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Saint Lucia Hotels Launch Free Testing for Travelers

12 Caribbean Resorts with Swim-Up Rooms

Skiers know that the best places to stay are slopeside, where they have direct access to the trails. The tropical equivalent is the swim-up room, where you can step outside and right into the warm waters of a swimming pool. …

Saint Lucia Is Getting a New Adults-Only Resort

The SoCo Hotel company is expanding with a new resort in Saint Lucia, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company, whose first hotel was in Barbados, will debut a new all-inclusive in Saint Lucia on May 1, according to a SoCo …

The Cool List: The 10 Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2021

Now in its ninth year, CJ’s Cool List has always sought to inspire different kinds of getaways — to hotels with personality, with purpose. And the latest edition is a journey through a diverse portfolio of places to stay, from mountain …

This Saint Lucia Resort Is Offering Free “Return Home” Tests

Saint Lucia’s Coconut Bay resort has launched a new program that helps travelers “test out” and ease potential quarantine requirements when they return home. The resort is now offering free “return home” tests for travelers before they head home at …

The 25 Best All-Inclusive Resorts to Visit in 2021

Even amid the challenges of the travel industry, one sector continues to lead demand: all-inclusive resorts. It’s why more major big brands are entering the increasingly competitive sector — all-inclusive resorts are what lots of people are looking for when they …

The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean – 2021

Restaurants are about more than just food. When we go out to eat, we aren’t doing so because we have to — we do it because we want to. Because restaurants make our lives more interesting. They break up the …

Sandals Is Reopening Another Resort in Saint Lucia

Sandals Resorts International is set to complete its Saint Lucia reopening next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. Sandals will relaunch the Sandals Halcyon Beach resort in Saint Lucia on Jan. 15, according the company. Sandals has already reopened its other …

LIAT Begins Caribbean Relaunch

Caribbean airline LIAT has resumed its commercial schedule, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier, which is currently under administration, will be operating flights to a “limited number of destinations,” according to a company statement. That will include flights on five …

American Airlines Launching Pre-Testing for US Virgin Islands

American Airlines is expanding its Caribbean pre-testing program to the US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned. Starting Dec. 9, American Airlines will be the first airline to launch pre-flight testing on flights from the U.S. to the US Virgin …

From The Bahamas to St Kitts, 7 Places to Go in December

When the first Caribbean destinations began reopening in June, the travel world was filled with uncertainty. But in the six months since, the Caribbean has sent a message to the world that tourism reopenings can largely be done in a …

Sandals to Reopen Two More Resorts in January

Sandals Resorts International is reopening two more resorts in January, Caribbean Journal has learned. That will include the reopening of the Sandals Halcyon Beach resort in Saint Lucia on Jan. 15 and the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort in Nassau, The …

AMResorts Is Opening Its First Hotels in Saint Lucia

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How Saint Lucia Is Keeping Investors Interested During the Pandemic

Sandals Ochi Resort to Reopen in Jamaica

Sandals is continuing its Caribbean reopening push with a planned relaunch of its resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Sandals Ochi Beach Resort is slated to reopen on Dec. 17, according to Sandals Resorts International. The …

American Airlines Expanding Pre-Testing to Belize, Grenada, Saint Lucia

American Airlines is expanding its pre-flight testing program to three new destinations in the Caribbean, including Belize, Saint Lucia and Grenada. Beginning Nov. 16, preflight testing will be available for “all” American flights to the three Caribbean destinations. “Our initial …

All-Inclusive Coconut Bay Reopens in Saint Lucia

One of the Caribbean’s most popular all-inclusive resort has officially relaunched on the island of Saint Lucia, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Coconut Bay Beach Resort and Spa begins welcoming guests this weekend in Vieux Fort on the island’s picturesque …

Air Antilles Expanding Barbados Flights

Guadeloupe-based Air Antilles is expanding its flights to Barbados, Caribbean Journal has learned. The regional carrier will be increasing its service to eight weekly flights between Saint Lucia and Barbados and four weekly flights from Barbados to Dominica. The move …

TUI Returns to Saint Lucia

Travel company TUI has made its return to Saint Lucia. The travel giant has resumed weekly direct flights from London Gatwick to Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport. The flights will run through March 2021, according to Saint Lucia tourism officials. …