St Barth’s Le Barthelemy hotel is reopening its doors on Oct. 28, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The luxe hotel is part of a growing number of hotels that have reopened on the French Caribbean island, from the Manapany to Les Ilets de la Plage.

The Grand Cul de Sac-area hotel has a total of 44 rooms and suites, all designed by the legendary Sybille de Margerie. 

Its also home to a signature spa and wellness center called Le Spa. 

For more, visit Le Barthelemy. 

— CJ

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Two of Antigua’s most popular all-inclusive hotels have reopened their doors, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The Galley Bay Resort and Spa, the adults-only all-inclusive resort in Antigua, reopened its doors this week, joined by the relaunch fo the St. James’ Club Antigua resort. 

Galley Bay, set on 56 acres on the western coast of Antigua, officially relaunched on Oct. 14, as did the family-friendly St. James’ Club, which is set along two beaches on the southeastern corner of the island. 

The two Elite Island Resorts properties join Elite’s Hammock Cove resort, which was the company’s first property to reopen earlier this summer. 

Another Antigua property in the company’s portfolio, the adults-only Pineapple Beach Club, is scheduled to relaunch Nov. 7. 

Antigua and Barbuda was one of the first Caribbean destinations to reopen for tourism when it relaunched in June. 

You can find more on Antigua and Barbuda’s entry protocols for travelers here. 

For more, visit Galley Bay and the St James’s Club.

— CJ

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United Airlines is kicking off a new Caribbean expansion headlined by the launch of new service to destinations including the Dominican Republic and Belize. 

That includes the launch of new nonstop service from Denver to Belize City, Belize, along with new service from Denver to San Jose, Costa Rica. 

On Dec. 17, United will be launching a new route from Washington, DC to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, part of a growing Caribbean network that includes flights from Washington to 10 destinations in the Caribbean. 

This winter, United is also planning to ramp up its flights to the Mexican Caribbean, too, including a relaunch of flights from Cleveland to Cancun on Dec. 19; an expansion of service from New York to Cancun; an increase of flights from Chicago to Cozumel and an increase of service from Houston to both Cancun and Cozumel. 

The Dominican Republic, Cancun and Belize have all already reopened their borders for international tourism, with Belize the most recent to do so.

United also said it would be increasing its service between San Francisco and Cancun this winter. 

“These new routes highlight the continued expansion of our network and build upon our strong presence in Latin America,” said Patrick Quayle, United’s vice president of International Network and Alliances at United Airlines. “Our new and increased service offers travelers more opportunities to find warm-weather getaways and visit friends and family over the winter season.”

While, like its competitors, United’s flight schedule will be significantly reduced from a year ago, the additions in the wider Caribbean show confidence by the carrier in the future of Caribbean tourism. 

Indeed, United earlier this month announced a broad relaunch of service to a host of Caribbean destinations, with plans to either relaunch or expand service to 26 routes in the wider Caribbean-Mexico region this winter. 

For more, visit United. 

— CJ

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