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Exuma Is Getting Its First-Ever Culinary Festival This May

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Exuma has long been known for its water first. This spring, it’s putting food on the calendar. The Bahamas’ Grand Isle Resort in Emerald Bay is set to host the inaugural Taste of Exuma, a four-day culinary festival running May 14–17, bringing together Michelin-star talent, Bahamian chefs, rum makers, and local producers for the island’s first event […]

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Expedia: Cancun, Riviera Maya Lead Spring Travel Demand

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American travelers are eyeing Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean for spring getaways, according to a new report from travel giant Expedia.  The Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cancun and Isla Mujeres were the most-searched-for destinations on the company’s platforms for spring getaways.  Indeed, the company said it was already seeing an uptick in people […]

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A Great Little Bed and Breakfast in St Croix

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Business travelers are more likely than vacationers to stay “in town” on most Caribbean islands. But if you’re looking for a different travel experience than the usual resort stay, there are few better destinations than downtown Christiansted, St Croix. With its rich history, excellent dining scene, and lively boardwalk, the Crucian capital never gets boring, […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Approves Another Hotel for International Travelers

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Another hotel in St Kitts and Nevis has been approved for international travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The luxe Montpelier Plantation and Beach hotel in Nevis is now one of eight hotels in St Kitts and Nevis approved for international travelers, and one of four in Nevis.  The other approved hotels include the Four Seasons […]


A Great Little Bed and Breakfast in St Croix

Almost two dozen hotels on the Mexican island of Cozumel have partnered to provide guests with testing to meet the new CDC requirements that mandate a negative test within 72 hour before travel for everyone returning to the United States. All partner hotels and resorts of the Cozumel Hotel Association, which includes 22 properties can […]

Belize Gets “Safe Travels” Stamp

Belize has received the “Safe Travels Stamp” from the World Travel and Tourism Council.  The stamp, billed as the first global safety and hygiene stamp for destinations, was awarded to the country at the end of last month.  The aim of the WTTC’s program is to help travelers recognize destinations that have adopted health and […]

How to Visit the US Virgin Islands Right Now

The US Virgin Islands is open for tourism, and the destination has been at the forefront of the nascent Caribbean travel rebound.  The USVI continues to see airlift to the territory expand, with both relaunched flights and new routes from carriers like American Airlines and Frontier.  The USVI’s tourism success has largely been the result […]

In St Thomas, the Rebirth of a Beach Bar

It was more than a bar.  For decades, Iggies Beach Bar was the spot on St Thomas, the place where the locals went and the guests stayed, where everyone of every stripe and spirit made pilgrimage.  And then came “Irmaria,” as they call it now, and the signature bar at the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort […]

Caribbean Travel Demand Continues to Rise: Report

Travel demand for the Caribbean continues to rise amid the pandemic, according to a new report from travel insurance platform Squaremouth.  While international travel has unsurprisingly decreased, the Caribbean is taking a larger share of international travel demand in the U.S. market, the company said.  Of the 20 most popular international destinations right now, seven […]

Bahamas Tourism Gaining Momentum

Tourism in The Bahamas is gaining momentum, with the return of major hotels and a host of additional flights.  Indeed, the country’s Ministry of Tourism said there was “great optimism in that the islands will see a return to record-breaking visitor numbers once it is safe for all to travel freely again.” Last month, The […]

The Cool List: The 10 Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2021

Now in its ninth year, CJ’s Cool List has always sought to inspire different kinds of getaways — to hotels with personality, with purpose. And the latest edition is a journey through a diverse portfolio of places to stay, from mountain retreats at the edge of the Caribbean Basin to hip new beach resorts with world-leading […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards 2021

That next trip.  Maybe it’s for a holiday, maybe it’s for a family reunion, maybe it’s an annual tradition.  That next trip, that vacation to plan for, to dream about; it’s one of the greatest antidotes to creeping monotony in our lives.   Travel makes our lives interesting, it sustains us; it expands our horizons; […]