At the edge of the southern Caribbean, Bonaire represents one of the great untapped resort opportunities in the Caribbean — and it’s outside of the hurricane belt to boot.

Long a niche destination for diving, Bonaire has quietly become one of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations, with new airlift, a buzzing culinary scene and a thriving watersports scene. 

And now the island’s last freehold oceanfront commercial plot is on the market. 

The 7.5-acre Santa Barbara development is the “only available privately-held oceanfront commercial plot” in Bonaire, according to Glenn Ford, who is leading marketing efforts for the property. 

It’s set on the western coast of Bonaire, with a 656-foot-beach and direct access to the world-famous Andrea public beach. and about 20 minutes from the airport. 

“As oceanfront is not available this makes this plot an opportunity,” Ford tells CJI. “Bonaire has around 20 mid-size hotels with only two luxury resorts.”

Ford says it’s a major opportunity for a destination on the rise — meaning significant value. 

“Bonaire is still under the radar, but it’s changing at the moment very fast. The Dutch government has been investing since 2010 in a lot of new infrastructure, new hospitals, new police station, new fire department, new airport. Bonaire is still unhurried and unspoiled, so there are many possibilities and opportunities which you don’t have on other islands.”

For more, visit Investment Land Caribbean or contact Glenn Ford at glenn@digitalmarketingconcepts.info.

— CJI

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Another Caribbean island has announced plans for a potential reopening of its borders — Grenada. 

The island’s borders “could open in June,” if its government is satisfied with protocols recommended by stakeholders, according to Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. 

Grenada had closed its borders in March to curb the spread of COVID-19. 

The move is part of a broader regional conversation on reopening Mitchell said was discussed at recent talks by Caribbean Community leaders. 

“We collectively agreed to start gradually relaxing the restrictions for travel, as the pandemic in the region has been largely contained,” he said. “Governments, airlines and hotels are now finalising the details of this phased re-opening. Assuming that the requisite protocols are in place, we expect to open our borders in the first week of June.”

Mitchell said that “health and safety of citizens” remained a primary concern. 

“We will not move unless we are satisfied that adequate health and safety guidelines are in place,” he said. 

One of the island’s largest resorts, Sandals Grenada, has pegged a tentative reopening date of June 4, as part of a broader regional reopening by the Caribbean all-inclusive resort brand. That date could be timed well with a potential Grenada reopening.

In this new age of travel, many issues would also impact a potential Grenada reopening, none more crucially than the resumption of air service to the destination.

Another of Grenada’s top resorts, the Spice Island Beach Resort, recently announced that it would be reopening its doors in November.

No Caribbean destination has officially reopened its borders yet; Grenada joins Aruba as destinations that have released tentative reopening dates. 

Aruba earlier this month announced a potential reopening date as early as June 15, subject to similar conditions.

— CJ

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