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Budget-Friendly Jamaica Hotels Where Rooms Start Under $200 — Even in High Season

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White-sand beaches, reggae rhythms drifting on the breeze, and a warm Jamaican welcome — you don’t need a luxury budget to experience it all. While Jamaica is home to some of the Caribbean’s most famous all-inclusive resorts, it’s also one of the best islands for affordable stays. From Negril’s legendary Seven Mile Beach to the […]

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This Saint Lucia Resort Is Offering Free "Return Home" Tests

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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 end of their vacation, with free Abbot Rapid Antigen tests for those staying five […]

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The 25 Best All-Inclusive Resorts to Visit in 2021

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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 plan their vacations. Note: don’t miss our updated ranking of the best all-inclusive Caribbean resorts. […]

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The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean - 2021

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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 monotony, they teach us, they bring us together — and they make us happy.  And […]


The 25 Best All-Inclusive Resorts to Visit in 2021

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 two all-inclusive resorts in Saint Lucia: the Sandals Grande St Lucian and Sandals Regency La […]

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 Islands.  “As we continue to reopen travel throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, we have […]

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 days per week to seven destinations, including Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, St Kitts […]

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 safe, effective manner — an important step for the future of the most tourism-dependent region on […]

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 Bahamas on Jan. 28. This month, Sandals will complete the reopening of all its properties […]

How Saint Lucia Is Keeping Investors Interested During the Pandemic

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor Roderick Cherry, CEO of Invest Saint Lucia, recently told Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) that the ongoing pandemic has actually led to increased interest in St. Lucia due to investors’ confidence in the destination’s ability to adjust to today’s new normal. “At Invest Saint Lucia, we have seen that this has […]

AMResorts Is Opening Its First Hotels in Saint Lucia

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI It was back in 2017 that AMResorts first announced plans for two new resorts in St. Lucia, but because of several delays including the COVID-19 pandemic, plans on an opening were up in the air. This week, Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) was told by hotel representatives that there […]

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 reopening of Sandals Ochi will be the 11th Sandals-branded property to relaunch since the pandemic. […]