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This Aruba Resort Has Wide Open Sand, Thoughtful Sustainability, and Adults-Only Vacations

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You don’t just feel the quiet. You absorb it. It almost feels impossibly serene, unimaginably relaxing.  Sure, Eagle Beach can feel wide and open even on its busiest days, but the resort has carved out a pocket of genuine calm — a stretch of soft sand and low-rise buildings where adults can settle into their […]

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Air France's New Miami-Guadeloupe Flights

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There’s a new way to get from Miami to the heart of the French Caribbean.  Air France has launched a new nonstop route between Miami International Airport and Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe.  The nonstop flights, which take about three and a half hours, are operating twice each week, with service on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Air France is […]

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JetBlue's New York-Guadeloupe Flights to Relaunch in November

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JetBlue will be relaunching its service from New York to Guadeloupe on Nov. 7, according to a statement from the Guadeloupe Islands Tourist Board.  The nonstop flights to Pointe-a-Pitre were first launched in February 2020 as JetBlue’s first-ever service to the French Caribbean, before being suspended due to COVID-19.  Guadeloupe is currently closed to tourism […]

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Air France Is Returning to the Caribbean

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Air France is making its return to the Caribbean this summer, the carrier said this week.  The airline will be relaunching its flight service to the wider Caribbean beginning in July.  The relaunch will include Fort-de-France, Martinique; Havana, Cuba; Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and St Maarten.  Air France is also relaunching […]


JetBlue's New York-Guadeloupe Flights to Relaunch in November

European carrier Air Belgium is launching its newest Caribbean route this week, with its first-ever service to Fort de France in Martinique.  The carrier launches flights on Saturday, Dec. 7 on an Airbus A340-300 aircraft.  The weekly flights are a boost for travelers in Belgium and nearby France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands looking to reach […]

Air France's New Atlanta-Guadeloupe Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to get to the French Caribbean. French national carrier Air France launches a new nonstop route between Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport and the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe on Tuesday. The Atlanta-Pointe-a-Pitre flights depart Atlanta on Wednesdays and Sundays, with return flights from Pointe a […]

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 Pacific. And as the locks of the Panama Canal open and close throughout the day […]

Air France Launching New Flights From Atlanta to the French Caribbean

There’s a significant new gateway to the French Caribbean, and it’s from a surprising source. The busiest airport in the United States, the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, is getting new nonstop flights to Guadeloupe on Europe’s Air France. Beginning Nov. 21, the carrier will launch new nonstop flights between Atlanta and Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe. The flights […]

Air France’s Latest Caribbean Codeshare Agreement

By the Caribbean Journal staff Air France is expanding its Caribbean network with a new codeshare agreement with Air Antilles. The news means Air France is now offering flights between Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe and St Barth. The company is offering up to four daily flights between the two destinations operated by Air Antilles on […]

How to Get to Dominica Right Now

How to reach the island By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s major airport remains closed until further notice due to the effects of Tropical Storm Erika. That means the primary way to access the island is via ferry from Guadeloupe or Martinique. The French Caribbean’s major ferry operator, L’express des Iles, has announced a new […]