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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is officially relaunching its flights from Amsterdam to St Maarten. 

The Dutch carrier suspended its nonstop flights to the island in the wake of Hurricane Irma in 2017, instead operating flights in combination with its Curacao flights. 

Beginning Oct. 27, KLM will be flying nonstop services to St Maarten twice weekly, with flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays on Airbus A330 aircraft. 

Beginning Jan. 14, 2020, KLM will be adding a third weekly flight, the company said. 

It’s a huge boost for St Maarten, which has been in the midst of a tourism renaissance in the last year. 

— CJ

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A new private-island destination is coming to Belize, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

It’s called Ray Caye, and it will make its debut off the coast of Placencia in January 2020. 

The 20-room resort is a reimagining of the former Hatchet Cay Resort, now expanded and transformed, set about 18 miles east of Placencia Village. 

The change aims to reflect “the unforgettable tropical experience of the island, highlighting the nightly visits from our friendly neighborhood Spotted Eagle Rays,” the resort said in a statement. 

Ray Caye includes four new oceanfront villas, all with private plunge pools, along with six renovated waterfront cabanas and six new guest rooms. 

That’s along with a new welcome center, a newly-built Great House (which includes four hotel rooms, an additional pool and an eatery), along with a new main pool and three new standalone cabanas. 

Ray Caye is also billing itself as the first resort in the world to install a TESLA Powerwall system, allowing the resort to operate exclusively on solar energy. 

The 7.4-acre private island was purchased in 2018 and has been undergoing a transformation project for the last year. 

All of the rooms and suites offer private outdoor spaces, while the rooms are outfitted in local hardwood and sustainable materials. 

Dining concepts include La Bodega, a provisions shop, the Lionfish Grill restaurant and the Catch831 eatery. 

There’s also a dive shop called The Pirate Reef, a pool. a gym and a yoga studio. 

Another amenity? The nearby Moho Caye, a 12-acre island also owned by Raye Caye perfect for day trips on the resort’s 46-foot catamaran. 

The relaunched resort is part of what is arguably the Caribbean’s biggest concentration of private-island destinations, from legendary outposts like Cayo Espanto to new projects like the Four Seasons Caye Chapel.

For more, visit Raye Caye Belize. 

— CJ

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Grand Bahama’s tourism comeback has begun in earnest. 

After major cruise lines like Bahamas Paradise and Carnival have already resumed sailings to the destination, a number of hotels have also reopened their doors in Grand Bahama. 

That includes the Lighthouse Pointe all-inclusive, along with hotels like Pelican Bay, Ocean Reef, Taino Beach and the Castaways Resort and Suites. according to a recently-released statement by the Grand Bahama Island Tourist Board. 

Other accommodations that have reopened include the Dundee Bay Villas, the Paradise Cove, The Village Bahamia; Royal Islander; Bell Channel Inn and the Sunrise Resort and Suites. 

Several other hotels will also be relaunching in the next few months: that includes the popular Old Bahama Bay, which is reopening Nov. 1, and the Island Seas Resort, which will return on Nov. 15.

Last week, Grand Bahama’s Viva Wyndham announced that it would be reopening on Dec. 10. 

It’s a rapid recovery and major step for Grand Bahama’s crucial tourism sector only two months after Hurricane Dorian. 

— CJ

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