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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset in Worthing, Barbados

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The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader O’nell Howell, who sent in this stunning shot of sunset on Worthing Beach in Barbados. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location […]

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Southwest Airlines’ Latest Expansion: Cancun, Nassau, Turks and Caicos, Cayman

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The mangroves of the Yucatan. The beaches and restaurants of Nassau. The luxury resorts of Grace Bay Beach. The all-inclusive hotspots of Punta Cana.  Southwest Airlines just kicked off a major Caribbean expansion, with new nonstop flights across the wider Caribbean out of the increasingly significant Orlando market.  All of the new routes are daily […]

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These Destinations in Mexico Should Be on Your Radar

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For those clients who are no strangers to visiting Mexico, travel advisors offer some info on Mexican hot spots that are still considered off-the-radar. Sayulita Sayulita, just 22 miles form Puerto Vallarta, is located on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the state of Nayarit. And Sally Smith, co-owner of The Travelsmiths, said it is […]

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Cancun Tourism Is Sizzling Right Now

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It’s been a banner year for tourism in the Mexican Caribbean, but the Yucatan’s tourism hub is showing no signs of slowing down.  In fact, it just had its best month of the year.  Passenger traffic to Cancun International Airport last month totaled 2.414 million, representing a 36.4 percent increase over the same period in […]


These Destinations in Mexico Should Be on Your Radar

It’s one of the best-known hotel brands in Mexico: Royal Resorts, which operates a portfolio of six family-friendly beach resorts on the Yucatan’s Caribbean coastline.  That includes the renowned Grand Residences Riviera Cancun in Puerto Morelos, a resort celebrated often in these pages, and one of the leading hotels in all of Mexico.  And now […]

Viva Wyndham Reopens Playa del Carmen All-Inclusive

Viva Wyndham Resorts has reopened its all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.  The company is now welcoming back guests to the Viva Wyndham Azteca resort, set in one of the most popular beach towns in the Yucatan.  The 335-room hotel has relaunched after undergoing an upgrade project that included […]

There’s a New Adults-Only All-Inclusive in Playa del Carmen

Buoyed by the region’s most liberal testing policies, the Mexican Caribbean has seen stunning tourism growth since the summer of 2020 — outpacing much of the rest of the region and cementing its place as one of the Caribbean’s most popular travel hotspots.  And it’s not just new flights and travelers – the Caribbean coast […]

Margaritaville St Somewhere Resort Holbox Plans December Debut

Margaritaville’s newest resort brand is making a December debut in the Caribbean.  The company will open its new St Somewhere Resort Holbox, set at the edge of the Yucatan peninsula where the Caribbean Sea meets the Gulf of Mexico.  The new resort is the product of an alliance between Margaritaville and Karisma Hotels and Resorts, […]

A New Music Festival Is Coming to Playa del Carmen

A major new music festival is coming to Playa del Carmen on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.  The new festival, Departure, is the brainchild of The Brooklyn Mirage, The Cityfox Experience, and Pollen Presents.  It’s a five-day experience set from Jan. 6-11, featuring some of the “leading talent in underground electronic music,” according to a […]

Jimmy Buffett’s New Resort Brand Is Coming to Mexico

A new Jimmy Buffett-inspired resort brand is coming to the nexus of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.  It’s called St Somewhere, and it’s the latest product of the partnership between Margaritaville and Karisma Hotels and Resorts.  The first-ever St Somewhere resort will open in the fall of 2021 on the island of […]

American Airlines Adding New Caribbean Destination in Mexico

American Airlines is adding a new destination on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, Caribbean Journal has learned.  This winter, the world’s largest airline will launch new nonstop flights to Chetumal, set on the eastern Yucatan peninsula on the bay of Corozal near Belize.  The new flights will operate from Miami to Chetumal, with service on […]

Hilton Just opened a New All-Inclusive in Playa del Carmen

Hilton has expanded its all-inclusive portfolio in the Caribbean with a new resort in Playa del Carmen.  It’s called The Yucatan Resort Playa del Carmen, and it’s part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton.  The adults-only hotel is owned by FibraHotel and operated by an affiliate of Playa Hotels and Resorts.  “We are thrilled to […]