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Tropical Storm Bertha Forms, Heads West from African CoastThe second tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Bertha, has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean near the Cape Verde Islands, the National Hurricane Center reports.... |
Tree House Mansion Debuts in CuracaoThe Lodge Kura Hulanda in Curacao has officially opened its new Tree House Mansion -- a two bedroom, two bathroom thatched-roof suite on a raised platform perched on the... |
2008 Turks & Caicos Film Festival CancelledThe 2008 Turks & Caicos International Film Festival, originally scheduled for Oct. 15-18 in Providenciales, has been cancelled. Tourism officials blamed the downturn in the economy and tentatively rescheduled the... |
New Photo Tour of Philipsburg, the capital of Dutch St. MaartenSt. Maarten/St. Martin is one of the most interesting islands in the Caribbean because of its dual nature -- half French, half Dutch. In many ways a visit to this... |
Gloria Estefan, REO Speedwagon to Headline Aruba Music FestivalThe 7th annual Aruba Music Festival, scheduled for Oct. 10-11, will be headlined by legendary Latin performer Gloria Estefan and soft rockers REO Speedwagon. Estefan will play on Oct. 10,... |
Caribbean Still the World's Top Destination for CruisesRising transportation costs and the sluggish economy have helped to cement the Caribbean as the top destination for cruising, according to the Cruise Line International Association.The Associated Press recently reported... |
LIAT Now Flying Between St. Lucia and Dominica, Montserrat and AntiguaThere are no direct international flights to Dominica, so connecting flights are critically important for visitors to the island. This week, the regional Caribbean airline LIAT announced that it will... |
Malaria Warning for Great Exuma, BahamasThe federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently renewed a warning about malaria after a visitor to Great Exuma, Bahamas, came down with the disease."Based on the repeated instances of... |
Dining Credits at the Westin St. JohnOne of the dirty secrets of staying at a Caribbean luxury resort is that it can cost you as much to eat each day as it would for a room... |
AirTran Adds San Juan FlightsIt will be hard for Puerto Rico to make up for American Airlines' major cutbacks at its San Juan hub, but new service from airlines like AirTran is helping to... |
All-Inclusive Riu Resorts at Up to 37% OffContinental Airlines Vacations recently launched a sale on air-inclusive trips to 17 Riu Hotels & Resorts properties in the Caribbean and Mexico, with savings of 20% off and more for... |
Wyndham Announces October Opening for Cap Cana ResortThe Green Village at Cap Cana, a Wyndham Grand Bay Resort, will open this October, the hotel company says. The latest in a wave of luxury resorts cropping up in... |
Couples Ocho Rios Renamed, RenovatedCouples Ocho Rios, one of the better known all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica, is scheduled to complete a $22 million renovation in December 2008, and along with 20 new ocean-view rooms,... |
New Flights to Bahamas 'Out Island' of BiminiThe "Out Islands" of the Bahamas are a largely undiscovered treasure, in part because they can be difficult to get to. However, one of the larger of these island --... |
Free Airfare for St. Lucia Resort: Book by June 30June 30 is the deadline for a free airfare deal at St. Lucia's Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort. Book a seven-night stay at this 60-acre Mediterranean-style resort between Sept. 2... |
St. Maarten/St. Martin: Day-Trip CentralOne of the things I learned on my recent trip to St. Maarten/St. Martin is that this is a great island for those of us travelers who can't stay in... |
United, US Airways to Charge for Checked LuggageWell, that didn't take long: United Airlines and US Airways have followed in the footsteps of American Airlines in announcing that they will now charge an extra fee for all... |
JetBlue Adding Puerto Rico FlightsAmerican Airlines may be cutting back service at its San Juan, Puerto Rico hub, but JetBlue says it will be adding new flights this winter from Boston, New York, and... |
Continental Eliminates Service to Santiago, D.R.Continental Airlines announced this week that it will eliminate its flights from New York/Newark to Santiago, Dominican Republic, effectively shutting down the airline's operations in the D.R.'s second-largest city. The... |
July Travel in the CaribbeanTravel to the Caribbean in the middle of summer? Sounds a little nuts, but in fact the Caribbean remains a pretty popular place to go even in July and August... |
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