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Jamaica Opens New ROK Hotel in Kingston

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the opening of the new 12-story ROK Hotel Kingston will significantly contribute to the continued revitalization of the capital by further boosting the area’s economic potential.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness in blue suit at the official opening of the 168 room ROK Hotel Kingston

Two Turks and Caicos Hotels Among Top 100 Hotels in Travel + Leisure’s 2022 World’s Best Awards

Turks and Caicos Islands – Travel + Leisure announced the results of its annual World’s Best Awards survey recognizing both The Shore Club and The Palms, owned by Hartling Resorts, as two of the best hotels in the world, placing The Shore Club as number 82 and The Palms as number 92, on this year’s Top 100 Hotels in the World list. The hotels were additionally recognized among the Top 25 Resort Hotels in the Caribbean, Bermuda and Bahamas, ranking as numbers 5 and 6, respectively. The properties were the only Turks and Caicos hotels to make the Top Hotels in the World list, and were the highest ranked Turks and Caicos properties in the Top 25 Resort Hotels in the Caribbean, Bermuda and Bahamas category. 

Inside The New Sandals® Dunn’s River

OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA – Eager to extend a warm welcome home to the wholly reconceptualized and fully renovated Sandals Dunn’s River, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) announced today that reservations are now open for arrivals beginning May 24th, 2023.

Jamaica's Tourism Minister Wants Single Visa Regime Among CARICOM

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says a single-visa regime among CARICOM countries should be the next critical consideration in rationalizing entry protocols in the region as the island projects welcoming approximately 800,000 visitors for the this year’s summer period.

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (File Photo)

CHTA Pleased With Response to Date of Caribbean Travel Marketplace

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) says it is pleased with the response so far to the 40th edition of Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM) as regional suppliers and global buyers prepare for a return to in-person business development activities in the Caribbean.

Caribbean Travel Marketplace is the region’s largest and longest-standing tourism marketing event. (CHTA Photo)

Baha Mar Announces Inaugural The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival

NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS – Baha Mar, the Caribbean’s leading integrated luxury resort of choice located in Nassau, The Bahamas, is thrilled to announce the first The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival at Baha Mar, taking place October 21-23, 2022. Establishing Baha Mar as the premier culinary and art destination in the Caribbean, the three-day food and culture festival will be headlined by internationally renowned and celebrated chefs including Marcus Samuelsson of Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House, Daniel Boulud of Café Boulud, and Dario Cecchini of Carna, who will be joined by TV personality and culinary maven Amanda Freitag along with author and restauranteur Carla Hall, as well as Bahamian culinary artisan, event curator and chef, Simeon Hall Jr.

Aerial view of the Baha Mar. (Image courtesy of the Baha Mar)

Dominica Tops Travel & Leisure World’s Best Awards 2022 List

Roseau, Dominica - Today, Travel + Leisure announced its World’s Best Awards list of winners for 2022 with Dominica (pronounced Dom-in-EEK-a) ranking as the top island in the Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. This is the first time Dominica has been honored as a top island in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards. Travel + Leisure recognizes the top hotels, islands, cities, cruise lines, airlines, spas, and more around the globe, based on the results of the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2022 readers’ survey. Readers rated islands on the following characteristics: natural attractions/beaches, activities/sights, restaurants/food, people/friendliness, value.

Photo via the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA).

Sandals® Royal Curaçao, Where Amazing Comes Together

Willemstad, Curaçao - Sandals Resorts marked its venture into the vibrant culture and colors of the Dutch Caribbean with an enchanting Grand Opening Celebration at Sandals Royal Curaçao headlined by the island’s most captivating performers – including the highly anticipated return of Carnival to the destination for the first time in three years. Brilliantly bringing to life the newly opened resort’s tagline, Where Amazing Comes Together, the weekend’s events began on Friday, June 24th, with a welcome by Sandals Resorts’ Executive Chairman, Adam Stewart, followed by the sounds of the Kachu horn as the sun set over the resort company’s new home in Curaçao.

Arial view of the new Sandals Royal Curacao resort. (Image courtesy of Sandals International Resorts)
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