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Bonaire’s Big Travel Summer Continues

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With its turquoise waters, legendary dive sites and easygoing Dutch Caribbean vibe, Bonaire has become one of the region’s fastest-growing escapes, with a tourism renaissance for most of the last three years. That demand showed no signs of slowing in Aug. 2025, when the island welcomed 14,435 stayover visitors — a 15.6 percent increase over […]

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A New Adults-Only Hotel Is Coming to the Riviera Maya

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Desire Resorts, known for its portfolio of adults-only, clothing-optional resorts, is adding a new boutique hotel in the Riviera Maya. The new Desire Mansion will be a luxury hotel-within-a-hotel at the existing Desire Riviera Maya Pearl Resort in the Riviera Maya. The all-inclusive hotel, which will officially open Feb. 1, […]

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Andaz Turks and Caicos Launches Real Estate Sales

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The highly-anticipated Andaz Turks and Caicos residential resort has officially launched real estate sales, a project spokesperson told Caribbean Journal. The property, which is slated to make its debut in 2021, will span 5.5 acres in the heart of Providenciales’ world-famous Grace Bay Beach. Andaz Turks and Caicos will be […]

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Hilton’s Newest Caribbean Resort Is in Anguilla

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Hilton is at it again in the Caribbean, announcing plans to bring its LXR Hotels and Resorts brand to Anguilla. In November, the LXR brand will debut at Anguilla’s luxe Zemi Beach House Hotel and Spa. The 65-key beachfront hotel will join LXR after a two-month annual closure, relaunching with […]


Andaz Turks and Caicos Launches Real Estate Sales

By the Caribbean Journal staff A new adults-only resort project has officially broken ground in the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina laid the first stone for construction of the new Hotel Pure Salt Orchidarium, which will be located in the Uvero Alto area of greater Punta Cana. The latest new hotel project in […]

The Bahamas Is Getting a New Hotel in Bimini

By Alexander Britell A sleek new hotel is set to inject new energy into the Bimini archipelago of The Bahamas. It’s called illa Bimini, and the new project by Island Developers is slated to break ground in August. The beachfront “eco-chic” residential hotel, which will be designed by renowned architect Chad Oppenheim’s Oppenheim Architecture + […]

The 12 Best Nude Beaches You Can Visit

The Caribbean’s rum-soaked reputation to the contrary, it’s not always “anything goes” in the region. But when it comes to nude beaches, you can find what you’re looking for across the wider Caribbean, from the French Caribbean to the coast of Mexico. If you consider going nude the ultimate freedom when you travel, here are […]

Melia Opens Newest Caribbean Hotel in Cartagena

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s hottest hotel investment destinations has a brand-new property: Cartagena. The tourism destination on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is now home to a new adults-only, all-inclusive hotel by Spanish travel giant Melia, the latest for the company in what is a growing regional portfolio. It’s called […]

Mexico’s New Luxury Real Estate Destination

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new luxury real estate destination in Mexico. Mexico-based asset management firm Ascendancy has acquired the former Costa Baja residential resort in La Paz in Baja California Sur. The company has rebranded the resort as Puerta Cortes, with plans for a major renovation to the property, which includes a […]

10 All-Inclusive Family Resorts to Visit Now

Whether you’re traveling with your kids, your extended family or some other combination of relatives, going all-inclusive makes the family getaway significantly easier. And the best all-inclusive family resorts manage to combine the ease and comfort of the all-inclusive experience with a range of activities that manage to offer something for every traveler in your […]

Jamaica’s Tryall Club Is Transforming Its Beach

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of Jamaica’s venerable luxury hotels, the Tryall Club, is planning a major new beach club. The $9.2 million project will transform the resort’s beachfront area, with a new Beach Bar and Outdoor Grill, a new family pool and lounge area, an expanded beach, a beach boutique and new event […]

A New Caribbean Destination Breaks Ground in Saint Lucia

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new Caribbean destination resort project has broken ground on the northern tip of Saint Lucia. The highly-anticipated Cabot Saint Lucia could be a game-changing project for Caribbean hospitality and an even more significant one for the Caribbean golf industry. It’s the first-ever Caribbean resort for Cabot, which operates […]