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IHG Is Expanding Fast in Mexico, With New Kimpton Resorts, Hotel Indigo Openings, and More voco Hotels

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IHG Hotels and Resorts is planning a major expansion across Mexico, with dozens of new hotels in the pipeline and a growing collection of luxury, lifestyle and premium properties from Cancun and Playa del Carmen to Mexico City and Baja California Sur. The company says Mexico is now its fifth-largest market worldwide by hotel count […]

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St Kitts Marriott Resort Completes $3 Million Revamp, New Beach Bar

Above: the Bohemia Beach Bar at the St Kitts Marriott By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Kitts Marriott Resort has completed a $3 million renovation of the property that includes updated suites, a refurbished lobby and the new Bohemia Beach Bar. The updates included a complete soft-goods upgrade of the property’s 75 suites, and […]

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St Barth's Hotel Le Toiny Debuts New Look at Restaurant Le Gaiac

Above: Restaurant Le Gaiac By the Caribbean Journal staff The Hotel Le Toiny in St Barth has unveiled a new look at its Restaurant Le Gaiac, following million-dollar renovation. The refurbishment, which began in May, was the first for Restaurant Le Gaiac since its opening in 1992. It involved updates to all interior and exterior […]

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Anguilla's CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa Reopens Following $15 Million Renovation

Above: the CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa in Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff The CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa in Anguilla has reopened for season following a $15 million renovation to the property. The three-month project made changes to the resort’s accommodations, resort entrance, pools and restaurants. The 275-acre beachfront property’s 93 guest rooms […]


St Barth's Hotel Le Toiny Debuts New Look at Restaurant Le Gaiac

Above: the underwater sculpture park By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is highlighting its dive sector in the country’s latest tourism push, something Tourism Minister George Vincent called the tri-island state’s “most mature” market. In 2012, Grenada was named the wreck diving capital of the Caribbean by Scuba Diving magazine’s reader’s choice awards. Its Underwater […]

WestJet Team Visits Antigua and Barbuda

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of 20 of WestJet Vacations’ Canada-based travel agents recently visited Antigua and Barbuda on a familiarization trip. WestJet Vacations is the vacation subsidiary of Canada-based air carrier WestJet, which announced last month that it would be launching twice-weekly service from Toronto to Antigua. That […]

LIAT Stakeholders Make Down Payment on Six New 50-Seat Planes

Above: a LIAT flight in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The shareholder governments of regional air carrier LIAT have made the first down payment on six new 50-seat planes, according to St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. The planes are being purchased as part of the company’s Fleet Renewal programme. […]

Haiti Unveils Renovations at Toussaint Louverture International Airport

Above: Passport control at Toussaint Louverture (Photo: OP Haiti, MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly officially unveiled a series of renovations at Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Sunday, following his trip to Europe. The renovations include major overhauls to the airport’s arrivals terminal. The President, flanked by Prime Minister […]

Grenada Tourism Minister: Visitors "Want More of Our History"

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The critical tourism issue in Grenada is getting visitors to spend more money during their stays, according to Tourism Minister Senator Dr George Vincent, and safeguarding the country’s intangible cultural heritage is one way to solve that problem. “What is happening in Grenada is that we […]

Hilton Curacao Completes Renovation

Above: the Hilton Curacao The Hilton Curacao resort has completed a renovation of its executive floor, the company announced in a release. The renovations mean the debut of 34 new executive rooms, along with a new executive lounge, all located on the fifth floor of the 196-room beachfront property. The floor’s redesign was overseen by […]

Barbados Seeking to Be Rebanded Within British Air Passenger Duty

Above: a British Airways Flight By the Caribbean Journal staff The fight for a “fairer” British Air Passenger Duty, a levy on flights originating in the United Kingdom based on their destination, will continue until a resolution is found, according to Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy. The Minister, who was speaking at a press briefing […]

Juan Mari Arzak Named Gastronomic Ambassador at Grand Velas Riviera Maya

Above: the Grand Velas Riviera Maya By the Caribbean Journal staff World-renowned Spanish chef Juan Mari Arzak has been named the Gastronomic Ambassador for the Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Arzak, considered one of the leading figures in Basque cuisine for more than 30 years, was honoured by chefs Bruno Oteiza […]

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