Caribbean Travel & Life was dedicated to the Caribbean region and was named the official consumer publication of the Caribbean Tourism Organization and the Caribbean Hotel Association.^[1]

The magazine wove together the geographical and cultural threads that make each of the region's destinations distinctive, and presented a range of essential service information on the various aspects of travel (resorts, dining and activities). Caribbean Travel & Life was published by Bonnier Corporation; predecessor World Publications bought Caribbean Travel & Life in 1997.^[2] Both companies published the magazine from Winter Park, Florida.^[3] The founding company is Caribbean Travel and Life, Inc. which published the magazine in Alexandria, Virginia, and then, in Silver Spring, Maryland, before moved it to Winter Park, Florida.^[3]

On November 29, 2012, Bonnier announced that it would close Caribbean Travel & Life, with the January/February edition as its final issue in 2013.^[4] Bonnier would fold the magazine and its content to its sister, Islands.^[4]