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The Royal at Atlantis Has a $363 Rate in May Right Now, With Aquaventure, Shark Tank Slides, and Turquoise Beaches

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The Caribbean’s greatest water park, a booming culinary capital, perfect beaches. You can get The Royal at Atlantis starting at $363 per night for May 18 through May 22, based on what we found on Google Hotels data. a price point that usually runs much higher by late spring. This is the central tower at […]

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Nobu Just Opened a Residential Resort in Los Cabos 

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Nobu Hospitality has opened a new residential resort in Los Cabos, Mexico.  The company has officially debuted the new Nobu Residences, a new “home away form home” concept with 60 residential-style accommodations.  The new build includes exclusive amenities for guests of the Residences, including a wellness center called Esencia Onset, along with a fitness center.  […]

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The Best Caribbean Resorts for Pickleball

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The popularity of pickleball — a hybrid of paddleball and tennis that’s less physically demanding than either but still packs plenty of competition — has been well-documented. An estimated 36.5 million Americans played pickleball between August 2021 and August 2022, according to the 2023 APP Pickleball Participation Report, representing growth of 39.3 percent in just […]

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Frontier Just Launched New Flights to Punta Cana, Santo Domingo

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Frontier Airlines has added a pair of new routes to the Dominican Republic, with new service to both Punta Cana and Santo Domingo.  Frontier is now flying out of Tampa International Airport to both destinations; with service twice weekly.  “We’re thrilled to expand our partnership with [Tampa International Airport] on both the domestic and international […]


The Best Caribbean Resorts for Pickleball

Delta Air Lines is adding more flights to the Caribbean’s most popular destinations: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Cancun.  Delta is adding a third daily flight between New York and Cancun, along with a second daily flight from New York to Punta Cana.  It’s part of a broader New York-Dominican Republic expansion that will include […]

7 Hotels in Punta Cana With a Boutique Feel

Punta Cana may be one of the most popular resort destinations in the Caribbean, but it’s not all about giant resorts lining the shore of the east coast of the Dominican Republic: those same peerless beaches also are inhabited by a collection of smaller hotels and resorts that typically put the emphasis on personalized service, […]

Jewel Officially Opens New Punta Cana All-Inclusive 

Playa Hotels and Resorts’ Jewel brand has officially opened its second all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana, Playa confirmed to Caribbean Journal. The new Jewel Palm Beach resort is set in the Cabeza de Toro area of greater Punta Cana.  The resort has 500 rooms and suites, along with 10 bars and lounges, seven eateries, four […]

JetBlue Launching New Nonstop Flights to Punta Cana, Santiago

JetBlue is adding a pair of new Caribbean flights as part of a significant expansion at Orlando International Airport.  Beginning in November, JetBlue will be flying from Orlando to both Punta Cana and Santiago in the Dominican Republic.  “Punta Cana and Santiago are both major Caribbean destinations, but limited options exist for customers to get […]

Condor Is Adding More Dominican Republic Flights 

German airline Condor is adding more service to the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Dominican Republic has signed an agreement with Condor to guarantee a frequency of eight flights each week from Berlin. Condor flies to three destinations in the Dominican Republic: Punta Cana, Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata.   That will expand […]

Rum Journal: From the Dominican Republic, a Rum for Jose Marti

If you’re a fan of rum from the Dominican Republic, you know Oliver & Oliver.  The family-owned boutique rummaker produces a diverse range of Dominican brands: you might be familiar with rums like Opthimus or Rum Punta Cana — these are just a few of a growing portfolio of labels originating from the Santo Domingo company.  […]

Travel to the Dominican Republic Is Growing at a Record-Setting Pace

At the Dominican Republic’s annual tourism exchange 10 years ago, officials announced a bold plan: the country wanted to achieve 10 million annual visitors by the year 2023.  It was an ambitious goal, to be sure, one that was unsurprisingly torpedoed by the pandemic.  But with the kind of tourism growth the Dominican Republic has […]

New Punta Cana Theme Park Opening Next Month 

The highly-anticipated debut of the first true theme park in the Caribbean is set for next month.  On March 15, the new Katmandu Park will open to the public in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.  The first Caribbean outpost of the popular Katmandu Park in Mallorca, Katmandu has a range of family-friendly attractions and “immersive media-based” […]

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