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By the Caribbean Journal staff
American Airlines has launched three new nonstop routes to The Bahamas.
That includes two new routes from Charlotte, with new weekly flights on Saturdays to both Marsh Harbour in Abaco and North Eleuthera. (The latter is the gateway to chic Harbour Island, a short ferry ride from the dock near the airport.)
The famous Pink Sand Beach on Harbour Island.
Those two routes will provide a significant boost to two of the more sought-after destinations in the Out Islands of The Bahamas.
Abaco, an archipelago known for its remarkable beaches, tucked-away cays and its fishing, is home to some of the Bahamas’ most charming hotels, from the legendary Bluff House on Green Turtle Cay to the Hope Town Harbour Lodge on historic Elbow Cay.
Harbour Island, perhaps most famous for its Pink Sand Beach, is one of the toniest destinations in the Caribbean, with a collection of high-end boutique hotels, picturesque colonial architecture and some terrific watering holes.
American Airlines has also launched a new route from Chicago O’Hare to Nassau, a service that will also operate weekly on Saturdays, yet another expansion for Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport.
A cottage at the Hope Town Harbour Lodge in Abaco.
And American has additionally launched a new seasonal expansion from Miami International Airport to Freeport in Grand Bahama, meaning a new total of two morning departures every day.
“The addition of several new flight options from American Airlines is welcomed news for the local tourism industry,” said Bahamas Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar. “As our room inventory increases, we are eager for to meet that demand with more seats bringing travelers to our islands. The benefits will be felt especially during our winter months when tourists from cold areas are looking for a warm, sunny vacation.”
The Baha Mar in Nassau.
The Bahamas, which was named Caribbean Destination of the Year in the recent Caribbean Travel Awards, has been having a banner year for tourism, with its highest arrival growth in years.
That has been the result of a wave of factors, from the full-fledged entry of the Baha Mar megaresort in New Providence to continued strengthening of the Out Islands.
The beach at The Bluff House on Green Turtle Cay in Abaco.
It’s all shining a new spotlight on the sheer diversity of a destination that’s made up of 700 islands and cays.
And now it’s getting even easier to discover them.
— CJ
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Fresh off the debut of his already-acclaimed eatery Braata, St Croix Chef Digby Stridiron has announced the opening of another new restaurant: Ama at Cane Bay.
The new restaurant, which is set at the former Waves at Cane Bay location, gets its name from the Taino word for ocean.
The menu will focus on “progressive seafood that’s been sustainably sourced,” Stridiron said.
Mixologist Patrick Johnson will be leading the cocktail program at the eatery.
Stridiron was recently named Caribbean Chef of the Year for 2018 in Caribbean Journal’s annual Caribbean Travel Awards.
— CJ
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The Dominican Republic’s northern coast is about to get a transformative hotel investment.
Marriott International is planning to partner on a $350 million project in Puerto Plata that would add three new luxury resorts to the area.
That would likely include a Ritz-Carlton, a W and a Luxury Collection property, according to Herve Humler, president and CEO of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.
Marriott is partnering with the Ocean Club Group on the new Dominican Republic resorts.
The Ocean Club Group is best known as the developer of the recently-rebranded Ocean Club on Playa Imbert, also on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. That property was originally known as the Gansevoort Playa Imbert.
The Ocean Club, formerly the Gansevoort Playa Imbert.
And the new Dominican Republic resorts will forward the group’s aims of establishing the north coast as one of the premier luxury tourism destinations, said Ian Schembri-Saint, CEO of the Ocean Club Group.
Marriott International and the Ocean Club Group are set to partner on the project, which is expected to create 2,000 direct jobs in the area, according to Dominican officials.
According to Ritz-Carlton President and CEO Herve Humler , the plan is to target upper-echelon luxury travelers — and “bring them back to the Dominican Republic.”
A press conference in Santo Domingo following a meeting between project executives and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina earlier this month.
Bojan Kumer, vice president for hotel development in the Caribbean and Latin America, said the project would help “completely transform the north coast as a luxury destination.”
“This is formidable news to close the year in Puerto Plata,” said Dominican Republic Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia.
The northern coast of the Dominican Republic has already seen a wave of luxury development in recent years, most notably with Aman’s Amanera luxury property on Playa Grande and the recent relaunch of the Playa Grande Golf and Ocean Club.
It’s also home to the Casa Colonial, arguably the Dominican Republic’s premier boutique resort.
The developers have not yet given a timeframe on the project.
— CJ
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