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Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous for Easy Vacations, Chef’s Tables, and Beach Resorts

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A table with 18 seats wrapped around an open kitchen. A swim-up room steps from Palm Beach. An afternoon under a palapa on Eagle Beach followed by dinner from a chef serving an eight-course tasting menu a few miles away. The Caribbean island of Aruba has developed a particularly easy vacation formula, one where a beach-resort […]

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A New Dominican Republic Golf Tournament Just For Women 

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It’s an exciting new concept for the Caribbean — an destination international golf tournament designed exclusively for women.  It’s the 1st Annual Ladies Open at the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas in La Romana, the Dominican Republic, and it’s set for Oct. 22-26.  The tournament will include four rounds on the property’s Pete Dye-designed […]

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Hyatt Just Opened a New All-Inclusive Secrets Resort in Punta Cana 

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All-inclusive resorts, pristine beaches, golf, cocktails and water sports. Punta Cana’s success as a destination isn’t a secret – it’s a tried-and-true formula that has helped turn the area into the Caribbean’s most popular destination.  What is secret is the area’s newest place to stay: the highly-anticipated new Secrets Tides Punta Cana, part of Hyatt’s […]

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Why These Star Chefs Are Coming to the Dominican Republic 

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Hubert Keller, the culinary mastermind behind San Francisco’s Fleur de Lys. Shawn McClain: whose portfolio includes six groundbreaking restaurants in Chicago and Las Vegas. James Beard Award winner Scott Conant of Cello Steak and The Americano.  They’re some of the world’s top chefs, and they’re coming to the Dominican Republic for the Caribbean’s hottest food […]


Hyatt Just Opened a New All-Inclusive Secrets Resort in Punta Cana 

Sun Country Airlines is adding a new nonstop route to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic this winter, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Minneapolis-based carrier will be adding new seasonal service between Milwaukee and Punta Cana for the winter season.  It’s part of a broader Caribbean expansion for the airline, which is also increasing frequency […]

Kimpton's New Dominican Republic Hotel Just Opened Its Doors

The art galleries. The cafes. The 500-year-old streets. The Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo remains one of the best-kept secrets in the Caribbean, a colorful, vibrant, fascinating historic quarter that’s a reason in itself to visit the Dominican Republic’s capital.  While the neighborhood has some stunning 16th-century architecture and a palpable energy, it hasn’t been […]

Marriott’s New St Regis Cap Cana Is Planning a 2025 Debut 

The highly-anticipated new St Regis Cap Cana residential resort is opening its doors in 2025, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Marriott’s newest ultra-luxe Caribbean property is targeting a first or second quarter 2025 opening, a spokesperson for the property confirmed to Caribbean Journal.  It’s a significant new addition to the tony Cap Cana enclave of Punta […]

The Caribbean's Hottest Food Festival Is Back in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republics’ premier culinary event is back again for its second year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The country’s leading resort, the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas, is hosting the second edition of its Casa de Campo Food and Wine Festival from Oct. 10-12.  This year’s event will include headlining chef and TV personality […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Maria Yabes-Gillett, who sent in this lovely shot of the beach in the travel hotspot of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last […]

The Dominican Republic’s Top Resort Just Added Pickleball

It’s the fastest growing sport on earth, and now pickleball has come to the Dominican Republic’s top resort.  Casa de Campo, which was already the country’s premier tennis destination, has unveiled brand-new pickleball courts as part of an expanded Racquet Center.  The resort now has four pickleball courts, along with two padel courts — complimenting the […]

Frontier Just Launched a New Dominican Republic Route

Maybe you know Punta Cana, or Santo Domingo, or La Romana. But there’s one place in the Dominican Republic that’s seeing particularly significant growth in the last few years: Santiago de los Caballeros.  The area south of Puerto Plata has been seeing a wave of new flights, as the Dominican Republic looks to broaden its […]

From Punta Cana to La Romana, Travelers Keep Flocking to the Dominican Republic 

Another month, another milestone. Whether it’s the all-inclusive resort destination of Punta Cana or the golf and wellness at La Romana’s Casa de Campo, the Dominican Republic just keeps on trucking, with Caribbean-leading tourism numbers that keep breaking records.  That was the same story in May, when the Dominican Republic reported just under 850,000 total […]