Melanie Reffes
The Caribbean Rocks !
Melanie Reffes is a seasoned travel journalist specializing in the Caribbean . She is often circling the globe in search of a good story or racing through airports trying to make a flight. She is much-published in the USA, Canada, Caribbean and places beyond.
PROJECTS
marrycaribbean.com
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...
marrycaribbean.com
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 ...
USA TODAY
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...
caribbeantravel.com
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.
Produced by the ...
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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...
USA TODAY
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...
10 News
Best beaches in the Caribbean, 2018 edition
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Even if you’ve been there and done that, chilling on a Caribbean beach never gets old. Whether you like snorkeling, swimming and sunbathing, people-watching on party beaches or the sand-less-traveled, our island-by-island guide can help you find the best sandy swaths under the sun.
Anguilla
It’s the calm long after last year’s storms on every one of Anguilla's 33 stunning beaches that front more than 12 miles of shoreline. On a typical sunny day, Meads Bay on the northwest coast is ca...
marrycaribbean.com
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.
Produced by the ...
lenouvelliste.com
Barbancourt élue meilleure distillerie des Caraïbes
Best Distillery in the Caribbean USA TODAY 10BEST Readers Poll
« Au nom de la direction, des employés et travailleurs du rhum Barbancourt, j’aimerais remercier tous ceux qui ont voté pour nous dans le cadre du concours sur USA Today », a déclaré Lyne Valérie Romain, directrice marketing de la société rhum Barbancourt, dans une note envoyée à la rédaction. Elle se dit « convaincue que Barbancourt a gagné ce concours non seulement pour la qualité de son rhum, mais aussi grâce à ses attributs qui en font d’elle un chef de file ».
Pour établir ce ...
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USA Today Best Beaches in the Caribbean says destination’s 37 beaches are back in business.
POND ISLAND:--- Destination Sint Maarten/St. Martin is once again profiled in a major U.S. media publication, the USA Today. On Monday, February 12, in its Travel Section under the title, “Best beaches in the Caribbean, 2018 edition,” there were 51 photos featuring the aforementioned in the Region, and destination St. Maarten/St. Martin was mentioned in the number two spot pointing out that the island’s 37 beaches are back in business.
The feature written by Melanie Reffes as a special to USA...
USA TODAY
Best beaches in the Caribbean, 2018 edition
Even if you’ve been there and done that, chilling on a Caribbean beach never gets old. Whether you like snorkeling, swimming and sunbathing, people-watching on party beaches or the sand-less-traveled, our island-by-island guide can help you find the best sandy swaths under the sun.
It’s the calm long after last year’s storms on every one of Anguilla's 33 stunning beaches that front more than 12 miles of shoreline. On a typical sunny day, Meads Bay on the northwest coast is camera-ready at sun...