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Caribbean Airlines Now Has Its Own Rum Punch 

It’s the biggest party in the Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, which runs every year in the twin-island destination.  And now Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines is getting into the fun with a creative new addition to celebrate the island-wide fete: its […]

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Canadians Can Fly to This Caribbean Island Again Starting Next Spring
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KLM Just Added More Flights to Trinidad for the Winter 
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New Trinidad and Tobago Flights Are Coming in July 
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Frontier Airlines Is Adding Another Caribbean Island: Trinidad
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Copa Airlines Is Adding More Nonstop Flights to Trinidad 
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Trinidad’s Cruise Industry Is Seeing New Growth 
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More Cruise Ships Are Coming to Trinidad
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KLM Is Adding More Flights to Trinidad
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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Las Cuevas Beach, Trinidad
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American Airlines Is Adding More Miami-Trinidad Flights 
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American Airlines, JetBlue Adding More Trinidad Flights 
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Air Canada Is Coming Back to Trinidad 
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Trinidad and Tobago Removes Travel Application Requirement 

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Trinidad and Tobago is no longer requiring travelers to complete its TTravel Pass application form.  All travelers must still present proof of a negative PCR or antigen test result within 48 hours of entry into Trinidad and Tobago.  The move […]

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The 2021 Caribbean Journal Holiday Gift Guide

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No matter what holiday you celebrate, there’s no better gift than the gift of the Caribbean. And we have you covered with the latest edition of the Caribbean Journal Holiday Gift Guide. We’ve curated our favorites for the 2021 season, […]

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Crystal Symphony Will Be Homeporting in Antigua

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Crystal Cruises is continuing its Caribbean homeporting push, with plans to homeport the Crystal Symphony cruise ship in Antigua and Barbuda.  Crystal Symphony, which will sail a series of 15 10-night Caribbean cruises from St John’s, will be the first-ever […]

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Why We Bought a One-Way Ticket to Anguilla

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If you haven’t gotten around to visiting Anguilla as yet, imagine an island the size of Manhattan with the population of just two high-rises, surrounded by 33 sugary white beaches, lapped by stunning turquoise waters ‒ with temps in the […]

Caribbean Hotels Open 2020 With Declines

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Caribbean hotels opened 2020 with the region’s lowest January occupancy level since 2011, according to data from STR.   For the month, occupancy was down 3.7% year over year to 66.5%. Average daily rate (ADR) also fell 1.5% to US$253.09, […]

Trinidad Has Big Tourism Plans

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The island of Trinidad has unveiled some bold goals to grow its long-under-the-radar tourism sector.  Tourism Trinidad Limited, the island’s destination marketing company, says it is planning to increase visitor arrivals by 7 percent for the 2019-2020 fiscal year period, […]

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Trinidad and Tobago Wins Caribbean's Top Culinary Competition

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s national culinary team took home the top honors in the latest edition of the Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami last week. The team beat out 11 other national culinary teams […]

Editor's Note: The Caribbean, After Irma

On Oct. 9, 1780, the Great Hurricane came to the Caribbean. Huracan San Calixto lasted 11 days in the West Indies, pummeling the southeastern Caribbean with terrifying winds as high as 200 miles per hour, destroying homes and livelihoods. Almost […]

Caribbean305, Miami's Major New Caribbean Food Festival

There’s a major new Caribbean food festival coming to Miami, part of a regional push to take the Caribbean’s food scene to new global heights. Indeed, celebrated Trinidadian chef Richardson Skinner is calling for the Caribbean to elevate the role […]

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A Great Gluten-Free Caribbean Recipe to Try

Gluten-free meals can be found on almost every menu these days, but what exactly is a gluten-free dish? Well, it is anything that excludes gluten, which is found in grains like wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, triticale, bulgur and semolina. […]

The 5 Best Tobago Hotels

A 115-square-mile island just a 25-minute flight from Port of Spain, Trinidad’s sister island, Tobago, is known as the place to recover after a rollicking time at Carnival. But there are plenty of other reasons to visit all year round, […]

Starbucks Continues Caribbean Expansion in Trinidad

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Starbucks continues Caribbean expansion By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Heads up, Caribbean-bound coffee lovers: there’s a new Starbucks in town. The region’s 33rd outpost is now open in San Fernando, Trinidad’s SouthPark Entertainment Complex. Operated by local restaurant management company […]