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Puerto Rico Extends Discover Puerto Rico Contract Through 2033

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Puerto Rico is locking in continuity for its tourism promotion strategy. Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced a five-year extension of Discover Puerto Rico’s destination marketing contract, a move that will keep the organization in place through 2033 and reinforce the island’s long-term approach to international tourism growth. The announcement came during the International Tourism Trade […]

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Frontier Airlines Is Launching Three New Caribbean Routes

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is launching three new nonstop routes from Newark to the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new service will be headlined by a pair of new nonstop service from Newark Liberty International Airport to both Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Cancun, Mexico, both of which will […]

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United Airlines Is Launching Nonstop Flights to Curaçao

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By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major boost for one of the Dutch Caribbean’s hotspots, United Airlines has announced plans to launch new nonstop service to the island of Curaçao. Curaçao will become United’s 21st destination in the Caribbean, with flights from Newark Liberty International Airport set to launch on Dec. 7. In a […]

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Barbados’s New Year-Round JetBlue Flights

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Barbados is getting a boost from New York City-based airline JetBlue. JetBlue is expanding its weekly nonstop Saturday service from Newark Liberty to Barbados to year-round service, Caribbean Journal has learned. The extension of service will go into effect on May 4, 2019. “The extension of our popular seasonal, weekly […]


United Airlines Is Launching Nonstop Flights to Curaçao

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados tourism is surging, and it’s about to get another big lift from American Airlines. The carrier has announced plans to launch daily nonstop flights between Charlotte and Barbados beginning Dec. 19. The new flight comes after American announced it would be adding a third daily flight from Miami to […]

JetBlue Launching Newark-Santo Domingo Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff New York City-based JetBlue has announced plans to launch a new daily nonstop route between Newark Liberty International Airport and Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport in the Dominican Republic. The route will provide new service to one of the Caribbean’s emerging cultural destinations. The new service will begin May […]

JetBlue Launches New Daily Flights to Santo Domingo

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fresh off the news of rival American Airlines’ huge Caribbean expansion, JetBlue has added another new nonstop route to the region. JetBlue has officially launched its newest daily nonstop flights, connecting Newark, New Jersey and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. The move strengthens JetBlue’s position as the leading carrier […]

What's New at Tradewind Aviation

By Alexander Britell Tradewind Aviation has  announced that its flights to Nevis would resume on Dec. 15 out of both San Juan and Antigua, with the carrier planning to “go long” on Nevis. Tradewind co-owner David Zipkin told Caribbean Journal that the carrier would not be pulling any St Barth inventory. “We’re behind it 100 […]

St Thomas Airport Reopens

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a significant boost for the hard-hit island of St Thomas, the Cyril E. King Airport is set to reopen on Thursday for commercial flights. The announcement was made by US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp, who commended the Virgin Islands Port Authority and the Department of Tourism “for their […]

Flying to Bonaire Just Got Cheaper

Getting to the Dutch Caribbean island just got easier — and now it’s getting cheaper, too. United Airlines has expanded its service to Bonaire, and now the carrier is offering special summer fares to the island. The company is discounting bookings for flights from Newark to Bonaire through June 7, for travel from June 12 […]

JetBlue Launching New Route to Barbados

JetBlue Airways is continuing its expansion in Barbados. The New York City-based carrier has announced the launch of new weekly flights between Newark Liberty International Airport and Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport. The new flights will operate during the peak travel period of Nov. 19 through January 7, 2017, subject to government operating authority. Seats […]

A New Way to Fly to St Kitts

New service launching in December By Dana Niland CJ Contributor United Airlines is launching its first-ever nonstop service from New York to St Kitts, beginning December 2015. The flights will operate out of Newark Liberty International Airport utilizing a 737-800 aircraft, and will run on Saturdays through April. “The launch of this new service from […]