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This Tiny Caribbean Hotel Has a Lively Bar, High-Tech Watersports, and You Can Only Get There by Boat

Saba Rock in the BVI.

The first thing you notice is how small it is. You come in by boat across the North Sound, with the low green shapes of Virgin Gorda and the reef line in the distance, and then Saba Rock appears ahead as a single, compact island with buildings on top of it. No roads. No cars. […]

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Puerto Rico’s Wyndham Palmas Names New VP, Executive Chef

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The newly-rebranded Wyndham Palms Beach and Golf Resort has named a pair of new hires, Caribbean Journal has learned.  That includes the addition of Ruben Rodriguez as Vice President of sales and marketing and Yia Medina as the property’s new executive chef.  Rodriguez most recently served as commercial director for sales and marketing at Melia […]

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Puerto Rico’s Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Has a New GM

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The Wyndham Grand Rio Mar resort in Puerto Rico has named a new general manager, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The popular golf resort has tapped Charlie Kingston to the role, succeeding general manager Nils Stolzlechner, who is retiring.  Kingston served most recently as the general manger of the Wyndham Resort International Drive Orlando.  Stolzlechner announced […]

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More Than 7,500 New Hotel Rooms in the Pipeline in Jamaica

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Jamaica has more than 7,500 new hotel rooms set to come on stream in the next three years, according to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  There are a number of major hotel projects “slated for implementation” between 2021 and 2023, Bartlett said.  That includes a 2,000-room project by Princess Hotels in Negril; 1,700 rooms at the […]


Puerto Rico’s Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Has a New GM

A partnership co-owned and managed by LionGrove Capital has acquired another resort in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The company, which also owns the Fairmont El San Juan Resort, has purchased the Wyndham Candelero Beach Resort from Palmas Hill Partners.  LionGrove is rebranding the property as the new Wyndham Palmas Beach and Golf […]

Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler on What's Fueling Belize’s Hotel Boom

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) recently chatted with Belize’s new minister of tourism to find out what the destination offers to hotel investors, as the Belize hotel pipeline continues to boom — most recently with debut of the new Alaia Belize. Here is what Anthony Mahler had to say […]

Wyndham Continues Caribbean Expansion With Riviera Cancun Resort

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has continued its expansion a new hotel collection and another new property in the Caribbean.  The company has unveiled its new Registry Collection portfolio, kicking things off with the addition of the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun resort in Puerto Morelos.  The resort, long considered one of the most prominent hotel properties […]

Wyndham Opens New All-Inclusive in Curacao

There’s a new Wyndham resort in Curaçao, Caribbean Journal has learned. Wyndham has continued its Caribbean expansion with the addition of the Kunuku Aqua resort, which has been rebranded as the Kunuku Aqua Resort, Trademark Collection by Wyndham.  The family-friendly resort, which is now open, has a total of 24 apartments, along with 189 rooms.  […]

A New $1 Billion Caribbean Destination

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI The Dominican Republic currently has plans to make nature-friendly Miches the country’s next big destination — to the tune of $1 billion in new projects. Miches, which is situated roughly 50 miles west of Punta Cana, on the island’s northeast coast, is set to open a handful of top-notch […]

Viva Wyndham Reopens Bahamas All-Inclusive

Viva Wyndham Resorts has officially reopened its Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach all-inclusive resort in The Bahamas.  The resort is set on 26 acres of beachfront property in Freeport on the island of Grand Bahama.  The resort has amenities including an oceanfront pool, a jacuzzi, a sauna, multiple bas and restaurants, a spa, a gym and […]

St Croix’s Buccaneer Resort Is Becoming a Wyndham

The signature resort in the island of St Croix is joining Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The historic Buccaneer Beach and Golf Resort will be converting to Wyndham’s Trademark Collection, the company confirmed this week.  The Buccaneer will be the first-ever Wyndham property in St Croix, and third Wyndham-branded property in the […]

Jamaica's Hotel Pipeline: $2 Billion in New Projects

Jamaica is set for a wave of new hotel projects over the next few years, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  The island is set for some $2 billion in new projects yielding more than 7,000 new hotel rooms, Bartlett said this week.  That includes 2,000 hotel rooms set to be developed by Princess […]

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