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These 20 Caribbean Resorts Define the Barefoot Caribbean Vacation

Barefoot travel isn’t about the dress code. It’s a state of mind, and you usually feel it before you see it. It arrives in small, telling moments: the decision not to unpack fully because you won’t need much, the realization that your shoes are still by the door two days in, the way your schedule […]

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St Maarten’s Winair Expands Fleet

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten-based regional airline Winair has expanded its fleet for the upcoming high season. The carrier has added its fourth Twin Otter aircraft, with demand expected to rise for the winter months, the company said. The fourth Twin Otter launched operations on Saturday at Princess Juliana International Airport. “I would […]

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JetBlue Launches Another New Caribbean Mint Route

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Saint Lucia is the latest to benefit from JetBlue’s expansion of its Mint premium cabin service in the Caribbean. JetBlue launched its newest Mint route to the region this week with a new flight from Boston Logan to Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport. Mint, JetBlue’s new premium […]

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St Maarten Kicks Off Big Cruise Season

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten is kicking off the 2018-2019 high cruise season this month, with several multiple-ship days on the agenda for November. The first six-ship day will be Nov. 14, followed by another on Nov. 28, according to data from Port St Maarten. Later this month, the world’s largest cruise ship, […]

JetBlue Launches Another New Caribbean Mint Route

By the Caribbean Journal staff Myrtle Beach-based National Hospitality Group is expanding in the Dutch Caribbean. NGH has revealed that it has added the Aruba Beach Club to its management portfolio. The Aruba Beach Club will be the company’s fourth managed resort in the Caribbean, along with the Bluebeard’s Castle in St Thomas, the Coral […]

All-Inclusive Planet Hollywood Opens in Costa Rica

By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever Planet Hollywood resort in the wider Caribbean region has officially opened its doors on the coast of Costa Rica. The all-inclusive Planet Hollywood Beach Resort is set on the popular Papagayo Peninsula in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Region. The opening comes as two other Planet Hollywood-branded all-inclusive properties are […]

St Maarten’s Sonesta Ocean Point Pushes Reopening to December

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s popular Sonesta Ocean Point resort has pushed back its reopening date to December, Sonesta said Thursday. The Sonesta Ocean Point now has a projected reopening date of Dec. 15, while its sister resort, the luxury adults-only Sonesta Maho Resort, will open Feb. 1, 2019 as originally planned. The […]

St Maarten Tops 1 Million Cruise Passengers

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A little over a year after Hurricane Irma, St Maarten’s all-important cruise industry set a remarkable milestone for 2018, topping 1 million cruise passengers. Carnival Cruise Lines newest Vista ship, Carnival Horizon, made its inaugural call to Port St Maarten on Thursday. The Horizon carries close to 5,000 cruise passengers […]

JetBlue Launching New Daily Nonstop Flights to St Maarten

By Alexander Britell In what is a significant boost for St Maarten, fast-growing carrier JetBlue is launching a new route to the island next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. Beginning early 2019, JetBlue will be launching its first-ever flights from Fort Lauderdale to St Maarten, with daily nonstop flights. The flights look like they will […]

St Maarten Tourism Is Starting to See a Turnaround

By the Caribbean Journal staff A year after Hurricane Irma, St Maarten is still very much in recovery mode — but its all-important tourism sector is beginning to see a turnaround, according to new data from the island’s tourism board. The island has received a total of 74,474 stayover visitors so far in 2018, officials said […]

Air France’s Joon Is Launching St Maarten Flights

By the Caribbean ournal staff Air France’s Joon low-cost airline is launching a new route to the Caribbean next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier will be launching flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport, starting in the summer of 2018. The flights will be operated on Mondays, Thursdays […]

Martinique Continues Cruise Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a banner year for Martinique’s cruise sector last year, according to local tourism officials. The destination and its signature port in the capital of Fort-de-France welcomed more than 620,000 cruise passengers last year. That came across a total of 278 port calls, according to a statement. And now […]