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Hilton Honors Is Getting a Major Overhaul for 2026

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Hilton is reshaping its Hilton Honors loyalty program for 2026, making it significantly easier for travelers to earn status — and adding an all-new top tier designed for the brand’s most dedicated guests. The changes arrive as Hilton continues to grow across the Caribbean, where the company now has more than 20 properties open or […]

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You Can Find Every Kind of Vacation at the 20 Best Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts, From Timeless Toes-in-the-Sand Retreats to Dreamy Treehouses

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The reggae. The jerk. The rum. The vibe. Jamaica and its multi-sensory vacation offering continues to reign as one of the Caribbean’s premier destinations for all-inclusive vacations, and that’s not exactly news — the island has always been a haven for the all-inclusive experience. Jamaica all-inclusive has its own definition, with a different personality and a […]

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Tiny Hotel of the Week: Sweetfield Manor, the Charming Hilltop Retreat That Just Might Be the Best-Kept Secret in Barbados

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If you haven’t noticed, here at Caribbean Journal we adore small hotels. There’s just something charming, something captivating about boutique properties. They’re a kind of art form: the pure manifestation of the vision of their individual hoteliers, an extension of them and their personalities.  And you know what we love even more than small hotels? […]

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This Caribbean All-Inclusive Resort Has Two White-Sand Beaches, Six Pools and Antigua’s Best Address 

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Morning on one beach, afternoon on another. Huge rooms. Pickleball with an ocean view. Your very own watersports playground. 100 acres of natural landscape. It’s all part of why the all-inclusive St James’s Club and Villas just might have the best address on the whole Caribbean island of Antigua.  You won’t run out of space […]


Tiny Hotel of the Week: Sweetfield Manor, the Charming Hilltop Retreat That Just Might Be the Best-Kept Secret in Barbados

A few weeks ago, the tiny island of South Caicos was far off the travel radar, without any nonstop flights from, well, anywhere, an uncrowded destination with a little more than eight square miles of land mass.  Now, it’s smack-dab on the list of buzzy travel hotspots, with a brand-new American Airlines flight from Miami […]

Marriott Is Opening a New Riviera Maya All-Inclusive — And It’s Adults-Only, Too

A mangrove preserve. An endless white-sand beach. An adults-only hideaway. Private plunge pools. On the road between Cancun and Playa del Carmen is the heart of the Riviera Maya, a place filled with large all-inclusive resorts of varying quality. But for years, this particular one has been the undisputed leader. And in a few weeks, […]

This Providenciales Resort With a Balinese Spa and “Yacht Suites” Is the Best-Kept Secret in Turks and Caicos 

The story of tourism in Turks and Caicos begins with Grace Bay Beach. It’s the beach that started it all in Providenciales, the one where the first resorts opened their doors, the white sand where travelers still make a beeline — and deservedly so — it’s a world-class stretch of sand.  But as Turks and […]

There’s a New-Look Spa at LVMH’s St Barth Resort 

LMVH’s St Barth resort has reopened with a new-look spa, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Cheval Blanc Spa at the Cheval Blanc St Barth resort has reopened with new spaces by designer Isabelle Stanislas, along with new treatment areas and a boudoir area for hair and makeup.  That’s along with the addition of new technology […]

This Iconic British Virgin Islands Resort Is Finally Back, With New Rooms and Five Jaw-Dropping Beaches 

This beach gets its name from the island across the water. Centuries ago, some of Blackbeard’s crew tried to make the crossing from Dead Chest Island, and, well, this beach got a name of its own: Deadman’s.  If you’ve been to the Caribbean, you understand that there’s something special about the BVI: the romantic, swashbuckling […]

Hyatt Is Opening a Second Unbound Collection Hotel in Panama, With a Sculpture Park and Roman Baths 

If you haven’t been to the Casco Antiguo in Panama, you’re missing out on one of the coolest old towns in the wider Caribbean Basin.  The neighborhood recently debuted a new hotel called La Compañia, part of Hyatt’s Unbound Collection in the old city.  Now, the La Compañia brand is expanding, with its second hotel: […]

Jamaica Is Looking to Become a Global "Leader" in Wellness

It’s one of the fastest-growing niches in the travel industry: wellness, that large umbrella that includes everything from spa treatments to fitness, health food to sustainability.  And now one of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations is making wellness a significant priority, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The island of Jamaica has its sights set on becoming […]

A New Overwater Spa Is Coming to the British Virgin Islands 

One of the Caribbean’s most exclusive residential resorts is set to debut a new overwater spa, Caribbean Journal has learned. Oil Nut Bay in Virgin Gorda is set to debut its new Sundara Spa + Studio, with an opening planned for January 2025.  The new overwater space will include a flexible studio or yoga, pilates […]