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Accor’s New Guadeloupe Hotel Is Planning a “Late 2025” Debut

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The long-awaited Pullman resort in Guadeloupe is still targeting a “late 2025” opening, according to parent company Accor.  The new wellness-focused resort will include 102 rooms, called the Pullman Royal Key.  It will be the first Pullman-branded resort in the Caribbean, and the first new-build hotel in Guadeloupe in years.  It will be Accor’s first […]

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The Caribbean’s Coolest New Food Truck Just Opened in Saint Martin

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It’s got all of the essential ingredients: a young, energetic team of chefs; a plum perch in one of the region’s foodie capitals; and a bold, innovative menu.  This is the coolest new food truck in the Caribbean, and it’s the newest addition to Saint Martin’s culinary capital in Grand Case.  It’s called Memento, and […]

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This Tiny Island Has a Legendary Caribbean Beach 

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They call them Les Saintes, or the “islands of the saints.” They’re set just a short ferry ride from Guadeloupe, the French Caribbean department that’s deliciously far off the standard travel radar.  And within Les Saintes, there’s really just one island people visit: Terre de Haut, the tiny, two-square mile island that’s lovable, dreamy and […]

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This “Barefoot” Caribbean Beach Hotel in Grenada Has a Secret: It’s Also a Wellness Escape

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Travelers often say they want that beachy, “barefoot,” flip-flop-focused hideaway in the Caribbean. And then they still end up at a large resort. But on the lovely white-sand sliver called Portici Beach in Grenada, you can find exactly the kind of low-key retreat you’re dreaming about.  This is Laluna, and it’s one of our favorite […]


This Tiny Island Has a Legendary Caribbean Beach 

You spend the morning hiking beneath the towering Pitons, the twin peaks wrapped in mist and myth. By midday, you’re sipping rum on a terrace overlooking the yachts and mangroves of Marigot Bay, watching the sunlight dance on the water. Come evening, Rodney Bay pulses with music and motion—bars alive, laughter spilling into the streets. […]

Marriott Just Opened a New Luxury Resort in the Dominican Republic With Swim-Out Rooms and a Rooftop Pool 

We love swim-out rooms. There’s something about walking out your door of your room and jumping right into the pool. For some reason, though, it’s a concept that’s typically found itself in all-inclusive resorts — not classic luxury hotels. But travelers are increasingly asking for them — and now you can even find them in one of […]

Barbados Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Cruise Destination 

Tucked at the far corner of the southeastern Caribbean, Barbados isn’t as easy to reach as cruise ports like Nassau and Grand Turk.  But the island’s port in Bridgetown has very quietly become the fastest-growing cruise stop in the wider Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Cruise passenger arrivals rose by 40.8 percent to Barbados last […]

You’ve Never Heard of This Caribbean Island — But It’s a Private, All-Inclusive Paradise

Plunge pool suites. A floating bar. Toes-in-the-sand bungalows. Hillside villas. Whales (yes, whales). On the tiny Caribbean island of Ambergris Cay in Turks and Caicos, you find just about every luxury imaginable. But the biggest amenity here is the island itself.  You see, there are lots of private-island resorts across the Caribbean, some large, some […]

Royal Caribbean Says 2025 Bookings “On Track” 

Bookings for 2025 have “remained on track,” Royal Caribbean President and CEO Jason Liberty said in its recent earnings report, in a positive sign for the travel industry amid global uncertainty.  The company cited record bookings during the key Wave season and sustained strength in April demand — including a notable uptick in close-in reservations. […]

This Hidden Luxury Caribbean Resort Has a Private Beach and Incredible Snorkeling

The first thing you fall in love with here is what isn’t here. No crowds, no loud music. You can hear the palm trees actually shake. You can take a nap on the beach. You can find the Caribbean you’re really after.  Bonaire’s Harbour Village Beach Club makes you feel like the beach is really […]

These Are the Best Overwater Bungalows in the Caribbean Right Now

Overwater bungalows are relatively new to the Caribbean. But in the last decade, they have started to proliferate, both in islands like Jamaica and Antigua and their traditional stronghold in the Bocas del Toro archipelago on the Caribbean coast of Panama. (And there are more on the way, including the highly-anticipated new Four Seasons on […]

How to Take an All-Inclusive Dive Vacation in Grand Bahama

The first thing you need to know is this: you’ll wake up steps from the sand. The second? You’ll be diving some of the best waters in the Caribbean before lunch. This is Dive Week at Viva Fortuna Beach by Wyndham, the only all-inclusive resort on Grand Bahama Island with its very own full-service dive […]