Best-rated Latin American & Caribbean islands 2024

Dominica was the best-rated island destination in the region including Latin America, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Bermuda in 2024, with a score of 92.47 points. Meanwhile, Cuba ranked second, where it obtained a rating of 90.61 by travelers.

Best-rated islands in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, based on traveler scores

Characteristic	Average score
Dominica	92.47
Cuba	90.61
Anguilla (United Kingdom)¹	90.02
St. Lucia	88.7
St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands)²	87.68
Aruba	87.13
Turks and Caicos (United Kingdom)*	86.92
Harbour Islands (Bahamas)	86.73
Vieques Puerto Rico	86.57
St. Barts (France)²	86.44
Exumas (Bahamas)	86.3
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	85.8
Eleuthera Bahamas	84.77
Nevis (St. Kitts and Nevis)	84.48
Grenada	84.46
Bonaire (Netherlands)	84.36
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)*	84.19
Virgin Gorda (British Virgin Islands)²	84.16
Bermuda (United Kingdom)*	84.05
Culebra (Puerto Rico)	83.35
Jost Van Dyke (British Virgin Islands)*	83.07
Jamaica	82.74
St. Marteen/Martin (Netherlands/France)	81.81
St. Kitts (St. Kitts and Nevis)	81.51
St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)	81.44

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

October 23, 2023 to February 26, 2024

Number of respondents

186,000 respondents

Special properties

including Bermuda and the Bahamas

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

¹Overseas territories.
The survey was conducted among Travel + Leisure readers. Islands were rated by respondents based on natural attractions/beaches, activities/sights, restaurants/food, people/friendliness, and value. The rating scale for each characteristic was: excellent, above average, average, below average, or poor. Responses were averaged to obtain the final scores.
Further information about the methodology can be found here.

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