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Palladium Debuts New All-Inclusive Complex in Costa Mujeres

By the Caribbean Journal staff Palladium Hotel Group has officially debuted its newest all-inclusive hotels on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The company held the grand opening for the new 1,139-room TRS Coral Hotel and Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort and …

Necker Cup Comes to Nassau’s Baha Mar

By the Caribbean Journal staff As Richard Branson’s Necker Island and the British Virgin Islands work to recover from Hurricane Irma, the Necker Cup pro-am tennis tournament is being held this week at the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas. …

Couples Resorts, Ranked

By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor Club Med may have invented the all-inclusive vacation, but Jamaican hotelier Abe Issa introduced the model to the Caribbean when he rebranded his 1949-built Tower Isle Hotel as Couples Ocho Rios back in 1978 and …

Belmond to Undertake $121 Million Renovation at Cap Juluca

Luxury hotel company Belmond is planning a significant renovation of the landmark Cap Juluca resort in Anguilla. The 96-room Cap Juluca was rebranded as Belmond Cap Juluca in May, following London-based Belmond’s purchase of the hotel from former owners Charles …

The Best Caribbean Tennis Resorts

Where to play tennis in the Caribbean If watching the U.S. Open makes you want to brush up on your backhand, check out these Caribbean resorts where the tennis programs are ace. One Love! Curtain Bluff, Antigua This venerable all-inclusive’s …

Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig Falls to Caroline Wozniacki at Sony Open

Above: Puerto Rico native Monica Puig By Alexander Britell KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Puerto Rico native Monica Puig lost her second-round match at the Sony Open on Friday against Denmark native Caroline Wozniacki. Puig, a 20-year-old rising star out of San …

Victoria Duval Out in First Round of Sony Open in Key Biscayne

Above: Victoria Duval By Alexander Britell KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Haitian-American tennis star Victoria Duval lost her first-round match at the Sony Open on Wednesday in straight sets. Duval fell 7-6, 6-1 to 22-year-old Netherlands native Kiki Bertens, who is …

Victoria Duval Bested by Kim Clijsters in Opening Play at United States Open

Above: the National Tennis Centre in Queens (Photo: NTC) By the Caribbean Journal staff Victoria Duval was going up against a four-time major champion Monday night, but her best effort was not quite enough as the veteran Kim Clijsters, ranked …

Victoria Duval Leads Haiti’s Tennis Hopes at 2012 United States Open

Above: the National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows, Queens (Photo: USTA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian-American Victoria Duval recently won the singles title at the USTA Girls’ 18s National Championships, giving her a wild-card entry to the upcoming US …