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Uber Just Launched in Barbados

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Travelers visiting Barbados now have a new way to explore the island: Uber is officially available across Barbados, marking the company’s first launch in the Eastern Caribbean. With just a few taps, visitors can request a ride through Uber Taxi, connecting directly with the island’s licensed taxi drivers. The service is designed to expand opportunities […]

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The Best Puerto Rico Wedding Resorts, According to Travel Agents

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Puerto Rico is easy to get to. It’s one of the easiest, cheapest places to fly in the Caribbean — making it a particularly good place for a destination wedding. So where is the best place to get married in Puerto Rico? The Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Rainforest Beach and Golf Resort and the Fairmont […]

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The Winners of the 2024 Bahamas Travel and Sustainability Awards

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There are 700 islands and cays in The Bahamas, covering a surface of area of nearly 5,400 square miles. It is its own world, a travel destination unlike any other in the Caribbean — or the world, for that matter.  With our second annual Bahamas Travel and Sustainability Awards, we sought to highlight the overwhelming […]

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American Airlines Is Adding Flights to a New Island in Turks and Caicos

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The island of South Caicos is about to get a major boost with the debut of Marriott’s highly-anticipated new Luxury Collection resort, Salterra. And just in time for the property’s debut, it’s about to get a whole lot easier to get to the pristine island in Turks and Caicos.  Beginning Feb. 15, American Airlines will […]


The Winners of the 2024 Bahamas Travel and Sustainability Awards

TAFER Hotels, best known for its Garza Blanca resort in Cancun and the recently-debuted Hotel Mousai, is opening its first resorts on a Caribbean island, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The company has signed deals to manage a pair of new hotels in the Dominican Republic: the Garza Blanca Resort and Spa Miches and the […]

The Bahamas’ Atlantis Paradise Island Just Completed a $150M Renovation

A new eatery by Michelin-star Chef Michael White. A new-look casino. State-of-the-art guest rooms and the Caribbean’s first Shake Shack.  The Bahamas’ Atlantis Paradise Island resort has officially completed a $150 million resort-wide renovation, a significant project that included a top-to-bottom transformation of its flagship hotel, The Royal.  It was a massive upgrade of the […]

Why to Visit French Saint Martin Right Now

Dutch St. Maarten may get more attention than its French neighbor — it has the island’s airport and the bulk of its bigger hotels— but French St. Martin abounds with charms of its own, from lovely boutique hotels to some of the best restaurants in the Caribbean. The relaunch of one of St. Martin’s premier […]

A British Virgin Islands Villa Resort Is on the Market 

It’s one of the top villa destinations in the Caribbean — and one of the region’s biggest opportunities.  Indeed, Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands has one of the more impressive stocks of villas on the market anywhere in the Caribbean, from the increasingly popular Oil Nut Bay community to a portfolio of standalone villas.  […]

Jamaica: “No Major Tourism Fallout” From Hurricane 

Jamaica has had “no major tourism fallout” from the passage of Hurricane Beryl, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, with its top tourism destinations on the north coast, from Montego Bay to Ocho Rios and Negril, spared significant damage. “While there have been some reports of fallen trees, debris, flooding and power outages, we are […]

Sandals Saint Vincent, Grenada Resorts “Remain Open” 

After being in the path of Hurricane Beryl, the Sandals St Vincent and Sandals Grenada resorts both “remain open,” Caribbean Journal has learned.  Guests at both all-inclusive resorts are “already enjoying many of the resort amenities as we work to get back to normal,” the company said in a statement.  While Hurricane Beryl threatened to […]

Marriott’s New Isla Mujeres Adults-Only All-Inclusive Is Open For Bookings

It’s the best-kept secret in the Mexican Caribbean: the tiny island of Isla Mujeres just off the coast of Cancun. For years, it’s been a laid-back, beachy, charming getaway, with more golf carts than cars, great quaint beaches, and terrific local food. Now, it’s about to be the home of a major new destination resort: […]

How to Help Rebuild the Caribbean's Union Island After Beryl 

Union Island in the Grenadines was one of the Caribbean islands worst impacted by Hurricane Beryl this week.  Most of the island’s inhabitants are now homeless, a critical situation as many Union Islanders lack access to insurance and need immediate help to secure their homes and rebuild.  The nearby Palm Island resort, just across the […]