Dominican Republic

News

After Record-Breaking Year, Dominican Republic Tourism Keeps Surging 

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The Dominican Republic set a record for stayover tourist arrivals last year, with the most stayover arrivals in the country’s history and the most of any Caribbean destination, well, ever.  So how are things going in 2024? Even better.  The […]

Flights

Delta Air Lines Is Launching New Dominican Republic Flights

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While much of its growth in recent years has come in the cruise industry, the Dominican Republic’s Puerto Plata remains one of the most popular places to visit in the country. Now, Delta Air Lines has announced plans for a […]

News

Hyatt Is Bringing Its Centric Brand to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic

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The Dominican Republic’s capital of Santo Domingo has quietly become a surging tourist destination in the last half-decade, buoyed by the country’s push to position the city as a true urban vacation destination. More and more airlines have been adding […]

All-Inclusive

Secrets Just Opened a New Adults-Only All-Inclusive in Punta Cana 

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Beaches, cocktails, all-inclusive resorts. It’s a rather simple, but stunningly successful tourism formula, one that the Dominican Republic has been implementing for decades — culminating in a record-breaking 10 million visitors to the country last year.  And the Dominican Republic […]


Nickelodeon Punta Cana Is Undergoing a Renovation

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The Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts Punta Cana resort is undergoing a renovation, Karisma Hotels and Resorts announced.  The family-friendly property is adding new culinary concepts and an expansion of its popular Aqua Nick waterpark.  That’s along with updates to the […]


Hyatt Just Opened a New Resort in the Dominican Republic 

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Hyatt just opened another new resort in the Dominican Republic, its second new hotel in the country the last month.  The new addition? The Sunscape Dominicus La Romana, an 854-room, family-friendly resort.  It’s the second new Sunscape in the Dominican […]

All-Inclusive

The 20 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Punta Cana for 2024 

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The Dominican Republic welcomed more visitors last year than any in the country’s history, with most travelers descending on one place: Punta Cana, the tourism hotspot on the country’s eastern coast. Punta Cana has always been the most popular place […]


This Cap Cana All-Inclusive Has a New Speakeasy 

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At the entrance, it looks like a butcher shop from the 1950s. Make it through to the back, and it’s something very different.  The Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana has debuted the brand’s first-ever speakeasy, the “Blind Butcher,” a multi-sensory experience […]


The Dominican Republic Just Topped 10 Million Visitors 

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In a first in the history of the Caribbean, a destination has topped 10 million visitors in a single year.  The Dominican Republic officially hit the milestone this week, when American Ariana Guilak arrived on an American Airlines plane from […]

News

Rum Journal: A New Kind of Rum from the Dominican Republic 

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The rum world is changing rapidly. As the category continues to premiumize, producers are relentlessly searching for new ways to cultivate interesting expressions. From special-cask finishes to single-origin rums, there are countless ways to create a unique sugarcane spirit.  That […]


This Dominican Republic Cruise Destination Just Broke a Record 

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The fast-growing cruise hotspot in the Dominican Repubilc’s Puerto Plata just broke its single-day record for passenger arrivals.  On Wednesday, the combined ports of Taino Bay and Amber Cove in Puerto Plata reported 27,313 cruise passenger arrivals, the most in […]


Frontier Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights 

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As the Dominican Republic continues to experience record-breaking tourism arrivals this year, one destination is seeing more growth than any other, particularly in new air routes: the capital, Santo Domingo.  Beyond traditional tourism hubs like Punta Cana and, to a […]


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