Mexico’s Caribbean coast has a very cool new eco-resort.

It’s called the KanXuk Blue Maya Resort, and it’s set inside of the UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Riviera Maya.

The boutique hotel is set in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere just south of Tulum, and has four main oceanfront villa rooms, one jungle view rooms, three oceanfront bungalows and one “premium” bungalow tih a private garden.

That’s along with an on-site spa, cigar bar and custom premium dining program.

The eco-friendly hotel’s primary sources of energy are wind and solar, while much of the furnishings are produced with sustainable tropical wood.

To book a stay at KanXuk Blue Maya Resort click here.

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A major new resort project has broken ground in Antigua and Barbuda: Callaloo Cay.

The luxury development is the brainchild of Al Caribi Antigua Development Limited — a joint venture between Sheik Tariq Bin Faisal Al Qassimi of Dubai and the government of Antigua and Barbuda.

Tariq is behind a number of high-profile properties in Dubai, highlighted by the Palazzo Versace Dubai five-star hotel. He is the chairman of Emirates Investment Group.

Callaloo Cay will be a five-star property with between 95 and 100 rooms along with 40 villas, a spa, a beach club and waterside dining concepts on a 32-acre site.

The project will include the development of a five-acre national park for local residents and guests.

Calalloo Cay will be set on the southwestern portion of Antigua dubbed Antigua’s “green corridor,” an initiative aimed at improving local sustainability.

The development team includes architectural firm OBMI and financial advisory company KPMG.

Al Qassimi is behind the high-profile Palazzo Versace in Dubai.

The $200 million project is targeting a late 2020 completion date, with “hundreds” of jobs created upon completion.

“Callaloo Cay will lead to increasing the room availability, and broadening our twin-island nations portfolio of distinguished properties,” said Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot Michael. “Increasing the room availability – in a sustainable manner and representing a quality that matches the standard of Antigua and Barbuda – is of utmost distinction and importance.”

It will not be a large-scale project, with max building heights “no higher than a palm tree,” according to Michael.

The project is part of Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment program.

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Guadeloupe-based airline Air Caraibes is adding a major new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft to its fleet.

The airline is based in Guadeloupe and operates both around the Caribbean and between the Caribbean and France.

It is the first French airline to take delivery of the A350.

The new plane is the latest aircraft from Airbus, with features like 40 percent larger windows than the Airbus A330 and a lighter construction composition that will make the transatlantic trip in about 20 minutes less than average, the company said.

The plane will be making its first trip on Thursday.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –The US Coast Guard offloaded on Monday approximately 4.2 tons of seized cocaine, worth an estimated $125 million in wholesale value, at Coast Guard Sector San Juan. Four Guyanese men apprehended in this case were transferred Saturday to federal law…

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines has opened its new international airport, but it could be some time before regularly scheduled service hits the island.

The country debuted the airport with charter flights on Dynamic and Caribbean Airlines, but Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says airlines “are likely to need about four to six months” before they can commit to regular service.

Gonsalves made the remarks while urging local hoteliers to work with the country’s tourism authority to take advantage of opportunities from new potential airlift.

He said the tourism authority was “continuing negotiations with international airlines, to secure commitments for regular international flights into the Argyle International Airport”

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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