By Caribbean News Now contributor PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — Following the discovery of the body of a female American visitor in bushes near the Club Med Resort in the Leeward area of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) on the morning of Tuesday, October 16, 2018, a murder investigation has now been launched by […]

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

It’s a big month for the hotel market in Costa Rica.

First, there was the debut of the new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort; in a few weeks, W opens its first hotel in the country, while Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville will be making its debut in Guanacaste Nov. 1.

Now, another hotel has opened its doors: the new AC Hotel San Jose Escazu, in greater San Jose.

The seven-story, 126-room property is the first AC Hotel by Marriott in Costa Rica, and the fourth in Central America.

The property includes a fitness center, a signature restaurant and a lounge.

“We are delighted to bring the AC brand to Costa Rica, especially to such a vibrant area like Avenida Escazú that is full of urban culture. The style, design, and attention to detail makes this hotel ideal for millennial travelers who are looking to explore what San José has to offer,” said Ismael Morales, General Manager of the AC Hotel San Jose Escazú.

And it’s not alone — another AC is coming to the Caribbean with the planned AC in Kingston, which is being undertaken in partnership with Sandals.

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Simply put, the Puerto Rico travel industry has made a remarkable recovery from Hurricane Maria. Airlines are back, cruise passengers have returned, the hotels are open again and new ones are also making their way in the pipeline.

Travelers are returning – and if you haven’t come back to Puerto Rico yet, it’s time to plan your trip.

With this first-ever Puerto Rico Travel Awards, we wanted to celebrate Puerto Rico’s amazing comeback — and to honor the industry that means so much to the island’s economy and people.

The first-ever Puerto Rico Travel Awards celebrates the best of the destination, from hotels and airlines to the people who work so hard to make Puerto Rico the leading destination that it has become.

“Puerto Rico is such a vibrant, fascinating place to visit, and its renaissance has been spectacular to watch” said Caribbean Journal Editor and Publisher Alexander Britell. “As the world’s largest website covering Caribbean travel, we are so proud to celebrate the best of Puerto Rico’s travel industry with this first-ever Puerto Rico Travel Awards.”

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Hotel of the Year: Condado Vanderbilt

When it made its debut in late 2014, the historic Condado Vanderbilt immediately set a new standard for hotels in Puerto Rico: this was a globally-competitive luxury hotel with the food, ambience and service to match. And that’s still the case today — the Condado Vanderbilt is an impressively appointed property that reminds the world just what a wonderful destination Condado is.

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By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor youri@caribbeannewsnow.com NASSAU, Bahamas — A two-hour documentary entitled “Sentenced to Suffer” exposing conditions at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS) and the state of some of the inmates housed there has given viewers a glimpse of the desperately cramped, unsanitary and unsafe conditions at the facility. […]

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