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The Bahamas’ Newest Luxury Resort Officially Debuts in Nassau

Hilton Just Opened an All-Suite Hotel in Aruba

Hilton has opened its newest Caribbean resort: the all-suite, Embassy Suites by Hilton Aruba Resort, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. The newest resort in the Eagle Beach area of the island has a total of 330 suites, the first hotel to open …

Turks and Caicos’ Newest Resort Will Have a Lagoon and a “Boat Concierge”

It’s been one of the hottest travel destinations in the Caribbean since the pandemic, and now Turks and Caicos is getting another major new luxury resort. The new South Bank residential resort is opening its doors in “late 2023,” according …

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The Caribbean’s Hottest Wellness Resort Is In the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s premier luxury resort is about to take on another title: the Caribbean’s hottest wellness resort. The 7,000-acre Casa de Campo Resort and Villas in La Romana has always held a privileged spot in the Caribbean luxury pantheon, …

Aruba’s Top Resort Just Created a New Nature Preserve

It is getting harder and harder to find undeveloped green space on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. But thanks to a major donation by Aruba’s top resort, the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, the island is getting a new …

Jimmy Buffett’s Newest Margaritaville Is Opening in Belize

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand is opening its newest Caribbean hotel in Belize. The highly-anticipated Margaritaville Beach Resort will be opening in the Ambergris Caye area of Belize April. The resort has announced plans to open in March; the first rooms …

An Under-the-Radar Resort in Saint Lucia Gets a New Look

It’s never been at the top of the trendiest places to stay in Saint Lucia. But Saint Lucia’s venerable Windjammer Landing resort has just completed a major upgrade, one that could turn an under-the-radar Saint Lucia property into a new …

Jay Penske Developing Private Island Resort Project in The Bahamas

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJU Media mogul Jay Penske is developing a luxury resort project in The Bahamas. This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, real estate and tourism business news. …

First Sports Illustrated Resort Opens in Dominican Republic

The iconic Sports Illustrated brand is moving from the media into hospitality. Authentic Brand Groups, which owns Sports Illustrated’s intellectual property, has announced the official opening of the first-ever Sports Illustrated resort, which opened this week in Cap Cana, …

Melia Officially Opens New Punta Cana Resort

Melia Hotels International has held the grand opening of its new “resortainment” property in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The new all-inclusive resort is called Falcon’s Resort by Melia All Suites Punta Cana, a 432-suite property that is the result …

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Marriott to Reopen Top Dominican Republic All-Inclusive

Marriott International has quietly been cultivating a broad portfolio of all-inclusive resorts across the Caribbean, from small boutiques in Barbados to large beach hotels in Antigua. Last year, that included Marriott’s highly-anticipated addition of what is now the crown …

The Bahamas Has a New Luxury Beach Resort on Cable Beach

It was one of the original tourist destinations in The Bahamas: the sugar-white sands of Cable Beach, a jet-set getaway in the 1950s and a hotspot that has lived a multitude of lives in the last century. That ranges …

Playa Officially Opens New Dominican Republic Resort

Playa Hotels and Resorts has officially opened its new Jewel Palm Beach resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The all-inclusive resort is the result of a rebranding of the former Dreams Palm Beach in Punta Cana, and the second …

10 Terrific Resorts to Visit in and Around Cancun, Mexico

No destination has been hotter in the Caribbean Basin in the last three years than Cancun, the Mexican Caribbean’s tourism epicenter. The pandemic has only seemed to deepen travelers’ love affair with the area, with more and more new …

Atlantis Paradise Island Has a New Kids’ Water Park

The Bahamas’ signature waterpark has unveiled a new addition just for kids. Atlantis Paradise Island’s Aquaventure park has debuted a new waterpark for kids under 54 inches tall: the new Poseidon’s Playzone. The new water play “fort,” as the …

Jewel Opens Second Dominican Republic Resort This Week

Jewel Resorts is opening its second resort in the Dominican Republic this week. The new family-friendly, all-inclusive ewel Palm Beach resort will open at the former Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana. The 500-room resort is set in the Cabeza de …

15 Hot New Caribbean Hotels to Visit in 2023

One thing that didn’t stop for very long during the pandemic was hotel construction, particularly in the Caribbean. The region’s hotel pipeline continues to grow, with both large resorts, all-inclusives and boutique hotels of every shape and size continuing …

The Former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun Is Officially a Kempinski

The former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun has officially opened its doors as a Kempinski. The resort has been operating as the Grand Hotel Cancun Managed by Kempinski. And while there was some confusion over when the Kempinski brand would actually take …

Antigua and Barbuda Is the Caribbean’s Hottest Wellness Destination

Antigua and Barbuda tourism is sizzling, and now the twin-island destination is making a renewed push into the wellness space, from plant-based eateries to wellness weeks and new spa concepts. The wellness focus begins with the island’s Wellness Month …