We weighted these criteria equally, because getting there with ease can be just as important as perfecting your tan.
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Here's how we ranked the best Caribbean islands
We recently published a list of the 25 best Caribbean islands — no easy task, considering the beauty and appeal of each island.
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To determine accessibility, we searched Google Maps to see how long the journey is from New York City to the major airport on the island. Islands that offer direct flights from New York City had shorter travel times, and performed better on the list.
For islands with no direct flights from New York City, we added the flight time from New York City to a nearby major airport, an hour for a layover, and the flight time for an island-hopper flight to the final destination.
To determine the average hotel room cost, we sought out the help of our friends at Hotels.com. The hospitality site provided us with the average hotel room cost on each of the islands for the year of 2016.
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To determine the number of attractions, we searched the island TripAdvisor.com
In the slideshow, we assigned description words to the island's beach density index score:
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