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Belmond Reopens La Samanna Luxury Resort in St Martin

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Belmond has reopened its signature luxury hotel in St Martin.  After a summer closure, La Samanna, a Belmond Hotel, St Martin, officially relaunched this week.  The hotel, set on 55 acres adjusting St Martin’s renowned Baie Longue beach, has reopened […]

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Martinique Is Now Open for Tourism

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One of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations is once again open for tourism — including to travelers from the United States. The French Caribbean island of Martinique is open again, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. So what do American travelers need to […]

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The Grand Case Beach Club in St Martin Is Back

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The French side of St Martin has quietly reopened its border, meaning all travelers (yes, including from the United States) can now return to one of the Caribbean’s most beloved hotels — the Grand Case Beach Club.  The beach resort […]

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Caribbean Moment: A Rainbow Over St Martin

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After the rain has come and gone, there’s a rainbow.  Here off the coast of Grand Case in St Martin, it’s a symbol of what’s to come, of the days when we’ll be traveling again — hopefully soon.  The latest Caribbean […]


Caribbean Moment: In St Martin, The Feeling of the Beach

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A pleasure boat skims past. The waves wash back and forth. An owl reminds you he’s there.  A technicolor sunset. This is what the beach feels like. This is Grand Case, St Martin, and this is an homage to the […]


From Turks and Caicos to Curaçao, 10 Beaches to Dream About

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No matter where we are, the beach calls us. It’s what we think about in late afternoons in the office, in the cold winter, and particularly on Sunday mornings when we’re stuck at home.  Because it’s better at the beach. […]

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Caribbean Moment: 19 Seconds on the Sand in St Martin

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Our Caribbean Moment series is a way to bring the Caribbean to you in a time of unease, a way to provide a bit of escape in a trying time.  The latest edition of Caribbean Moment comes from the beautiful […]


5 Trending Food Destinations in the Caribbean

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Sitting under a palapa at the water’s edge, dining on whole snapper glazed in unagi joined by a 2016 Astrid & Therese riesling, one begins to realize just how much the Caribbean culinary scene has changed in recent years.  Because […]


St Maarten Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Destination Right Now

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In a significant achievement for a destination hit hard by the storms of 2017, St Maarten was the fastest-growing tourism destination in the Caribbean last year.  The destination’s growth rate of 80 percent was the biggest improvement of any destination […]

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The Caribbean Travel Awards 2020

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It’s been a stellar year for Caribbean travel. Stayover tourist arrivals are booming almost universally across the region. It seems like a new hotel opens up every week (and if you read Caribbean Journal, you realize it’s even more often […]


St Martin Is Getting a Major New All-Inclusive Resort

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s fastest-growing hotel brand is coming to the French side of St Martin. The highly-anticipated Secrets St Martin Resort and Spa will be making its debut on Feb. 1, 2020, Caribbean Journal has learned. […]


Speightstown, a Must-Visit Caribbean Beach Town in Barbados

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By Alexander Britell Everybody knows Margaret. Whether you’re at Saint Peter’s Bay to the south or the Fisherman’s Pub, her name immediately conjures a smiling thought of the best fish cakes in Barbados. Most nights each week, Margaret (or her […]