turks and caicos

Turks and Caicos’ Shore Club Names New General Manager

Turks and Caicos Villa Lists for $6.25 Million

A luxury villa in Turks and Caicos has just hit the real estate market for $6.25 million, Caribbean Journal has learned. Cerulean, a four-bedroom, 10,538-square-foot stunner is set on the coast of Providenciales’ Princess Alexandra National Park. The property emphasizes …

Caribbean Hotel Room Rates Are Getting Lower

It was bound to happen. After six straight months of occupancy declines in the Caribbean, the region’s hotel room rates were down in year-over-year comparisons for the first time in 2019. Compared with September 2018, Caribbean hotel occupancy dropped …

Tortola-St Thomas Flights to Launch in November

New inter-island service between the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands will launch next month. Turks and Caicos-based interCaribbean Airways, which has been steadily growing its footprint in the region, will be launching daily flights between Tortola …

Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Names New Marketing Director

By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Resort has named a new director of sales and marketing, the property announced this week. The Providenciales resort has tapped industry veteran Jorge Collazo for the role, who previously worked at …

Dorian Nears Hurricane Strength Approaching Puerto Rico

By the Caribbean Journal staff Tropical Storm Dorian was nearing hurricane strength Wednesday morning as it headed toward the USVI, BVI and Puerto Rico, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm was about …

Why (And How) to Take a Caribbean Villa Vacation

By Alexander Britell While a villa vacation is one of the most fascinating and rewarding travel experiences in the Caribbean, the process of actually finding a villa and embarking on the trip can be daunting. Often, large home-sharing platforms mean …

Club Med to Debut New Dominican Republic Resort in November

By the Caribbean Journal staff A highly-anticipated new Club Med resort is set to open in the Dominican Republic in November. The new Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda, the first of Club Med’s “Exclusive Collection” in the Americas, will officially …

Turks and Caicos’ Beach Enclave Names New Marketing Director

By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caios’ Beach Enclave has named a new director of sales and marketing. The luxury brand, which is behind several residential resort developments in Providenciales, has appointed Valerie Lund to the role, group director …

Turks and Caicos Luxury Home Lists for $15 Million

By Alexander Britell and Dana Niland A $15 million home has hit the real estate market in Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Journal has learned. Turks and Caicos-based Regency Christie’s International Real Estate has the listing on Point House, which is …

Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Villas Launches Second Phase

By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Villas has launched the second phase of its luxury real estate project in Providenciales. The new phase has kicked off with the listing of Wymara Villa 5109 with The Agency Turks …

Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Names New GM

By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Resort, the former Ganesvoort in Providenciales, has appointed a new general manager. The property has tapped industry veteran Rolf Lippuner to the role, in which he will work to “realize the …

How to Live Right on the Water in Turks and Caicos

By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos has quietly become one of the Caribbean’s centers for luxury real estate development — and now there’s yet another project on the way. This time it’s The Launch, the newest addition to Providenciales’ …

Turks and Caicos Is Getting a New Villa Resort

By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos will soon be home to a new luxury villa resort from the Beach Enclave brand. The new Beach Enclave Grace Bay will be home to a collection of 10 beachfront and ocean …

Andaz Turks and Caicos Launches Real Estate Sales

By the Caribbean Journal staff The highly-anticipated Andaz Turks and Caicos residential resort has officially launched real estate sales, a project spokesperson told Caribbean Journal. The property, which is slated to make its debut in 2021, will span 5.5 acres …

Turks and Caicos Luxury Villa Sells for $11.5 Million

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s been a busy month for what has become one of the hottest luxury hotel markets in the Caribbean: Turks and Caicos. The recent sale of late music legend Prince’s former villa in Providenciales has …

Turks and Caicos’ Rock House Breaks Ground

By Dana NilandCJ Contributor The first-ever cliffside hotel in Turks and Caicos has officially broken ground. Grace Bay Resorts has announced the groundbreaking of phase one of Rock House, the first residential resort tucked into the limestone cliffs of Providenciales’ …

Airbnb Launching New “Luxe” Program

By the Caribbean Journal staff Airbnb is looking to expand its footprint in the luxury travel sector. While the company already owned Luxury Retreats, the new Airbnb Luxe looks to create another level of bespoke travel experience that include “access …

Prince’s Turks and Caicos Villa Sold

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos villa formerly owned by music legend Prince has been sold. The sprawling estate in Turks and Caicos’s Turtle Tail area in Providenciales has been sold for $10.8 million, according to Turks …