Lazy days start on Baie Longue, where the shoreline runs long and quiet and the sand holds the sun well into the afternoon. From there, the island opens up in levels. Beach bars on Pinel Island. Marigot stacked with spices, produce, and local rum, and storefronts in Philipsburg lined with jewelry, duty-free finds, and waterfront […]
Frontier is making a big expansion push out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and now the low-cost carrier is at it again, with a new route to the Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new route will kick off June 19, with flights twice per week between San Juan and Puerto Plata on the […]
It was August 2020, in the heart of the initial reopening period during the pandemic, when the Dominican Republic’s tourism boom largely began. At least that’s the date that Tourism Minister David Collado points to. But when you look at the numbers, it’s hard to disagree. Since August 2020, the country has totaled just under […]
It’s no secret that the Dominican Republic is the most popular destination in the Caribbean, as measured by air visitors. But the country’s cruise industry has quietly been seeing rapid growth, too. Indeed, the Dominican Republic welcomed just under 867,000 cruise passengers in the first quarter of 2024 across 275 different ships, according to data […]
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