Riding a flats boat through the mangroves, the engine cut low, water so clear you can see the bottom slide past. Walking a beach long enough that the footprints behind you disappear before you reach the next bend. Standing at the edge of a dock while a resident grouper circles below, close enough that you […]
What is the Punta Cana experience? Is it the white sand beach? Or the endless cocktails? Or the warmth of the service? Since the area first developed as a tourism destination decades ago in the Dominican Republic, it’s been defined by its hotels: large, mostly all-inclusive resorts designed around a comfortable, easygoing ambience and a […]
The beaches. The all-inclusive resorts. The beach bars. The Brugal. Punta Cana is the crown jewel of the Caribbean’s most-visited country, and it’s getting another new route from Delta Air Lines next summer. Beginning May 10, Delta will be kicking off a new nonstop flight between Detroit and Punta Cana, Caribbean Journal has learned. The […]
For much of the last two years, the Dominican Republic has been making tourism history seemingly every month. And that was true again this week with the country topping another major milestone: 11 million visitors in one year. Dominican Republic Tourism Minister David Collado was on hand to welcome the 11 millionth visitor at the […]
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