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Southwest Airlines Is Adding New Nonstop Flights To A Caribbean Island Where Beaches, Boating, and Shopping All Come Together

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St. Thomas is the island where beaches sit minutes apart, the harbor stays active from early morning to late evening, and a short ferry ride can turn one vacation into two or three. Magens Bay remains one of the Caribbean’s most photographed beaches. Red Hook continues to anchor the island’s social life with marinas, bars […]

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Sandals Reopens More Caribbean Resorts

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Sandals Resorts International has reopened another three of its Caribbean resorts, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The company has officially reopened its all-inclusive Sandals Emerald Bay resort on Great Exuma in The Bahamas, along with the Sandals Grande St Lucian resort in Saint Lucia.  That also includes the July 9 relaunch of the Sandals Negril Resort […]

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How to Visit Saint Lucia — And Where You Can Stay

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Saint Lucia, which first reopened its borders to tourism on June 4, is updating its travel protocols for visiting the island.  The biggest change, which will go into effect on July 9, will require travelers to obtain a negative PCR test within seven days of travel to the island.  All visitors must complete a Pre-Arrival […]

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Jamaica Is Now Open for Tourism — Here's What to Expect

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Some of Jamaica’s most prominent resorts reopened today as the country reopened its borders for international travel, and more hotel reopenings are on the near horizon along with steady increases in flights from the U.S. to Jamaica. Crucially, Jamaica will be testing all visitors with COVID-19 nasal swab tests at the airport. And all travelers […]


How to Visit Saint Lucia — And Where You Can Stay

Jamaica is planning to reopen its borders for tourism on June 15, and the island is now readying what officials are calling an “extensive” set of operational protocols for health and safety.  Most notably, travelers to Jamaica will be screened via temperature checks at the airport.  They will also receive symptom observation; if a temperature […]

Antigua and Barbuda Is Open for Tourism — Here's What to Expect

When the first commercial flight touched down in Antigua and Barbuda since the COVID-19 crisis began, arriving passengers were greeted by a host of new anti-infection procedures — as the destination officially reopened for tourism on June 4. Of the destination’s nearly 40 hotels, resorts, condos and guest apartments, here are the properties that are open […]

Sandals Resorts Begins Caribbean Reopening in Antigua

The Sandals Grande Antigua Resort is open for travel, making it the first Sandals resort in the Caribbean to reopen since the pandemic began.  The all-inclusive property officially began welcoming guests on June 4 as Antigua and Barbuda reopened its borders to international travelers with new entry protocols.  “We have been highly anticipating this moment […]

Jamaica Is Reopening for Tourism on June 15

In a major move for the Caribbean tourism sector at large, the island of Jamaica is reopening its borders for travelers beginning June 15. Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett announced the decision in a letter from the Ministry of Tourism to stakeholders. Jamaica reopened its borders for the repatriation of nationals on June 1. The […]

Saint Lucia to Reopen for Tourism on June 4

You will soon be able to visit the Caribbean again — with the island of Saint Lucia  the first Caribbean destination to officially reopen for tourism on June 4.  Saint Lucia Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee announced the move, which is part of what he called a “phased approach for reopening the island’s tourism sector.” The […]

How AMResorts Is Making Its Hotels Cleaner

Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts has introduced a new 360-degree quality, safety and hygiene program CleanComplete Verification, the company said this week.  The CleanComplete Verification program expands the “standards of quality and cleanliness” at the company’s 58 beachfront branded properties across Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and Panama. The new program comes as major hotel brands […]

Grenada “Could Open Borders” in June

Another Caribbean island has announced plans for a potential reopening of its borders — Grenada.  The island’s borders “could open in June,” if its government is satisfied with protocols recommended by stakeholders, according to Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell.  Grenada had closed its borders in March to curb the spread of COVID-19.  The move […]

Sandals Planning to Reopen Most of Its Caribbean Resorts in June

Sandals Resorts is planning to open the vast majority of its Caribbean resorts in June, a company spokesperson confirmed to Caribbean Journal.  “We are pleased to announce that all of our resorts (with the exception of our Bahamas resorts) are scheduled to reopen on June 4, 2020,” a spokesperson told Caribbean Journal.  That includes Sandals […]