By the Caribbean Journal staff

One of the most popular resorts in the U.S. Virgin Islands has completed its comeback, Caribbean Journal has learned.

The 59-room Point Pleasant Resort has officially returned in St Thomas, marking another important step in the island’s recovery efforts.

While the resort has reopened in a limited capacity at the end of 2017, it had embarked on a major repair and improvement project across the property.

The property consists of condominium-style units.

Now, the Point Pleasant is a “new and improved” resort, according to a statement from the property — while one thing has remained: the spectacular views.

Amenities at the property, which is close to the famous Coki Point beach, range from three swimming pools to two on-site restaurants: Shoreline and Mirador, with the latter a beloved brunch option on the island.

Room categories range from a ocean view suites to one-bedroom ocean view “villas” to two bedroom ocean view villas.

The resort is set on a 15-acre hillside preserve, about five minutes from Red Hook and one mile from the island’s Lindquist Beach (you may know it as the “Hannah Davis beach.”)

A one-bedroom ocean view villa at the Point Pleasant.

“We look forward to celebrating and sharing our beloved resort with new and returning guests,” the property said in a statement.

The Point Pleasant’s return adds to a growing portfolio of reopened hotels on the island, including the Bolongo Bay, the Frenchman’s Cove, Emerald Beach, Secret Harbour and the Margaritaville Vacation Club.

For more, visit the Point Pleasant.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Puerto Rico’s Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla just set a record for passenger traffic in a calendar year.

Aguadilla is set on the northwest corner of the island of Puerto Rico.

The airport handled more than 600,000 passengers last year, the highest figure ever recorded at the airport — eclipsing the previous record of 519,751 passengers in 2016, according to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello.

That increase meant an increase of more than $8.9 million in economic impact to the Porta del Sol area, the Governor said.

“I appreciate the work of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company that, together with other agencies, have made us today show ourselves to the world as an accessible, viable and developing tourist destination, ready to continue receiving the thousands of passengers that plan to visit us,” Rosselo said.

The record-breaking flight was a JetBlue flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

Aguadilla has seen increased attention from major carriers in recent years, including new flights from Orlando on Spirit and an expansion to two daily flights from Fort Lauderdale on JetBlue.

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Forget everything you know about the Caribbean. Because the Caribbean is more diverse, more adventurous and more energetic than ever before — and it’s time to start discovering the region’s wonders in an entirely new way.

That means taking new vacations in places you may have visited before — and journeying to destinations you haven’t explored yet.

For our latest edition of the Best Caribbean Islands to Visit, we’re drilling down into the region’s hotspots, taking you to specific beaches, specific cities and specific corners of these wonderful Caribbean islands — and putting the spotlight on the things that make every island such a rich destination – and so unique, too.

Here are the best Caribbean islands to travel to in 2019. So what are you waiting for?

Grand Cayman It’s home to one of the greatest beaches in the world — but it’s also so much more. Seven Mile Beach is home to two of the most luxurious hotels in the Caribbean, the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman and the Kimpton Seafire (and a broad collection of places to stay, from the new Margaritaville to WIMCO villas; an array of culinary options and an unparalleled comfort and ease. And did we mention Camana Bay?

The Cayman Islands is as sophisticated, well-developed and easy-to-explore a destination as there is in the Caribbean right now — and that’s why it’s gotten the number one slot for 2019.

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Nassau is booming right now, with surging arrivals, new places to stay and a host of hot new eateries.

And now there’s another new way to fly the capital of The Bahamas, as part of American Airlines’ broad Caribbean expansion.

The world’s largest airlines has added another new route from Chicago O’Hare, this time launching weekly flights to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport.

The new route, which will run weekly on Saturdays for the winter season, is operating on American’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

The route began operating at the end of December.

— CJ

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