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Hotel Tracker: True Blue Bay Hotel in Grenada for $212 a Night in March

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The road curves past marinas and low hills on Grenada’s southwest coast, then drops toward Prickly Bay, where sailboats rest at anchor and the water stays calm through most of the day. True Blue Bay Hotel sits right along the edge of the bay, close enough that you see masts and ripples from balconies and […]

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The Best Hotels in St. John

Best Hotels in St. John

You can’t fly into St. John (catch a plane to St. Thomas (find St Thomas hotels here) and then hop the ferry over) but its behind-the-gateway location only adds to the appeal of the smallest U.S. Virgin Island. Once you arrive you’ll find plenty of enchanting beaches and a relaxed, flip-flop-friendly vibe, but you won’t […]

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The Best Beaches You Can Stay on in the Caribbean

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Think of your favorite beaches in the Caribbean, the show-stopping ones, like Prickly Pear or Sandy Spit in the British Virgin Islands, or Trunk Bay in St John. But what makes these beaches so spectacular is something of a flaw when it comes to your vacation: they don’t have a hotel attached. So what are […]

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This Is a Growing Market for US Virgin Islands Tourism

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The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is taking steps to market the territory’s tourism offerings to travelers in Texas. Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty reported that recent visits to Dallas and Houston helped generate greater awareness about the destinations of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas. “In the past year, we welcomed more […]


The Best Beaches You Can Stay on in the Caribbean

It’s summer in the Caribbean, meaning the water is warm, the beaches are less crowded and the rates are often dramatically lower. And that’s true in the US Virgin Islands, which is now offering several incentives for summer travelers to the destination. The USVI’s Summer-Fall promotion includes a fourth night free offer, along with a […]

VIDEO: On the Beach at Hawksnest Bay, St John

It’s the most beautiful place in the US Virgin Islands: the island paradise called St John, about 60 percent of which is covered in national parkland. And one of the nicest corners of the island is in Hawksnest Bay. Here’s what it’s like, thanks to the video work of CJ contributor Leah Randall:

The Best Caribbean Beach Hotels

Sure, there is the food and the rum and the culture and the people. But the primary draw, the siren song beckoning us to the Caribbean, is the beach. We have long acknowledged that there is something about millions of grains of sand massaged by waves that simply and totally intoxicates us. But in a region full […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Southern Tip of St John

This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Ed Cave in Atlanta, Georgia, who sent in this incredible shot of Ram Head, the southernmost tip of the island of St John. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the […]

St John’s Caneel Bay Resort Has a New Executive Chef

St John’s Caneel Bay has named a new top chef. The property has announced the appointment of Nicholas Arnold as its new executive chef; Arnold had previously worked at the property from 2000 to 2002 as Garde Manger Chef. Arnold will be responsible for all dining operations, menu creation and ingredient procurement for the resort’s […]

How Lilly Pulitzer Is Partnering With This Caribbean Hotel

St John meets high fashion By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor St John’s Caneel Bay resort turns 60 next year and is celebrating the landmark in style by partnering with fashion brand Lilly Pulitzer to release a limited-edition scarf. The 28” x 82” cashmere-and-silk blend wrapper features palm trees, turtles and a 60th birthday insignia in […]

The Ultimate Virgin Islands Luxury Yacht Trip

The ultimate Virgin Islands experience By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor OK, so you didn’t win the Powerball jackpot. But it’s never too early to start planning what you’ll do if your numbers come up the next time. Here’s an idea: For a mere $252,000 you and up to five of your closest friends can […]

The 9 Best Beaches in St John

St John has a special kind of a natural energy and that is most obvious on its beaches. It all starts with the abundant life on the coral reefs that surround St John and the rise to dramatic mountain peaks on over 7,000 acres of Virgin Islands National Park land.  You could say nature reigns here. The precious […]

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