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You Can Now Fly Nonstop to Bermuda From LaGuardia, Newark, and Westchester With One Airline

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BermudAir has officially expanded its New York-area footprint — in a big way. And that means you can now fly to Bermuda from three airports in the New York area: LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and Westchester County Airport in White Plains. That means travelers across New York City and the wider tri-state area now […]

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Jamaica Vaccinates 2,000 More Tourism Workers

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Jamaica has vaccinated more than 2,000 tourism workers in its latest vaccination drive.  The total came after just three days, using one of three vaccines made available as part of the newly-established Tourism Vaccination Task Force.  That included 1,200 workers vaccinated on site at the Pegasus Hotel; 556 tourism workers vaccinated at Sandals Negril; and […]

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Caribbean Task Force to Help Revive Tourism in Haiti

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An International task force has been established to help respond to the immediate and long-term needs of tourism in Haiti. The Jamaica-based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center will be coordinating the task force, led by Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. Earlier in the decade, led by then-Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin, Haiti had seen […]

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The Best Resort in Great Exuma, The Bahamas

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Travel has changed.  Increasingly, travelers don’t just want to stay in a destination – they want to live there, even if just for a few days.  They want to understand the destination in an authentic way.  That’s turned travelers toward a different kind of luxury.  Since the pandemic, the trend towards so-called “residential resorts” has […]


Caribbean Task Force to Help Revive Tourism in Haiti

Jamaica has more than 7,500 new hotel rooms set to come on stream in the next three years, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  There are a number of major hotel projects “slated for implementation” between 2021 and 2023, Bartlett said.  That includes a 2,000-room project by Princess Hotels in Negril; 1,700 rooms at the […]

This Top Saint Lucia All-Inclusive Is Open Again

One of the leading all-inclusive resorts in Saint Lucia is open again, Caribbean Journal has learned. The BodyHoliday, the wellness-focused all-inclusive, is back and welcoming guests. The 155-room resort is famous for including a free spa treatment every day of a guest’s stay. Parent company SunSwept Resorts, which also operates the resort’s sister property, Rendezvous, […]

Sandals Royal Bahamian Pushes Reopening to 2022

Sandals Royal Bahamian has pushed back its reopening to 2022 as its plans a broader expansion project for the Nassau property.  The hotel, spa and private island in Nassau will now be reopening Jan. 27, 2022; it had been slated to relaunch in November.  “Moving the opening date from November 4 was a very difficult […]

Sandals Just Reopened Both of Its Resorts in Barbados

Sandals Resorts International has completed the reopening of its two all-inclusive Barbados resorts: Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados.  The two resorts officially relaunched this week, meaning the company has now reopened all of its resorts in the Caribbean, with the exception of Sandals Royal Bahamian in Nassau, which is currently in the midst of […]

Sandals Reopening Barbados Resorts in May

Sandals Resorts International is set to reopen both of its resorts in Barbados next month.  The all-inclusive company will be relaunching both its Sandals Royal Barbados and Sandals Barbados resorts.  Sandals has nearly completed its Caribbean-wide reopening; one other resort, Sandals Royal Bahamian in Nassau, which is in the midst of a major renovation, is […]

Sandals Is Opening Three New Caribbean Resorts

Sandals Resorts International is opening three new resorts in the Caribbean, two under the Sandals Brand and another under the Beaches brand, Caribbean Journal Invest has exclusively learned.  The all-inclusive leader will be transforming two properties it acquired from Playa resorts last year: the former Jewel Dunns River Beach Resort & Spa in Ocho Rios […]

Jamaica's Hotel Pipeline: $2 Billion in New Projects

Jamaica is set for a wave of new hotel projects over the next few years, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  The island is set for some $2 billion in new projects yielding more than 7,000 new hotel rooms, Bartlett said this week.  That includes 2,000 hotel rooms set to be developed by Princess […]

Sandals Planning Renovation at Bahamas All-Inclusive Resort

Sandals Resorts International is planning a major renovation at its Sandals Royal Bahamian resort in Nassau, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The property will undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation project ahead of its planned November 4 reopening, according to the company.  The renovation will include a “reimagining” of more than 200 rooms and suites at the Cable […]

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