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Turks and Caicos’ Wymara Has a New GM
In St Barth, the Perfect Caribbean Vacation for Couples
Staying in a villa is the ultimate St Barth vacation — it’s a way to experience the essence of what makes the island so unique. It means baguette breakfasts with nothing but you and sea blue; twilight rosé on the …
Turks and Caicos’ Sailrock Just Expanded
The luxe Sailrock resort on the island of South Caicos in Turks and Caicos has gotten bigger. The luxury retreat has added a pair of new villas to its collection: a two-bedroom “Skyridge Villa” and a two-bedroom Oceanfront Reef villa. …
The Next Great Caribbean Scuba Diving Destination
The scuba diving circuit in the Caribbean has long been a rarefied one, with a small group of destinations like Bonaire and Cozumel drawing the world’s top divers and enthusiasts. Now a new scuba diving player has emerged: Antigua. The …
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The Bahamas’ Ocean Club Has a Pair of New Villas
The ultra-luxe Ocean Club, a Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas has unveiled a pair of new villas. The Paradise Island signature has converted a pair of garden cottages into the resort’s new Two-Bedroom Plunge Pool Villas, Caribbean Journal has learned. The …
The Christopher St Barth Has New Villas
The Christopher St Barth hotel has unveiled two new villas at the luxe retreat, Caribbean Journal has learned. The property has debuted a pair of new four-bedroom villas with private pools to its Pointe Milou hotel, with a third four-bedroom …
At a New Dominican Republic Resort, the Art of Modern Caribbean Design
The newest resort in the Dominican Republic, Club Med Miches, Playa Esmerelda is now open, and Hilary Lancaster, CEO of Fusion Interiors Group, which designed the property, gave Caribbean Journal an insight into how she achieved the look of the stunning new …
Jamaica Is Getting a Major New Luxury Resort
The iconic Half Moon hotel in Jamaica, long one of the region’s most celebrated destination resorts, is expanding with a new luxury hotel in 2020. The highly-anticipated Eclipse at Half Moon is slated to open its doors on March 1, …
In St Barth, an Essential Caribbean Villa
The sun was boldest in the late afternoon and if you looked up for a moment from the sparkle of the pool, you could see the goat on the high rock. It was the kind of view one could only …
Cayman Islands Tops 7,000-Room Milestone
The Cayman Islands has topped the 7,000-room milestone, tourism officials told Caribbean Journal this week. The destination has added more than 1,000 new rooms in the last three years, with the condominium and villa categories accounting for 73 percent of …
Viceroy to Open Caribbean Overwater Bungalow Resort in 2021
Viceroy is planning a 2021 debut for its highly-anticipated overwater bungalow resort on the Caribbean coast of Panama. The Viceroy Bocas del Toro Panama will be opening its doors in 2021, according to Viceroy’s Web site. The long-awaited resort, which …
A New Five-Star Resort in the French Caribbean
It was long the best resort in Guadeloupe, but now the chic La Toubana resort has taken things to another level. La Toubana, set in the hip beach town of Sainte Anne, has officially become the first five-star resort in …
A Legendary Caribbean Resort Reborn in St Barth
St Barth’s most iconic resort is making its long-awaited comeback this month. The Oetker Collection’s Eden Rock St Barths is set for its official reopening on Nov. 20, according to the company. The resort, set on the spectacular St Jean …
Discovering Port Ferdinand, Barbados’ Hottest Luxury Destination
You wake up every morning to a stunning, shiny turquoise out your window, joined by superyachts and sea turtles. It’s a view that becomes impossible to resist, a marvelous marriage of serenity and energy. There aren’t any other hotels quite …
5 Caribbean Vacations for October, From Dominica to The Bahamas
New hotels, new villas, new dining hotspots. It may be the quietest time of year in the Caribbean, but the region is as hot as ever – and an October vacation in the Caribbean means you’ll often feel like you …
Jamaica’s Geejam Is Expanding
By the Caribbean Journal staff It began as one of the hippest hotels in the Caribbean. and now Jamaica’s Geejam is getting bigger. The Geejam Colletion, which has an expanding portfolio of hospitality outposts based in the hotspot of Port …
One&Only is Expanding With a New Resort in Mexico
By the Caribbean Journal staff Ultra-luxe resort brand One&Only is expanding with a highly-anticipated new resort in Mexico. The new One&Only Mandarina is slated to open its doors on April 2. 2020, according to the company. The resort is set …
Six Senses’ First-Ever Caribbean Resort Breaks Ground
By Alexander Britell Six Senses’ first-ever Caribbean resort has officially broken ground in Grenada, adding to Grenada’s growing position as a luxury hotspot. The new Six Senses La Sagesse will be built on La Sagesse beach in Grenada’s St David’s …
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 …
