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Wealthy Americans are quietly buying their way out of US with ‘golden’ visa programs

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Wealthy Americans are quietly buying their way out of US with ‘golden’ visa programs

America’s elite are increasingly drawn to “golden” visa programs with new opportunities emerging in sunny and desirable locations. The latest countries to be included in the trend are some Caribbean Islands — namely, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia. The islands offer citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programs, also dubbed “golden passports.” The visa … Read more

Florida on alert after massive Saharan dust cloud clobbers Caribbean — air quality will suffer, experts say

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Florida on alert after massive Saharan dust cloud clobbers Caribbean — air quality will suffer, experts say

Florida’s about to get a free shipment of dust — straight from the desert. A mammoth cloud of Saharan dust, roughly the size of the continental U.S., is barreling across the Atlantic and expected to smother parts of the Sunshine State in a rusty haze this week. The gritty gift from North Africa has already … Read more

Award-winning Caribbean beach destination dropped from cruise itineraries due to new safety fears

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Award-winning Caribbean beach destination dropped from cruise itineraries due to new safety fears

Cruisers headed to the Caribbean are steering clear. Royal Caribbean is updating its itinerary to drop an award-winning port from upcoming sailings due to safety concerns regarding escalating gang violence and political instability. Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas in the vicinity of Labadee, Haiti. © 2011 Michel Verdure Labadee, a private Royal Caribbean destination … Read more

US State Department issues warning over Trinidad and Tobago’s danger of ‘terrorism and kidnapping’

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US State Department issues warning over Trinidad and Tobago’s danger of ‘terrorism and kidnapping’

The U.S. State Department has upped its travel advisory for Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean island off the northeast coast of Venezuela, due to a state of emergency. The State Department issued a Level 3 travel advisory to the island, meaning Americans should reconsider travel, amid “heightened risks of terrorism and kidnapping.” “On December 30, … Read more

Travelers warned about ‘next Zika’ that can cause brain swelling, vomiting and miscarriage — it’s already come to the US

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Travelers warned about ‘next Zika’ that can cause brain swelling, vomiting and miscarriage — it’s already come to the US

Planning a sunny getaway? You might want to pack a mosquito net.  Health experts are warning about an emerging threat making waves in popular vacation destinations, as cases of the Oropouche virus have been reported in US and Canadian travelers returning from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba and Peru. While much about the tropical disease remains … Read more

Lauren Sanchez sizzles in St. Barts in curve-flaunting pink dress — hours after customs raid on $500 million superyacht

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Lauren Sanchez sizzles in St. Barts in curve-flaunting pink dress — hours after customs raid on 0 million superyacht

Ooh la la Lauren. Bride-to-be Lauren Sanchez flaunted her assets in a priceless pink cut-out mini dress during a St. Barts shopping spree on Thursday with galpal October Gonzalez — leaving billionaire fiancé Jeff Bezos back at his $500 million superyacht. Sanchez took a break from fiance Jeff Bezos’ $500 million superyacht to check out the … Read more

I’m a luxury travel expert — book these exclusive destinations to rub shoulders with the elite in 2025

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I’m a luxury travel expert — book these exclusive destinations to rub shoulders with the elite in 2025

Rich people — they’re just like us! Well, not really — and certainly not when it comes to travel planning. Not only are they unlikely to be booking the next and cheapest flight to the places the rest of the voyaging public like to go — they’re also very unlikely to be doing any of the booking … Read more

‘World’s Unluckiest Travelers’ revealed — top winner’s terrible tale involves skydiving and a body bag

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‘World’s Unluckiest Travelers’ revealed — top winner’s terrible tale involves skydiving and a body bag

And you thought your vacation horror story was bad. The “world’s unluckiest traveler” has been named in a new contest of calamities — put on by a travel insurance provider. The most sordid saga — involving skydiving and a friend being hauled out in a bodybag (but not necessarily in that order) — turns out to … Read more

Inside St. Barts’ hottest new celebrity spa

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Inside St. Barts’ hottest new celebrity spa

Whether you spell it St. Barts, St. Barth, or simple $$$, there’s no denying that this tiny French territory anagrams to serious R&R.  The island boasts as many spas as white sand beaches. In fact, Cheval Blanc St-Barth — the Caribbean’s only property with “palace distinction” — is celebrating its 10th anniversary by unveiling a … Read more

Room at the inn: Christmas in the Caribbean remains remarkably bookable—here’s why

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Room at the inn: Christmas in the Caribbean remains remarkably bookable—here’s why

A last-minute, five-star room in the Caribbean over the Christmas season used to be as elusive (and expensive) as a Birkin bag. But this year, take your pick at the luxe proper ties there — you’ll likely find a room at many resorts, even with mere weeks to go. “Festive space is plentiful, which is … Read more

Monster villas meant for the whole family unveiled in Turks and Caicos

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Monster villas meant for the whole family unveiled in Turks and Caicos

This isn’t your mother’s beach getaway, but it is intended to be enjoyed with your mother. A new Caribbean resort development, accurately dubbed South Bank, is elevating family travel in Turks and Caicos. Set along 31 acres of pristine shoreline on the island Providenciales — “Provo” among locals — the nation’s latest luxury residential resort … Read more

How a new resort on St. Vincent survived the storms and become one of the Caribbean’s best escapes

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How a new resort on St. Vincent survived the storms and become one of the Caribbean’s best escapes

Strap yourself in! Barely three months after Sandals Resorts International opened up its nifty new 301-room Caribbean resort on the island of St. Vincent, Mother Nature, shrew that she is, welcomed in category 4 Hurricane Beryl — down from a 5, bless her heart — in late June into early July. And Beryl lived up … Read more

I’m living underwater for months to break a record — I think I’m still married

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I’m living underwater for months to break a record — I think I’m still married

A man in Germany is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest time spent living in an underwater fixed habitat. Rüdiger Koch has spent more than 60 days so far in an underwater capsule off the coast of Puerto Lindo, Panama, in the Caribbean Sea. He’s halfway to his goal. Koch using … Read more

Keira Knightley refuses to return to film franchises after ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ took her ‘down publicly’

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Keira Knightley refuses to return to film franchises after ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ took her ‘down publicly’

Elizabeth Swann has spoken. Keira Knightley has shared that the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, which helped propel her career, were also the reason she was “taken down publicly.” The “Atonement” actress, 39, discussed how the Disney franchise positively and negatively impacted her life during a recent interview with the Times. “It’s a funny thing … Read more

Royal Caribbean crew member filmed nearly 1,000 passengers in bathrooms using hidden cameras, hid under their beds: lawsuit

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Royal Caribbean crew member filmed nearly 1,000 passengers in bathrooms using hidden cameras, hid under their beds: lawsuit

A Royal Caribbean International passenger has launched a class-action lawsuit against the company and its former crew member after as many as 960 people may have been victims of a hidden camera in a bathroom on board. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Symphony of the Seas passenger “Jane Doe” and “all other similarly situated passengers” … Read more

Paris dethroned as top romantic travel destination — here’s the new city of love

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Paris dethroned as top romantic travel destination — here’s the new city of love

Move over, Paris — there’s a new city of love. A survey of 2,000 Americans looked at some of the most romantic travel destinations in the world and found that Maui, Hawaii was voted as the top pick this year (34%). While many respondents still cherish the intimacy that Paris brings (33%), results showed that … Read more

This new, private Caribbean resort comes with Nantucket pedigree

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This new, private Caribbean resort comes with Nantucket pedigree

Even on a stormy day, Lovango, a small semi-private island resort in the US Virgin Islands, is beautiful. I arrived on the last rainy day in a week of rainy days. Picture-perfect tropical weather would come later, but the rain created colorful first impressions of deep greens and vibrant flowers. Listening to the rain on … Read more

Disney World staff rescue unconscious woman who fell off the Pirates of the Caribbean ride into the water

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Disney World staff rescue unconscious woman who fell off the Pirates of the Caribbean ride into the water

This is the moment Disney World staff pulled an “unconscious” woman from the water inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at the Magic Kingdom. A video shows the woman rolling over her ankle into the water while clambering out of the ride in Orlando, Florida. She disappears from view while staff rush to help … Read more

Caribbean island benefiting from AI boom in a ‘totally incidental’ way

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Caribbean island benefiting from AI boom in a ‘totally incidental’ way

A small Caribbean nation is capitalizing on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom thanks in part to a coincidence that came about when internet domain codes for countries were awarded decades ago. The island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory located east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, received the .ai country code for internet domains in 1995 from … Read more

Teen on vacation ditches ‘pissed’ parents on Caribbean island to make cruise on time

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Teen on vacation ditches ‘pissed’ parents on Caribbean island to make cruise on time

This teen is sunk. A recent high school graduate ditched his tardy parents on a Caribbean island so he could make it back to their cruise ship before it departed. Taking to Reddit this week with their written soliloquy, user ProfessionalTax7753 shared that the family decided to take a trip to sea in celebration of … Read more