Month: January 2023

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St Regis Los Cabos Residential Project Tops $135M in Sales

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The St Regis-branded residential resort project in Los Cabos, Mexico has topped $135 million in sales, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  That includes nearly $90 million in sales in the last year, according to co-investors Olarena Hospitality Group and Ernesto […]

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20 Cheap Caribbean Hotels for an Affordable Vacation

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Since the onset of the pandemic, driven by tremendous travel demand, hotels around the world have gotten far more expensive. Some, significantly more expensive. Even a Caribbean hotel whose rack rate might have started at $150 per night three years […]

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In St Kitts, The Joy of Rum

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Your next Caribbean vacation could involve an immersive academic course: history classes, tours and cultural education.  Of course, it may not be the kind of education you’re thinking: it’s all about rum. The newest initiative from St Kitts Tourism is […]

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Hilton Just Opened Its Newest Caribbean Hotel in Colombia 

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It’s a sometimes forgotten part of the Caribbean: the northern coast of Colombia.  But the country’s Caribbean coastline has been quietly seeing a wave of hotel and tourism development in recent years, both in its most popular hotspot, Cartagena, and, […]


Cape Air Launching Flights Between St Thomas, Nevis 

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Alexander Hamilton’s birthplace. A stunning dormant volcano. A charming capital. One of the Caribbean’s top rum experiences. The ultimate beach bar.  These are just a few reasons why the tiny island of Nevis has become one of the Caribbean’s most […]


Grenada’s Top Boutique Hotel Has New-Look Suites

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For years, it’s been something of a well-guarded secret: the eminently luxurious Calabash hotel in Grenada.  And while the 30-room boutique retreat has been around for nearly four decades, it’s constantly reinventing itself.  That includes a recently-completed renovation to the […]

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Antigua’s Newest All-Inclusive Just Opened Its Spa 

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It’s the newest all-inclusive in Antigua, a new kind of affordable all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean: the relaunched Jolly Beach Antigua.  The “cheep and cheerful” resort has already become one of the hottest stays on the island after opening its […]


The Caribbean’s Newest Beach Hotel Is In Martinique 

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It’s one of the coolest beach towns anywhere in the Caribbean: Le Carbet on the northern Caribbean coast of the island of Martinique.  While the town abounds with great eateries, beach bars, local shopping (and the world-class Rhum Neisson distillery, […]


Jewel Opens Second Dominican Republic Resort This Week

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Jewel Resorts is opening its second resort in the Dominican Republic this week.  The new family-friendly, all-inclusive ewel Palm Beach resort will open at the former Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana. The 500-room resort is set in the Cabeza de Toro […]

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The Bahamas' Atlantis Paradise Island Is Launching a New Food Festival 

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The Atlantis Paradise Island resort is launching a major new Caribbean food festival this March.  The inaugural Nassau Paradise Island Wine & Food Festival will run from March 15-March 19, 2023, a five-day festival showcasing top chefs, sommeliers, bartenders and […]


The 23 Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2023

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Can you believe it has been nearly three years since the world changed? In that span, the destinations of the Caribbean have undergone a tumultuous, frantic, whirring upheaval, one that turned from total static to what is today an abundant, […]


Sun Country Launches Nonstop Grand Cayman Flights 

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A new airline has launched service to Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines has begun operating flights between Minneapolis-St Paul and Grand Cayman’s Owen Arthur International Airport.  The new flights officially […]