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This Luxury Turks and Caicos Resort Has Huge Suites and Spectacular White Sand — and It Just Joined Leading Hotels of the World

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Long Bay Beach runs for nearly 3 miles along the southeastern side of Providenciales, a long stretch of white sand where steady trade winds move across shallow water that shifts between turquoise and pale blue depending on the light. The shoreline feels wide and open. Kiteboarders glide across the bay in the distance. The rhythm here […]

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A New Kind of San Juan Tour

San Juan Tour

There’s a new kind of San Juan Tour. Thanks to the arrival of City Sightseeing, Puerto Rico is now home to a group of hop-on, hop-off open-top buses all over the island’s capital. It’s a welcome addition for a city that’s among the more fascinating to visit in the Caribbean. “Puerto Rico has plenty to […]

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New Nonstop Flights Coming to Puerto Rico

Allegiant

Las Vegas-based air carrier Allegiant is planning an expansion to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The company is launching two new routes to Puerto Rico’s capital out of Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The seasonal service from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh to Puerto Rico will launch Dec. 17, with fares starting as low as $79 one way, according to […]

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How to Buy a Caribbean Private Island With a Solar-Powered Bungalow

Private Island

One of the Caribbean’s top private island real estate listings is now even cheaper. The only private island off the southern Salinas coast of Puerto Rico, this property has 25 acres of mangroves, jungle foliage and beach. It’s the ultimate castaway fantasy, a self-sustaining private paradise with palm trees, beaches and total seclusion. And while […]


New Nonstop Flights Coming to Puerto Rico

While many top resorts around the Caribbean have offerings geared toward young children, one Puerto Rico luxury hotel has launched a new experienced aimed at teenage guests. It’s called The Boathouse Club, and it’s the newest idea from the St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Puerto Rico. The club includes offerings like a zip lining […]

A Major Real Estate Auction in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico will soon play host to a major real estate auction by John Dixon & Associates. The Sept. 10 auction will include more than 40 real estate properties in Puerto Rico, including residential, commercial, retail, multi-family and office properties. The properties are being sold by a United States-based equity fund focused on Latin America […]

The Caribbean’s Best Luxury Neighborhoods

If you’re thinking of moving to the Caribbean, there are many factors to consider: what kind of real estate are you looking for? What kind of area are you looking for? Are you looking for a remote enclave or a development? For luxury home buyers, it’s a different proposition: perhaps you want privacy and exclusivity, […]

Monica Puig’s Big Welcome in Puerto Rico

Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig returned home to a big welcome this week to Puerto Rico, following her historic women’s singles tennis victory in Rio. Puig’s victory made her the first-ever Puerto Rican to win a gold medal for the island. “[I am] enjoying my time at home so much,” she wrote on social media […]

US Declares Public Health Emergency in Puerto Rico Over Zika

The United States government has declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico, following the spread of the mosquito-borne virus Zika. The declaration was made by US Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell at the request of Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla. The move signals that “the current spread of Zika virus poses […]

A New Way to Stay at the El Conquistador

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Puerto Rico isn’t home to any real all-incs, (although a major new one is in the pipeline) But that doesn’t mean you can’t have an all-inclusive Puerto Rico vacation, thanks to Puerto Rico’s El Conquistador Resort and Las Casitas Village. Now the family-friendly Waldorf-Astoria resorts are offering special rates and packages […]

Monica Puig Just Won Puerto Rico Its First Gold Medal

One of the tennis world’s rising stars just took home Puerto Rico’s first-ever gold medal. The 22-year-old native of the Hato Rey area of San Juan defeated Germany’s Angelique Kerber on Saturday evening to take home the crown. Puig won 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to become the first athlete officially representing Puerto Rico to take home the […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Old San Juan

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Sandy Ruyack, who sent in this lovely shot at the Castillo San Cristobal in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

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