Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has opened the Four Points Havana, the company’s first hotel in Cuba, representing a watershed moment for the fast-growing Four Points brand. The opening comes on the heels of the groundbreaking deals signed by Starwood in Cuba earlier this...

Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has added 16 Blue Diamond properties, including Royalton Resorts, Hideaway at Royalton and CHIC, to its Sun portfolio. Now included in the collection: Royalton Saint Lucia Resort & Spa – opening early 2017. Set in the lush Saint Lucian landscape, this...

The Dominican Republic has announced a growth rate of 5.8% in overall tourism, compared to the Caribbean’s overall rate of 3.7%. Dominican tourism officials have projected 6 million visitors in 2016 and with a growth rate of 8% in the first quarter of 2016, the country is on track to meet...

Sandals Foundation and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have joined forces to create a fellowship that will provide funding for a healthcare professional from Barbados to train at the renowned children’s hospital in Toronto. Dr. Chantelle Browne-Farmer has been selected as the...

Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas has launched a US$30 million renovation project at Coral Towers, set to begin this fall. Atlantis’ complete redesign to one of the property’s most popular towers is scheduled to be fully completed by next summer, with guest rooms and spaces...

Air Canada Vacations has added the all-inclusive Mangos Jamaica resort to its Montego Bay-area product line. Located in the coastal village of Coopers Pen, the adults-only property features low-rise, traditional wooden accommodations situated in tropical gardens. Mangos offers three...

Hotels on the sun-and-rum-soaked USVirgin Islands' island of St. Croix have announced packages for the 2016 A Taste of St. Croix, an annual fundraising culinary event. This year’s event -- featuring more than 50 exhibitors promoting local restaurants, farms, rums, wines and more -- will be...

[caption id="attachment_78908" align="alignnone" width="300"] Unlimited access to non-motorized water sports! (PRNewsFoto/Divi Resorts)[/caption] Divi Resorts has added all-inclusive plans or meal plans to three of its resorts, and now offers all-inclusive plans or meal plans on each of the...

The Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and the April 29 to May 8 festival is being billed as the place to be for those seeking hot days and cool jazz, cool nights and hot jazz – or both. Calabash Cove Resort & Spa, a boutique oceanfront...