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The 20 Best Hotels in Puerto Rico 

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Puerto Rico has never been hotter, buoyed by a pandemic-era boom that filled its hotels to capacity and put a new travel spotlight on the destination. It seems like new flights routes launch just about every week to the island, […]

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The Former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun Is Becoming a Kempinski 

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Kempinski is set to open its third luxury hotel in the Caribbean next week, with a new resort in Cancun.  Kempinski is taking over the former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, which removed Ritz-Carlton as its brand over the summer.  In the interim, […]

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Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection to Homeport in St Maarten 

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The inaugural season of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection in the Caribbean will feature heavily in St Maarten.  Ritz-Carlton’s new ultra-luxe cruise line will include significant home-porting for its Evrima ship out of Port St Maarten for the 2022-2023 cruise season.  […]

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The 7 Best Luxury Resorts in Cancun

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Cancun once had a reputation as an inexpensive all-inclusive destination. Now, the famous beaches of the Hotel Zone boast one of the best collections of luxury resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean as a whole, as Cancun continues to draw […]


Is Ritz-Carlton Returning to This Caribbean Island? 

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to Caribbean Journal Invest Is Ritz-Carlton making a return to one of its longtime Caribbean strongholds? Just as Hard Rock Hotels & Resorts recently began construction on a hotel that will be apart of a […]


Four Seasons Is Starting a Luxury Caribbean Cruise Line

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Following the lead of competitor Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is getting into the ultra-luxury cruise business. The company has announced the launch of Four Seasons Yachts, a new ultra-luxe “yacht” fleet that will kick off operations in 2025. […]

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The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas Just Added a Topgolf Swing Suite

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Topgolf has opened its first-ever Swing Suite in the Caribbean at the Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas.  The new suite is a private sports entertainment space featuring access to 80 18-hole virtual golf course, along with 10 additional virtual games for parties […]


Caribbean Tourism Organization Names New Chairman 

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The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization has named a new chairman.  The organization has elected Cayman Islands Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan to the role, following its annual general meeting in Grand Cayman this week.  The meeting was held as part of […]


The Caribbean’s Top Food Festival Is Back at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman

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The premier culinary event in the Caribbean is making its return to the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.  Cayman Cookout, the beloved food festival hosted by Eric Ripert, is returning from Jan. 12-16, 2023.  The event is back after a two-year hiatus, […]

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Mandarin Oriental Is Opening a New Resort in the Caribbean

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By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Mandarin Oriental’s second Caribbean resort is now in development, joining its existing Caribbean property in Canouan in the Grenadines. Earlier this month, co-developers Melkonian Capital Management and RAL Development Services announced the launch […]


The Best Hotels in St Thomas, USVI

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From Magens Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches on earth, to stunning mangroves to some of the Caribbean’s best shopping, St Thomas is a vibrant, energetic destination that has been among the most popular in the entire region since […]


This Top St Thomas Resort Now Has a “Baby Concierge”

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Families with young children are all to familiar with the experience: the extra carry-on bags, the worn pack ’n plays.  But now one of the Caribbean’s top resorts has debuted a specialized program that aims to make traveling with kids, […]