American Airlines has officially launched new nonstop service between Miami and Bimini, adding a new airlift option to one of the closest Caribbean destinations to the United States. The first Miami-Bimini flight touched down in South Bimini Airport on Saturday, and is operating three times per week, with flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Even […]
Marriott International is in the midst of what the company calls “strong conversion activity” in the wider Caribbean right now. In the Caribbean and Latin America, more than 50 percent of Marriott’s room signings last year were conversions. In the first quarter of this year, the region saw more than 3,000 rooms enter the pipeline. […]
One of the top resorts in the British Virgin Islands will once again be operating as an independent property. The BVI’s Scrub Island Resort is ending its 11-year affiliation with Marriott’s Autograph Collection. Scrub Island was actually the first hotel in the Caribbean to join the Autograph Collection back in 2010. “Since opening in 2010, Scrub Island has […]
The St Kitts Marriott is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and now the property is debuting a new-look spa. The resort has completed a full “transformation” of its 14,000-square-foot Emerald Mist Spa, which now features six treatment rooms and a couple’s therapy suite. That’s along with waxing services, a hair salon, four pedicure and […]
Marriott’s alliance with Royalton Resorts and its acquisition of Elegant Hotels group in Barbados has greatly expanded the number of Caribbean resorts where its Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program members can use their rewards points to book all-inclusive vacation stays. In many cases, an all-inclusive stay will cost you a bucketload of points, but with dynamic […]
It might be the most remarkable thing about the US Virgin Islands’ booming tourism industry in the years since the onset of the pandemic: the destination has been having all of this success without its largest resort. That is finally changing, with this week’s debut of the new Buoy House, Autograph Collection at Frenchman’s Reef […]
If a Caribbean vacation rates as a dream, the fantasy is to get the trip paid for by someone else. And one way to do that is by signing up for a credit card where you earn points that can be used to defer the cost of travel. Airfare and lodging are typically the two […]
One of Cancun’s premier resort has closed to begin a dramatic transformation process, Caribbean Journal has learned. The popular Marriott Cancun recently shuttered to undertake what the company calls a “major renovation.” When it reopens at the height of the upcoming winter tourist season, the Marriott Cancun will become an all-inclusive resort, according to Marriott […]
JetBlue has added two more weekly flights to Curacao out of New York. The New York City-based airline is now operating five flights each week between New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport and Curacao, with service on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. The new flights come as the Dutch Caribbean island is projecting […]
The just-opened Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun has debuted a new culinary concept where diners can eat in a “cave.” The Cave is an international eatery set in what Royalton calls a “mystical setting with glittering lights and rocky surroundings that simulate a cave and underground lakes.” The unique restaurant has a mix of culinary inspirations, […]
Marriott has opened its newest St Regis resort in the Caribbean region: the striking new St Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya. The luxury resort has 124 rooms and 19 suites in a setting in the new Kanai development on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. It’s part of what will soon be a growing Caribbean portfolio […]
Marriott has reopened Solaz, its Luxury Collection resort in Los Cabos, Mexico, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort, set on the Sea of Cortez, has relaunched with more rooms and a new dining concept. “We are excited to reopen and showcase the exciting new upgrades that elevate the experience of visiting Solaz and Los Cabos,” […]
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