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This Playa del Carmen Resort Is Rebranding Into Two Hotels: One Family-Friendly, One Just for Adults   

Fifth Avenue, or as the locals know it, Quinta Avenida: It’s the main thoroughfare in one of our favorite beach towns in the Caribbean: the endlessly fun, always-energetic Playa del Carmen on the coast of Mexico. It’s walkable, filled with […]

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European Travelers Are Flocking to Antigua. Now Another Airline Is Flying Transatlantic to the Island. 

It’s not just the 365 beaches. As they like to say in Antigua and Barbuda, the beach is just the beginning. Maybe it’s the world-class sailing. Or the snorkeling. Or the cutting-edge food scene (make sure you try Restaurant Week […]

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KLM Just Added More Flights to Trinidad for the Winter 

The doubles. The beaches. The corn soup. The rum. The culture. If you haven’t experienced Trinidad, you’re missing out on one of the most underrated, fascinating places to visit in the whole Caribbean.  It’s long been a particular draw for […]

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How Did Everything in Your Caribbean Hotel Get There? 

You’re at the Mandarin Oriental in the Grenadines. Or the Amanyara in Turks and Caicos. You’re enjoying an elegant dinner as you pause to think about the chair you’re sitting on and the table you’re eating on.  How did all […]

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European Travelers Are Flocking to Antigua. Now Another Airline Is Flying Transatlantic to the Island. 

It’s not just the 365 beaches. As they like to say in Antigua and Barbuda, the beach is just the beginning. Maybe it’s the world-class sailing. Or the snorkeling. Or the cutting-edge food scene (make sure you try Restaurant Week […]

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KLM Just Added More Flights to Trinidad for the Winter 

The doubles. The beaches. The corn soup. The rum. The culture. If you haven’t experienced Trinidad, you’re missing out on one of the most underrated, fascinating places to visit in the whole Caribbean.  It’s long been a particular draw for […]

Hotels

This Playa del Carmen Resort Is Rebranding Into Two Hotels: One Family-Friendly, One Just for Adults   

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Fifth Avenue, or as the locals know it, Quinta Avenida: It’s the main thoroughfare in one of our favorite beach towns in the Caribbean: the endlessly fun, always-energetic Playa del Carmen on the coast of Mexico. It’s walkable, filled with […]

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From Aruba to St Maarten, 5 Marriott Resorts to Try for Active Caribbean Vacations

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We all love the beach. But the Caribbean is so much more than that, particularly if you’re someone who wants to venture out and enjoy the natural environment. If you’re an active traveler, you may be looking for those extra […]

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A New Turks and Caicos Resort Just Opened With Boat Houses and “Sky Villas”

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Boat houses. Residential-style rooms. A private swimming lagoon. The newest resort in Turks and Caicos isn’t quite like anything else in Providenciales, and that’s what makes the South Bank so fascinating.  The new resort, which officially opened on Nov. 1, […]

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Rum Journal: “Extra Virgin,” an Aged Rum from St Thomas 

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If you’ve spent any time in the US Virgin Islands, you know there’s a very strong rum culture. Whether it’s in a punch or a painkiller, the sugarcane spirit is an essential part of the experience.  When it comes to […]

In St Barth, a One-Of-a-Kind Festival With Rooftop Parties, Luxury Villas and the Best Rums on Earth 

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In a spirits world that is always searching for the next best thing, the rarest bottling, the impossible-to-find expression, it’s something that still, somehow, remains something of a secret: the Rhum Agricole of the French Caribbean: the rum distilled from […]

Rum Journal: In St Thomas, a Rum Bar With a View 

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Sushi. Poke. Rum. The sign at the entrance makes a rather compelling case. But the biggest selling point at the US Virgin Islands’ newest rum bar, Sugarfin, sn’t any of those things.  It’s the view.  Here at the legendary Frenchman’s Reef […]

Rum Journal: A Legendary Rum Bar in Athens, Greece, Baba Au Rhum

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We’ve written often in these pages of the joy of the Rum Bar, a bar that celebrates the best of Caribbean rum-making with a diverse, robust selection of rums from across the region.  For years, such bars were few and […]

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Costa Rica's Newest Luxury Real Estate Development Just Launched Sales

A new luxury real estate development is coming to one of the Costa Rica’s most popular destinations: Guanacaste.  It’s called Bahia Papagayo, and it has already launched sales for its residential offerings.  The project will include four different residential communities, […]


This Bahamas Private Island Near Exuma Just Listed for $1.5M

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When you have 700 islands and cays, you’re bound to have some private islands on the market. And in the post-pandemic period, The Bahamas has been the epicenter of the Caribbean private island market, with activity not really slowing down […]


What to Know About the Baha Mar’s $350M Expansion 

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Rosewood. Grand Hyatt. SLS. They’re the anchors of one of the biggest hospitality success stories in the region in recent memory: the Baha Mar in Nassau.  And now it’s about to get even bigger.  The Baha Mar recently announced a […]


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New Caribbean Travel Advisor Awards to Honor the Best Travel Agencies Selling the Caribbean

Caribbean Travel Advisor has launched its new awards program honoring top advisors to compete for votes in such categories as Best Small Agency to Best Agency for Weddings: the Caribbean Travel Advisor Awards 2025. “We always strive to give our […]


Vote for the 2025 Caribbean Travel Advisor Awards

You can find the voting link for the Caribbean Travel Advisor Awards here. You must be a paying subscriber of Caribbean Travel Advisor to vote. Voting for the Caribbean Travel Advisor Awards ends on Jan. 4, 2025. For each category, […]


What Does the Hyatt-Bahia Principe Deal Mean for the Caribbean? 

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It’s the biggest hotel deal impacting the Caribbean so far this year: Hyatt has entered into a “long term asset-light strategic joint venture” with Bahia Principe-parent Grupo Piñero that will manage Bahia Principe’s branded hotels and resorts and own the […]