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Caribbean Set for Surge in Travel From Canada

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Canada’s government just lifted all of its border and travel health measures, a move that will likely lead to a surge in tourism to the Caribbean this winter.  And Sunwing, the country’s largest travel company, says it’s seeing a “strong […]

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Kempinski’s Newest Caribbean Resort Is In Cancun 

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Kempinski has added a Cancun resort to its expanding Caribbean portfolio, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Swiss luxury brand, which already has Caribbean hotels in Cuba and Dominica, has taken over management of the former Ritz-Carlton, Cancun.  For now, the […]

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Sunwing Adds New Destination in Cuba

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Canadian travel company Sunwing has added a new destination in Cuba: Cayo Largo, off the island’s southern coast.  Sunwing says it will have 11 resorts available to travelers, many of which are currently being rebuilt or renovated as early as […]

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Air Transat Is Relaunching Havana, Cuba Flights 

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Air Transat is relaunching its Havana service for the upcoming winter tourist season, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Canadian carrier is set to restart flights between Montreal and Havana on Dec. 19.  The service will be operating three times each […]


Pullman Is Opening Its First French Caribbean Hotel 

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By Alexander Britell Accor’s Pullman brand is opening its first-ever hotel in the French Caribbean, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  The 102-room Pullman Royal Key Wellness Resort will be set on a peninsula on Moule Bay on the island of […]


Southwest Airlines Is Adding More Cuba Flights 

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Southwest Airlines is adding more flights to Cuba, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The low-cost carrier is ramping up its flights to Cuba from South Florida beginning in the first week of May.  That will include three daily roundtrip flights between […]

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Air France Is Ramping Up Its Caribbean Service 

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Air France will be operating more flights to the Caribbean this summer than it did before the onset of the pandemic, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The French carrier said this week it would be operating “above pre-crisis levels” to destinations […]


Iberia Is Adding More Flights to the Dominican Republic 

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Spanish carrier Iberia Airline is adding more flights to the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The airline will be operating up to nine weekly flights from Madrid to the Dominican Republic this summer.  That’s part of what will represent […]


A New Hotel Just Opened in Havana, Cuba

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The first new hotel to debut in Cuba since the pandemic has opened its doors in Havana.  Southeast Asian firm Archipelago has debuted its new property on the island, the Grand Aston La Habana Hotel.  The 600-room sky rise is […]

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Sunwing Just Added More Cuba Flights

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Sunwing has added another flight to the island of Cuba.  The Canadian travel giant has added a second weekly flight between Halifax and Cuba’s beach destination of Varadero.  The new flight is operating weekly on Thursdays, with service through April […]


Blue Diamond Opens Starfish All-Inclusive in Cuba

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Blue Diamond has opened the Starfish Cayo Guillermo resort in Cuba, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The 296-room all-inclusive resort is the 21st hotel for the company in Cuba.  “We are excited to welcome Starfish Cayo Guillermo to the Blue Diamond […]


Southwest Airlines Is Relaunching Another Cuba Route

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Southwest Airlines is relaunching what was its most prominent route to Cuba in February, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The carrier will be resuming daily flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Havana on Feb. 17, 2022.  That complements existing daily […]