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Hotel Tracker: This Riviera Maya Oceanfront Resort Has Rooms Starting at Just $115 Right Now

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There are still a few Riviera Maya hotel deals that make you stop scrolling. Right now, rates at The Fives Oceanfront Riviera Maya in Puerto Morelos are starting at just $115 per night for stays between May 28 and May 31, a sharp value for an oceanfront resort on this stretch of the Mexican Caribbean coast. The pricing stands out even more […]

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Choice Hotels Adds AMResorts All-Inclusives to Loyalty Program

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Choice Hotels has completed the onboarding of more than 50 AMResorts all-inclusive resorts to its network.  The move is the result of a strategic agreement with AMResorts’ parent company, Apple Leisure Group, signed last year, which allows for members of Choice Hotel’s Choice Privileges loyalty program to earn and redeem points at AMResorts’ Zoëtry, Secrets, […]

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Riviera Maya’s Belmond Maroma Resort to Reopen in September

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One of the leading luxury resorts in the Mexican Caribbean is slated to reopen in September, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Belmond Maroma Resort and Spa, one of just three Belmond properties in the Caribbean (along with St Martin and Anguilla), is reopening on Sept. 15.  “We’re delighted to announce we will be reopening our […]

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All-Inclusive Secrets Cap Cana Reopens in the Dominican Republic

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The Secrets Cap Cana resort has officially reopened in the Dominican Republic’s most exclusive enclave.  The 457-room all-inclusive resort began welcoming guests again on July 15.  The move comes after the Dominican Republic relaunched its tourism industry on July 1.  The adults-only property has reopened under parent company AMResorts’ new “CleanComplete Verification” health and safety […]


Riviera Maya’s Belmond Maroma Resort to Reopen in September

There’s a humming wind on the east coast of Aruba; a solitary kite surfer floats above the surface of the water and as the jeep pulls up onto to the sand you look around and he’s the only other person you see for miles.  Boca Grandi is the kind of exotic, less-traveled beach we all […]

Caribbean Moment: In St Martin, The Feeling of the Beach

A pleasure boat skims past. The waves wash back and forth. An owl reminds you he’s there.  A technicolor sunset. This is what the beach feels like. This is Grand Case, St Martin, and this is an homage to the kind of day we all fantasize about right now, about the sounds and the hues […]

Caribbean Moment: A Rainbow Over St Martin

After the rain has come and gone, there’s a rainbow.  Here off the coast of Grand Case in St Martin, it’s a symbol of what’s to come, of the days when we’ll be traveling again — hopefully soon.  The latest Caribbean Moment takes you to an afternoon on the water in St Martin — a glimpse at […]

French Caribbean Extends Border Shutdown

The French Caribbean has extended its border shutdown through Monday, May 11.  The move is part of a broader lockdown by the French government that includes a countrywide “shelter at home” order due to the ongoing global fight against the coronavirus pandemic.  The shutdown includes the French Caribbean departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, along with […]

From Turks and Caicos to Curaçao, 10 Beaches to Dream About

No matter where we are, the beach calls us. It’s what we think about in late afternoons in the office, in the cold winter, and particularly on Sunday mornings when we’re stuck at home.  Because it’s better at the beach. Always.  The latest edition of Beaches to Dream About takes you on a sandy digital […]

Caribbean Moment: 19 Seconds on the Sand in St Martin

Our Caribbean Moment series is a way to bring the Caribbean to you in a time of unease, a way to provide a bit of escape in a trying time.  The latest edition of Caribbean Moment comes from the beautiful beach at the Grand Case Beach Club in St Martin, a signature resort in one […]

In St Martin, a Dreamy Little Caribbean Gem

You’re dreaming about it.  No matter where you are, the Caribbean is always calling. In times like these, just a daydream of a pristine Caribbean beach, a breezy beach shack, a cocktail on the beach, can bring a smile and a moment of serenity.  Today, we’re thinking of Pinel Island, the tucked-away jewel off the […]

5 Trending Food Destinations in the Caribbean

Sitting under a palapa at the water’s edge, dining on whole snapper glazed in unagi joined by a 2016 Astrid & Therese riesling, one begins to realize just how much the Caribbean culinary scene has changed in recent years.  Because experiences like the above aren’t unique anymore — the region’s gastronomic might has grown by […]

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