JetBlue Begins Boston-Aruba Service
Thursday June 28, 2007
JetBlue Airways this week launched one weekly (Saturday) nonstop flight from Boston's Logan Airport to Aruba, and plans to add more flights to Aruba on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting ... Read More
American Offers Free Companion Tickets for Florida-Caribbean Travel
Thursday June 28, 2007
American Airlines and American Eagle are offering free companion tickets on flights from South Florida to a variety of Caribbean destinations -- with paying passengers able to choose from roundtrip ... Read More
Free All-Inclusive Upgrades at Elite Island Resorts
Thursday June 28, 2007
Guests who book a room at normal summer rates at Antigua's St. James' Club & Villas or the Long Bay Beach Resort & Villas on Tortola in the British Virgin ... Read More
Sheraton Cable Beach Opens at Nassau's Baha Mar
Friday June 22, 2007
The Sheraton Cable Beach Resort, the first piece of the massive Baha Mar project in Nassau, Bahamas, opened its doors on June 12. The 694-room resort sits on 1,000 feet ... Read More
Starwood Caribbean Resorts Offer $200 Passport Credit
Friday June 22, 2007
Starwood Hotels & Resorts properties in the Caribbean are offering a $200 per room credit to guests who present a new U.S. passport or official proof of a pending passport ... Read More
Barbados' Mango Bay Adds Elements Spa
Friday June 22, 2007
The all-inclusive Mango Bay resort in Barbados has opened a new Elements Spa. The spa features the Phytomer line of products and a variety of services, including skin and facial ... Read More
15 New WiFi Hotspots in Bonaire Capital
Friday June 22, 2007
The Bonaire telecom firm Telbo has established 15 new downtown WiFi hotspots in the capital city of Kralendijk, part of a plan to eventually provide wireless Internet access across the ... Read More
Top Caribbean Gaming Destinations
Wednesday June 20, 2007
Since the earliest days of Caribbean tourism (think pre-Castro Cuba in the 1950s), gambling has been a major attraction for visitors -- for many, almost as big a draw as ... Read More
Caribbean Travel Health Information
Monday June 18, 2007
Travel health problems are generally not a big concern for visitors to the Caribbean: you can drink the water just about everywhere, and most travelers can even indulge in the ... Read More
How to Get a Refund of Expedited Passport Fees
Friday June 15, 2007
The U.S. State Department has announced details on how to get a refund of the $60 fee for expedited passport processing if you've waited longer than the promised 14 days ... Read More
Bill Would Allow Some No-Passport Caribbean Travel Until Mid-2009
Friday June 15, 2007
More good news for Caribbean travelers without passports: the U.S. House and the Senate Appropriations Committee both approved legislation this week that would delay passport requirements for sea and land ... Read More
Trinidad & Tobago Travel Guide
Tuesday June 12, 2007
I'm celebrating a milestone of sorts this week: with the publication of Margot Weiss' travel guide to Trinidad & Tobago, my Caribbean for Visitors site now includes basic travel guides ... Read More
Refunds for 'Expedited' Passports
Tuesday June 12, 2007
If you're one of the thousands of Americans who shelled out an extra $60 for "expedited" passport processing -- but still haven't received your passport -- you can apply for ... Read More
Reefs at Risk from Warming, Pollution, Study Says
Tuesday June 12, 2007
A new report from a group of scientists in the U.S. and the Caribbean says that six species of coral could die off in the Caribbean due to rising sea ... Read More
Aruba: Dusty to the Deep Sea
Monday June 11, 2007
Two sides of Aruba are featured on DePalm Tours island tour, travel writer Paul Kandarian explains: a jeep jaunt explores the dry and dusty back country, while the included Sea ... Read More
Fairmont to Open Resort in Anguilla
Monday June 11, 2007
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans for a new resort hotel in Anguilla -- a 140-room property on the south side of the island that will debut in 2010.
Fairmont, ... Read More
Sandals and Beaches Offers Hurricane Guarantee
Sunday June 10, 2007
Travelers who are a bit gun-shy about a Caribbean trip because of predictions about a busy 2007 hurricane season, take note: Sandals and Beaches resorts in the Caribbean will give ... Read More
Jamaica's Best Water Parks
Friday June 8, 2007
Once upon a time, it was a fairly big deal if your Caribbean resort had a pool with a slide. Now, it's not unusual to find resorts with pool areas ... Read More
Sir George Martin Unveils Montserrat Cultural Center
Friday June 8, 2007
Former Beatles producer Sir George Martin opened the doors of the new Montserrat Cultural Center in May. The center is located in Little Bay, an area of the volcano-ravaged island ... Read More
Stay at Cinnamon Bay for $27
Friday June 8, 2007
Now that Club Med has gone upmarket, there's fewer and fewer places in the Caribbean where you go rough and cheap -- the classic backpacker's experience as opposed to a ... Read More
Passport Reprive for Caribbean Travelers
Friday June 8, 2007
U.S. citizens who have applied for but not received their passports back from the State Department are being allowed to reenter the U.S. from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Mexico and Canada, ... Read More
Save Some Loot with these "Pirates of the Caribbean" Deals
Thursday June 7, 2007
The final (?) installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy is still raking in the booty at the box office, and with summer upon us there's no better time ... Read More