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This Iconic Dominican Republic Resort Is the Caribbean’s New Luxury Wedding Destination, With Celebrity Talent, Oceanfront Terraces, and Multi-Day Celebrations

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Casa de Campo is the kind of place where couples fly across oceans to say their vows, drawn by the gold light spilling over the Chavón River at the edge of Altos de Chavón. Now the storied Dominican Republic resort has announced an exclusive partnership that raises its own ceiling, and it is the kind […]

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This Is Your Next Caribbean Food Festival

It’s billed as the largest culinary festival in the Caribbean — and now it’s back again for a ninth year. Saborea, the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association’s culinary extravaganza on San Juan’s Playa Escambron, will take place from April 7 to 10, bringing together gastronomic creations from more than 70 local restaurants and gathering […]

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How to Get One of the Best Views in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Is this the best view in all of San Juan, Puerto Rico? It’s certainly in the conversation. This is the view at one of the two new top-floor luxury penthouse suites at the San Juan Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino, set in the increasingly chic neighborhood of Condado. The rooms are the 1094-square-foot Vice Presidential […]

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Puerto Rico Tourism Arrivals Are Rising

Puerto Rico is seeing strong growth in tourism, according to the latest data. Puerto Rico reported 1.737 million stayover visitors in 2015, a 6.6 percent increase compared to 2014, according to tourism data provided to Caribbean Journal by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The island had a combined 5 million visitors considering cruise and stayover […]


How to Get One of the Best Views in San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Caribbean’s biggest new travel conference, ETI, is coming again to Puerto Rico this May 11-14. ETI, or Expo de Turismo Internacional, will bring together hundreds of stakeholders with an interest in growing and selling Caribbean tourism. “The ETI 2016 event in Puerto Rico will be a key marketing event that allows travel agents, tour […]

Real Estate Prices Are Rising Fast in This Puerto Rican Town

Puerto Rico’s economy has been struggling significantly in recent years — and that’s translated to the real estate market, too, where prices are dropping in most municipalities on the island. But that’s not the case in the resort town of Dorado, likely the only city in Puerto Rico actually showing gains in home prices, according […]

The Best Adults-Only Hotels in the Caribbean

They aren’t easy to find — EP hotels in the Caribbean that are exclusively for adults. Sure, there are many hotels that don’t exactly encourage you to bring your children. But it’s hard to find an EP hotel in the Caribbean that only allows adult guests. Period. So if you are looking for a romantic getaway, […]

How to Make Ratatouille, Puerto Rican Style

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor In less than a month the streets of San Juan will be filled with the aromas and flavors of Puerto Rico as the island hosts it’s annual food festival, Saborea Puerto Rico. One of the highlights of the culinary extravaganza, which is scheduled for April 7 to 10, will […]

This Hotel in Puerto Rico Is For Sale

Another Caribbean hotel is on the block. The Lazy Parrott Inn in Rincon Puerto Rico is for sale, and its price has been reduced to $3.25 million, according to Puerto Rico Sotheby’s International Realty, which has the listing on the property. The hotel, which is located in the surfing town of Rincon, has a total […]

This Puerto Rico Spa Just Got Better

More options in Dorado Beach By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Need another reason to visit Puerto Rico’s Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve? The posh 1,400-acre retreat on the former Laurance Rockefeller estate is offering several of them with a new lineup of holistic treatments at its award-winning Spa Botánico. Menu highlights include therapies that […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Manati, Puerto Rico

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Nolan Meadnis, who sent in this spectacular shot of the beach in Manati, Puerto Rico. Did you take a great photograph in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

Hyatt Place Officially Opens in San Juan

Puerto Rico’s newest hotel has officially opened its doors. The Hyatt Place San Juan/City Center debuted last week as the fourth Hyatt-branded hotel in Puerto Rico following a soft opening period. The $29 million project is located steps away from the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan. The 149-room project was developed by a […]