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Sandals Is Opening a Beaches All-Inclusive Resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines 

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Sandals is opening a new Beaches resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Sandals and Beaches Executive Chairman Adam Stewart made the revelation during the Skift Global Forum this week.  The new resort is a 360-room all-inclusive development planned for Mount Wynne Beach on the western coast of St Vincent – […]

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Marriott Is Opening a New W Hotel in Playa del Carmen

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Playa del Carmen has become one of the hippest beach destinations in the Caribbean in recent years, and a new Marriott hotel is about to up the cool factor in a big way. Marriott International is adding to its Caribbean expansion with plans to open a W Hotel in the fast-growing city of Playa del […]

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Riu Reopens Riviera Maya All-Inclusive After $40M Renovation

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Spanish resort giant Riu Hotels and Resorts has reopened its Riu Palace Riviera Maya resort following a large-scale renovation project, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The company transformed the Mexican Caribbean resort with what it called a “sleek, new modern style” following a $40 million enhancement program.  The Riviera Maya resort now includes 460 rooms in […]

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Los Cabos Has a New Waldorf-Astoria Resort

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton’s Waldorf-Astoria luxury brand has officially debuted in Mexico. The brand has taken over at the former Resort at Pedregal in Los Cabos, with the rebranded property now called The Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal. Waldorf’s first-ever resort in Mexico is set on a 24-acre site at the tip of […]


Riu Reopens Riviera Maya All-Inclusive After $40M Renovation

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new culinary experience to try in Cancun. Cancun’s Seadust Cancun Family Resort has launched a new “gastronomic tour” that is now running through December, the property told Caribbean Journal. The newest culinary tour in the Mexican Caribbean will give travelers a taste of every restaurant at the hotel, […]

Cancun Is Getting a New Adults-Only Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff The soon-to-debut Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Cancun in Mexico is adding another major component to the project: an adults-only resort. Planet Hollywood Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to open a 380-suite “upscale oasis” for adults only that will be part of the wider all-inclusive Planet Hollywood Cancun complex in […]

Planet Hollywood Cancun Plans March 2020 Debut

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunwing has revealed the launch date for its new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort in Cancun. The all-inclusive hotel in the Mexican Caribbean is slated to open March 1, 2020, the company said this week. The new hotel, set in Costa Mujeres on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, will include 898 […]

10 All-Inclusive Family Resorts to Visit Now

Whether you’re traveling with your kids, your extended family or some other combination of relatives, going all-inclusive makes the family getaway significantly easier. And the best all-inclusive family resorts manage to combine the ease and comfort of the all-inclusive experience with a range of activities that manage to offer something for every traveler in your […]

A New Beach Shack in Cancun

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new beachfront hotspot in Cancun. It’s called SacBé Beach Shack, and it’s the newest addition to the 450-room Marriott Cancun Resort on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The beach shack blends Tulum style with the energy of Cancun, with live DJ music, copious hammocks and lounge chairs and […]

AMResorts Is Adding Two More All-Inclusive Hotels in Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple Leisure Group’s rapidly-expanding AMResorts brand is adding a pair of new all-inclusive hotels on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The company has announced two new resort brand management deals as part of a partnership with Oasis Hotels and Resorts. The two all-inclusive properties will be branded as Now and […]

Hilton Is Ramping Up Its Mexico Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton is continuing to ramp up its expansion plans in Mexico, with plans to open its 100th hotel in the country by 2022, Caribbean Journal has learned. Over the next three years, Hilton will add 30 new properties and more than 4,500 new hotel rooms to its existing portfolio of […]

Vacation Express Adding New Caribbean Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Vacation Express is adding several new routes to popular Caribbean destinations including Jamaica, Punta Cana and Cancun. The company will launch new weekly nonstop flights from New Orleans to Montego Bay between May 25 and June 22, along with new weekly flights from New Orleans to Punta Cana in the […]