The arrivals hall at Owen Roberts International Airport has felt different this year. Flights from Toronto have been landing full. The nonstop from New York has been carrying winter-weary travelers escaping late-season cold. Restaurants along Seven Mile Beach have stayed busy deep into what used to be quieter weeks. Hotels that normally begin easing rates after peak winter have […]
Morning on one beach, afternoon on another. Huge rooms. Pickleball with an ocean view. Your very own watersports playground. 100 acres of natural landscape. It’s all part of why the all-inclusive St James’s Club and Villas just might have the best address on the whole Caribbean island of Antigua. You won’t run out of space […]
The endless lattes. The afternoons at the Tickled Turtle. The barbecue at the Outhouse. The six pickleball courts. There’s a reason the Pineapple Beach Club is one of Antigua’s most beloved places to stay. But the biggest story is Long Bay. The 180-room adults-only all-inclusive is a classic Caribbean getaway, from the breezy vibes to […]
Baby Beach. It’s one of the most stunning stretches of beach in Aruba, far from the tourism hubs of Palm Beach and Eagle Beach, a lovely crescent of shallow turquoise beach just a short drive from San Nicolas, the island’s burgeoning cultural capital. While San Nicolas has become one of the island’s emerging destinations in […]
After five months of decline, Caribbean hotel occupancy finished strong at the end of 2024, according to new data from analytics firm STR. The region’s hotels were 69.3 percent full in December, a 1.9 percent jump over the same period in 2023. That helped move the needle for the calendar year to an 0.8 percent […]
Hilton has pushed back the opening date of its new all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Zemi Miches All-Inclusive Resort, which is part of Hilton’s Curio Collection, is now opening on March 15, 2025, according to the company’s website. The property had been slated to open in February. It’s […]
Today’s travelers want experiences. They want great food. They want authenticity. They want thoughtful service. But if you’re been following the travel industry in the last half-decade, you know that what today’s travelers really want are all-inclusive resorts. The all-inclusive concept keeps booming, with just about every hotel brand entering the space in some form […]
Eagle Beach. If you know Aruba, you know it. That wide, white, shimmering stretch of sand in the northwestern corner of the island is one of our favorite beaches in the Caribbean — and inarguably among the best beaches, well, anywhere in the world. It’s also home to an exciting new resort that’s about to open […]
Travelers to Jamaica have lots of choices of where to stay on the Caribbean island. For most, that includes some of Jamaica’s outstanding all-inclusive resorts (which we’ll cover in a later article). But the island has a strong selection of independent, authentic hotels that offer an intimate, personalized travel experience. The best hotels in Jamaica, […]
Our new regular feature, the Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week, takes you on a journey across some of the most delightful, memorable “small: properties in the Caribbean. The Caribbean hotels we’ll be featuring will typically be those with fewer than 50 rooms, and often far fewer than that. Think of it as a new […]
The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba has completed an upgrade to all 320 of its rooms and suites, Caribbean Journal has learned. The luxury resort on Palm Beach has completed a “reimagination” of its rooms, suites and corridors, with what the property is calling “island-inspired designs.” The new look pays homage to the hotel’s location on Palm Beach, […]
What is a “rondoval”? The dictionary description of the word this marketing term comes from is “rondavel,” a round Southern African building with a peaked roof. But at the Sandals South Coast resort in Jamaica, it might just be called the ideal room for a sensual but socially distanced couples Caribbean getaway. Or, you can […]
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