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Cancun’s New Riu Ventura Resort Just Held Its Grand Opening, With Swim-Up Rooms, 6 Pools, and a “Skybar”

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At the southern edge of Cancun’s Hotel Zone, travelers gather throughout the day beside the giant multicolored “Cancun” sign overlooking the Caribbean Sea. The viewpoint at El Mirador has become one of the most photographed spots in the destination, where visitors pause for the familiar shot: bright white sand, bands of turquoise water and the […]

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Winair Resuming More Caribbean Flights

Winair

By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional Caribbean airline Winair has announced plans to resume operations to a host of destinations in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The company will be resuming flights in partnership with Air Antilles to Guadeloupe, Dominica and San Juan starting Oct. 23. Winair will also be resuming flights between […]

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Here’s Where Winair Is Flying Right Now

Winair

By the Caribbean Journal staff Long one of the Caribbean’s most crucial regional airlines, Winair was dealt a major blow when its base at St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport was compromised after Hurricane Irma. But now the carrier, which operates some important routes to islands in the northeastern Caribbean, has resumed operations, albeit on […]

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Caribbean Airlines Resumes St Maarten Service

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Caribbean Airlines has resumed its scheduled service to St Maarten, following the reopening of the Princess Juliana Airport for commercial operations. Caribbean Airlines operates flights in/out of St Maarten from its hubs in Piarco, Trinidad and Kingston, Jamaica every Tuesday and Saturday. Customers are advised that St. Maarten Immigration has […]


Here’s Where Winair Is Flying Right Now

By Alexander Britell St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport, one of the Caribbean’s most important air hubs, has reopened for commercial operations. It’s a quick turnaround for an airport whose destruction was one of the most powerful symbols of the wrath of Hurricane Irma in the northeastern Caribbean. “Despite the severe damage the airport sustained […]

St Martin, St Barth Pummeled by Irma

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Category-5 Hurricane Irma pummeled the dual-nation island of St Martin/St Maarten and nearby St Barth on Wednesday, leaving massive flooding and widespread destruction. The storm caused the deaths of at least two people, confirmed by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said the damage would be “harsh and cruel.” “Structural […]

KLM to Resume St Maarten Flights Oct. 29, Ramping Up Curacao Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced that it will be resuming flight service to the island of St Maarten beginning Oct. 29. The news is a significant boost for the island whose Princess Juliana airport was ravaged by Hurricane Irma. KLM will be lowering its frequencies, however, with two weekly […]

A New Departures Lounge at St Maarten's Princess Juliana Airport

Above: the new lounge By the Caribbean Journal staff The facelifted departures lounge at St Maarten’s airport is now open, with a grand opening slated for this week. It is the result of a significant renovation project to the departures area at Princess Juliana International Airport, following the airport’s new retail strategy. “This is a very important […]

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