By the Caribbean Journal staff

St Maarten-based Winair is planning a massive expansion to its flight network later this month, the company said.

Winair will be launching direct service to Curacao, Santo Domingo and Haiti beginning Feb. 26.

The expanded network will include daily service to Curacao; five flights per week to Santo Domingo and two flights each week to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Winair will be operating the flights on ATR-42 aircraft with 48 seats, in partnership with the carrier’s alliance partner, Air Antilles.

“In keeping with Winair’s tradition of providing safe, reliable transportation we are very pleased to recommence service to these destinations,” said Michael Cleaver, CEO of Winair. “Winair looks forward to the continued support of the shareholders, employees and most importantly our customers with these new services. This positive development fills a much needed void in air connectivity and will also provide additional employment to St. Maarteners in these trying times.”

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

American Airlines is increasing its service to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao.

Beginning this summer, American will be adding an additional weekly flight from Charlotte to Curaçao.

That means a pair of weekend flights to the island, with service on Saturday and Sunday.

Both flights will operate with 128 seats.

American Airlines is also expanding capacity on its Miami-Curaçao route, with an additional daily capacity of 60 seats.

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Delta Vacations has announced a major new distribution agreement with Hilton, the company announced this week.

Delta Vacations, the official vacation provider for Delta Air Lines, is adding more than 400 new Hilton properties to its portfolio by year’s end

That means travel agents will have access to book Hilton’s full range of accommodations for their clients, across 14 brands, from Waldorf Astoria to Curio Collection to Doubletree.

“We’re delighted to have expanded our partnership with Hilton Hotels and Resorts,” said Elizabeth Moriarty, V.P. – Product Development, Delta Vacations. “Their broad selection of hotels, trusted brand reputation and global reach will help Delta Vacations continue to tailor the customer experience and provide premium options that appeal to our customers’ varying tastes and needs while they’re on vacation.”

Hilton has a rapidly expanding portfolio in the Caribbean region, particularly its Curio Collection brand.

— CJ

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In the latest step for Anguilla’s comeback from Hurricane Irma, its hottest hotel is reopening this week.

The luxe Zemi Beach House on Anguilla’s Shoal Bay Beach reopens Feb. 15, the first luxury hotel to reopen on the island.

Zemi Beach House has a collection of 65 rooms, including superior rooms, premium rooms and one, two and three-bedroom penthouse suites.

Amenities range from 24-hour room service and bluetooth sound systoms to Malin + Goetz bath amenities and Frette premium linens, among others.

When it debuted in 2016, it immediately caused waves in the Caribbean hotel industry, thanks to its sleek design, creative food and beverage and one of the region’s top spas.

It was all good enough to take home the crown as the Caribbean’s best new hotel in Caribbean Journal’s Caribbean Travel Awards in 2016.

A room at Zemi Beach House.

Zemi Beach House is also offering a special “welcome back” promotion, including complimentary nights and a complimentary daily full American buffet breakfast.

For more information, visit Zemi Beach House.

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One of St Maarten’s most popular places to stay has reopened.

The Princess Heights boutique condominium-hotel has officially relaunched in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

The Dawn Beach-area property has a mix of suites, from studios to two-bedroom suites across a two-building complex, with amenities including a large fresh water swimming pool and a fitness room.

“The Island and its people have proven to be resilient and are determined to grow stronger: island clean up and service restoring activities are being carried out faster than expected compared to similar situations of major weather events in the past,” the property wrote in a statement on Facebook. “Though it will take some time again before St. Maarten will be rebuild, we hope to come back to being the Friendly Island and a stronger paradise to vacation.”

For more information, visit Princess Heights.

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