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Dominican Republic Keeps Rewriting Tourism Records, Topping 8 Million Visitor Mark By August

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The Dominican Republic continues to rewrite its own records, welcoming 8,005,257 visitors in the first eight months of 2025, according to new data released by Tourism Minister David Collado. The figure represents a 49 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019, a 13 percent jump over 2023 and a 2.8 percent rise against […]

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Riu Has a New Adults-Only Palace Resort in Cancun  

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Cancun continues to buzz as the destination reports record-breaking tourism numbers, a wave of visitors to accompany the Mexican Caribbean’s seemingly endless hotel pipeline. And now the area has another new resort: Spanish hotel giant Riu Hotels and Resorts has debuted a new adults-only resort in the Hotel Zone of Cancun: the all-inclusive, adults-only Riu […]

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Expedia: Americans Eyeing Cancun, Punta Cana for Post-Holiday Vacations

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After the holidays, Americans are eyeing what Expedia is calling “nothing-cations,” trips where the objective is simply warm weather and relaxation, the travel giant said this week.  In the company’s latest report, Expedia said a survey of 4,000 American travelers showed 96 percent of respondents wanted to send a portion of their next trip doing […]

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The 10 Hottest Aruba Resorts for 2023

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Aruba is sizzling, and not just because it’s so close to the equator. The southern Caribbean hotspot has been one of the most popular destinations in the region since the onset of the pandemic, having nimbly handled its tourism protocols and cultivated an impressively quick tourism recovery. Today, Aruba arrivals are nearing record-breaking totals, and […]


Expedia: Americans Eyeing Cancun, Punta Cana for Post-Holiday Vacations

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 flights coming in and new hotels seeming to pop up every week.  Navigating Cancun’s massive hotel […]

Jewel Resorts Just Opened a New All-Inclusive in Punta Cana 

Playa Hotels and Resorts’ Jewel brand has opened its first-ever resort in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Jewel Punta Cana has opened its doors in the Uvero Altao Beach area of greater Punta Cana, the country’s most popular tourist destination.  It’s the latest addition to the massive number of Punta Cana […]

From the Cayman Islands to Jamaica, 15 Tiny Beach Resorts to Try

Tucked-away bungalows on a minuscule island in Cayman. A secret oasis in St Barth. An eco-retreat on a perfect stretch of white sand. These are the tiny beach resorts we all dream about during months of endless blizzards.   So what do we mean by tiny beach resort? The formula is simple. The hotel has […]

The Best Swim-Up Rooms in Punta Cana

It’s a pretty sure bet that you’re not going to find a resort in the Caribbean that doesn’t either have a beach or a pool (or both). Resorts that have rooms where you can step outside your door and right into some cool, clear water are a little more of a rarity. But that’s starting […]

Hyatt Just Opened a New All-Inclusive in the Riviera Maya 

Hyatt has opened a new adults-only resort in the Riviera Maya of Mexico.  It is the latest new resort in what has been a very busy month for Hyatt, which just last week debuted a new all-inclusive in Saint Lucia (the Zoetry Marigot Bay) and the nearby Secrets Impression Moxche Playa del Carmen.  The newest […]

Sandals Resorts Is Adding New Rooms in Saint Lucia, Jamaica 

Two Sandals resorts in the Caribbean are about to get bigger, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Next spring, Sandals Resorts is adding more rooms to a pair of resorts in the Caribbean: the Beaches Negril resort in Jamaica and the Sandals Halcyon Beach in Saint Lucia.  In Negril, the Beaches resort is adding new Firesky Reserve […]

These 20 Caribbean Resorts Have Private Plunge Pools You’ll Never Want to Leave

You open your patio door, and it’s right there: a shimmering plunge pool just for you. No kids splashing nearby. No crowded loungers. Just your own stretch of serenity — steps from the sand, wrapped in quiet, tropical air. This is the new Caribbean luxury: private plunge pools made for couples, for solitude, for morning […]

New Yorkers Are Migrating to This Caribbean Island in Droves

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Proximity, specifically a three-hour flight, coupled with the pandemic’s effect on Americans’ desire to have a back-up home to retreat to, has created a trend of New Yorkers moving to one particular Caribbean destination. The Turks and Caicos Islands. “At Turks & Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty, we’re seeing buyers […]