A New Addition at St Barth’s Les Ilets de la Plage

 

By Dana Niland
CJ Contributor

Le Studio, the newest addition to the villa collection at St Barth’s Les Islets de la Plage, is now open for guests.

The popular Les Ilets de la Plage has a portfolio of 12 private villas and bungalows with direct access to the white sand beach in the St Jean neighborhood of St Barth.

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Le Studio is a 592 square-foot, open-plan studio with its own balcony and sea views, designed in the resort’s signature colorful Creole architectural style. 

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The one-bedroom, one-bathroom studio features a fully equipped kitchen, teak armchairs with footrests in the living area, teak table and chairs in the dining area, large flat screen smart TV, ocean view terrace with comfortable seating, king-size or twin beds, air conditioning throughout and more.

Guests staying in Le Studio have access to all of the facilities and services including private beach, pool, concierge services, maid service, bakery delivery, grocery shopping service and more. 

For more, visit Les Ilets.

— CJ

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Grenada Breaking Records Amid Tourism Boom

 

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Grenada is breaking records amid a full-fledged tourism boom.

The tri-island destination (which also includes the islands of Petite Martinique and Carriacou), welcomed a total of 528,077 visitors across the cruise, stayover and yachting sectors — a new record for Grenada.

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Grand Anse.

That mark represented a 12.9 percent increase over 2017, led by a nearly 10 percent surge in stayover arrivals to 160,970 from 146,375, including a 17 percent jump over the Christmas holiday.

“Grenada ticks all the boxes when it comes to your perfect vacation, from the tropical nature to the tasty cuisine to the wonderful people, so we know these visitors will share their experiences and help us spread the word about Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean,” said Patricia Maher, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority.

The Canadian source market showed the highest stayover growth, with a 19 percent increase in visitors to 17,364, while the all-important United States market saw 12.4 percent growth to 75,577 stayover visitors for the year.

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BBC Beach.

The yachting sector also saw big gains, with 10.82 percent growth in arrivals and 428 more yacht calls overall.

“Achieving 500,000 arrivals has been a landmark goal for the destination of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. It is a testament to the growing island’s influence in the marketplace and industry growth. But we will not stop there as we want to grow the pie so that everyone gets a bigger slice. To do that, we must continue to keep our islands pure, share our warmth and hospitality with visitors, as well as deliver high quality professional service.”

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The Silversands.

The news comes as Grenada just welcomed a new flagship hotel for the island: the ultra-luxe Silversands boutique on Grand Anse Beach.

Another important hotel is slated to debut soon, with the highly anticipated Kimpton Kawana Bay in the pipeline as well.

It’s the latest surge for Grenada, which posted 8 percent growth in 2017 as well, among the highest continued growth rates in the Caribbean.

— CJ

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Summit Trampoline Park Group Anuncia un Nuevo Parque en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

… Mayagüez Mall en PR

MAYAGüEZ, PUERTO RICO, PUERTO RICO, January 9, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire … Summit Trampoline Park en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. La compañía espera tener a …

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The Cool List: The Coolest Caribbean Hotels for 2019

 

There’s a peculiar joy to finding that hidden-away hotel, the one you haven’t heard of, the one without a brand but with a personality.

There’s a feeling you get when you discover a hotel for yourself — one that soon develops a need to find more like it.

And the Caribbean is filled with the kinds of under-the-radar properties that invite just this kind of exploration, character-filled properties with fully developed identities that have that x-factor, that certain indescribable quality that makes them, well, cool.

Our popular Cool List is back for its seventh annual edition with a list of 20 properties from across the Caribbean, all cool in their own way, all waiting for you to discover them for yourself.

caribbean hotels cool

Secret Bay, Dominica The signature boutique hotel in Dominica is back and better than ever, including its spectacular Zabuco honeymoon villas with their private pools. Local hotelier Gregor Nassief’s villa resort remains one of the ultimate experiences in the Caribbean, with marvelously personalized service, a surfeit of adventure options and, well, some of the most spectacularly designed rooms anywhere. It’s modern, it’s luxurious, it’s elegant but it’s also impossibly cool.

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Sun Country Adding New Routes to St Kitts, Jamaica

 

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Sun Country Airlines is expanding again in the Caribbean.

The carrier, which just added new flights from Minneapolis to Belize and St Kitts, has announced a pair of new routes out of Dallas-Fort Worth.

The new routes include flights from Dallas to both Montego Bay, Jamaica and St Kitts.

It’s part of a wider expansion for the airline, which has been steadily increasing its footprint in the region in recent years.

Sun Country also announced two new routes to Mexico, with new flights from Las Vegas to both Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.

— CJ

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