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American Airlines Is Adding a New Daily Flight to Antigua 

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American Airlines is adding another daily flight to the buzzing Caribbena island of Antigua this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Beginning Dec. 5, American Airlines will be expanding its Charlotte-Antigua flight to daily nonstop service.  It’s another boost for an […]

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American Airlines, JetBlue Add Saint Lucia Flights for the Summer

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Getting to the “Helen of the West Indies” is easier than ever right now.  The Eastern Caribbean island has added an extra 40,000 air seats for this summer, on carriers like JetBlue and American Airlines, both of which have ramped […]

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Jamaica Eyes Ocho Rios "Redevelopment"

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Jamaica is considering a massive redevelopment of the town of Ocho Rios, according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness.  The idea is to make a “huge investment,” in the area, which is one of the island’s most popular tourism destinations.  “The […]

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American Airlines Is Adding Two Nonstop Routes to St Vincent and the Grenadines 

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There’s something you feel when you arrive on the tiny ferry from Union Island to the Palm Island resort in the Grenadines. Like you’ve discovered something, uncovered something. For a few days, or a week, this little slice of the […]


American Airlines Is Launching Daily Nonstop Flights to the Island of Bonaire

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It’s been setting tourism records of late, but the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire hasn’t been very easy to get to from the United States. But that’s starting to change in a big way.  First there was the news that […]


Tourism Is Heating Up in Martinique 

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Travel to Martinique is heating up so far in 2024, according to new data from analytics firm ForwardKeys.  The French Caribbean island has seen a 4 percent jump in international arrivals so far this year, compared to the same period […]

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American Airlines Is Adding More Nonstop Flights to St Kitts

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Hiking trails, pristine beaches, organic farms and eco-resorts. St Kitts has been increasingly popular as one of the Caribbean’s most unique sustainable destinations, and now the island is getting even easier to reach.  Beginning this winter, American Airlines is doubling […]


A New Way to Fly from New York to St Maarten 

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It all starts with that landing, the one best seen from the Sunset Beach Bar, when the Boeings and the Airbuses every so slightly graze the top of the runway’s chain-link fence on Maho Beach — or at least that’s […]


It’s About to Get Easier to Fly to the Island of Dominica

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Secret Bay: it’s one of the crown jewels of the Caribbean, a six-star eco-luxury resort that single-handedly put Dominica on the map for luxury travelers.  And now, it’s about to get a whole lot easier to reach the legendary resort.  […]

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It’s About to Get Easier to Fly to Saint Lucia

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American Airlines is expanding its service to Saint Lucia, in response to rising demand. The airline will reintroduce nonstop Saturday-only service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport, starting December 7, 2024.  “We […]


American Airlines Is Adding More Daily Nonstop Flights to Dominica

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Fresh off the news that American Airlines would be running daily flights to Dominica for much of the summer, the world’s largest airline has plans to extend that service.  American Airlines already announced that it would be operating daily nonstop […]


American Airlines Is Now Flying to a New Caribbean Destination: Tulum 

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You know Cancun: the high-rise resorts, the nightclubs, the all-inclusives and the attractions. But about two hours away is a very different kind of destination: Tulum, a place that began as a boho-chic hideaway but has since developed into a […]