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With this Ring : Destination Weddings in the Caribbean

Tying the knot in the Caribbean is a breeze !

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Summer's on sale at luxurious Caribbean resorts

Photo: At the Four Seasons Resort Anguilla, summer rates are nearly 50% cheaper than what you’ll pay during peak season. Credit: Melanie Reffes
More often adored for cold weather lures rather than hot weather tours, a summer vacation in the Caribbean is easier on the wallet and a great way to audition an island before spending the big bucks for a winter vacation. There’s no shortage of beach chairs, the best seats in the house are waiting at top-notch restaurants and hotels are dishing up dea...

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Summer's on sale at luxurious Caribbean resorts

More often adored for cold weather lures rather than hot weather tours, a summer vacation in the Caribbean is easier on the wallet and a great way to audition an island before spending the big bucks for a winter vacation. There’s no shortage of beach chairs, the best seats in the house are waiting at top-notch restaurants and hotels are dishing up deals. Check out our summer sales and swap those backyard barbecues and buggy city nights for beach bargains and breezy trade winds.
Note that some...

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Rum, Reggae and Romance: One Love in Jamaica

Perennially popular as a winter getaway, Jamaica is also red hot during the summer with plenty of rum, reggae and romance. From top-shelf to no-frills, resorts and hotels are rolling out the welcome mat for weddings, honeymoons, anniversary celebrations and mojo-filled weekends. “Jamaica’s allure is unparalleled,” said Donnie Dawson, acting director tourism, “we love sharing this charm and natural beauty so that our visitors have memorable experiences in the home of all right.”
From a wedding...

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Rum, Reggae and Romance: One Love in Jamaica

Perennially popular as a winter getaway, Jamaica is also red hot during the summer with plenty of rum, reggae and romance. From top-shelf to no-frills, resorts and hotels are rolling out the welcome mat for weddings, honeymoons, anniversary celebrations and mojo-filled weekends. “Jamaica’s allure is unparalleled,” said Donnie Dawson, acting director tourism, “we love sharing this charm and natural beauty so that our visitors have memorable experiences in the home of all right.”

From a wedding...

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Best Caribbean islands for nature lovers

Beloved for their world-class beaches, cocktails at sunset and chill-out time in a swaying hammock, the many islands that make up the Caribbean are remarkably diverse with plenty of different strokes for different folks. Next trip, head instead for the hills and the mountains, rainforests, gardens, bird sanctuaries and caves. You can always go back to the beach tomorrow.
Puerto Rico
It is a mystical glow-in-the-dark experience seen in only five bioluminescent bays in the world: one in Jamaica...

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Romancing Jamaica: Feeling the Vibe

Morphing big dreams into romantic realities is what a destination wedding is all about. The recipient of umpteen awards like TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice as ‘Best Destination in the Caribbean’, Jamaica is the hands-down favorite for couples from around the world who come to tie the knot, enjoy a honeymoon, renew wedding vows and celebrate an anniversary. “Jamaica’s allure is unparalleled,” said Donnie Dawson, acting director tourism, “we love sharing our charm and natural beauty and continue...

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Best Caribbean islands for nature lovers

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Beloved for their world-class beaches, cocktails at sunset and chill-out time in a swaying hammock, the many islands that make up the Caribbean are remarkably diverse with plenty of different strokes for different folks. Next trip, head instead for the hills and the mountains, rainforests, gardens, bird sanctuaries and caves. You can always go back to the beach tomorrow.

Puerto Rico

It is a mystical glow-in-the-dark experience seen in only five bioluminescent bays in the world: one in...

USA TODAY

Best Caribbean islands for nature lovers

Beloved for their world-class beaches, cocktails at sunset and chill-out time in a swaying hammock, the many islands that make up the Caribbean are remarkably diverse with plenty of different strokes for different folks. Next trip, head instead for the hills and the mountains, rainforests, gardens, bird sanctuaries and caves. You can always go back to the beach tomorrow.
Puerto Rico
It is a mystical glow-in-the-dark experience seen in only five bioluminescent bays in the world: one in Jamaica...

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Sun, sand, surf and slots

Whether you have a passion for poker, a soft spot for the slots or like the rush of the roulette wheel, you’ll find a winning gaming getaway in the tropics. Check out our Caribbean casino primer and leave the sun lounger on the sand; you can always go back to the beach tomorrow.
High rollers
Tops with Quebecers, gambling in the Dominican Republic is as much a part of a holiday as salsa lessons on the beach and a frosty mug of Presidente beer. Laying claim to more casinos than in any other cou...

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Lucky In Love: Caribbean Casinos

Lucky In Love
With love in the air and Lady Luck by your side, couples will always find a winning gaming getaway in the Caribbean. Whether it’s date-night in a resort casino or a wedding party with a passion for poker, kick it up a notch, swap the beach for blackjack and check out our best bets in the tropics.
Bingo and Blackjack
One of 18 casinos in Puerto Rico, Casino Metro at the Sheraton San Juan Hotel & Casino is the largest with 400 slot machines and 18 table games where dealers aim to ...

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Caribbean casinos: Best places to gamble in the islands

Whether you have a passion for poker, a soft spot for the slots or like the rush of the roulette wheel, you’ll find a winning gaming getaway in the tropics. Here are some of the best bets in the Caribbean.
The Bahamas
Whether you rely on skill or Lady Luck, there’s plenty of opportunity in Nassau and Paradise Island. Billed as the Caribbean’s largest, Baha Mar Casino is also the newest, coming in at 100,000 square feet of 126 table games like blackjack, roulette, baccarat and craps, sports be...

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Best pools in the Caribbean, 2018 edition

Caribbean beaches are justifiably world famous, but the region’s resort pools are no second banana. These crazy cool pools run the gamut from rooftops with awesome vistas and funky bars to artistically sculpted infinity varieties with edges that seem to disappear into the ocean or the sky. Take a leisurely lap around one of these picturesque pools in the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico
In the Convention Center district across San Juan Bay from the Pan American Cruise Terminal, the infinity-edge at She...

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Romancing The Caribbean

The region’s most influential tourism and travel gathering was held this year at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan. Welcoming more than 1,000 movers and shakers from 30 countries, Caribbean Marketplace 2018 was a beehive of activity for wedding planners, tour operators, airlines, hotels and tourism folks including those from the islands rebounding from last year’s hurricanes who delivered upbeat updates about the most visited warm weather destination in the world.

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Escape to the Caribbean: Sunny days and starry nights

The biggest Caribbean travel conference of the year was recently held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, bringing together 1,000 movers and shakers from 30 countries, including Canada. The region’s longest-running and most influential gathering, Caribbean Marketplace was produced by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) and this year in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. Travel agents, tour operators, airlines, hotels and tourism folks — including those from t...