Cartagena, Colombia's Caribbean Hotspot, Is Having a Moment — With New Nonstop Flights and a New Four Seasons

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[](https://www.caribjournal.com/2026/09/20/cartagena-colombia-moment/ "Cartagena, Colombia’s Caribbean Hotspot, Is Having a Moment — With New Nonstop Flights and a New Four Seasons") The pool at the new Four Seasons in Cartagena.

_New routes from Orlando, Houston and Washington are joining expanded service from Fort Lauderdale, just as one of the Caribbean’s great historic cities welcomes a major new luxury hotel._

The balconies spill over with bougainvillea. The streets are lined with centuries-old walls and colorful colonial buildings. There are rooftop bars above the old city, restaurants hidden behind enormous wooden doors and boats waiting to take you out to the Rosario Islands.

And right now, Cartagena is having a moment.

The Colombian Caribbean city has been steadily becoming one of the region’s most compelling destinations. Now the travel infrastructure is catching up in a big way.

Airlines are adding new nonstop routes from the United States. JetBlue has already expanded its service. United is about to arrive from two major hubs. Frontier is coming from Orlando. And the [new Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Cartagena](https://www.caribjournal.com/2026/04/04/cartagena-four-seasons-open/) has brought one of the world’s biggest luxury names to the heart of Getsemaní.