Month: May 2026

POP serves the Dominican Republic’s northern Amber Coast — Sosúa all-inclusive cluster, Cabarete kitesurfing capital, the Iberostar AMBAR resorts. This master guide covers the post-Spirit Frontier and JetBlue absorption, the 2024 E-Ticket online arrival system, transport, lounges, and the unique Cabarete-vs-Sosúa choice.

Argyle opened February 2017 as the most-modern small Caribbean airport — replacing E.T. Joshua and giving St Vincent and the Grenadines longhaul jet service for the first time. The 2,743m runway handles BA twice-weekly LGW, daily American MIA, and seasonal JetBlue NYC. This guide covers the post-La Soufrière 2021 recovery, Tobago Cays access, and the 2024 CIP launch.

DOM (formerly Melville Hall) sits on Dominica’s Atlantic coast, 90 minutes by mountain road from Roseau. The Nature Island runs 750 sq km of mountainous rainforest, the Boiling Lake (world’s second-largest), and the only Indigenous Kalinago Territory in the Caribbean. Hurricane Maria 2017 was a ground-zero direct hit; reconstruction continues into 2026.

NEV is the smallest international airport in the Eastern Caribbean — 1,200m runway, Twin Otter only, no jets, no lounge, no duty-free. The Sea Bridge ferry from St Kitts (45 min, USD 12) is the standard route. This guide covers Mount Nevis volcano, the Pinney’s Beach Sunshine’s Killer Bee scene, and the historic plantation hotels.

SKB sits 3 km from Basseterre, runs the original Caribbean Citizenship by Investment program (since 1984), and connects you to Brimstone Hill Fortress UNESCO and the Federation’s two-island Nevis ferry. This master guide covers the 2024 CIP minimum increase, transport, and the post-Spirit 2026 route map.

AXA (formerly Wallblake) sits 3 km from The Valley with a 1,650m runway too short for jets — Anguilla’s longhaul connection is by SXM ferry. The quietest of the Caribbean luxury islands runs Belmond Cap Juluca, Four Seasons, and Aurora Anguilla on a sub-100,000-visitor base. This guide covers the SXM ferry, no-jet airport mechanics, and the 2024 Anguilla Card digital nomad visa.

EIS sits on tiny Beef Island, connected to Tortola by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, runs USD as official currency (since 1959), and serves the British Virgin Islands as the bareboat charter capital of the Caribbean. This guide covers visas, transport, ferries to the Baths and Soggy Dollar, the post-Irma 2017 reconstruction, and the no-lounge reality.

Henry E. Rohlsen serves the larger, sleepier, more atmospheric of the US Virgin Islands — 215 sq km of Danish-colonial Christiansted, the Cruzan Rum distillery (continuous since 1760), and the only underwater National Park snorkel trail at Buck Island. This master guide covers REAL ID rules, transfer, and the post-Maria 2017 reconstruction.

Aimé Césaire is named for the négritude poet and political founder of the OMR system, sits 12 km from Fort-de-France, and runs Euro currency on the more concentrated of the two French Caribbean islands. This guide covers Mount Pelée volcano, the Saint-Pierre 1902 eruption legacy, transport, lounges, and the Air France/Air Caraïbes/Corsair longhaul reality.

Maurice Bishop International is named for the assassinated 1979 revolution leader, sits 8 km from St George’s, and lands you on the Spice Isle. Hurricane Beryl 2024 made Category 4 landfall on Carriacou (Grenada’s sister island); mainland Grenada was spared. This guide covers visas, transport, the Underwater Sculpture Park, and the post-Beryl reconstruction reality.

Bonaire’s airport sits 5 km from Kralendijk on a Special Caribbean municipality of the Netherlands that adopted USD as official currency in 2011. With 86 named dive sites in the world’s first Caribbean marine park, this is the diving destination with the simplest currency-language puzzle. Master guide covers STINAPA Nature Fee, transport, and the no-lounge reality.

Varadero’s gateway sits 22 km from Cuba’s longest resort beach and handles charter-heavy Canadian, German, and UK leisure traffic into Iberostar, Meliá, Royalton, and Memories properties. This master guide covers the post-October-2024 MLC currency reset, US OFAC restrictions, fuel-shortage realities, and the limited US-eligibility paths for 2026 travelers.

STT serves the US Virgin Islands’ main island St Thomas with USD currency, English language, FAA airspace, and no passport required for US citizens — but you’ll drive on the LEFT thanks to Danish colonial history. This master guide covers REAL ID rules, transfer to Charlotte Amalie, the St John ferry, and the post-Spirit 2026 route map.

PLS sits 5 km from Grace Bay (TripAdvisor’s world-#1 beach since 2018), runs USD as legal tender, and connects you to the third-largest barrier reef on earth via daily JetBlue, Delta, BA, and Virgin Atlantic flights. This master guide covers visas, transport, lounges, ferries to North Caicos, and the post-Spirit 2026 route map.