Greater than 32 million individuals visited the Caribbean in 2023, and that quantity must be eclipsed by the tip of this 12 months. In different phrases, the Caribbean is extra in style than ever — deepening its place not simply because the world’s premier warm-weather vacation spot however, in our opinion, as essentially the most advanced, numerous, vibrant vacation spot on the planet. We work arduous to convey how layered, how distinctive, the Caribbean is throughout its greater than 30 completely different locations.
With the Caribbean Journey Awards, now in its eleventh annual version, we rejoice the mosaic of Caribbean journey excellence throughout 36 completely different classes starting from the Caribbean Vacation spot of the 12 months to the area’s main chef to its high tourism govt, as voted on by the world’s foresmost specialists on Caribbean journey: the Caribbean Journal Editorial Crew, who’ve almost a century of expertise traversing the Caribbean, exploring the area in depth and immersing themselves within the Caribbean with on-the-ground journey.
“That is the eleventh version of the Caribbean Journey Awards, and the tapestry of Caribbean tourism has by no means been extra dynamic,” stated Alexander Britell, editor and writer of Caribbean Journal. “The Caribbean continues to evolve: new lodges redefine the hospitality expertise; all-inclusive resorts reinvent the idea; locations look not simply to sustainability however to regenerative journey; and the world’s most enjoyable culinary vacation spot simply retains tasting higher. We’re extraordinarily optimistic about what’s subsequent within the Caribbean, and with this 12 months’s awards we honor the individuals and locations which are working so arduous to maintain pushing it ahead. Congratulations to all of this 12 months’s winners!”
Vacation spot of the 12 months: The Bahamas
After a record-breaking 12 months in 2023, The Bahamas has bolstered its place as a Caribbean tourism powerhouse this 12 months, with a continued surge in air and sea arrivals, a booming lodge pipeline and a dedication to sustainability that isn’t simply welcome — it’s important in a rustic of 700 islands and cays that’s in some ways outlined by the ocean. Nevertheless it’s been complete development — not simply in Nassau and Paradise Island, the place vacationers maintain flocking for its mix of world-class resorts, a cutting-edge culinary scene and a dedication to on-the-ground experiences to the thrilling develpoments in Out Islands like Eleuthera, which is seeing sturdy development in new airlift and renewed lodge growth. By advantage of its dimension, The Bahamas is a journey universe unto itself. And for a vacation spot that claims it’s “Higher in The Bahamas,” effectively, it’s getting higher and higher.
