10 most affordable Caribbean hot spots
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Puerto Rico ranks first for affordability on TripAdvisor’s Caribbean TripIndex. The average cost for a trip for a group of four in March or April? $4,609.
Jamaica ranks second for affordability. With average round-trip airfare, seven nights in a hotel, six dinners and a snorkeling excursion, the cost for a group of four is about $4,631.
The same trip in Trinidad and Tobago runs about $4,771.
In the Dominican Republic, the group of four would pay about $5,315.
On the Dutch/French island of Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin, the getaway would run about $5,566.
In the Bahamas, the cost would be $5,815 … not including golf.
The tab would run about $5,833 for the same trip in Curacao.
In Bermuda, the trip tops six grand at $6,064.
In Aruba, expect to pay $6,260 for your group of four.
Grenada’s cost runs about $6,622 for the same trip.
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(CNN) — Who’s ready for a Caribbean vacation?
Yes, that’s what we thought.
TripAdvisor has priced 20 beautiful tropical destinations with its TripIndex Caribbean, comparing the cost of a one-week trip for a group of four for the period from March 1 through April 30. Included in the price analysis is the average cost of round-trip airfare from the continental U.S., a seven-night hotel stay, six dinners and a half-day snorkeling excursion.
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Here are the top 10 value destinations, with the cost of a weeklong trip for four:
1. Puerto Rico – $4,609
2. Jamaica – $4,631
3. Trinidad and Tobago – $4,771
4. Dominican Republic – $5,315
5. St Maarten-St Martin – $5,566
6. Bahamas – $5,815
7. Curacao – $5,833
8. Bermuda – $6,064
9. Aruba – $6,260
10. Grenada – $6,622
By comparison, the cost of a weeklong stay at the most expensive destination TripAdvisor looked at — St. Barthelemy — is nearly $12,500.
Here are priciest destinations, for travelers with deeper pockets:
1. St. Barthelemy – $12,486
2. Anguilla – $10,709
3. British Virgin Islands – $9,712
4. Turks and Caicos – $8,812
5. St. Kitts and Nevis – $8,668
6. Cayman Islands – $8,082
7. Antigua and Barbuda – $7,972
8. St. Lucia – $7,627
9. U.S. Virgin Islands – $6,782
10. Barbados $6,710
TripAdvisor used spots with the most visits from U.S. travelers on TripAdvisor between November and January to create its Caribbean TripIndex.
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