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There’s a New European Low-Cost Airline (And It’s Coming to the Caribbean)

Aviation giant International Airlines Group is adding a new airline: LEVEL. The new low-cost carrier will be based initially in Barcelona and will begin flights in June 2017. Service will begin with flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Buenos Aires […]

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10 Historic Hotels to Visit in the Caribbean

Sun, sea and sand aren’t the only things you can enjoy on a Caribbean vacation. Beyond the beach lie remnants of a bygone era that remind us of where we’ve come from as a region, and even today influence where […]

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Dominican Republic Looking to Develop New Tourism Hub

Puerto Plata. La Romana. Punta Cana. Bahia de las Aguilas? The Dominican Republic has its sights set on a new destination, looking to develop a new tourism pole in the area of Bahia de las Aguilas on the country’s southwestern […]

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Why You Need to Attend This Dominican Travel Conference

The Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange, the Dominican Republic’s most important tourism fair, will celebrate its eighteenth year at the Barceló Convention Center in Punta Cana, 3-5. Since 2000, DATE has been known as a prominent travel trade show for the […]


Vacation Express Adding New Nonstop Caribbean Flights

Vacation Express is ramping up its service to the Caribbean. The company has announced the return of its seasonal nonstop flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to both Cancun, Mexico and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The weekly service to Cancun […]


Royalton Bavaro Project Breaks Ground

One of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing hotel companies has added another project. Blue Diamond Resorts has broken ground on the new Royalton Bavaro project in the Dominican Republic. Blue Diamond executives joined Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina for the launch ceremony […]

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Sotheby’s Expands Real Estate Footprint in Dominican Republic

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Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates has expanded its footprint in the Dominican Republic. The global real estate brand has announced that Sergio Llach Luxury Dominican Properties is the newest member of its network and will now operate as Sergio Llach Sotheby’s […]


5 All-Inclusive Holidays in the Caribbean Worth Trying

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All-inclusive holidays. You’re sitting on the beach, reaching for another ice-cold piña colada, looking up at a spectacular Caribbean sky. There are great beach getaways for every kind of traveler, but there’s a misconception that an all-inclusive holiday is always overly expensive. That’s not […]


“Carnival Journeys” Cruise Program Is Expanding

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Carnival Cruise Line has expanded its Carnival Journeys “enrichment” cruise series with a host of new 12- to 14-day voyages departing from homeports along the East and West Coasts and the Gulf of Mexico in 2018 and 2019. The new voyages are […]

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New Royalton Saint Lucia Resorts Make Debut

The island of St. Lucia has a pair of new resorts. The all-inclusive Royalton Saint Lucia and adults-only all-inclusive Hideaway at Royalton Saint Lucia have opened their doors. It’s the latest Caribbean resort for the rapidly-expanding Royalton brand, which now […]


Dominican Republic Tourism Keeps Climbing

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The Caribbean’s most popular tourism destination continues to see strong growth. The latest data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization show a total of 5.95 million visitors arriving in the Dominican Republic last year, a 6.7 percent increase compared to 2015. […]


The Best All Inclusive Puerto Rico Resorts

Puerto Rico has long occupied a unique niche in the world of Caribbean travel; while it’s been off the radar of the jet set for decades (something that is, happily, changing), it has found favor with adventure and culture aficionados […]


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