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John McEnroe's Bahamas Tennis Tournament Is Back Again in Nassau

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Sandals’ All-Inclusive Dunn’s River Resort Just Reopened, Beginning Jamaica’s Tourism Comeback

This short film is a quick look into the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River, shot on location this weekend. Ocho Rios has a new electricity this week, the kind that signals a turning point for the island of Jamaica. After weeks of preparation and tight coordination across communities and tourism partners, the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River has officially […]

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John McEnroe Is Opening His First-Ever Caribbean Tennis Center in Nassau

In a seriously big development for Nassau Paradise Island, tennis legend John McENroe is set to unveil his first-ever tennis center in the Caribbean next month. The new John McEnroe Tennis Center at Baha Mar will open at the celebrated Cable Beach resort ahead of the property’s annual Baha Mar Cup, which runs Dec. 12-15. […]

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Rafael Nadal’s First-Ever Caribbean Hotel Is Opening in December. And It's an All-Inclusive.

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal is bringing his hotel brand to the Caribbean, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned. The new hotel is opening its doors in December as a unique kind of all-inclusive resort concept with a Mediterranean feel. Crucially, the new property is also offering 20 percent commission to travel agents right now, CTA confirmed. […]

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The Dominican Republic's Top Tennis Tournament Is Back

It’s the most legendary tennis tournament in the Caribbean: the long-running International Tennis Tournament at the Dominican Republic’s Casa de Campo resort. This year will be the 44th annual edition of the event, which runs from June 27 to June 30, 2024. The tournament, hosted at Casa de Campo’s Racquet Center, attracts some of the […]

Rafael Nadal’s First-Ever Caribbean Hotel Is Opening in December. And It's an All-Inclusive.

A new invitational tennis tournament is coming to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned. The island will play host to the the first-ever BVI Cup Presented by Rosewood Little Dix Bay in May. The event, which will include tennis stars like Monica Puig, Marcos Baghdatis, Christina McHale, and Darian King, […]

The Best Caribbean Resorts for Pickleball

The popularity of pickleball — a hybrid of paddleball and tennis that’s less physically demanding than either but still packs plenty of competition — has been well-documented. An estimated 36.5 million Americans played pickleball between August 2021 and August 2022, according to the 2023 APP Pickleball Participation Report, representing growth of 39.3 percent in just […]

How Top Caribbean Resorts Are Building Padel Courts

It’s one of the fastest-growing sports, if not the fastest in the world: Padel, a sport similar to the similarly-sizzling pickle ball. Played on a walled-up court with a playing style a bit like a combination of squash and tennis. And one company is leading the Caribbean movement: Agile Courts, which has long built some […]

You Can Now Play Pickleball on Celebrity Cruises

It’s no secret that pickleball is the fastest-growing sport n the world, particularly in the Caribbean, where more and more resorts are adding courts to their properties. And now another travel giant is getting into the space: Celebrity Cruises, which has added pickleball courts to nine of its cruise ships. The increasingly popular sport, which […]

Building the Caribbean’s Best Tennis (And Pickleball) Courts

If you’ve played tennis at a top Caribbean resort, chances are it was built by one company: Agile Courts, which has been building courts around the United States and the Caribbean for what is now a half century. Indeed, Agile has built more than 7,000 courts across the wider region (and around the world), including […]

In Antigua, the Caribbean Capital of Pickleball

They call her the “Pickleball Queen.” Anna-Maria Joseph’s love affair with the game began during the pandemic, when hotels in Antigua were closed. At the time, the tourism executive was living at Elite Island Resorts’ St James’s Club, and Elite Chairman Robert Barrett suggested she go and learn pickleball to fill the time. The all-inclusive […]

The Baha Mar Cup Is Back in The Bahamas

The third annual edition of the Baha Mar Cup tennis tournament is back this year in Nassau, The Bahamas. The celebrity tennis fundraising event will run from Dec. 9-11, playing host to tennis greats including Andy Roddick, Victoria Azarenka and James Blake, among others. The tournament will be held at the Baha Mar Raquet Club. […]

Andy Roddick, James Blake to Headline Baha Mar Cup in The Bahamas

Tennis greats including Andy Roddick and James Blake will be among the headliners at the return of the Baha Mar Cup charity tennis event in The Bahamas next month. The second edition of the Baha Mar Cup will include a Pro-Am Tournament, a tennis tournament, an auction and awards ceremony, along with a special dinner […]