Sandals Resorts International has claimed the title of Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Brand for an unprecedented 22nd time at the World Travel Awards Caribbean North America Gala Ceremony 2015, cementing more than two decades at the top. On a night of …

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The world is watching unprecedented events unfurl in destinations that frequently appear in vacation photos, honeymoon albums and study-abroad brochures. We hear of refugees scrambling onto the shores of Greek islands. Africans and Middle Easterners amassing at the French entrance …

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A nature reserve-rain forest surrounds the suites at Belcampo Belize Lodge. (Brown Cannon III) With no nearby relatives, my wife, Deidre, and I don’t get many opportunities for romantic getaways sans daughters. So when my mother-in-law volunteered to babysit for …

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“Caribbean” can be defined in terms of geography, politics and cultures. The United Nations defines the Caribbean as a chain of islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea — 13 sovereign states and 17 dependent territories. Tourism represented 14 percent of total …

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Flipkart, the Indian e-commerce giant, has a valuation of $15.5 billion. It’s poaching executives from major brands such as Google, Yahoo, and Calvin Klein. And its founders, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, debuted on the Forbes India Rich List this …

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