By the Caribbean Journal staff

A new design-focused hotel is coming to Turks and Caicos: The Bight. 

The new property is the brainchild of the EA Group, which is developing the 66-unit boutique hotel on the north shore of Providenciales. 

A rendering of the lobby.

“We designed The Bight Hotel to be authentic, experiential, and hip with the primary objective that it be a great investment opportunity,” said Ryan Jones, director of EA Group. “We wanted to eliminate excess, like enormous wrap around porches, indoor dining rooms and massive kitchens, that owners rarely use, and prioritize more of the things modern buyers and vacationers want, like fitness facilities, farm-to-table food and gardens, stunning views, access to tons of Grace Bay Beach, and authentic island experience.”

The hotel, which will have a total of 89 keys, will be set on a seven-acre site just southwest of the Wymara (the recently-rebranded former Gansevoort hotel), with 1,000 feet of beachfront. 

What a room will look like at the new Turks and Caicos outpost.

Like most hotels in Turks and Caicos, The Bight will be a residential resort, with units for sale ranging from $377,000 to $1.7 million, according to Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty, which calls the property an “elevated, chic, design-forward boutique hotel.”

Much of that look will come from the design by the renowned Simon Wood Architects, which designed the resort and its floor plans. 

Every unit will have views of the north shore of Providenciales towards the island’s Northwest Point, with ocean views over the Bight National Park. 

Amenities at the property will include an on-site eatery, a swimming pool, a bar, a crossfit gym, a spa, a kids’ club, a coffee shop and a barn, among others. 

The latter will be home to weekly movie nights. 

The new project is part of a wave of new development in Turks and Caicos, a new push that began with the spectacular Shore Club and is now continuing with projects like Ambergris Cay, The Bight and the Andaz Turks and Caicos. 

The Bight Hotel is slated to make its debut in 2020.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Caribbean Airlines is adding a new nonstop route between Jamaica and Barbados, the company said. 

The new route, subject to government approval, will run between Kingston, Jamaica and Barbados, with flights twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays. 

“The launch of this twice-weekly nonstop service is in direct response to feedback from our valued customers,” said Garvin Medera, chief executive officer of Caribbean Airlines. “The airline business is about providing a service that our customers want and this flight is a welcome addition to our network to serve their needs.”

Last year, Barbados had more than 9,000 arrivals from Jamaica, a 2.2 percent increase over the previous week. 

“This demonstrates this market’s potential for growth, and with a strong marketing program and Barbados’ well-packed annual calendar of events, we have high hopes for significant business from the island,” said William “Billy” Griffith, CEO of Barbados Tourism Marketing. 

The service is slated to launch April 15. 

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Jamaica has had a record-breaking winter tourism season, according to estimates from the country’s Ministry of Tourism.

Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the island is estimated to have welcomed around 900,000 stopover visitors this winter, which would be the highest figure ever for a winter season.

That’s along with an additional 600,000 cruise passenger arrivals in the same period.

The winter tourist season runs from December through April; March 2019 is trending as the “biggest month ever in our history.”

“2019 is trending in a way that is going to break all records,” Bartlett said.

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Dominican Republic is continuing a full-fledged hotel development boom, according to new data from hotel analytics firm STR.

The Caribbean’s most popular tourism destination has a total of 6,200 rooms in construction right now, or 8.7 percent of its existing hotel supply.

That’s easily the largest number of rooms in construction of any Caribbean destination, followed by Cuba, which has 600 rooms in construction, or 0.9 percent of its supply.

That comes after the Dominican Republic saw a 6 percent growth in its hotel stock in 2018, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Tourism.

Last year’s additions increased the Dominican Republic’s hotel supply by 4,365 rooms.

The country now boasts 80,256 hotel rooms.

— CJ

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