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Bonaire’s Big Travel Summer Continues

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With its turquoise waters, legendary dive sites and easygoing Dutch Caribbean vibe, Bonaire has become one of the region’s fastest-growing escapes, with a tourism renaissance for most of the last three years. That demand showed no signs of slowing in Aug. 2025, when the island welcomed 14,435 stayover visitors — a 15.6 percent increase over […]

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Travel Portal Rizort Is Expanding in the Caribbean

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Luxury vacation marketplace Rizort is adding new destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. The portal, which launched in April, uses virtual realty to offer a new way for travelers to choose their destinations. “Rizort is a one-stop solution for all travelers who love to plan, personalize, and experience  vacations around […]

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A New Way to Get to San Miguel de Allende

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By the Caribbean Journal staff United Airlines is expanding again in the wider region, this time with more flights to Mexico. The carrier has launched new year-round, daily flights between Chicago O’Hare and Leon in central Mexico. United is the only carrier that is offering flights from Chicago to Leon. “Mexico continues to be an important […]

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Palladium Set to Debut $250M All-Inclusive Expansion

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By the Caribbean Journal staff All-inclusive brand Palladium Hotel Group is debuting the fruits of a $250 million expansion project in the Mexican Caribbean this week. The result? Two new all-inclusive properties: the Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort and Spa, and the adults-only TRS Coral Hotel. Both properties will debut Nov. 1, a major all-inclusive […]


A New Way to Get to San Miguel de Allende

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-expanding AMResorts has officially introduced its newest all-inclusive brand: Reflect Resorts. The new brand is the result of a partnership with Mexican firm Grupo Hotelero Santa Fe, and will mean three new properties under the brand in destinations including Cancun, Los Cabos and Nuevo Vallarta. Those three resorts had been […]

Auberge Opening Punta Mita Resort in 2020

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-growing luxury hotel brand Auberge Resorts is expanding again in the region, with plans to debut its Susurros del Corazon resort in Mexico’s tony Punta Mita area in 2020. according to the company. The Banderas Bay beachfront resort will include a collection of beach bungalows in the heart of the […]

Riu Adding New Pool Party Concept in Punta Cana

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Riu Hotels and Resorts is bringing its new “Riu Pool Parties” to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. The new space being built to house the parties will be opposite the Riu Bambu, and offers free entrance to all guests over 18 years old staying in any of the brand’s […]

5 Mexico Hotels to Visit Right Now

While the Caribbean coast of Mexico is filled with everything-included hotels, finding the more authentic, European-plan hotels is not always an easy proposition. But if you look closely, you can find them. Indeed, tucked away in the sea of megaresorts that pepper the area are some rarefied, beautiful hotels, from funky boutiques to larger, more […]

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 […]

Swoop Is Adding New Nonstop Flights to Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff WestJet’s new low-cost carrier, Swoop, is launching its first-ever nonstop flights to Mexico — including the Mexican Caribbean. Beginning in January, the carrier will launch twice-weekly flights from Hamilton to Puerto Vallarta, and thrice-weekly flights from Hamilton to Cancun. Swoop is also adding flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Puerto Vallarta […]

Windstar Is Adding New Caribbean Calls

By the Caribbean Journal staff Boutique cruise line Windstar Cruises is adding a host of new calls to its Caribbean portfolio. Beginning in 2019 and 2020, Windstar will be adding new visits to ports in the Caribbean including in Mexico, Honduras, Grand Cayman, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Beginning in 2020, the line will debut […]

A New Adults-Only Dominican Republic Resort

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The tony enclave of Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic is getting a new luxury adults-only resort. The new all-inclusive TRS Cap Cana is the brainchild of fast-expanding Palladium Hotel Group, which will debut the new hotel on Nov. 1. The waterfront hotel is currently undergoing renovations prior to opening […]