By the Caribbean Journal staff

Mexico’s Atelier de Hoteles brand is set to debut a new luxury all-inclusive in the heart of the Riviera Maya.

The new Atelier Playa Mujeres will open April 15 as the company’s first luxury resort.

The all-suite, adults-only hotel is set within the Playa Mujeres development, which is home to an 18-hole Greg Norman-designed golf course, which directly abuts the property.

“With Atelier Playa Mujeres we have revolutionized the concept of the hotel industry in Mexico. We celebrate contemporary Mexican art with a captivating architectural design and an authentic atmosphere that is reflected in every corner of our hotel. Our ‘Handmade hospitality’ is remarkable for offering first class, personalized service in a setting of relaxed luxury and vibrant gastronomy surrounding guests with a totally technological experience, generating extraordinary and memorable moments,” said Oliver Reinhart, CEO of Atelier, in a statement. 

The 431-suite property will have eight restaurants and eight bars, including a flagship restaurant called Maria Dolores, stewarded by Chef Edgar Nunez, the Mexican chef behind the celebrated Sud 777 eatery in Mexico City.

Amenities range from private check-in, butlers, “golf concierges” and connectivity that even lets guests use their smartphones as their room keys.

There are also nearly 50,000-square-foot conference of event space.

It’s one of two planned openings for Atelier in Mexico this yaer, with the Estudio Playa Mujeres set to debut later in the first half of this year.

For more, visit Atelier.

— CJ

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By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton

A new-state-of-the-art Caribbean airport opened its doors on Wednesday, with a very special guest on hand to do the honors.

The United Kingdom’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall were on hand to officially open the new, modernized Owen Roberts International Airport in the Cayman Islands.

Prince Charles with Cayman Islands Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell.

“Our pledge to provide the Cayman Islands with a world-class airport in collaboration with the Cayman Islands Airports Authority has been fulfilled,” Cayman Islands Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell told the crowd. “It conveys to all travelers that you are very, very important to us.”

The striking new airport, which was built by McAlpine and designed by RS&H, includes everything from a new shopping gallery and food court to a new boarding gate system, a new ticketing hall and immigration hall to new restaurants to amenities like nursing stations for mothers and a children’s play area.

That’s along with eco-friendly touches like a geothermal air conditioning system, a reflective roof and high-efficiency LED lighting.

The new “Great Hall” of the airport.

More crucially, the new airport has a massively expanded capacity, from the old airport’s capacity of about 500,000 visitors per year to a new capacity for as many as 2.7 million passengers every year.

It’s a significant new chapter for an airport that first debuted in the early 1950s.

There is more to come, too, with plans for a lengthened runway by another 400 feet and to increase the taxiways.

The airport includes a new shopping gallery.

“We know the memories our visitors make while in our islands will be unforgettable, and with the official opening of this airport, we are offering them a chance to embrace and cherish those memories forever,” Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin said. “The new Owen Roberts International Airport gives us all a better, more customer-friendly traveling experience.”

It comes as the Cayman Islands is seeing record-breaking tourism numbers, part of a strategic push to strengthen its tourism sector in an increasingly competitive regional market.

In a region where more islands are grasping the importance of having modern, internationally competitive airports, it’s a huge new addition.

And as Kirkconnell said, it’s an important message to the destination’s visitors.

— CJ

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By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton

You don’t have to look far in the Caribbean to find ceviche, unsurprising in a region home to some of the best seafood on the planet.

Indeed, the Peruvian dish, which typically consists of fish cured in lime or lemon juice and then a range of other possible ingredients, has spread across the islands in one form of another, from conch salad in The Bahamas to aguachile on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.

But while it’s ubiquitous, one Caribbean eatery has taken its ceviche to the next level.

Agua.

This is Agua, one of the signature eateries at Grand Cayman’s Camana Bay development, a seafood-focused restaurant that serves up the best ceviche we’ve ever encountered in the Caribbean.

The offering is broad: there are six different types of the dish: clasico peruano, with a pepper and cilantro seasoning; “mixto peruano,” with a mix of shripm, octopus and aji amarillo sauce; thai style, with the catch of the day and flavors like coconut and lemongrass; “Cayman stye,” with tomato, orange seasoning, and scotch bonnet ; aguachile, the Mexican-style ceviche with avocado, wild shrimp and jalapeno; and nikkei, with tuna, yuzu, tamarind, soy and cilantro.

You can eat them individually or as a trio (or, for a splurge, do a sampling of all six), taking a seafood journey in the process.

Each expression is authentic and full of flavor, the juices and the spices marrying perfectly with the taste and consistency of ultra-fresh fish.

It’s all delivered with impeccable service in a bright, crisply designed restaurant in the heart of Camana Bay, in plain view of the water.

And if you like ceviche, this is the spot. And it’s the best in the Caribbean right now.

— CJ

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