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Nigel Spence: In Brooklyn, Requiem for a Pan Yard

Brooklyn’s disappearing pan yards By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor The Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the summer in New York City. It’s the last weekend for barbecues, block parties and most outdoor events before kids head back […]

Marriott Expanding Courtyard Brand to Honduras

The fast-growing Courtyard by Marriott brand is expanding again in the Caribbean Basin, with a new Courtyard slated to debut in San Pedro Sula, Honduras next year. The news follows similar Courtyard debuts in Caribbean cities including Kralendijk, Bonaire, Nassau […]

Marriott Opens New Hotel in Panama

The Marriott Hotels brand is back in Panama. Marriott has opened the new Marriott Panama Hotel, a 331-room hotel connected to the Albrook Mall, the largest shopping mall in Central America. The Marriott brand has taken over the former Wyndham […]

Hyatt’s New Panama Hotel Completes Final Phase

Hyatt’s new hotel in Panama has completed the final phase of what has been a seven-year project. The new Hotel La Compañía, set in the charming Casco Viejo quarter of Panama City, has completed its “American Wing,” including four of […]

CMC, Highgate to Open New Courtyard by Marriott in Curacao

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe […]

New Courtyard by Marriott Breaks Ground in Dominican Republic

Another new Courtyard by Marriott has broken ground in the Caribbean, this time in the Dominican Republic. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel […]

Marriott to Continue Puerto Rico Expansion

Marriott is continuing its expansion in Puerto Rico with plans for the island’s first-ever Residence Inn by Marriott hotel. The 231-room hotel will be set in the beach neighborhood of Isla Verde in San Juan — it will also be […]

At the Edge of the Caribbean, a Hidden Jewel in Panama

By Alexander Britell There’s a reason they put a canal here. Panama is the thinnest sliver of the Americas, the most logical place to put the world’s most important shipping route, the isthmic keyhole from the Caribbean Sea to the […]

Chef Nigel Spence: How to Make Plantain Pancakes

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As the temperatures here in New York City seem finally to be heading in the upward direction, I feel compelled to render a huge welcome to a distinctly rare sight for the early 2018 era…”Grass! […]

Haiti-Based Sunrise Airways Expands Fleet

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-growing Haiti-based airline Sunrise Airways has continued its fleet expansion with a new Boeing 737. The 168-seat aircraft is being acquired through a wet lease agreement with Czech Republic-based Travel Service. Sunrise will deploy the […]

Courtyard Marriott Coming to Aruba

Courtyard Marriott is continuing its brand expansion in the Caribbean with a new property on the island of Aruba. Miami-based Interamerican Promo Hotels is rebranding Aruba’s 188-room Mill Resort and Suites into a Courtyard Resort by Marriott. The hotel will […]

Carnival Expanding Bermuda Cruises

Carnival Cruise Line will offer a series of four-day Bermuda cruises from New York in the spring and summer of 2018, the company announced this week. The four-day “long weekend” cruises will depart Thursdays and feature-day visit to Bermuda where […]

New Courtyard Nassau Opens in the Bahamas

Another new hotel is debuting in Nassau: the new Courtyard Nassau. Marriott’s latest property in the Bahamas officially opens July 1, with 112 rooms set at the former Sunset Resort Nassau in the downtown area. The property includes a pool […]

Courtyard Marriott Coming to Bonaire

Bonaire will soon be getting its first major branded hotel. Courtyard Marriott is continuing its expansion in the Caribbean, with a new hotel set to open on the Dutch Caribbean island in October of this year. The hotel will include […]

Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Expands in Cuba

Sunrise Airways has expanded its service to Cuba with the launch of its first-ever flights to Camaguey, Cuba. The new route is the first to feature the carrier’s new 46-seat ATR 42-320 aircraft, which was added to the Sunrise fleet last week. “These new flights […]

Courtyard by Marriott Coming to Nassau

An old hotel gets a new brand By Alexander Britell NASSAU —One of Nassau’s best-known hotels is getting a new look and a new brand. The former Nassau Palm hotel in downtown Nassau will soon become a Courtyard by Marriott, according […]

The Caribbean’s First Major Vineyard. Yes — Wine From the Caribbean

Wine? From the Caribbean? And no, we don’t mean tropical fruit wine, from mangos or “ginger wine” from Jamaica. We mean wine — from actual grapes. Made in the Caribbean. While the Caribbean’s rainy climate has often posed an insurmountable […]

Rosewood Expanding in Mexico

Above: Puebla By the Caribbean Journal staff Rosewood is adding another hotel in the region. The Rosewood Puebla hotel is slated to debut in 2016 as the company’s fourth property in Mexico, according to a release. Rosewood has been tapped […]

Courtyard By Marriott Coming to Curacao

Above: a rendering of the new project By the Caribbean Journal staff A Courtyard By Marriott is coming to the island of Curacao. The hotel, which will have 177 rooms and suites, is scheduled to open in 2017. The CMC […]

Haiti’s Sunrise Airways to Expand Service to Turks and Caicos

Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Sunrise Airways is planning to expand its service to Turks and Caicos with an additional nonstop flight, the company announced Tuesday. Sunrise launched daily service from Cap-Haitien to Providenciales […]

Courtyard By Marriott Kingston to Break Ground This Week

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new Marriott hotel will break ground in Kingston later this week, according to Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. The property will involve an investment of about $17.4 million. It’s […]

Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Plans to Expand Service to Jamaica, Turks and Caicos

Above: a Sunrise Airways flight By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Sunrise Airways is planning to expand its service network to Kingston, Jamaica and Providenciales in Turks and Caicos, the company announced. Sunrise currently operates 19-seat Jetstream 32 EP aircraft […]

JW Marriott Opens in Panama

Above: Panama’s first JW Marriott hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff The first JW Marriott hotel has opened in Panama, Marriott announced. The 118-room JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort is located in the Buenaventura beachfront community in the […]

In Miami’s Backyard, Developers Position Bimini as International Destination

Above: the infinity pool at the Bimini Bay Resort (CJ Photo) BIMINI – Just 50 miles from Miami, the island of Bimini in the Bahamas has always had a certain magnetism – drawing everyone from Adam Clayton Powell, Jr to […]

In Brooklyn, Finding the Best-Kept Secret of the Caribbean

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Fall. September. Yes, it’s here — the beautiful time of the year when the leaves change their colors, summer changes to fall and the sun is still warm — but not so intense that you […]

A Low-Key, Lovely Adults-Only Beach Resort in Aruba

When Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort opened in 1987, it made sense for the hotel’s restaurant to be built in the shape of a boat shipwrecked on the sand: while Eagle Beach didn’t exactly resemble a desert island back […]

This Hip Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Hotel Just Became a Hilton

In a century and a half of history, it was everything from a US post office to a government diplomatic headquarters. Today, the Palacio Provincial has cemented its place as one of the hippest places to stay in Old San […]

the lobby at the new hotel in santo domingo

Santo Domingo Has Its First Marriott-Branded Hotel

Just a few weeks after Marriott opened its new Courtyard Marriott in the Dominican Republic’s capital, the company has debuted another new hotel in Santo Domingo. The new Santo Domingo Marriott Hotel Piantini is the first classic Marriott-branded hotel in […]

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