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Sandals’ All-Inclusive Dunn’s River Resort Just Reopened, Beginning Jamaica’s Tourism Comeback

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This short film is a quick look into the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River, shot on location this weekend. Ocho Rios has a new electricity this week, the kind that signals a turning point for the island of Jamaica. After weeks of preparation and tight coordination across communities and tourism partners, the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River has officially […]

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Puerto Rico Set for PGA Tour Event 

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Puerto Rico is set for the return of the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open next week.  The 14th edition of the event is set for April 20-24 at the Championship Course at the Grand Reserve Golf Club.  The Tom Kite-designed course is set in Rio Grande, east of San Juan. It’s part of a 36-hole […]

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Puerto Rico’s Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Is Getting Bigger

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The Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico is getting bigger, Caribbean Journal has learned.  This year, the Rio Grande-area resort will add another 93 rooms, according to a statement from Hyatt Hotels.  The property first opened its doors in 2019 at the former Gran Melia resort in Puerto Rico, following a multimillion-dollar transformation project.  The […]

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Punta Cana Set to Host PGA Tour’s Corales Championship

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Punta Cana will again play host to the PGA Tour’s Corales Championship next week.  The Dominican Republic’s only PGA tour tournament will be held from March 24 to March 28 at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. It will be the fourth edition of the event, with 132 players representing 20 countries and a […]


Puerto Rico’s Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Is Getting Bigger

This week will see the first PGA Tour tournament in the Caribbean region since the beginning of the pandemic, with the return of the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship in Punta Cana.  The tournament runs from Sept. 24 through Sept. 27 at the Corales Golf Club in the Dominican Repubilc’s tourism hub of Punta […]

Hyatt Regency Resort Opens in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has its first-ever Hyatt Regency Resort. Hyatt Hotels has completed its highly-anticipated transformation of the former Gran Melia resort in Puerto Rico, debuting the new Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico. The property, which underwent a multimillion-dollar overhaul, is comprised entirely of suites and bungalow-style units. (The resort had been open under the […]

Bahamas’ Atlantis Paradise Island to Host LOCALiQ Golf Championship

The Bahamas’ Atlantis Paradise Island is hosting the upcoming championship of the LOQALIQ golf series, the PGA Tour announced.  The tournament will be held at the iconic Ocean Club Golf Course from Oct. 26-30 as the culmination of a new Order of Merit points race called the Race to The Bahamas points standings.  “We are […]

Bahamas’ Great Abaco Classic Moving to Baha Mar

One of the top tournaments on professional golf’s Korn Ferry tour is coming to the Baha Mar.  The 2020 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic will be moved to Royal Blue Golf Club at Baha Mar due to Hurricane Dorian’s impact on Great Abaco. The Korn Ferry Tour tournament, which features 132 professionals vying in the year-long […]

Bermuda Set for New PGA Tour Event

The island of Bermuda has long been one of the wider region’s greatest golf destinations.  But for all of its golfing heritage and acclaim, it’s never held an annual PGA Tour event — until now.  This week will see the first-ever Bermuda Championship, a full-fledged PGA Tour event at Bermuda’s Port Royal Golf Club from Oct. […]

The PGA Tour Is Returning to Puerto Rico in 2020

By the Caribbean Journal staff The PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open will be returning again in 2020, the world’s leading golf tour announced this week. Next year’s Puerto Rico Open will be held again at the Coco Beach Golf and Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, from Feb. 17-23. It will be one of […]

Hyatt Opens New Resort in Puerto Rico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hyatt Hotels has officially made its debut at the Coco Beach development in Puerto Rico. The company’s newest Caribbean resort is The Resort at Coco Beach, a Hyatt Affiliated Hotel, a rebranding of the former Gran Melia Puerto Rico resort in Rio Grande. For now it’s called an “affiliated hotel,” […]

Half Moon, One of Jamaica's Iconic Resorts, Taps New Management

By Alexander Britell Half Moon, one of the most iconic resorts in Jamaica, has appointed a leading American resort company to manage the property. Half Moon has appointed Salamander Hotels and Resorts, which manages some of the top resorts in the the United States, to manage the Montego Bay resort. Salamander’s portfolio includes resorts ranging […]