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The Biggest Obstacles for Travel Agents in the Caribbean Right Now 

In short, the biggest challenge travel advisors are dealing with in 2023 is the ongoing impact of the pandemic on booking travel. But what about all the subsequent issues the pandemic has created? Specifically, here are the most burning issues […]

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Travel Advisors Say Flight Prices Are Impacting Caribbean Vacation Bookings

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CTA In short, the biggest challenge travel advisors are dealing with in 2023 is the ongoing negative effect the pandemic has had on booking travel — particularly the cost of flights. Advisors are reporting that […]

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Caribbean Travel Booking Windows Are Shrinking

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Travel Advisor Top-notch travel advisors are reporting a substantial shrinkage in booking windows since COVID entered the equation and are not expecting the trend to end soon. And advisors say that’s nowhere more […]

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Has the Pandemic Impacted Travel Advisors’ Fees? 

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Travel Advisor The pandemic forced a lot of travel advisors to restructure their business models or strategies, but is charging or not charging fees one those practices that had to be amended? Many […]

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The Tech Tools Travel Advisors Are Using Right Now

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI A travel adivsor’s time has arguably never been as valuable as it has been since the pandemic.  First, the pandemic halted travel and now it’s done the opposite: create a demand to vacation […]

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The Ultimate Caribbean Scuba Diving Destination

First there was Christopher Columbus, met by the waters of Guanahani in 1492.  And then, 530 years later, there was SpongeBob.  SpongeBob is a 25-pound Nassau Grouper that calls Long Bay home, the most famous current resident of a bay […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sand in Aruba

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Michelle Weitzman, who took this stunning shot on the sands of Palm Beach in Aruba. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in […]

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Dominica’s Fort Young Hotel Completes Renovation Project

Dominica’s Fort Young hotel has completed a renovation project, giving a new look to 21 of its oceanfront deluxe rooms.  The historic Rosea hotel is in the midst of a broader project that will see another 13 rooms updated this […]

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Club Med Names SVP to Help Lead Growth Push

Global all-inclusive resort brand Club Med has appointed Sabrina Cendral as its new Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Caribbean Journal has learned. In her new role, Cendral will unite and oversee U.S. sales and marketing, while also driving marketing strategies […]

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A New Culinary Tour at This Cancun Resort

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 […]

Atlantis Paradise Island Launches New Marine Programs

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Atlantis Paradise Island megaresort on Paradise Island is expanding its marine programs to coincide with World Oceans Day. The new aquatic adventures include a five-day marine adventure summer camp; a twilight snorkel program that […]

Island Hopping to a Jimmy Buffett Concert

By the Caribbean Journal staff It isn’t often that Jimmy Buffett plays a concert in the Caribbean — much less a free one. But that’s exactly what happened this week, when Buffett, a longtime friend of St Barth, came to […]

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Why You Should Move to the Caribbean, And One Way to Do it

When you think of paradise, what springs to mind? A hammock swaying among the palm trees, a white sandy beach beneath your toes and a glistening turquoise sea gently lapping at the shore, for starters. It’s no surprise, then, that the […]

Sotheby’s Expands to St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Global real estate firm Sotheby’s International Realty has expanded in the Caribbean with a new office in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. St. Vincent & the Grenadines Sotheby’s International Realty is led by Michelle Bellegarde as owner and CEO, with […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset in the Virgin Islands

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Michelle de Mora, who sent in this stunning photograph of sunset “somewhere between St. Thomas and Tortola.” Have you taken a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with […]

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The Caribbean Response to Brexit

Caribbean Leaders Weigh-in on Brexit By Marcia Forbes, Ph.D. CJ Contributor Brexit is not Cricket  Business people often have a different point of view from academics; however, at the UWI forum regarding Brexit and its implications for the Caribbean, everyone […]

How to Join Mario Batali at This Jamaican Food Festival

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you love Jamaica, jerk, and jammin’ to some conscious vibes as much as we do, you’ll want to book your airfare and buy tickets right now to NyamJam, a food and music festival […]

A New Hire at Carnival’s Fathom Brand

“Social-impact” brand adds another executive By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Fathom, Carnival Cruise Line’s new “social-impact” cruise brand, has appointed cruise industry veteran Michelle Sutter as a senior sales leader. Sutter will take on responsibilities of marketing and business development […]

How the Red Cross Failed Haiti

Above: The Red Cross promised to build hundreds of new homes in Campeche but none have been built. Many residents still live in crude shacks. (Marie Arago, special to ProPublica) By Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR THE NEIGHBORHOOD […]

Barbados Tourism Marketing Names Three New Hires

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. has named three new team members. The gh res are led by a new digital marketing and social media manager, Gabriel Isaie. Above: Gabriel Isaie BTMI has also […]

The Caribbean Food Awards — 2014

Sure, we all come to the Caribbean primarily for the natural beauty. But Caribbean food is also one of the world’s greatest treasures — a blend of histories, cultures, tastes and identities as varied as you will find anywhere on […]

In St Vincent and the Grenadines, Drumming to Fight Climate Change

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s no secret that the Caribbean faces an existential threat when it comes to climate change. But a new project in St Vincent and the Grenadines is […]

New Head of St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association

Above: Bequia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association has named a new board of directors. The board includes a new president, Kim Halbich, along with Vice President Fitzroy Glasgow. […]

Chile, Barbados Hold Talks

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Chile’s Ambassador to Barbados, Fernando Schmidt Ariztía recently held talks with Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean. The talks focused on the conclusion of an air services agreement and the importance of […]

Antigua Prime Minister, Chile President Hold Talks in Brazil

Above: the talks in Brazil (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne met Thursday with Chile President Michelle Bachelet in Brazil on Thursday morning. Browne was in Brazil following his visit to attend […]

Cayman Islands, Belgium Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement

Above: the signing ceremony By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and Belgium have officially signed a tax information exchange agreement. Cayman Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton and Belgian Ambassador Godelieve Van den Bergh signed the agreement last week […]

Haiti’s Lamothe, in Chile, Urges Deeper Integration With Latin America

Above: Haiti Prime Minister (right) in Santiago (Photo: OPM Haiti) By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visited Santiago, Chile, this week, attending the inauguration of President Michelle Bachelet and urging deeper ties with the Latin American region. In […]

United States Vice President Joe Biden Visits St Croix

Above: United States Vice President Joe Biden By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr Jill Biden visited the island of St Croix in the United States Virgin Islands this weekend. Biden has […]

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