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This Caribbean Luxury Resort Has Four Pools and a “Rumfire” Bar — and Now It’s All-Inclusive, Too

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If you haven’t been to Dominica, there’s something you need to know: it’s not really like anywhere else you’ve been in the Caribbean. There’s a wildness; a ruggedness; an air of adventure. There’s a reason, after all, it’s called the Nature Island. There’s this sneaking feeling that, wherever you go, Mother Nature is in charge.  […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunrise in Turks and Caicos

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Pamela Northcote, who sent in this lovely shot of sunrise from Heron’s Retreat Villa on Thompson’s Cove Beach in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. Have you taken a  great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the […]

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New Governor Coming to Turks and Caicos

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The Turks and Caicos Islands will soon have a new Governor, the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced. Dr John Freeman, CMG, has been appointed the next Governor of the British Overseas Territory. Freeman will succeed outgoing Governor Peter Beckingham, who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service when he leaves the Turks and […]

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The Caribbean's Newest Tourism Officials

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The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association elected a new slate of Caribbean tourism officials at its Annual General Meeting held at the Hyatt Regency Miami this week. The officers will serve with CHTA President Karolin Troubetzkoy, owner and executive director of Lucia’s Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain Resort, who started her term in January. “I look forward […]


New Governor Coming to Turks and Caicos

By Alexander Britell Travel demand for the Turks and Caicos islands continues to rise, according to new data released this week by the Expedia Group. The company said demand to Turks and Caicos on all of its network sites grew by 15 percent in 2015, compared to 2014. Package bookings, or bookings that combine components like […]

What's New at Turks and Caicos' Amanyara

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Amanyara, the posh resort on Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands, is celebrating a decade of delivering dream vacations with a series of new guest experiences. The offerings include immersive tennis packages and a raw food retreat, but we’re most interested in the 10-Day Caribbean Culinary Course, bookable […]

Island Routes Expands to Mexico

Sandals Resorts International’s Island Routes tour company is expanding to Mexico. The company officially signed a contract with its first partner in Mexico, Dolphin Discovery, at the beginning of the month. The signing came on the company’s seventh anniversary. “I am immensely proud to announce this new offering,” said Adam Stewart, CEO of Island Routes. […]

The Best Caribbean Beach Hotels

Sure, there is the food and the rum and the culture and the people. But the primary draw, the siren song beckoning us to the Caribbean, is the beach. We have long acknowledged that there is something about millions of grains of sand massaged by waves that simply and totally intoxicates us. But in a region full […]

How to Travel to This Turks and Caicos Private Island, For Less

It’s one of the best-kept secrets in the wider Caribbean region: the private island resort called The Meridian Club in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Set on the private island of Pine Cay, it’s got 800 acres of tropical paradise, including a celebrated two-mile-long stretch of perfect white-sand beach. It’s a throwback to another age […]

At These Accommodations, You Never Have to Leave

It’s always so hard to leave a great hotel in the Caribbean. And then there’s that little whisper at the end of your stay — “what if I added another day?” “What if I stayed the whole weekend?” Or perhaps it’s “we should come here every December.” For some, though, there’s another call — to […]

Prince’s Caribbean Island

Prince was a revolutionary, a man who changed what we think and known about music and the music industry. But like many of the world’s biggest stars, he was a lover of the Caribbean. And for Prince, it was Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, one of the region’s top celebrity hotspots. A frequent visitor to […]

Enterprise’s Big Caribbean Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Enterprise Rent-a-Car has undertaken a major expansion in the wider Latin America and Caribbean region. The company has opened 22 new locations throughout the region, with new locations in Belize City, SanPedro Sula and Tegucigalpa Honduras; Cancun; two in Road Town, Tortola; Crown Point, Tobago; Piarco International Airport in Trinidad […]