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Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig returned home to a big welcome this week to Puerto Rico, following her historic women’s singles tennis victory in Rio. Puig’s victory made her the first-ever Puerto Rican to win a gold medal for the island. Puerto Rico Alejandro Garcia Padilla with Puig following her arrival this weekend. “[I…
The tiny Dutch-Caribbean territory of Bonaire is big with divers, who flock to its fish-filled waters, thriving coral reefs and 89 dive sites. And there’s plenty for landlubbers to enjoy as well (see our recommendations, here). But whether you dive or you don’t, you’re going to need somewhere to stay. So here are our…
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Marcia Mayne, who sent in this lovely shot of rafts on the Martha Brae river in Jamaica. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ The…
Changes at Jamaica’s best new hotel By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor The Cliff hotel in Negril, Jamaica is less than a year old but it’s already making improvements. When the retreat reopens after the off-season break on October 1, it will be with a new yoga pavilion and fitness center, the final phase in…
Caribbean tourism businesses must adapt to succeed, according to the President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Karolin Troubetzkoy. Troubetzkoy sees the upcoming Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum as an opportunity for hotels and tourism-related businesses to take stock and to “open our eyes to the bigger picture, which is so important if…