SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — United Airlines and DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, have announced several significant growth and expansion initiatives in Puerto Rico. The two companies are working together to continue…
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A 115-square-mile island just a 25-minute flight from Port of Spain, Trinidad’s sister island, Tobago, is known as the place to recover after a rollicking time at Carnival. But there are plenty of other reasons to visit all year round, bird-watching, quiet beaches and a friendly, Old-Caribbean vibe among them. (And did we mention the Nylon Pool?) And when you get there, these are the places we recommend you stay. These are the Best Hotels in Tobago.
Bacolet Bay Beach Club Hotel Find serenity at this quiet hillside boutique in Scarborough, where an Instagram-perfect infinity pool overlooks its namesake bay (which can be seen from all 20 rooms), and guests rave about the warm and welcoming staff. But the star of the show here is really the small but spectacular beach, home to a world-class beach bar and a Crusoe-style castaway vibe.
Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort On Tobago’s Atlantic side, this beachfront spread (part of a gated villa community) has its own golf course, spa and four restaurants. Rates for its 178 rooms and 22 suites include breakfast and resort-wide WI-FI, but you can also opt for the all-inclusive package, which offers reduced golf fees and entry to Pigeon Point Heritage Park as well as the usual inclusions.
Blue Waters Inn Near Speyside, this 38-room Batteaux Bay boutique is the perfect base from which to explore Tobago’s north, and is a popular choice for bird-watching (on the 46-acre property and at nearby Bird of Paradise Island) and diving (there’s a dive shop on-site). But the curvaceous sweep of beach – and the pool that’s right on it – have universal appeal.
Villas At Stonehaven With 14 villas spread over a hillside garden overlooking the Caribbean, Stonehaven is an ideal choice for families and groups. The one-to four-bedroom villa accommodations all come with daily housekeeping service, and feature verandahs, complimentary WI-FI, and views over a private infinity pool. While this is more of a villa complex than a traditional hotel, it’s so good it has to be the list of the Best Hotels in Tobago.
Blue Haven Hotel Having the sea on three sides of its acreage isn’t 55-room Blue Waters’ only claim to fame; its beach is reputedly where the real Robinson Crusoe was stranded back in the 17th century. Chances are that you won’t mind being abandoned at this southside retreat either, with two bars, a tennis court, and that famous cove to keep you occupied.
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Even from here, I can smell it.
The smoky fragrance of jerk fills the air and makes my stomach yearn for that distinctive taste of Jamaica. And since I live in Miami and I’m currently in Barbados, that yearning for “yard” food is real.
It’s about to be satisfied, however, at Jamaica 246.
A humble hole-in-the-wall in a strip mall on Bay Street in St. Michael, the two-year-old has found favor not just with expat Jamaicans but also with Bajans, particularly those who studied at the University of the West Indies’ Mona campus in Jamaica. One of a pair on “Bim” (the other is in Warrens), the eatery serves classic Jamaican comfort food. Today: ackee and saltfish; curried goat; steamed fish; oxtail; jerk chicken and jerk pork – the latter three the most popular items on the menu, which changes daily. Sides are exactly what every Jamaican hopes for: golden fingers of festival; fried dumplings; and triangles of bammy, fried to a crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside. Pick a protein, side and a starch (rice and peas, of course!) and for between BDS$20 and BDS$35 you’ve got Jamaica on a plate.
When I arrive at lunchtime the line at the takeout counter is a dozen deep, so I take a seat in the dining room for waitress service. With plastic place mats and lazily turning ceiling fans it’s quintessentially Caribbean; I could easily be in Kingston. And when the food comes, it certainly feels as if I am.
The jerk chicken – which the restaurant starts cooking at 5:30am each day in a metal drum that’s rolled into the car park to spread its aromas (and to avoid a smoke-filled kitchen) – tastes as good as anything I’ve had in Jamaica. It comes with a fiery, flavorful jerk sauce; a crisp vegetable slaw; and two perfect triangles of bammy. Accompanied by a glass of homemade sorrel, it is, simply put, a taste of heaven. And of home.
— Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor
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Silver Airways is launching new Miami Bimini Flights, the carrier announced this week.
The new flight will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays between Miami International Airport and South Bimini Airport.
Flights will depart Miami at 12:55 PM and arrive in Bimini around 1:40 PM; returning flights will depart South Bimini at 11:05 AM and arrive in Miami around 11:50.
Silver Airways already operates daily flights to Bimini out of Fort Lauderdale, as does Cape Air, which operates seaplane service between Fort Lauderdale and Bimini and from Miami’s Watson Island Seaplane Base to Bimini.
— Caribbean Journal Staff
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A new beach resort is being planned in Dominica.
The Silver Beach Resort and Spa is slated to debut with around 200 rooms in the next few years, according to Dominica Tourism Minister Robert Tonge.
The Minister revealed the project at this week’s State of the Industry conference in Barbados.
The hotel is set on 12 acres of beachfront land on the north of the island near the town of Portsmouth.
The project is an approved real estate project under Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment program.
Plans are for the hotel to be managed by an international brand or an “experienced” management company.
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