WHAT’S NEW
IN BRIEF Jamaica...
Rustic retreat Jakes is to open a new villa called Seaweed that promises to be the most chic villa hideaway on the island’s south coast with fi ve bedrooms, a gym and sea views from every room.
Grenada...
A mouth-watering treat is a new four-hour ‘Bean to Bar’ chocolate tour that follows the different stages of chocolate production and includes a fi ve-course lunch at the Belmont Estate – with chocolate, of course!
Bahamas...
Sandals Royal Bahamian resort on Nassau has completed a $17 million upgrade that has seen the reopening of the newly-named Balmoral Tower. This contains renovated rooms, additional balconies, a new pool deck and expanded lounge area.
Dominica... A homestay programme with the island’s community
of indigenous Carib Indians has been launched. Visitors can stay in the private homes of their hosts who are residents in Kalinago tribe territory.
Montserrat... Work has begun on a new National Museum for
NEW FLIGHTS AND FERRIES Various airlines have bolstered their Caribbean services with British Airways increasing fl ights from Gatwick to Antigua, giving it a daily service to the island year-round. Caribbean Airlines has started a twice-weekly service from Gatwick to Trinidad, departing on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Air France has upped coverage of the French Caribbean with two new weekly services from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Guadeloupe and Martinique. It has also increased services from Paris-Orly with up to 26 fl ights a week to both Guadeloupe and Martinique. British
Main picture, above: sunset over the Ponce Hilton in Puerto Rico. Above, from left: St. Kitts, the Venus Spa in CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa in Anguilla and La Fortal in Puerto Rico
travellers can connect to these via direct Air France fl ights from a number of UK airports. Inter-island ferry links have improved thanks to a new year-round daily service by L’Express des Iles between Dominica, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe and Martinique. In the Bahamas, the Bahamas Express service has speeded up thanks to a new express ferry on the Fort Lauderdale-Grand Bahama Island route, cutting journey times to two-and-a-half hours.
Montserrat near the island’s new capital Little Bay. The £600,000 structure will house artefacts and displays originally kept in the old museum in the south of the island, which has been abandoned due to the recent volcanic activity.
Grenadines... The former Raffl es Canouan hotel on Canouan, which
then became the Canouan Resort & The Grenadines Estate Villas, is undergoing a major redesign and overhaul and is due for a soft opening towards the end of 2012.
Haiti...
Mole St. Nicolas has opened as a new tourism destination in Haiti combining great beaches and historic interest.
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