CARIBBEAN TRAVEL NEWS ROUNDUP – FEB. 22, 2019

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 22, 2019: Here are the top headlines making Caribbean travel news for the week-ending Feb. 22, 2019:

Dominica’s govt. has agreed to use funding from its Citizenship by Investment Program to expand Secret Bay Residences

Cash transactions will no longer be accepted by American Airlines at its counters in Las Americas airport in Santo Domingo, DR.

Virgin Voyages has announced plans to build a beach club on the Bahamian island of Bimini, to Rival Ibiza.

Jamaica has been named the number one budget friendly Caribbean island by USA Today.

Castara and Maracas Bay in Trinidad have been voted among the most charming beach towns in the Caribbean by TravelMag.com.

The World’s Largest Cruise ship, Carnival Glory, this week returned to St. Croix, USVI after a lengthy absence.

St. Lucia’s iconic Jade Mountain Resort has been named the number one “Best Hotel in the Caribbean” by U.S. News & World Report.

St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport has been shortlisted for PrivateFly’s 2019 “Most Scenic Airport Landings.”

And the countdown is on to carnivals in Haiti, Bonaire, Curacao, Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Cuba and Aruba.