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Frontier Just Launched New Flights to Punta Cana, Santo Domingo

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 …

Delta Adding More Daily Nonstop Flights to Punta Cana, Cancun

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 …

New St Thomas-Dominican Republic Flights

Dominican carrier Sky High Dominicana has launched a new route connecting the United States Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic. The new service, which kicked off this week, will be operating twice each week between Santo Domingo and St Thomas. …

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 …

Frontier Airlines Is Adding New Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights

Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is set to add another new nonstop route to the Dominican Republic in May. Frontier will be kicking off a new nonstop route between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic beginning May 11. …

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 …

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 …

Hyatt Is Adding Two Dominican Republic All-Inclusive Resorts

Hyatt is adding a pair of all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic this year, part of an expansion of its Inclusive Collection. The new resorts are both par of the Be Live Hotels portfolio; both will be renovated and converted …

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Wyndham Alltra to Open First Dominican Republic All-Inclusive

The new Wyndham Alltra brand is opening its first-ever all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Wyndham Alltra Samana will be opening its doors in the third quarter of this year, managed by Playa Hotels …

Another European Carrier Is Adding Dominican Republic Flights

Another European airline launching new service to the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. Swiss-based airline Edelweiss is launching a new route between Zurich and Puerto Plata. The new service will launch this summer, according to Dominican Republic Tourism Minister …

In Cancun, the Visitors Keep Coming

It’s been the story since the summer of 2020: people are traveling to Cancun in droves. And the story continues through the third year since the pandemic, as Cancun keeps showing surging air passenger traffic so far in 2023. Passenger …

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 …

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 …

From Jamaica to Turks and Caicos, The 11 Best Villa Resorts

Your own space, your own pool, your own vacation. If you’ve been following the Caribbean travel industry over the last few years, you know that no sector has seen faster, bigger growth than that of luxury villas. It’s just what …

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 …

New Colombia-Dominican Republic Flights

As the Dominican Republic and the wider Caribbean look to draw more tourists from South America, one country is increasingly a big target: Colombia. Now another airline is adding routes from Colombia: Dominican Republic-based Arajet, which will soon launch nonstop …

Frontier Just Launched More Flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica

Jamaica is in the midst of what is likely to be a record-breaking winter tourist season, and the island is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, Jamaica is adding even more new flights — with another three new nonstop …

A New Way of Building in the Caribbean

By Guy Britton From the Dominican Republic to Florida, BioLime has been reinventing the way people build in the Caribbean, centered around the company’s unique architectural finishes made of limestone. To learn more about the company, Caribbean Journal caught up …