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Four Seasons’ New Caribbean Hotel in Cartagena Is Officially Taking Bookings

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After years of anticipation, one of the most closely watched luxury hotel projects in the Caribbean basin is finally ready to open its doors, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. Beginning May 15, the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Cartagena is officially taking bookings, marking the brand’s long-awaited arrival in one of the region’s most historic and […]

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Four Seasons Anguilla to Reopen in March

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Four Seasons’ Anguilla resort is reopening in March, the company told Caribbean Journal in a statement on Monday. One of three Four Seasons-branded resorts in the Caribbean (the others are the brand’s Nevis resort and the recently-rebranded Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas), the Four Seasons Anguilla is […]

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St Lucia’s Coconut Bay Completes $3 Million Refurbishment

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St Lucia’s Coconut Bay all-inclusive has reopened after completing $3 million in refurbishments over the course of a month-long closure. The enhancements focused on improving guests’ experiences from dining experience from dining venues to poolside. “Our closure was planned, the resort – and Saint Lucia — were unaffected by the […]

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The Top 5 Cancun Hotels to Visit Right Now

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Cancun has long been Mexico’s most famous (and infamous) tourism destination, but that also means there’s no shortage of great hotel and resort options. But finding the right Cancun hotels for you means sifting through a mix of large and small properties, independent and brand-name hotels and quaint out-of-the way spots. Fortunately, there are Cancun […]


St Lucia’s Coconut Bay Completes $3 Million Refurbishment

By the Caribbean Journal staff As Richard Branson’s Necker Island and the British Virgin Islands work to recover from Hurricane Irma, the Necker Cup pro-am tennis tournament is being held this week at the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas. The six-day, five-night Pro-Am Tennis Event pairs ATP/WTA tour players and legends with amateur teams […]

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By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St. Lucia’s newest adults-only all-inclusive resort, Serenity at Coconut Bay, opened in June. The 36-suite enclave is a resort-within-a resort at Coconut Bay Resort & Spa, part of a sprawling 85-acre estate that hugs a mile of beachfront in the town of Vieux Fort. Last week, we checked in […]

Nicaragua’s Yemaya Island Hideaway to Reopen After Upgrades

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Yemaya Island Hideaway and Spa off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua is reopening in November with a host of upgrades. The property, located on Little Corn Island, is debuting new accommodations, an upgraded food and beverage program and a new custom ferry arrivals transfer options. It will be reopening […]

10 Exclusive Resorts to Visit Now

An adults only all inclusive is particiularly well suited for a Caribbean vacation —  it combines the comfort and ease of an all inclusive with the tranquil exclusivity of an adults only retreat, two things have an even better way of going with a Caribbean beach. Some adults only all inclusive properties pull off that […]

Excellence Group Expanding to Jamaica

The Excellence all-inclusive brand is expanding to Jamaica, the company announced this week. The adults-only Excellence Oyster Bay resort is slated to open in Jamaica on June 1, 2018 on a property about 35 minutes from Montego Bay’s airport close to Falmouth. The resort is an estimated $110 million project. Excellence Oyster Bay will be […]

The 25 Best All Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean for 2017

The definition of “all inclusive resorts” has been changing. What used to mean endless buffet lines and mass-produced travel kitsch is rapidly becoming something very different, both in response to changing tastes and the arrival of new kinds of travelers. Today, “travelers prize authenticity,” particularly in the Caribbean, says Steven Heydt of Elite Island Resorts, […]

The Park Hyatt St. Kitts Is Now Taking Bookings

It’s the Caribbean’s most anticipated hotel opening of 2017: the new Park Hyatt St. Kitts, and it’s now taking bookings for Deember. The hotel is now bookable for stays beginning Dec. 16, a spokesperson for the hotel told Caribbean Journal, a date confirmed on the property’s Web site. The starting rate looked to be $750 […]

These Caribbean Hotel Rooms Have Their Own Private Pools

Call us selfish, but when we’re staying at a Caribbean resort, having our own private pool is a convenience we just can’t pass up. And if you’re equally indulgent, you’ll want to check out this plunge-worthy roundup of our regional favorites. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor JADE MOUNTAIN, ST LUCIA These iconic “sanctuaries” are as […]