Tropical Vacations

World’s 10 most secluded sands

Accessible only by boat or a 25-minute hike along a rugged goat trail (take the path just beyond Flamands Beach), Colombier is a sweet little cove perfect for swimming, snorkeling or eating a French picnic.These beaches are harder to get to, but they're cheaper and quieter than tourist hotspots.


Most romantic Caribbean sunsets

From Jade Mountain resort in St. Lucia, you’ll see the sky’s red-orange hues reflecting off the Caribbean from a west-facing room; upgrade to a suite and you’ll get a panoramic lookout from a private infinity pool.The Caribbean islands are infamous for their sunshine—and rightly so. Is there anything more daydream-worthy, more symbolic of languor and ease, than those ubiquitous images of sugary white beaches, dappled palms, and turquoise lagoons sparkling in the sun?


Economy crisis hits paradise

The financial crisis has forced a stall on the multimillion dollar construction project of the Punta Palmera Condominium at the Cap Cana Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.The Caribbean is headed for tough times as construction workers and resort employees are laid off by the hundreds and anticipated peak season bookings are at a trickle.


The Caribbean’s 15 best hotels

The 40-minute drive from the airport to Amanyara culminates on a bumpy, gravelly road bordered by dust-coated scrub brush. Just when you start to seriously believe that your driver has taken a wrong turn, the gravel ends and you arrive.Forbes Traveler picks the 15 best hotels in the Caribbean, including La Samanna, Curtain Bluff and Horned Dorset Primavera.


Jamaica to invest $11 million in tourism projects
Jamaica is launching a $3 million advertising campaign to lure tourists to the island despite a global financial crisis.

Kenny Chesney spills his island soul

When country music superstar Kenny Chesney needs to connect with the muse, he heads to the islands.


The Caribbean’s all-time top 10 classic resorts

Along a private cove with 700 feet of soft sand, lawns and flowering shrubs, the Jamaica Inn, in Jamaica offers spacious suites featuring lanais that function as outdoor living rooms.A night at Antigua’s Curtain Bluff for $80, including breakfast and dinner? How about a suite and all meals at Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda for $125? It’s hard to believe, but those were the going rates in the first edition of my guidebook "Caribbean Hideaways", published in 1978.


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