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JetBlue Is Launching 5 New Nonstop Flights to Puerto Rico This Month

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White sand along Condado Beach, pastel balconies above narrow streets in Old San Juan, the low hum of traffic circling the centuries-old city walls — Puerto Rico has long been one of the most direct Caribbean trips from the mainland United States. Now more cities are getting a nonstop path to the island. JetBlue is […]

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Air France Taps Martinique Chef for New Menus

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Air France is adding a taste of the French Caribbean to its menus. The French carrier has tapped Martinique-born star chef Marcel Ravin to add new “signature” dishes its business and economy menus. Ravin’s culinary expressions will be available for customers on flights between Paris and Guadeloupe, Martinique and French […]

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The Caribbean’s Best New Rum Festival Is In Martinique

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Lovers of the best rums in the Caribbean can unite on the French Caribbean island of Martinique next month for the region’s newest, hottest rum festival. It’s called the Martinique Rhum Awards, and it’s a high-level celebration of both the rhum agricole of the French Caribbean and molasses-based rums from […]

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20 Great Resorts for Summer Caribbean Vacations

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It’s one of the best-kept secrets in the Caribbean: in some ways, traveling to the Caribbean is even better in the summer. It’s less crowded, meaning you get can in to the hottest tables, find your seat at the hippest beaches and enjoy an even more tranquil experience. And that’s without mentioning the blissfully warm […]


The Caribbean’s Best New Rum Festival Is In Martinique

There’s no more discerning audience of frequent travelers than subscribers to Caribbean Journal, the world’s largest website covering Caribbean travel. And with your help, we our proud to present the 2019 edition of the Caribbean Journal Travelers’ Choice Awards, celebrating the best in Caribbean travel as chosen by our loyal readers. Thousands of Caribbean Journal […]

Another New Hotel Opens in the French Caribbean

By Alexander Britell Fresh off the debut of the transformed Hotel Diamant Les Bains in Martinique’s buzzy beach town of Diamant, the French Caribbean island has gotten another new hotel. This time it’s the new Hotel Pelican, a beachfront boutique set in the suburb of Schoelcher outside of Martinique’s dynamic capital of Fort-de-France. The retro-chic-styled […]

Rum Journal: A Concerto From Guadeloupe’s Longueteau

By Alexander Britell In recent years, the once-mysterious world of rhum agricole has opened itself to rum lovers, with its terroir and endless sophistication charming palates around the world. Much of that, however, has been the sublime rhum agricole from the French Caribbean island of Martinique, led by a global push from one of its […]

Martinique’s Airport Is Seeing Surging Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique’s Aime Cesaire Airport is seeing record-breaking growth so far in 2019, according to new data. The airport reported a total of 643,719 passengers in the first quarter of 2019, a 7.05 percent increase compared to the same period in 2018. The month of March alone saw 224,049 passengers, a […]

Rum Journal: From the Bahamas, a Tequila-Finished Rum

You can call it cask-finishing or barrel finishing or secondary aging or whatever you like. But it’s no secret that using the barrels that once held other spirits to give different personalities to rum is an increasingly prominent trend in the rum world. It’s one that remains best executed in Martinique, where distilleries like Rhum […]

There’s a New Hotel in Martinique

By Alexander Britell It was the first full-fledged hotel to ever open in Martinique, a seaside Antillean inn during a time of rhum and biguine. And now the historic Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront hotel on the southern tip of Martinique that first debuted in 1945, is back again. Following a large-scale transformation project, the […]

The Green Caribbean Awards 2019

We can happily report that the Caribbean is, in fact, getting greener. Whether it’s the regular debut of a new solar park, the frequent launch of a new wind farm or a renewed regional focus on sustainability. While more work of course has to be done, one way to forward that is to celebrate those […]

From St John to Martinique, 5 Charming Caribbean Hotels to Try

We’ve made no secret for our love of the Caribbean’s smaller hotels, where travelers can dig deep into the authentic charm of the Caribbean. But there are more such properties than one can count — meaning we never get tired of sharing them with our readers. Here are five charming little hotels in the Caribbean to […]

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