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ASTA: CDC’s Return Test Requirement Is “Chilling” Caribbean Travel 

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You’re on a Caribbean trip, you’re fully vaccinated or boosted, and yet, much of the last day of your vacation is spent trying to take a Covid test just to be able to return home. Right now, the US CDC […]

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St Barth Loosens Travel Testing Requirements

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St Barth has relaxed its testing requirements for travelers, making them slightly easier to comply with.  Effective this week, St Barth will now accept either PCR or antigen tests taken within 48 hours before the departure flight to St Barth.  […]

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Bahamas’ Baha Mar to Continue “Travel With Confidence” Program

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The Baha Mar megaresort in The Bahamas says it will continue its “Travel With Confidence” program, which is highlighted by up to 14-days of courtesy accommodations for travelers who happen to test positive for Covid during their stay.  The plan […]

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Blue Diamond to Reopen Four More Resorts in Cuba

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Sunwing Travel Group’s Blue Diamond brand is reopening four more resorts in Cuba this month, Caribbean Journal has learned. That includes the Starfish Cayo Guillermo on Cayo Coco; the Starfish Cayo Santa Maria on Cayo Santa Maria; the Memories Paraiso, […]


Bahamas’ Travel Health Protocols “Are Working”

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The Bahamas has been one of the best performing destinations in the Caribbean this year.  That’s in large part thanks to the continued success of the country’s heath and travel protocols, which got a nod of approval from the US […]


The British Virgin Islands’ New Rules for Vaccinated Travelers

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The British Virgin Islands has announced an update to its travel rules, removing the on-arrival test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers.  Up until now, travelers had to take both a test before arriving in the BVI and one upon arrival […]

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American Airlines Launches Daily Flights to St Kitts

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American Airlines has restarted daily flights to St Kitts, Caribbean Journal has confirmed.  The carrier is now operating daily nonstop flights between Miami and St Kitts.  That’s along with the soon-to-debut addition of a second daily flight on Dec. 18, […]


Anguilla Is Updating Its Travel Rules for Visitors

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Anguilla is updating its travel requirements for visitors ahead of the winter tourist season, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The island has announced a slate of pre-arrival requirements that will take effect on Nov. 1, 2021.  They include the requirement that […]


More Americans Are Traveling to Jamaica

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American travelers are helping to fuel the tourism rebound in Jamaica, officials said this week.  That increased demand is leading to an expansion in airlift to the Caribbean island.  That includes American Airlines, which will be up-gauging its aircraft on […]

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How to Travel to Antigua and Barbuda Right Now

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Antigua and Barbuda’s new travel rules have officially taken effect, so here’s what travelers need to know.  As of Oct. 1, all arriving passengers to Antigua and Barbuda will need a negative PCR test taken and received within four days […]


Antigua and Barbuda to Require Proof of Vaccination for Travel

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Antigua and Barbuda is updating its travel protocols beginning Oct. 1, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Most notably, all arriving passengers are required to have received at least one dose of a World Health Organization-approved vaccine in order to enter the […]


The Caribbean Journal Travelers’ Choice Awards Are Back

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It’s the largest community of experts on Caribbean travel anywhere: Caribbean Journal readers.  And now the Caribbean Journal Travelers’ Choice Awards are back, featuring the best of the Caribbean travel industry as voted by CJ readers.  Caribbean Journal’s editorial team […]