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JetBlue Is Adding Extra Nonstop Flights to to Saint Lucia This Winter

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Saint Lucia is getting a significant airlift boost just in time for the peak winter travel season. JetBlue will be adding a second weekly nonstop flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Saint Lucia, operating on Saturdays from Nov. 22 through January. The new service supplements JetBlue’s existing daily flight from New York, a […]

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Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House to Reopen in December

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Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House resort is slated to reopen in December, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Anguilla beach resort will relaunch on Dec. 14, a spokesperson for the property confirmed.  Beginning next week, Anguilla’s tourism reopening will reach Phase 2, meaning hotels and resorts, along with villas, have been added to the island’s collection of […]

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Two Top Antigua All-Inclusive Hotels Reopen

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Two of Antigua’s most popular all-inclusive hotels have reopened their doors, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Galley Bay Resort and Spa, the adults-only all-inclusive resort in Antigua, reopened its doors this week, joined by the relaunch fo the St. James’ Club Antigua resort.  Galley Bay, set on 56 acres on the western coast of Antigua, […]

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Why Villa Resorts Are the Hottest Trend in Caribbean Hotel Development

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor For the last few months, the majority of hotel investment experts Caribbean Journal Invest interviewed all had the same answers to why villas and villa resorts investment will be hot both during and after the pandemic: low density, private pools and space. Here’s what else they had to say about […]


Two Top Antigua All-Inclusive Hotels Reopen

More and more travelers are taking advantage of remote work and extended-stay programs in the Caribbean, and now one of Saint Lucia’s most popular resort companies is offering a program of its own.  It’s called “Live in Paradise” and it’s the brainchild of Saint Lucia’s Bay Gardens Resorts.  The program allows travelers to live and […]

Karisma Has a New Travelers Club

Karisma Hotels and Resorts has announced the launch of a new “travelers club” called ABEO.  The revamped club has five tiers of benefits, the company said.  ABEO is the combination of Karisma’s existing Exotic Travelers Club and Prestige Travelers Club into one community.  “Karisma hotels and Resorts created ABEO to continue delivering an unsurpassed experience […]

Belmond to Reopen Anguilla, St Martin Resorts

Two of the Caribbean’s leading luxury resorts are planning to reopen for the upcoming winter season, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Belmond Cap Juluca Resort in Anguilla and the Belmond La Samanna Resort in St Martin are both scheduled to reopen in the next two months.  Belmond Cap Juluca is planning a Nov. 1 relaunch […]

AMResorts Reopens Two All-Inclusive Hotels in the Dominican Republic

Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts subsidiary has reopened two of its hotels in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The company has relaunched both the Dreams Dominicus La Romana and Dreams Punta Cana.  Both of the properties began welcoming guests again over the weekend.  “We are eager to continue to reenergize travel to the Dominican […]

Turks and Caicos Extends Stamp Duty Reduction

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Turks and Caicos has extended its reduced stamp duty, on all real estate purchases of property valued at up to $2 million now through Dec. 20. Turks and Caicos has no annual property taxes. The stamp duty is a one-time tax levied on real estate transactions, typically 10 percent of […]

The US Virgin Islands Is Open for Tourism Again

The United States Virgin Islands is once again open for tourism.  The territory began welcoming back visitors last week, with hotels across the island open and operating, following a one-month “pause” in tourism to curtail the spread of COVID-19. That includes properties like the Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas; the Secret Harbour Beach Resort in St Thomas […]

Major Dominican Republic All-Inclusive Resort Reopens

One of the Dominican Republic’s most iconic all-inclusive resorts has officially reopened, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach resort reopened this week in La Romana on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic.  The property first opened its doors in 1987 as Viva Wyndham’s first-ever Caribbean property.  The hotel has reopened with […]

Sandals Grenada to Reopen in October

Sandals Resorts International is reopening another Caribbean resort next month, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Sandals Grenada all-inclusive resort will officially relaunch on Oct. 1.  “This is exciting news for Grenada,” said Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. “We look forward to the re-opening of the hotel and to resume welcoming visitors to our shores.” […]