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The Best Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad Has a Sushi Bar, Ocean Views, and a Rooftop Infinity Pool

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Angostura 1919 at the Waterfront. Tekka don at the sushi bar. Warm greetings from the staff as the city hums outside. I arrive in Port of Spain and the Hyatt Regency feels like exactly what I was looking for — a place that balances the buzz of Trinidad’s capital with the calm of a waterfront […]

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Southwest Airlines Is Adding a New Route to Cancun

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The Mexican Caribbean has seen some of the strongest travel demand of any regional destination amid the pandemic, leading to a surge in both route resumptions and new routes.  The latter now includes another launch, with Southwest Airlines’ announcement that it will be adding a new route to Cancun from Phoenix in March.  Beginning March […]

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Live Aqua Is Opening an All-Inclusive Beach Resort in Punta Cana

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La Collection Resorts’ Live Aqua hotel brand is set to open a new hotel in the heart of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.  The new Live Aqua Beach Resort Punta Cana is slated to open in March, the company confirmed to Caribbean Journal.  The Uvero Alto-area all-inclusive beach resort will have 345 suites across […]

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Holland America Line’s Newest Panama Canal Cruises

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Holland America Line is planning a big push to the Panama Canal this upcoming season. The cruise line will run a total of 32 sailings to the Canal from September 2019 and May 2020, it announced this week. That will include seven ships and a total of 16 unique itineraries, […]


Live Aqua Is Opening an All-Inclusive Beach Resort in Punta Cana

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another Royal Caribbean cruise ship is getting a makeover. This time it’s Oasis of the Seas, which is set to undergo a $165 million “amplification” project, the company said this week. The 63-day modernization project will add a reimagined pool deck, a new kids aquapark, a new water slide and […]

In Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean, a Free Wi-Fi Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Cancun and the government of the state of Quintana Roo continue to make progress increasing Internet access for travelers. In the last two years, officials have added 17 Wi-Fi and three access point modules in the area, with a simple premise: more internet means more free publicity from travelers sharing […]

Cancun Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Airport

By the Caribbean Journal staff The region’s fastest growing airport is in the heart of the Mexican Caribbean. Cancun International Airport added a whopping 30 new air routes in the 2018 calendar year, according to officials from the state of Quintana Roo. That was more than any other airport in the region last year. That […]

Cancun Airport Continues Strong Traffic Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff Two Mexican Caribbean airports are among the hottest in the region. According to new data from Mexican company ASUR, which manages eight airports in Mexico, both Cancun and Cozumel are seeing continued surging air traffic in 2018. Cancun International Airport reported a 9.6 percent increase in traffic in October, with […]

Tulum Is Airbnb’s Trending Caribbean New Year’s Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Mexican hotspot of Tulum is Airbnb’s top trending destination for New Year’s Eve this year in the Caribbean, according to new data from the home-sharing giant. Tulum has seen 78 percent growth in bookings for New Year’s so far compared to the same period last year, the fourth highest […]

Cancun Is Getting a Planet Hollywood Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another Planet Hollywood project is coming to the Caribbean. Canadian travel giant Sunwing Travel Group has announced plans for a new all-inclusive Planet Hollywood-branded resort in Cancun on the Mexican Caribbean. It is slated to debut in 2019, according to the company. The new resort will be the third in […]

Mexican Company to Operate Kingston Airport

By the Caribbean Journal staff Mexican company Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico will be the new operator of the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston, Jamaica. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, or GAP, has been operating Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport since April 2015; the company opreates 13 international airports in Mexico and Jamaica. In a statement, the […]

A New Riu All-Inclusive in the Mexican Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff Spanish hotel giant Riu is adding yet another all-inclusive in the wider Caribbean region, this time in the Costa Mujeres area about 11 miles north of Cancun. The new Riu Palace Costa Mujeres is set to open its doors this November, according to a statement from the company this week. […]