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American Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Known for Its Colorful Capital, White-Sand Beaches, and Cosmopolitan Energy

Curaçao is an island you understand by moving through it. In Willemstad, commuters cross the floating Queen Emma Bridge while water taxis cut across the harbor below. Conversations switch between Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish and English in the space of a few blocks. Fishing boats still dock near the city center, and neighborhood restaurants fill with […]

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The Best New All Inclusive Resorts in Curaçao

All-inclusive resorts are not quite newcomers to Curaçao — the now defunct Breezes Curaçao debuted in 2001 — but the concept of paying one price for all of your lodging, dining, drinks, entertainment, and activities has gone from niche to commonplace quickly on this Dutch Caribbean destination in recent years. With the opening of a […]

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A New Adults-Only Resort Is Coming to Isla Mujeres, Mexico

The tiny island of Isla Mujeres off the Caribbean coast of Mexico is getting a major new resort. All-inclusive brand Secrets is opening its new adults-only Secrets Impression Isla Mujeres in December. The new all-suite, boutique resort is slated to open its doors on Dec. 12, according to the company’s Web site. The resort will […]

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Hyatt Has a New All-Inclusive Portfolio

Hyatt Hotels is expanding its focus on all-inclusive, particularly in the Caribbean, with a new portfolio called the “Inclusive Collection.” The new portfolio includes nine different “luxury” all-inclusive brands, the vast majority of which come from the company’s purchase of Apple Leisure Group last year. The “Inclusive Collection” includes Hyatt Hyatt Ziva resorts, Hyatt Zilara […]

A New Adults-Only Resort Is Coming to Isla Mujeres, Mexico

The highly anticipated new Zoëtry Curacao Resort and Spa has quietly made its debut as the island’s newest all-inclusive. The luxury AMR Collection property has 72 suites, each of which has either garden, “tropical” or pool views, set at the former Floris Suite Hotel outside Willemstad. Guests also get access to the nearby Dreams Curacao […]

The 11 Best Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resorts

The all-inclusive landscape has been changing rapidly in the last few years, most recently with the acquisition of Apple Leisure Group by Hyatt. That move, which sent shockwaves throughout the industry, is part of a growing focus by major travel brands on all-inclusive. More and more travel leaders, from ALG’s Alex Zozaya to Posadas’ Jose […]

World of Hyatt Adds Cancun All-Inclusive Options

Hyatt is making a big push in the all-inclusive space, buoyed by its purchase last year of Apple Leisure Group. And now the company is beginning to add all-inclusive options to its World of Hyatt loyalty program. That will include the addition of the Dreams, Zoetry, Sunscape brands, along with the soon-to-debut Vivid Hotels and […]

A Zoëtry All-Inclusive Resort Is Coming to Curacao

Apple Leisure Group has announced plans to expand its luxe Zoëtry brand to a new destination: the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao. The new Zoëtry Curacao Resort and Spa is slated to open in November. It will debut at the former Floris Suite Hotel near Willemstad, joined by a new beachfront resort-within-a-resort called Spazio. The […]

Zoëtry Is Opening a New All-Inclusive in Saint Lucia

One of Saint Lucia’s leading resorts is joining the Zoëtry brand. The Marigot Bay Resort will soon relaunch as an all-inclusive under the AMR Collection’s wellness-focused Zoëtry brand. The rebranded Zoëtry Marigot Bay St Lucia will be the first AMR Collection property on the island. It will feature 124 rooms and suites, with a spa, […]

An Inside Look at the Transformed Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana

After a recent visit to the Dominican Republic by Caribbean Journal, it appears as though new COVID-19-related safety measures are making hotel guests feel comfortable booking at AMResorts’ two hottest properties in the country. CJ was on hand recently as AMResorts, an Apple Leisure Group company, officially reopened Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana following a […]

AMResorts Is Opening Its First Hotels in Saint Lucia

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI It was back in 2017 that AMResorts first announced plans for two new resorts in St. Lucia, but because of several delays including the COVID-19 pandemic, plans on an opening were up in the air. This week, Caribbean Journal Invest (CJI) was told by hotel representatives that there […]

Choice Hotels Adds AMResorts All-Inclusives to Loyalty Program

Choice Hotels has completed the onboarding of more than 50 AMResorts all-inclusive resorts to its network. The move is the result of a strategic agreement with AMResorts’ parent company, Apple Leisure Group, signed last year, which allows for members of Choice Hotel’s Choice Privileges loyalty program to earn and redeem points at AMResorts’ Zoëtry, Secrets, […]