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The World’s Largest Cruise Port Operator Is Coming to This Caribbean Island, With New Berths, Bigger Ships and More Shore Excursions

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The harbor sits beneath a wall of green volcanic peaks, the first stop in a chain of 32 islands that stretches south toward some of the most coveted anchorages in the Caribbean. And now it’s poised for a major transformation, Caribbean Journal has learned. Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise port operator, has signed […]

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American Airlines Launching Two New Dominican Republic Routes

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By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is ramping up its flight service to the Caribbean’s most popular destination. The carrier will soon be launching a pair of new nonstop routes to the Dominican Republic, with service from both Charlotte and Dallas-Fort Worth to Santo Domingo. The new routes will both begin operating on June […]

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American Airlines Adding New Flights to Dominican Republic

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By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is adding a new route to what has quickly become one of the hottest destinations in the Caribbean: Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic’s capital has been seeing a huge wave of new flights, as the country looks to position the energetic city as a new tourism hub. American’s […]

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A New Eatery to Try in Santo Domingo

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor One of Santo Domingo’s most beloved eateries has relaunched. The Restaurante 1502, set at the historic Hodelpa Nicolas de Ovando boutique hotel, has relaunched under the direction of executive chef Alberto Rodriguez, making for a new culinary hotspot in the heart of the capital’s Colonial Zone. The restaurant is named […]


American Airlines Adding New Flights to Dominican Republic

By Alexander Britell The Dominican Republic’s capital city of Santo Domingo has become an increasingly hip travel destination — and it’s about to get an even bigger boost. The five-star yoo hotel brand is opening its first-ever Caribbean property with the yoo Santo Domingo luxury condominium-hotel tower in the heart of the capital’s commercial district. […]

The Best Caribbean Islands for Family Vacations

You can take a great family vacation anywhere in the Caribbean. But some islands have a certain innate family-friendliness, an added level of comfort and ease that make a trip particularly well suited for a family traveling together, whether due to well-developed infrastructure or thoughtful hotels. Because the same trip that’s exotic and alluring for […]

Santo Domingo’s Hotel Frances to Get New Life

The Hotel Frances in Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone is getting a major facelift. The historic property, which is currently closed, will be refurbished into a 20-room hotel thanks to an effort to rebuild the area by the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism. The property is located in a 16th century building in the heart of […]

The Caribbean’s Hidden City

Above: Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell SANTO DOMINGO — Everything here is hidden. Inside these venerable old structures are great little hotels and restaurants. But you don’t notice them. You walk right by them. Then you backpedal. As a city, many travelers walk right by Santo Domingo, heading for […]