Best Western Hotels and Resorts is coming to Antigua.

The new Best Western Premier Hotel at St. Mary’s Court is slated to open in the summer of 2018.

The property will include 126 guestrooms, each of which will include 40-inch TV sets, a mini-fridge and free Wi-Fi. The hotel will also feature a fitness center, two outdoor pools, a spa and free hot breakfast.

“We are excited to be a part of the esteemed Best Western Premier brand,” said Adam Barrett, Owner of the Best Western Premier Hotel at St. Mary’s Court. “We look forward to providing travelers an exceptional, affordable stay, and helping them create special memories during their time in Antigua.”

The Best Western Antigua concept design has been created by KAD Design in partnership with Garnik Zarian.

The hotel is located a short distance from several of the island’s top beaches, including Ffryes Beach, Jolly Harbour Beach and Darkwood Beach.

Ground works and construction have already begun on the property.

“Best Western Hotels & Resorts is thrilled to announce the debut of the BW Premier Hotel at St. Mary’s Court on the beautiful island of Antigua,” said Ron Pohl, Senior Vice President of Brand Management for Best Western Hotels & Resorts. “The property exemplifies the type of value and upscale experience that the Best Western Premier brand aims to provide our guests.”

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Fast-growing Caribbean airline PAWA Dominica is expanding with its first international flights from the United States.

The Dominican-based carrier will begin operating two daily nonstop flights from Miami International Airport to Santo Domingo on Nov. 16.

The carrier will use MD-83 aircraft seating 160 passengers for the route.

“Congratulations to PAWA Dominicana, who will join what is already a bountiful crop of new airlines starting service at MIA this fall,” said Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio T. González. “The new service will provide a boost to one our top international markets, and continue our push towards a strong finish in 2016.”

The Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo.

Pawa already operates flights from Santo Domingo to Aruba, Antigua, Havana, St. Maarten, Curacao, Port-au-Prince and, most recently, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The new route offers an alternative to existing American Airlines service to Santo Domingo, which is one of the Dominican Republic’s burgeoning tourism hubs.

The bustling old city at night.

Heading to Santo Domingo?

Check out some of our recent coverage, from a feature on the Colonial Zone to one of our favorite hotels in the region: the JW Marriott Santo Domingo, which launched last year.

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There were 82 projects in construction across the Caribbean and Mexico region last month, according to the latest pipeline report from hotel analytics firm STR.

Those projects comprised a total of 13,098 rooms.

Overall, there are 27,951 rooms in 172 projects under contract in the wider region, a 1.7 percent decrease in rooms under contract compared to August 2015.

Mexico leads the region in rooms in construction with 8,306 rooms in 60 hotels, followed by the Dominican Republic with 1,512 rooms in six hotels.

STR’s Under Contract data includes rooms in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages but does not include projects in the Unconfirmed stage.

– Caribbean Journal Staff

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It’s one of the most spectacular vistas in the Caribbean: the view from Shirley Heights Lookout in Antigua, a restored military lookout from the colonial period that looks out on national parkland and historic English Harbour. Simply put, it’s a showstopper. And while it’s home to a bustling Sunday barbecue and lime event, it’s worth the trip just for the scenery.

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Maryann Bellissima Scholtz, who sent in this beauitful shot of early morning in Negril, Jamaica.

Have you taken a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line.

It could be the next one!

— CJ

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