Barbados has its landmark historic places. The Garrison in Bridgetown, with its parade ground and UNESCO World Heritage designation, anchors the island’s story (including the George Washington House). St. Nicholas Abbey draws visitors with its centuries-old Jacobean mansion and rum estate history. Gun Hill’s signal station and lion statue still look out across the countryside […]
The Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana resort has officially reopened, completing AMResorts’ reopening of all of the company’s 11 resorts in the Dominican Republic. The all-inclusive, family-friendly resort, has 500 rooms and suites in the heart of Bavaro in Punta Cana. Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader was on hand for the reopening ceremony, joined by […]
Frontier is ramping up its Caribbean expansion. The carrier is set to expand its regional network out of Miami International Airport, with plans to launch new service to Cancun, Mexico. Beginning March 11, 2021, Frontier will be running year-round, four-times-weekly flights between Miami and Cancun. The new flight joins another new route launching this week, […]
Canadian leisure carrier WestJet is relaunching its service to Aruba as part of a broader resumption of Caribbean service. The carrier will launch once-weekly service between Toronto and Aruba on Jan. 5. That’s along with a relaunch of service between Calgary and Cancun, Mexico, which will be operated on Dreamliner aircraft. “WestJet continues to welcome […]
That next trip. Maybe it’s for a holiday, maybe it’s for a family reunion, maybe it’s an annual tradition. That next trip, that vacation to plan for, to dream about; it’s one of the greatest antidotes to creeping monotony in our lives. Travel makes our lives interesting, it sustains us; it expands our horizons; […]
Marriott is opening its first-ever AC Hotel in the Dominican Republic next year, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The project for the design-focused brand will be the first by EGI Business Group in the Caribbean, managed by Highgate — which earlier this year launched a broad regional expansion with its acquisition of Trust Hospitality. The 129-room […]
Another new hotel has opened its doors in the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Serenade Punta Cana launched its soft opening this week on Cabeza de Toro Beach. The destination’s newest all-inclusive resort has a total of 603 rooms across seven four-story buildings. All of the resort’s […]
After being forced to shut down about a week after its official opening due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the all-inclusive Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana is back. And after a recent visit, as part of our coverage of the reopening of Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana, Caribbean Journal can confirm the resort is ready to […]
One of the leading all-inclusive resorts in Punta Cana has made its return, Caribbean Journal has confirmed. Palladium Hotel Group’s TRS Cap Cana began welcoming back guests this week in the most exclusive corner of the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana. The adults-only resort, part of what has become Palladium’s halo hotel brand, […]
Frontier Airline is launching a new expansion in the Caribbean that will include a pair of new destinations: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands and Cozumel off the Caribbean coast of Mexico. On Feb. 13, the carrier will launch weekly Saturday service between Denver, Colo. and the island of Cozumel. And on Feb. 19, Frontier will […]
After a recent visit to the Dominican Republic by Caribbean Journal, it appears as though new COVID-19-related safety measures are making hotel guests feel comfortable booking at AMResorts’ two hottest properties in the country. CJ was on hand recently as AMResorts, an Apple Leisure Group company, officially reopened Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana following a […]
Canada’s Sunwing Airlines has officially returned to the Caribbean. The first Sunwing flight to the Caribbean since March landed this weekend in Punta Cana, part of a return to what the company is calling “responsible travel.” Sunwing will be running twice-weekly flights from Toronto to Punta Cana this winter, along with twice-weekly flights from Toronto […]
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