American Airlines has officially launched new nonstop service between Miami and Bimini, adding a new airlift option to one of the closest Caribbean destinations to the United States. The first Miami-Bimini flight touched down in South Bimini Airport on Saturday, and is operating three times per week, with flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Even […]
American Airlines and JetBlue are each adding more nonstop flights to Trinidad this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The expanded service will add more than 2,738 seats per week from the United States to Port of Spain. JetBlue just launched a “redeye” flight from New York to Port of Spain, with service running until the […]
Doubles, anyone? British Airways is launching new nonstop flights to Port of Spain this month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new nonstop route from London Gatwick will launch Sunday, March 26, according to British Airways. The route will be operating three times each week, with service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. British Airways is operating […]
Caribbean Airlines is relaunching another international route, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Port-of-Spain-based carrier will resume service between Fort Lauderdale and Trinidad on May 20. The nonstop flights will operate each Friday and Sunday, according to the carrier. “The return of service to Fort Lauderdale comes just in time to facilitate Summer travel bookings,” Caribbean […]
Trinidad and Tobago’s hotel room stock is set to receive a boost with the Brix, Autograph Collection by Marriott, opening this weekend. The 161-room US$51 million hotel, located at Coblentz Avenue, Port of Spain, will feature art from local artists and artisans. The Brix pays homage to the country’s once prosperous sugar industry and derives its […]
August in the Caribbean means hot afternoons, evenings cooled by trade winds and, in many destinations, the feeling of having a bit more of the region to yourself. But there’s just something about the feeling of wading into bathtub-warm water in the height of Caribbean summer that’s intoxicating. But know this: in the summer, what […]
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor There is a slew of attractive incentives for investors looking to pour money into Trinidad and Tobago hotels from tax benefits to customs and excise duty exemptions. But aside from the cost-saving perks, Cornell Buckradee, manager of investment and business development for Tourism Trinidad Limited, told Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Port of Spain’s Hilton Trinidad has completed a property-wide “refresh” project, Caribbean Journal has learned. The hotel’s redesign was inspired by the hotel’s 1962 architecture, featuring upgrades to public areas, rooms, dining concepts and a host of new programming. The Hilton’s 405 rooms went a “subtle” refresh, with 250 rooms […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s Courtyard Port of Spain has opened 2019 wth a new look. One of the capital’s leading business hotels has renovated 119 guest rooms and suites with what the property is calling “a new experience of luxury and modernity.” The changes involved gutting and upgrading all bedrooms and bathrooms, with […]
By Alexander Britell In the biggest flight expansion to the Caribbean in several years, American Airlines has announced plans to launch eight new nonstop routes to the Caribbean this year, along with a huge expansion in frequencies from Miami. Beginning in December, American, the world’s largest airline, will launch new Saturday service across the region. […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines has kicked off its biggest expansion to the Caribbean in several years with a wave of additional frequencies to the Caribbean. The world’s largest airlines has launched additional daily flights to destinations including Barbados, Curacao, Grand Bahama, Saint Lucia, Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic […]
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor PORT OF SPAIN — A group of global and regional technology organizations are partnering to help Caribbean professionals get more out of the Internet economy. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) spearheaded the launch of the Virtual DNS Entrepreneurship Center of the Caribbean (VDECC). The term DNS refers […]
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