The beach at Negril stretches west under wide Caribbean skies, with long swimming days, cliffside sunsets and the easygoing rhythm that has made the town one of Jamaica’s most enduring vacation destinations. Across the island in Montego Bay, the experience is different: larger resorts, golf, nightlife, restaurants and a busy international gateway connecting Jamaica with […]
By Alexander Britell It’s one of the most sought-after corners of the Caribbean — that famous triangle of Caribbean hotspots: St Maarten, St Barth and Anguilla. And just two years after Hurricane Irma, the trio of destinations is in the midst of a significant tourism renaissance, in large part due to its hub: St Maarten. St […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten is primed for a major culinary event with the return this year of Chefs Night. The four-day event, which will be hosted at the Sonesta Ocean Point resort in Maho, will last from Oct. 2-5. This year’s culinary fete will feature appearances by Jimmy Stening, a barbecue pit […]
By Alexander Britell St Maarten tourism is booming. The Dutch Caribbean hotspot is seeing a massive rebound in tourism arrivals, according to newly-released data for the first half of 2019. St Maarten reported 171,543 stayover visitors in the first six months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. That represented a whopping 131 […]
