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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Beach Escape in The Bahamas

There are beaches, and then there is Old Bight Beach. Here on the southwestern coast of Cat Island in The Bahamas is a nearly five-mile-long stretch of perfect white sand dotted with casuarina trees. The water is the kind of …

This Island in The Bahamas Is Getting a Major New Airport

A major new airport is opening before the end of the year on the island Great Harbour Cay in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned. In a significant boost for Great Harbour Cay and the Berry Islands chain of The …

Bahamas Set for Summer Boating “Flings”

The Bahamas Tourist Office is set to host dozens of boaters in its popular “Boating Flings” this summer. The caravans of boaters will head from Florida to the Out Islands of The Bahamas; that will include three Flings to Bimini …

On Green Turtle Cay, Your Own Private Club in The Bahamas

“What’s the name of this bar?” “I don’t know, and I work here,” says Sheena Newbold, who is the heart and soul of the legendary bar at the Green Turtle Club on Abaco’s Green Turtle Cay. “Some people call it …

Tourism Is Rebounding in The Bahamas

Buoyed by one of the Caribbean’s leading travel health systems, The Bahamas is seeing a broad tourism rebound. Indeed, tourism is rebounding every day in The Bahamas, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said this week. Almost 300,000 visitors have received Bahamas …

The Cove at Atlantis Is Reopening in The Bahamas

One of the leading luxury resorts in The Bahamas is set to reopen this week, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Cove at Atlantis, the 600-unit, all-suite resort at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort is reopening its doors on Feb. 11, …

Bahamas Hotels Expand Testing Capacity

More and more hotels across The Bahamas are now providing on-site testing for travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. That includes properties across Nassau Paradise Island, Grand Bahama and the Out Islands, according to Bahamas tourism officials. In Nassau and Paradise …

From The Bahamas to Jamaica, The Talking Heads’ Caribbean Love Story

Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz’s new book, Remain in Love, is a billet-doux to his bandmate and wife of more than 40 years, bassist Tina Weymouth, as well as documenting the couple’s musical journey together — first, as part of …

How to Visit The Bahamas When It Reopens for Tourism

On June 15, The Bahamas officially reopened its borders to boaters and private aviation — but on July 1, the destination will officially welcome back tourists from around the world. That means all of The Bahamas, from Grand Bahama to …

CJI Market Focus: The Out Islands of The Bahamas

By Joe Pike Although the coronavirus setback rebuilding efforts by the Out Islands of the Bahamas after the region was damaged by Hurricane Dorian in 2019, Kerry Fountain, executive director of the Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board, said he doesn’t …

Caribbean Moment: On Cat Island, Finding a Classic Bahamas Beach

It’s about 150 square miles, but Cat Island in The Bahamas has less than 1,500 people. You don’t have to do the math to figure out that the beaches on Cat have built-in social distancing. And are there ever beaches. …

From The Bahamas to Saint Lucia, 5 Beaches to to Dream About

For the last few months, we’ve been featuring Caribbean beaches to visit digitally; for the first time, we’re now able to include a handful of beaches you will soon be able to visit in person, as destinations like Aruba and …

Bahamas Tourism Is Open For Business

By the Caribbean Journal staff As relief and recovery efforts continue in Grand Bahama and Abaco, Bahamas officials stressed that nearly the entirety of the country’s 700-island tourism economy was open for business. Indeed, every airport in The Bahamas with …

The Bahamas Is Hot Right Now

By Alexander Britell It’s no secret that tourism in The Bahamas is hot — but what’s different right now is the sheer diversity of the growth. The Bahamas posted a blistering 16.7 percent increase in stayover visitor arrivals last year, easily …

Two Bahamas Resorts For Sale, All on Cat Island

By the Caribbean Journal staff Two resorts (and a private island) have been listed for sale in The Bahamas — and they’re all on up-and-coming Cat Island. Nassau-based real estate brokerage firm Engel & Volkers Bahamas has listed the three properties …

The Bahamas Gets More Nonstop Routes from American Airlines

By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines has launched three new nonstop routes to The Bahamas. That includes two new routes from Charlotte, with new weekly flights on Saturdays to both Marsh Harbour in Abaco and North Eleuthera. (The latter …

Bahamas Out Islands Seeing Strong Tourism Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is seeing very strong tourism growth in the Out Islands, according to new data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism. The Out Islands, beyond the country’s traditional tourism hubs in Nassau and Grand …

More New Flights Coming to Eleuthera

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s getting even easier to reach the island of Eleuthera in the Out Islands of The Bahamas. Fort Lauderdale-based Aztec Airways is launching additional flights from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport to both Governor’s Harbour and …