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Winair’s Big Caribbean Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten-based Winair is planning a massive expansion to its flight network later this month, the company said. Winair will be launching direct service to Curacao, Santo Domingo and Haiti beginning Feb. 26. The expanded […]

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Where to Stay for Haiti Carnival

By the Caribbean Journal staff Looking to experience one of the Caribbean’s most energetic carnival celebrations? Think about Haiti, where the country’s national carnival is returning to the capital, Port-au-Prince, from Feb. 11 to Feb. 13. This year’s celebration is […]

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Winair’s New Haiti Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional Caribbean air carrier Winair has launched new service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The new service between St Maarten and Haiti is begin operated by Sunrise Airways on Airbus A320 aircraft. While Sunrise is operating the […]

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Curaçao Welcomes New Flights from Haiti’s Sunrise Airways

By Alexander Britell CURACAO — One of the Caribbean’s most forward-thinking airports has debuted another new route. Curaçao’s Hato International Airport officially welcomed a new nonstop route from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Curaçao on Tuesday, complete with a water cannon salute. […]


Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Launching Curaçao Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Haiti-based Sunrise Airways is launching a new nonstop service between its hub at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince And Hato International Airport in Curaçao. The new twice-weekly service, the carrier’s first ever flights to […]


A New Boutique Hotel in Haiti

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s another new addition to Haiti’s fast-expanding tourism product. The modern-contemporary Basilic Bed and Breakfast boutique hotel is the latest new property to debut in Haiti, following an official opening announced by the country’s Ministry […]

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Haiti-Based Sunrise Airways Expands Fleet

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-growing Haiti-based airline Sunrise Airways has continued its fleet expansion with a new Boeing 737. The 168-seat aircraft is being acquired through a wet lease agreement with Czech Republic-based Travel Service. Sunrise will deploy the […]


Sunrise Airways Launching Nonstop Miami-Haiti Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Fast-growing Haiti-based airline Sunrise Airways is launching new nonstop flights between Miami and Port-au-Prince. Sunrise will also be launching service between Orlando and Port-au-Prince, with both routes beginning service on Oct. 17. Flights from Miami […]


Haiti’s Sunrise Airways Adds Airbus

Haiti-based Sunrise Airways has added a major new addition to its expanding fleet: a new Airbus A320. The 150-seat aircraft features 12 seats in first class and 138 in economy. “The type of expansion we are pursuing throughout the Caribbean […]

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Marriott Port-au-Prince Names New Executive Chef

The Marriott Port-au-Prince hotel in Haiti has appointed Chef Karem Khater as its new Executive Chef. A native of Egypt with more than 14 years of experience in the culinary arts, Chef Khater most recently served as the Executive Sous […]


A New Caribbean Air Transport Hub?

Caribbean Air Hub

The Turks and Caicos Islands has a big plan: to become a new regional air transport hub for the Caribbean. That’s the vision by the territory’s government and its largest air carrier, InterCaribbean Airways, which has released a new expanded […]


JetBlue, Marriott Port-au-Prince Partnering to Help Reforestation in Haiti

A partnership to regain Haiti’s lost forest cover By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Haiti has lost as much as 98 percent of its forest cover over the decades, but the country has slowly been taking steps to regrow trees. Now, […]