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IHG Is Expanding Fast in Mexico, With New Kimpton Resorts, Hotel Indigo Openings, and More voco Hotels

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IHG Hotels and Resorts is planning a major expansion across Mexico, with dozens of new hotels in the pipeline and a growing collection of luxury, lifestyle and premium properties from Cancun and Playa del Carmen to Mexico City and Baja California Sur. The company says Mexico is now its fifth-largest market worldwide by hotel count […]

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The Countdown Is On for the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth

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Rare rums. Beach days. Pairing dinners under the stars. In less than a month, the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth returns to Saint Barth, bringing together the world of fine rum with the island’s unmatched glamour and laid-back beachside charm. This year’s festival runs Nov. 11–15, uniting distillers, rum experts, bartenders and travelers for five […]

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St. Barth Has a Rum Week With Rare Tastings, Beach Parties and World-Class Dining

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Glasses clinking at sunset on Grand Cul-de-Sac beach. A tasting table lined with rare bottles from Martinique, Guadeloupe, Barbados and beyond. The warm night air, the rhythm of conversation, and the unmistakable aroma of aged Caribbean rum. Every November, St. Barth transforms into the Caribbean’s most glamorous rum capital. The island’s annual Caribbean Rum Awards […]

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What is Rhum Agricole? The Ultimate Guide to the French Caribbean Spirit

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If you’ve ever wondered about the vibrant, grassy, and uniquely expressive spirit from the French Caribbean, you’ve come to the right place. Rhum, or more specifically Rhum Agricole, is more than just a drink; it’s a direct expression of the land, or terroir, from which it comes. So, what is it that truly sets it […]


St. Barth Has a Rum Week With Rare Tastings, Beach Parties and World-Class Dining

Every November, the finest rums in the world are judged not in Europe or the United States — but at a luxury resort in St Barth. This is the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth, and it’s become the most prestigious competition of its kind anywhere — the global standard for rum excellence. Held at the […]

Why Guadeloupe Is a Caribbean Island Hopping Paradise

Guadeloupe isn’t one island—it’s a self-contained archipelago of six inhabited isles (and countless islets and cays), each with its own rhythm, landscape, and identity. Set in the French Caribbean, Guadeloupe is unified by a strong Creole and French heritage, yet offers a surprisingly diverse range of experiences just a ferry ride away. Whether you’re hiking […]

This Caribbean Island Is Hosting the World’s Most Luxurious Rum Festival

The Caribbean’s most luxurious rum festival is back — and it’s happening on one of the region’s most exclusive islands. Think of it as a kind of Cannes for Caribbean rum: a full-fledged St Barth Rum Week. The Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth is officially set for November 10-16, 2025, marking the eighth edition of […]

This is the Best Rum Bar in the Caribbean 

It’s small, intimate, as much a library as a bar. The shelves are filled with rare bottling of the Caribbean’s greatest rums. There’s a walk-in humidor around the corner. A small bar counter. Beautiful leather chairs.  If you dreamed up a rum bar in the depths of your imagination, it would look exactly like this. Here, […]

Air Canada Is Adding More Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Its Rum, Its Food and Its Volcano 

The beaches. The rum. The cuisine. The volcano. There are quite a few layers to the Caribbean island of Martinique, the French Caribbean department that’s home to more rum distilleries than anywhere else on earth, some of the region’s most impressive gastronomy and a history that includes the most impactful volcanic eruption of the 20th […]

Rum Journal: A Game-Changing Caribbean Rum Gets Even Better 

It may be hard to remember with the growth of rum in the last decade. But when Dos Maderas came out with its 5+5 rum, it was a bit of a game-changer for the spirit.  At the time (more than a decade ago), nobody (outside of Martinique) was even thinking about doing cask-finish rums. The […]

Rum Journal: This 12-Year-Old Rum Is a Taste of Grenada 

Martinique. Cuba. Guyana. Guadeloupe. Barbados. Puerto Rico. When you think of legendary Caribbean rum-making markets, these are some of the first names that come to mind. But hidden away in the southeastern Caribbean is another one that should be on your radar: Grenada.  The lush, fertile island has long been a haven for great rums […]

Momofuku Just Opened a Caribbean Hotspot in New York (With a Rum Bar)

It’s one of the hottest restaurant brands, well, anywhere: Momofuku, the contemporary Asian hotspot founded by David Chang that now has locations all around the globe.  But Momofuku started life in New York, and that’s where the brand’s newest concept has taken shape: Bar Kabawa, a new Caribbean rum bar that’s all about celebrating the […]

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