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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Dusk on a Dive Boat in Exuma

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Dan Miller, who sent in this stunning photo taken aboard the Aggressor Bahamas II liveaboard dive yacht in the waters of Exuma in The Bahamas. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and […]

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Frontier Is Adding a New Flight to Honduras 

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It’s the gateway to many of Honduras’ Caribbean gems: San Pedro Sula, the increasingly popular airport with connections to destinations like the Bay Islands and Roatan.  Now it’s getting another major new route, with Frontier Airlines planning a new nonstop flight from Atlanta. The new route will kick off June 12, with service operating three […]

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Kimpton’s Roatan Resort Has a New Executive Chef 

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Kimpton’s new resort in Roatan has a new executive chef, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Kimpton Grand Roatan, which opened last year on the popular island off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, has named Guido Ojeda to the role.  Ojeda will be overseeing the four dining concepts at the resort: the farm-to-table Alera; the casual […]

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The Best Caribbean Resorts for Snorkeling, From Bonaire to Belize to Andros

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Sergeant majors and grouper and jellyfish and rays. Elkhorn and staghorn coral, reef sharks and organ pipes and barracuda and needlefish. Snorkeling is a pleasure in the Caribbean. But, let’s be honest, snorkeling isn’t often going to be the singular reason why you come to the Caribbean. But it’s also one of the most popular […]


Kimpton’s Roatan Resort Has a New Executive Chef 

Grand Turk. Nassau. Cozumel. San Juan. Roatan. They’re some of the most popular stops for cruise passenger in the Caribbean, from the snorkeling in Turks and Caicos to the old-fashioned beach vibes on the Caribbean coast of Honduras.  Now Princess Cruises, which has been deepening its Caribbean network, has plans for a major season in […]

New Flights From New York to Honduras’ Caribbean Coast 

San Pedro Sula: it’s the portal to the Caribbean coast of Honduras, a destination that includes some of the most beloved islands in the Caribbean, including the increasingly hot destination of Roatan (which just welcomed its first-ever Kimpton).  With demand continuing to grow, Avianca has announced plans to launch service between New York and San […]

First Grand Cayman, Tulum and Roatan. Now Kimpton Is Opening in the Dominican Republic 

Locally-focused restaurants, sleek lobbies, thoughtful service and a reinvention of how hotels do happy hour. Kimpton has always been a unique hotel brand; but it wasn’t until 2016 that the company actually came to the Caribbean, with the outstanding Kimpton Seafire in Grand Cayman. It was another six years later that the company opened its […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset on Roatan Island

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jeff Howard, who sent in this stunning shot of sunset on Roatan Island on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the […]

Kimpton Is Coming to a New Caribbean Island: Roatan 

Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants is set to debut its second Caribbean resort next month, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  The company is now taking reservations for the new Kimpton Grand Roatan Resort and Spa, which will open up on the popular island off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Oct. 1.  The hotel, set along the […]

Kimpton Opens Reservations For New Caribbean Resort 

Kimpton is opening its highly-anticipated second resort in the Caribbean this summer, and the popular boutique resort brand has officially opened reservations.  You can now reserve a stay at the soon-to-open Kimpton Grand Roatan Resort and Spa, the first major branded resort on the island of Roatan of the Caribbean coast of Honduras.  The resort […]

Marriott’s Newest Caribbean Hotel Is in Honduras 

Marriott’s Aloft brand has opened its newest hotel in the Caribbean Basin: the Aloft San Pedro Sula in Honduras.  It’s a major new brand for a Caribbean-coast country that is quietly seeing renewed tourism investment — including the highly-anticipated Kimpton Grand Roatan, which is slated to open later this summer.  The newest Aloft has 122 rooms […]

Kimpton Is Opening Its Newest Caribbean Resort on Roatan Island

Before the pandemic, it was one of the most highly-anticipated hotel projects in the Caribbean. Since then, it’s fallen off the radar. But now Kimpton’s first-ever resort in the Western Caribbean is officially opening its doors this summer, with the debut of the new Kimpton Grand Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras. The hotel, […]