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11 New Caribbean Hotels We're Excited About in 2019

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If you thought last year’s slate of new hotels in the Caribbean was impressive, you’re in for quite the treat in 2019.  The region is welcoming a remarkably diverse collection of hotels and resorts this year, from luxury small-island boutiques […]

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Montego Bay Readies for Caribbean Travel Marketplace

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is set to host the Caribbean’s leading travel conference at the end of next month. The 2019 edition of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference will be held Jan. 29-31 […]

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Sunwing Launches New Jamaica Flight

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel giant Sunwing has launched a new route to Jamaica’s tourism hub of Montego Bay. The new route is operating out of Greater Sudbury Airport in Ontario, with weekly flights on Thursdays running through […]

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Spirit Launches New Route to Jamaica

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Spirit Airlines has launched its newest route to the island of Jamaica. The new service is operating from Detroit to Montego Bay, Jamaica three times each week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. It’s part of […]


A New Kind of Resort Is Coming to Montego Bay

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Montego Bay is about to see the debut of its most anticipated new resort in years: the S Hotel Jamaica. The property is making its official debut on Jan. 27, Caribbean Journal has learned. The […]


Sunwing Adding More Punta Cana, Montego Bay Flights

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian travel company Sunwing is adding new flights from the Caribbean out of Detroit this upcoming winter season. The new service will operate from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to both Montego Bay, Jamaica and Punta Cana […]

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Nigel Spence: Another Reason to Love Jamaican Food

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By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor The more health related remedies that show up on the market as the newest and latest innovation, is the more I realize that the standard old school Jamaican way of life before fast food joints […]


The 15 Best Jamaica Hotels to Visit Right Now

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Does any island in the Caribbean have a more diverse hotel product than Jamaica? It’s a destination that has a simply staggering number of high-quality hotels, each with a strikingly unique identity and character — every one a destination in its […]


LATAM Launches New Flights to Jamaica

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica, like many Caribbean destinations, has long talked about courting more tourism from Latin America. Now, it’s about to get a lot of help in that regard. Leading Latin American carrier LATAM Airlines Group has […]

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Spirit Launching Two New Nonstop Routes to Jamaica

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is planning a big expansion to the Caribbean island of Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier, which has been significantly ramping up its flight network in the Caribbean, will be […]


Jamaica’s Half Moon, the Augusta of Caribbean Golf

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By Alexander Britell ROSE HALL — As you move up the circular driveway, past bougainvilleas, peering at white columns, it reminds you of a place in Georgia, even if for only a moment. This is the Half Moon Golf Club, the […]


CHTA President: Caribbean Missing Huge Tourism Opportunity

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is missing a huge opportunity to reap the economic benefits of tourism, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Frank Comito said this week. Empty hotel rooms are costing the region billions of dollars […]