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Margaritaville’s Caribbean expansion will continue this summer with the launch of the new Margaritaville Beach Resort in Nassau, The Bahamas. 

The new Jimmy Buffett-inspired resort is lated to open in July 2021 on the eastern end of Junkanoo Beach. 

The resort is joined by a residential component called One Particular Harbour that is already open. 

The property, part of the development called The Pointe, includes two towers comprising 300 rooms (including 68 suites), along with a 40-slip marina. 

That’s along with 12 dining concepts, from the JWB Prime Steak and Seafood to the Graycliff Sky Lounge; the latter is a brand expansion of Nassau’s premier luxury boutique hotel, Graycliff Hotel and Restaurant. 

The resort is part of a growing resort portfolio in the Caribbean for Margaritaville. 

That includes last year’s launch of the Margaritaville Island Reserve Riviera Cancun, which is the product of a partnership with Karisma Hotels and Resorts; another Margaritaville Island Reserve will open later this summer in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic.

Both of those properties are all-inclusive, while the Nassau resort is an EP hotel.

And a second Margaritaville Beach Resort will open in Belize later this year. 

The Bahamas is currently open for tourism; here’s what you need to know before visiting. 

For more, visit Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau. 

— CJ

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Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts is reopening another of its resorts in the Mexican Caribbean next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The company will relaunch its Bahia Principe Grand Coba all-inclusive on the Riviera Maya on June 4. 

The 1,080-key property is the largest resort in the company’s Riviera Maya complex. 

“We’re pleased to welcome back yet another one of our beloved properties and continue expanding our offerings in Riviera Maya,” said Helen Montijano, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the U.S. and Canada. “With summer just around the corner and as more people get vaccinated, we feel there is no better time than now for families to reunite and enjoy all the amenities our property features,” she adds. 

It includes six restaurants, a spa, a waterpark, two lake-style pools and. Focus on family-friendly amenities. 

The hotel is relaunching under the company’s “rigorous” safety and hygiene measures, developed in collaboration with HS Consulting. 

— CJ

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In a destination that’s blessed with 365 beaches, it’s hard to choose just one. 

But we’re rather partial to the sugar-white sands of Long Bay Beach, set on the northeastern edge of the island of Antigua. 

The beach, which is home to the popular Pineapple Beach Club resort, is a sanctuary; a serene, rarefied corner of the island, a place where the harmony of turquoise and sand seems to pull you right in. 

Whether you’re staying at the resort or just spending a breezy afternoon, it’s a bucket-list Caribbean beach. 

So take a moment and journey to Long Bay, and start planning your next trip. 

This is what it’s like to be there. 

— CJ

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One of the leading all-inclusive resorts in Saint Lucia is open again, Caribbean Journal has learned.

The BodyHoliday, the wellness-focused all-inclusive, is back and welcoming guests.

The 155-room resort is famous for including a free spa treatment every day of a guest’s stay.

Parent company SunSwept Resorts, which also operates the resort’s sister property, Rendezvous, says more than 60 percent of its property team is now vaccinated.

“The wellbeing of both our team members and our guests is of utmost importance to us and we are delighted to be able to reassure with confidence that BodyHoliday is a safe, protected environment to undertake a journey of wellness,” said Andrew Barnard, Deputy managing Director, SunSwept Resorts. “We are very much looking forward to welcoming guests to BodyHoliday to enjoy once again the unparalleled experiences we have to offer.” 

The resort has reopened with an expanded wellness offering, one that now includes programs specifically geared to the challenges of pandemic.

That includes programs covering anxiety and stress from lockdown, relationship issues, work fatigue and physical impacts from the pandemic.

“The experts at the Wellness Center will kickstart guests’ journeys to optimizing their lives during this challenging time,” the property said.

The BodyHoliday has also undertaken “extensive measures” for health and safety, the company said.

The reopened BodyHoliday joins existing all-inclusive options in Saint Lucia including three Sandals resorts; Coconut Bay’s two resorts; Elite Island Resorts’ St James’s Club Morgan Bay and Marriott’s two Royalton-branded resorts on the island, among others.

For more on Saint Lucia’s travel protocols, see here.

For more, visit BodyHoliday.

— CJ

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