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This Airline Is Launching Jamaica-Barbados Flights

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Fast-growing regional carrier interCaribbean is adding a major new nonstop route next month: scheduled service between Barbados and Kingston, Jamaica.  InterCaribbean, which is based in Turks and Caicos, has been steadily adding to its regional network in the last year, […]

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The 25 Best Caribbean Beach Bars for 2024

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What is the first thing you want to do after you land at an airport in the Caribbean? For many, it’s a pretty simple answer. Make your way, by car or boat, to your sandy chair, cocktail in hand, at […]

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The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean - 2024

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Don’t be fooled: there is a formula to creating a great restaurant. It’s the same formula we use to evaluate the region’s best places to eat. You see, every great restaurant is built on three core pillars: food, service and […]

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Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 8 Million Visitors

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Jamaica has a new tourism ambition: 8 million combined air and cruise visitors.  That’s the goal stated by Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, who said the island is already anticipating a “tourism boom.” “We are going after 8 million visitors […]


Jamaica Is Expecting Its Biggest Winter Travel Season Ever

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It’s been a record-breaking year for travel in Jamaica, and now the island is projecting an even stronger winter season.  The 2023-2024 season, which effectively kicks off this week, is projected to bring in more than one million stopover visitors, […]


Jamaica Eyeing 4 Million Combined Visitors This Year 

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Jamaica is expecting to top 4 million combined visitors in 2023 — that is, putting together both air and cruise passenger arrivals.  Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is on pace to record 4.1 million visitors — a number he thinks is […]

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The Rolling Stones Fell in Love With Jamaica. Now They Have Their Own Caribbean Rum.

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The more you travel the Caribbean, the more you feel The Rolling Stones’ footprint. Head to the Rockhouse in Negril, where the group stayed in the 70s, and you easily imagine them on those mystical cliffs. Or you can journey just […]


Marriott Has a New Adults-Only, All-Inclusive Resort in Jamaica  

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Montego Bay, Jamaica has a major new adults-only, all-inclusive resort: Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters, which held its grand opening this week.  The property, which is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection portfolio, began welcoming guests in the middle of last […]


Frontier Airlines’ New Nonstop Montego Bay Flights 

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The American Midwest is increasingly becoming an important source market for Caribbean travel, from a ramp-up in Detroit to a wave new flights out of cities like St Louis.  Now, another major route is kicking off thanks to Frontier Airlines, […]

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The Caribbean Travel Awards 2024

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It’s hard to believe it has been a decade since the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Travel Awards, the first true regional celebration of travel and tourism in the Caribbean. In 10 years, the Caribbean tourism industry has dramatically changed, […]


From Jamaica to the Dominican Republic, the Best Golf and Spa Resorts

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A majority of luxury resorts in the Caribbean offer spa services; far fewer have golf courses, and the list of resorts with both great golf and top-notch spas is shorter still. For many couples, though, these kinds of resorts can […]


United Airlines Adding More Flights to Nassau, Montego Bay 

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United Airlines has a big expansion planned for the winter season in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The airline is planning to increase its Latin America-Caribbean network by 25 percent for the peak travel season in the region, anchored […]


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