Barbados boasts some of the best golf options in the Caribbean, and now one resort on the island is looking to create the perfect golf getaway.

Elegant Hotels Group’s Turtle Beach Barbados all inclusive will be offering complimentary rounds of golf beginning Oct. 1, 2017.

Guests will have daily access to the Barbados Golf Club facilities, part of the company’s “Elegant Inclusions.”

The 6,805-yeard, par 72 championship course is located on Barbados’ southern coast in the parish of Christ Church, just minutes away from Turtle Beach.

The all-inclusive, all-suite hotel is set on one of Barbados’ most beautiful beaches.

The beach at Turtle Beach.

The golf inclusion features complimentary club rental, one round of golf per day and complimentary transfers between the resort and the course.

Rooms at Turtle Beach start from $301 per night on an all-inclusive basis. Click here for more information.

— CJ

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Apple Vacations has added new flights to its Exclusive Vacation Flight charter program out of Lansing, Michigan.

The company will operate nonstop flights from Lansing to Cancun, Punta Cana and Jamaica starting Dec. 23.

The Cancun flights will operate on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays; Punta Cana flights will operate Wednesdays and Saturdays and Montego Bay, Jamaica flights will operate on Mondays.

Apple Vacations will be operating the flights on Swift Air through April 5, 2018.

The new non-stop Exclusive Vacation Flights include complimentary non-alcoholic beverage services and snacks, one carry-on bag and one checked bag free of charge with AV-OK. Premium Class seating and Preferred Perks Plus upgrades are available from $29 and $39, respectively, according to the company.

— Caribbean Journal staff

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There’s a new music festival to visit in the Caribbean this summer: Roots and Soul.

The artist is dedicated to musicians “setting new trends” in genres including reggae, conscious hip-hop, Afro-punk and R&B, with concerts accompanied by master classes and encounters with artists.

The festival, part of St. Lucia’s new “Soleil” music series this summer, will be headlined by Grammy-winning reggae legends Morgan Heritage.

The two-day event takes place June 17-18 at the Pigeon Island National Landmark.

The June 17 lineup will feature artists including Chrycee ft Dynamics Band, Kayo, Fourth World and Christopher Marin.

The Sunday lineup will include Diana Philip, Rob Zii Taylor and Phyness, Musiq Soulchild, Etana and Morgan Heritage.

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The Dream Hotel Group is coming to the Caribbean.

The hotel brand has announced plans to open two Dominican Republic hotels in the coming years, including The Time Dominican Republic and Unscripted Dominican Republic.

The Time, which will be the company’s first Caribbean location, will be an “upper upscale” resort hotel with beachfront guestrooms and suites, multiple dining and nightlife venues and a spa.

Unscripted will feature “spaces,” guest rooms and suites, along with multiple food and beverage outlets.

The 30-year-old company operates hotels around the world under the Dream, Time, Chatwal and Unscripted brands.

Both hotels are slated to debut in 2019.

“We signed more new hotel deals in the last six months than any other year in the company’s history,” said Dream Hotel Group chairman Sant Singh Chatwal. “After significant investment and repositioning from ownership to hotel brand and management, Dream Hotel Group now boasts its strongest portfolio ever, and we look forward to continuing to build on our success and expand our brands at a rapid rate.”

— CJ Staff

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Canadian carrier WestJet has named its new low-cost carrier and appointed a CEO.

The new airline will be called WestJet Encore, and the company has tapped Charles Duncan to lead it.

“Charles is a proven leader with extensive experience in operations, commercial and general management for global airlines,” said Gregg Saretsky, WestJet President and CEO. “His operating skills and effectiveness working with teams will continue the success that WestJet Encore has already had in just less than four years of operations.”

Duncan was most recently the senior vice president for technical operations at United Airlines.

“I have spent my career in aviation because it combines my love of aircraft, travel and people. Coming on board an airline like WestJet Encore with its huge growth curve, passionate employees and caring culture is a perfect fit with my professional background,” Duncan said. “I look forward to moving into the role and supporting this dynamic team in realizing even greater impact across the WestJet network.”

He will begin his term at WestJet Encore June 6.

— Caribbean Journal staff

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