnival, from […]

Grand Cayman Marriott Sold

Another Marriott changes hands By Alexander Britell Another high-profile Caribbean Marriott hotel has been sold. The Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort has been purchased by Genbar Cayman Company, Ltd, in a deal arranged by CBRE Hotels. CBRE Hotels’ Christian Charre, Paul Weimer and Natalie J. Castillo, along with Fleur Vagniez of Blue Point Consultants, represented […]

Choice Hotels Expands to Guyana

Choice Hotels is expanding in the region. The company announced the addition of the Opus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana to its Ascend Hotel Collection. The 25-room hotel is the 12th in Choice Hotels’ Caribbean portfolio, and becomes the second major branded-property in the city, following this year’s launch of the Guyana Marriott. “The Ascend Hotel […]

Kitchen Explosion Burns Two at Marriott

An explosion burned two hotel employees at the Marriott’s Frenchman’s Reef and Morning Star Beach Resort in St Thomas on Sunday morning. Upon arrival, fire personnel were escorted by the security staff to the hotel’s kitchen area where they found the fire already out on arrival. The two hotel employees were both transported by EMS […]