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This Caribbean Island Has a UNESCO World Heritage Site With Sailing, History, and Boutique Hotels

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You can feel the history on the corner of this Caribbean island before you even step through the gates. The stone walls rise from the water’s edge, flanked by tall masts and the gentle sway of yachts. This is Nelson’s Dockyard, the heart of English Harbour in Antigua, and one of the Caribbean’s most evocative […]

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WestJet Adds Two Routes to Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian carrier WestJet has launched its first-ever flights from Calgary and Vancouver to Mexico City. The new flights, which began last week, keep WestJet as the Canadian airline with the most flights to Mexico. The Calgary service is operating with four weekly flights, while Vancouver-Mexico City flights will operate three […]

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Southwest Airlines Launches New Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Two of Mexico’s hottest destinations are getting a boost from Southwest Airlines. Southwest has officially launched new nonstop flights from both San Jose, Calif. and Sacramento, Calif. to Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos, while additionally launching new flights between San Diego and Puerto Vallarta. The new service to Cabo San Lucas […]

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Marriott's Luxury Collection Opening New Resort in Los Cabos

By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott’s The Luxury Collection is expanding in Mexico. Following the recent debut of Panama’s Santa Maria golf resort, the collection is set to debut the new Solaz, a Luxury Collection Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. “The debut of Solaz Resort marks The Luxury Collection’s seventh hotel in Mexico; an important […]


Southwest Airlines Launches New Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta Flights

By Fatima Thompson The first month of the year is usually the start of the high performance season in the Caribbean, but hotel figures came in at their lowest January level in years, according to the latest data from STR. Occupancy was nearly flat (-0.6%) compared with last January, but the absolute level (68.5%) was […]

Rosewood Baha Mar to Open in June

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s most anticipated hotel openings of 2018 is coming in June. The new Rosewood Baha Mar at the Baha Mar resort complex in Nassau is opening June 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort is now taking reservations on its Web site. Rosewood Baha Mar will feature […]

$110 Million Adults-Only Resort Coming to Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff A significant new hotel project is making its debut in Jamaica this June. The Excellence Group’s Oyster Bay resort is slated to hold its grand opening in Trelawny, Jamaica on June 1, the island’s government announced this week. Ground was broken for the 315-room all-inclusive project in March 2017. Excellence […]

Norwegian Cruise Line Adding More Cuba, Caribbean Voyages

By the Caribbean Journal staff Looking for a cruise to Cuba? Norwegian Cruise Line has announced an expansion of its sailings to Cuba and the wider Caribbean, the company announced this week. This fall, Norwegian Sun will offer a combination of seven, nine and 13-day cruises that include calls in Cuba. “We are thrilled to […]

Carnival Expanding Mexico Cruises

By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Line is making moves in Mexico. The company has announced plans to deploy its Carnival Panorama ship to Long Beach beginning next year, the first new Carnival ship based in Southern California in two decades, while reopening its 146,000-square-foot cruise terminal in Long Beach, all part of an […]

Grupo Piñero’s Big Growth

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grupo Piñero, the parent company of Bahia Principe, had a very strong 2017, according to the company’s latest data report. The group reported an eight percent sales increase compared to 2016, marking the sixth year of growth for the brand and a gross operating profit of $250 million. The news […]

Nickelodeon Resort Coming to Mexico

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Nickelodeon hotel brand is expanding to the Mexican Caribbean. Karisma and Viacom have announced the planned debut of the new Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts Riviera Maya in the spring-summer of 2019. The property will be the second Nickelodeon-branded resort in the region, following the debut of the Nickelodeon Punta […]

Seadust Cancun Completes Renovation Project

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Seadust Cancun family Resort on the Caribbean coast of Mexico has completed a major renovation project, the property announced this week. The renovation entailed a complete makeover of its 505 rooms and suites. The multimillion-dollar upgrade included new mattresses, pillows and comforters, new marble showers, bathroom fixtures and accessories, […]