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The Punta Espada golf course in the Cap Cana area of Punta Cana.
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Frontier Airlines Is Adding Another New Nonstop Flight to the Dominican Republic’s Most Popular Destination: Punta Cana

By: Alexander Britell - February 3, 2025 - 6:58 pm

The beaches, the all-inclusives, the nightclubs, the beach bars. Punta Cana is the spot when it comes to Dominican Republic travel, and now it’s getting another nonstop route from one of the fastest-growing airlines in the Caribbean. 

Low-cost carrier Frontier is set to add another new route to Punta Cana this spring, with a new nonstop flight between Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport and Punta Cana’s air hub. 

The new flight, which kicks off May 17, will be running once each week on Saturdays. 

Punta Cana doesn’t lack for routes from the United States, but Cincinnati is part of a growing trend: more and more airlines are adding Caribbean routes from Midwestern cities that have not traditionally been major source markets for travel to the region. But with demand to the Caribbean surging, carriers are adding new routes left and right, from cities like Detroit, Minneapolis and, yes, now, Cincinnati. 

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A beach in Punta Cana.

So what about prices? 

You can book fares on Frontier on the new route for $99 roundtrip, according to the company’s website. 

What about where to stay? Punta Cana has some great options that we’ve loved on recent stays. You can find our list of the best all-inclusive options in Punta Cana here.

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Casa de Campo, which is a short drive from Punta Cana.

But you may not realize it’s just about an hour and a half from one of the country’s new hotspots: Miches, the pristine beach spot on the Bay of Samana that’s home to some of the hottest places to stay in the country, including the just-debuted Viva Miches by Wyndham, which has 538 rooms right on the beach.
Rooms from $567 next month, according to Google Hotels.

It’s also less than an hour from Punta Cana to La Romana, the home of our favorite luxury resort in the Dominican Republic: Casa de Campo, the resort and villa hotel that has the best golf offering in the whole Caribbean — along with a sparkling new wellness center and a resort-within-a-resort concept we loved on our recent visit. Rooms from $767 in March. (Now’s a good time to go, as the property is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year).

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