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Belmond Pushes Back Reopening of Riviera Maya Resort
Belmond has pushed back the highly-anticipated reopening of its Maroma, a Belmond Hotel in the Riviera Maya of Mexico. The transformed luxury resort, parent company LVMH’s only hotel property in the Mexican Caribbean, had initially been set to reopen on […]
New Isla Mujeres All-Inclusive Pushes Back Opening to May
The highly-anticipated new Secrets Impression Isla Mujeres has pushed back its opening to May, Caribbean Journal has learned. Hyatt’s next Inclusive Collection resort will now be opening its doors on May 26, 2023. The property had originally announced an opening […]
Reopenings of Marriott-Branded St Thomas Resorts Pushed to 2022
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe today to […]
Carnival Pushes Back Launch Date for Mardi Gras Ship
Carnival Cruise Line has pushed back its planned launch for its highly-anticipated new Mardi Gras cruise ship. The cruise line said shipbuilder Meyer Turku had informed it that delivery would be delayed, meaning the first revenue sailing of the ship […]
Caribbean Hotel Rates Climb Back Up — Slightly
After a September that produced the year’s first decline in average daily rate (ADR), Caribbean hoteliers pushed room-rate comparisons back into positive territory during October 2019. In comparison with last October, ADR rose 0.4 percent even as occupancy fell 5.2 […]
St Maarten’s Sonesta Maho Pushes Back Relaunch to February
By the Caribbean Journal staff The reopening of the popular Sonesta Maho Beach Resort in St Maarten has been pushed back to the end of next month, according to a statement from the property. The property said it would reopen […]
Guyana Marriott Pushes Back Opening Date to February 2015
Above: a rendering of the Guyana Marriott By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s first-ever Marriott hotel is delayed. The hotel, which had been planning a December 2014 opening, has pushed back its opening date to February 2015, according to the […]
Sandals Pushes Back Grenada Opening
Above: a rendering of the Sandals Grenada (Photo: Sandals) By Alexander Britell Sandals has pushed back the opening of its resort in Grenada to Dec. 21. The resort had originally been set to open on Dec. 12. A company spokesperson […]
Haiti: Best Western Pushes Back Opening Date to Early April
Above: a rendering of the Best Western Premier Haiti By Alexander Britell The Best Western Premier in Haiti, which had planned to debut March 15, has pushed back its opening to the first week of April, Caribbean Journal has learned. […]
In Haiti’s Villa Rosa, Building Back May Not Prove to Be Better
Above: Villa Rosa (Photo: Kendi Zidor) SEVERELY DAMAGED DURING HAITI’S 2010 EARTHQUAKE, the metropolitan area known as Villa Rosa is a striking example of what has gone wrong with reconstruction. The absence of a government presence is as noticeable as the […]
Carnival Cruise Line to Restart Five More Caribbean Ships
Carnival Cruise Line is set to restart five more ships for the Caribbean, the company said this week. That includes the Nov. 1 relaunch of Carnival Valor, which will kick off four and five-night sailings out of New Orleans. On […]
The Club Med Resorts of the Caribbean, Explained
Club Med helped pioneer the concept of all-inclusive vacations in the 1960s and 1970s, and people of a certain age doubtless remember the hotel chain’s jingle from the time: “The Club Med vacation/The antidote for civilization.” Originally a no-frills concept […]
Sandals Royal Bahamian Pushes Reopening to 2022
Sandals Royal Bahamian has pushed back its reopening to 2022 as its plans a broader expansion project for the Nassau property. The hotel, spa and private island in Nassau will now be reopening Jan. 27, 2022; it had been slated […]
The All-Inclusive Secrets St Martin Just Reopened
One of the most anticipated resort reopenings in the Caribbean is finally here. The all-inclusive Secrets St Martin Resort and Spa, which had just opened its doors for the first time a year ago, is officially back, Caribbean Journal has […]
Dreams to Reopen Panama All-Inclusive in May
AMResorts’ Dreams Playa Bonita Panama all-inclusive resort has pushed back its reopening to May, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort on Panama’s Pacific coast, the only AMResorts property in the country, will be welcoming back guests on May 15, 2021, […]
New St Martin All-Inclusive to Reopen in January
The new Secrets St Martin, which had just opened its doors in March before the pandemic closed the global tourism industry, is set to reopen, Caribbean Journal has learned. The all-inclusive resort on St Martin’s Anse Marcel will reopen on […]
Grenada’s Spice Island Beach Resort Pushes Reopening to 2021
Grenada’s Spice Island Beach Resort has pushed back its planned reopening to 2021. The resort is now planning to reopen in October 2021, “with hope that the COVID-19 pandemic subsides,” according to a statement from the property. The resort had […]
Nickelodeon Resort Punta Cana to Reopen in November
The Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts Punta Cana is reopening in November, Caribbean Journal has learned. Parent company Karisma Hotels and Resorts has pushed back the relaunch of the Dominican Republic resort to Nov. 1. The property had been originally scheduled […]
All-Inclusive Margaritaville Resort to Open Near Cancun
The newest Margaritaville resort in the wider Caribbean is set to make its official debut in July, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Margaritaville Island Reserve Riviera Cancun, the product of a partnership between Margaritaville and Karisma Hotels and Resorts, […]
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Now Planning July 25 Relaunch
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line is now planning to relaunch sailings on July 25, the company said. Cruises on its Grand Celebration ship will resume July 25, while its Grand Classica ship will relaunch on Oct. 2. The company has pushed […]
Dreams Continuing All-Inclusive Expansion in Punta Cana
The highly-anticipated new Dreams resort in Punta Cana is set to make its debut next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana is set on a crescent of beach northwest of Punta Cana, past Bavaro […]
St Maarten’s Sonesta Ocean Point Pushes Reopening to December
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s popular Sonesta Ocean Point resort has pushed back its reopening date to December, Sonesta said Thursday. The Sonesta Ocean Point now has a projected reopening date of Dec. 15, while its sister resort, […]
St Barth’s Barriere Le Carl Gustaf to Open in 2019
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Barth’s Hotel Barriere Carl Gustaf is planning to make its debut in 2019, according to Tourisme de St Barth. The property, which is the first by the Barriere group in the Caribbean, had initially […]
The Caribbean’s New Piracy Problem
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor BCJ’s Partial Lock-Down Directive About 98 channels are currently being pirated by Jamaican cable TV operators. This is what Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) shared in the April 24th Press Conference […]
Startup Caribbean Airline BlueSky Eyes New Aircraft Source
By the Caribbean Journal staff Grand Cayman-based airline startup BlueSky has pushed back its launch date due to the recent demise of European plane lessor Eurolot, it said this week. The company said Eurolot had been contracted to supply the […]
Baha Mar Delays Opening to 2015
Above: construction at the Baha Mar this summer (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Baha Mar resort project in the Bahamas has pushed back its opening date, Caribbean Journal has learned. The resort project, which had been slated to open […]
Forbes: Media Everywhere … So What?
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Media Everywhere – So What? I recently presented at a leadership conference which sought to get a glimpse of the future by examining today’s trends. The following are excerpts from that presentation which looked […]
Antigua, China Extend Loan Schedules
Above: Antigua and China signing the loan rescheduling (Photo: ABG) Antigua and China have agreed on rescheduling the payment period of three interest-free loans between the two countries, the government announced today. The loans were used for the construction of […]
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