Auberge Resorts Collection has opened its second hotel property in the Caribbean: the new Etéreo on the Riviera Maya of Mexico. 

And it’s immediately right at the top of the Mexican Caribbean’s luxury class. 

The new resort is set on nine oceafront acres within the Kanai development. 

The resort has a total of 75 oceanfront accommodations, ranging from 875-square-foot studios to nearly 4,000-square-foot penthouse suites. 

Each unit has floor to ceiling glass doors, along with private plunge pools, hot tubs and sky-deck roof terraces. 

The resort has five eateries, two pools; an events lawn, a kids; club and a broad white-sand beach. 

New York-based design studio Meyer Davis curated “every space” at the property, which also features a backdrop of work by the late, celebrated Mexican artist Manuel Felguerez. 

The culinary program infuses traditional Mayan with modern Mexican cuisine, according to Auberge; the highlight is Itzam, an eatery wrapped around the trunk of an ancient tree; that’s along with eateries like the poolside Nikkei-inspired Pixán and El Changarro, a toes-in-the-sand beach spot. 

And because it’s Auberge, there’s naturally a signature spa: in this case, Sana, a “spa sanctuary promoting the art of living well through sensory pleasures, holistic therapies, and the active manipulation of energy.”

Auberge says it’s the first spa worldwide to use organic, wild-crafted Circe Brujeria de Origen skincare products.

The project was developed by GIM Desarrollos, the Mexico City-based real estate developer. 

While the Riviere Maya has seen an explosion of hotel development in recent decades, the vast majority of that growth has come in the all-inclusive space, with much of that development focused on mid to upscale resorts — not luxury properties. 

That makes Etéreo a particularly dramatic debut: adding the Auberge brand to the area and a new level of luxury design to the Caribbean coast of Mexico. 

It joins one other Auberge property in the Caribbean: Malliouhana, Auberge Resorts Collection in Anguilla.

For more, visit Etéreo. 

— CJ

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It’s an historic day for tourism to the Nature Island. 

American Airlines has launched its first-ever nonstop flights from the United States to Dominica — an island heretofore accessible only via intra-regional flights. 

American is running the new service twice weekly, with service on Wednesdays and Saturdays; the carrier is operating the flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 

And it’s not just a first for American — the new service is the first-ever nonstop service from the North America to Dominica.

It’s a boon for an island largely considered among the most naturally beautiful in all of the Caribbean, one celebrated for its hiking, diving, adventure and eco-tourism. 

That’s along with a growing stock of luxury hotels and resorts, from the renowned Secret Bay Resort and Residences to the recently-debuted Cabrits Kempinski Resort and Spa. 

The flights are operated on American’s Embraer ERJ-175 aircraft. 

It’s part of a wider Caribbean ramp-up for American, particularly out of Miami. 

Indeed, this winter, American will be flying its largest-ever schedule out of Miami, according to Juan Carlos Liscano, Vice President of MIA Hub Operations.  

Dominica is currently open for tourism, under the country’s Safe in Nature health and safety program.

For more, visit Discover Dominica. 

— CJ

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Antigua and Barbuda has announced several new rules for incoming travelers, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

Effective Dec. 8, fully vaccinated arriving passengers must present a negative PCR test within three days before arrival to Antigua and Barbuda — rapid antigen test results will not be accepted, nor will home PCR tests. 

Effective Dec. 15, Antigua and Barbuda will require all travelers aged 18 and up to present proof of full vaccination — either two doses of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-shot vaccine. 

Unvaccinated minors between 5 and 18 must present a negative PCR test within four days or fewer before arrival to the country. 

Children below the age of five do not require a PCR test. 

The biggest change is that of vaccination; Antigua had until now been accepting travelers who had taken at least one shot of a vaccine — that has now changed to a requirement of full vaccination. 

Fully vaccinated means at least two weeks have passed since the final shot of a WHO approved vaccine. 

Antigua tourism officials said the move came amid “concerns over the potential spread of the new OVID-19 omicron variant.”

For more, visit Antigua and Barbuda Tourism. 

— CJ

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