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Reader Photo of the Week: Sunset in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Melissa Campau, who sent us this lovely shot of sunset in Governor’s Harbour on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera. Have you taken a great shot on your recent Caribbean vacation? Send it to us! Just email news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first […]

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Puerto Rico Reopens Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s busiest airport has reopened following Hurricane Irma. Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan is operating again, a major boost for the region given its position as the busiest airport in the Caribbean by annual passenger volume. Airport officials said there was no damage to […]

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Irma Continues Westward After Battering Barbuda, St Martin

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean Wednesday, causing major destruction on several islands, including tiny Barbuda, which was almost totally destroyed. As of Thursday morning, Irma was 110 miles north of Punta Cana and about 165 miles southeast of Grand Turk, with continued maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour […]

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Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall in the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning as a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. Irma thrashed Barbuda with 185-mph winds before making landfall in St Barth and St Martin this morning with massive winds and flooding. While the eye of the […]

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Irma Continues Westward After Battering Barbuda, St Martin

 Airbnb hosts in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico have earned more than $266 million so far in 2017, according to the company’s latest data report. These destinations have attracted nearly 2 million guest arrivals this year, representing a 170 percent increase from the same eight months in 2016. The report comes as Airbnb […]

The Caribbean's Best Micro-Hotels

 By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There are small hotels and then there are really small hotels; petit boutiques with five rooms or fewer, where you’re welcomed like family but treated like a visiting dignitary. In the Caribbean (as in the rest of the world) such sanctuaries aren’t easy to find. But we’ve zeroed in […]

Hurricane Irma Heads for the Caribbean

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The now-Category 5 Hurricane Irma was set to make landfall in the Caribbean on Tuesday as islands across the northern Caribbean braced for impact. The storm was about 270 miles east of Antigua at 8 AM on Tuesday, according to the latest tracking from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. […]

Mahogany Bay Set to Launch in Belize in December

 The new Hilton Mahogany Bay Curio-branded property is coming to Belize in December. The first Hilton in the country, Mahogany Bay will have 205 cottages and villa-style units set on Ambergris Caye. The property has already tapped Niklaus Leuenberger as its new general manager, with Edward Donaldson serving as director of sales and marketing. It’s […]
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John Hix-Designed Home Hits Market in Vieques

 A striking home designed by internationally renowned architect John Hix has hit the market in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Casa Cascadas, or “House of Waterfalls,” is set on a 300-foot mountain ridge, with an ultra-modern brushed concrete design. The eco-friendly, open-plan-layout home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 4,040 interior square feet. It was built in […]

Aloft Hotel Coming to San Juan

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Aloft Hotels is coming to the Caribbean. The Aloft brand will make its regional debut at a new $125 million mixed-use development called The District in San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Miramar Convention Center District. The hotel, which has already broken ground, is expected to open in the second half of […]

Serafina Beach Hotel Coming to San Juan

 The Serafina Restaurant Group, known for its restaurants in New York City and around the world, is getting into the hospitality business. The company is opening its first-ever beach hotel, the Serafina Beach Hotel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico’s hip Condado neighborhood. The 96-room property will open its doors in November, according to the company’s […]

How to Save on Your Next Trip to Vieques

 Vieques: it’s the beachy island outpost off the coast of Puerto Rico, one that’s still largely off the radar of most Caribbean travelers. It’s beyond laid back, a place where semi-wild horses roam the streets and a Jeep Wrangler is the preferred mode of transit. It’s also home to one of the Caribbean’s hippest hotels: […]