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Puerto Rico’s airlift boom will continue in 2020 with the launch of another wave of new routes from low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines. 

Spirit, already one of the leading carriers to Puerto Rico, has announced plans to launch more new daily nonstop flights to San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. 

That will be highlighted by a new daily nonstop flight from Boston Logan International Airport to San Juan, beginning Feb. 1, 2020. 

“For Aerostar, it is a priority to be able to provide passengers with the greatest amount and frequency of flights. This way, we can expand the island’s possibilities while further developing visitor traffic,” said Jorge Hernández, CEO of Aerostar, which manages Puerto Rico’s biggest airport. “We thank Spirit for choosing Puerto Rico to inaugurate these two new routes. Newark and Boston are destinations with great demand among Puerto Ricans, so we trust that these new routes will be successful.”

Spirit is also adding a second daily nonstop flight from Newark to San Juan, also set to begin Feb. 1, 2020. 

“We are thrilled to expand our Puerto Rico service portfolio with new destinations and more nonstops to beautiful San Juan,” said John Kirby, Vice President of Network Planning at Spirit Airlines. “Our new flights from Boston and Newark give our guests more opportunities to escape to this incredible destination of discovery and leisure.”

The new daily routes are part of a wider expansion to Puerto Rico, Spirit said.

Indeed, earlier this year Spirit launched new flights from Tampa and Baltimore to San Juan.

That will include additional daily flights to San Juan from three cities: Orlando (beginning Feb. 21), Philadelphia (beginning March 1) and Baltimore-Washington (launching May 21). 

Puerto Rico continues to see record-breaking air arrivals in 2019, largely buoyed by consistent growth in new airlift. 

What that also means is that carriers, both legacy and low-cost, continue to bet big on the destination and its tourism potential — as the destination experiences an ongoing tourism surge.

“We appreciate Spirit Airlines’ commitment with the expansions of service in Puerto Rico with new daily flight routes from Newark and Boston,” said Carla Campos, the executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, in a statement. “Each destination will have 64,970 additional seats annually, which represents an economic impact of approximately $25 million for Newark and $28 million for Boston. We are confident that this increase in air capacity will continue to expand travel alternatives for thousands of passengers through the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport.”

Spirit first launched flights to Puerto Rico back in 2001. 

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Caribbean Airlines has launched its new service between Kingston, Jamaica and Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. 

The twice-weekly nonstop flight will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays until March 28, 2020, according to the company. 

“Caribbean Airlines has a clear vision to connect the region, which is a major element in strengthening our Caribbean identity,” said Caribbean Airlines CEO, Garvin Medera. “Far too often we have heard how difficult, inconvenient and expensive it is to travel within the region.” 

The flights are part of a concerted effort to grow Jamaica’s Norman Manley Airport in Kingston into a regional hub. 

“This new flight will ease this burden by adding Grand Cayman to our network and our flight is timed to facilitate easy connections to other Caribbean Airlines destinations,” Medera said.

“The Cayman Islands Airports Authority is delighted to add Caribbean Airlines to the expanding list of airlines serving the Cayman Islands,” said CEO of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority, Albert Albertson. “The Caribbean Airlines service will add 300 seats to Grand Cayman, to augment arrivals, which continue to grow exponentially. Our airport handles over 2500 aircraft movements annually and we are happy to include Caribbean Airlines in this expansion.”

Grand Cayman is Caribbean Airlines’ 22nd destination, and the airline intends to expand its network in the coming months.

The carrier recently launched several other new routes this year out of Jamaica, including from Kingston to Barbados. 

— CJ

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All-inclusive resorts are the hottest thing in Caribbean travel right now.  There’s a reason, after all, why the biggest resort companies in the world, from Marriott to Hilton to Hyatt, are either (in the case of Marriott) launching their first-true all-inclusive properties or significantly ramping up their all-inclusive operations. 

Add that to continued growth from firms like Apple Leisure Group, Playa and Royalton, and it’s clear that the biggest names in travel see where things are headed. 

Plainly, the convenience and all-around comfort of an all-inclusive vacation are what more and more travelers are asking for right now. 

But while the technical appeal of all-inclusive is surging, the look, feel and character of all-inclusive resorts has never been more fluid. All-inclusive used to be a qualitative description. Now, it’s simply a financial one. 

Indeed, the biggest change in all-inclusive has been the diversity of resort designs, experiences and personalities. 

For years, the all-inclusive was traditionally a megaresort or the like, more about quantity than quality. 

“Today, the all-inclusive sector has become remarkably layered,” said Alexander Britell, editor and publisher of Caribbean Journal. “While demand for all-inclusive vacations is at an all-time high, there has never been a broader or more interesting group of resorts to choose from, whether you’re at an intimate, boutique all-inclusive to an authentic-locally-focused resort.”

Our team scours the region for the best all-inclusive resorts and all-inclusive experiences, and our 2020 edition takes you around the Caribbean, from small resorts in bohemian enclaves like Negril to grand, iconic resorts in destinations like Antigua. 

Here are our the best all-inclusive resorts to check out in the Caribbean in 2020. 

Hammock Cove, Antigua No Caribbean all-inclusive better exemplifies the dramatic reinvention all-inclusive resorts than Hammock Cove, the region’s newest and most exciting all-inclusive resort. There are just 42 rooms, all crispy designed with private plunge pools, with a pervasive boutique experience and a culinary program led by renowned Chef Marco Festini. It’s an all-inclusive only in name; this is an intimate, boutique luxury resort. 

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