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Caribbean

In a Shift, Cruise Tourism Is Powering the Dominican Republic’s Continued Growth 

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The Dominican Republic is riding a wave of maritime momentum as cruise tourism drives a record-breaking first quarter for the country’s visitor arrivals—repositioning the sector as a core engine of growth in 2025. While stayover arrivals slightly slowed in the […]

Caribbean

JetBlue Has a South Florida Sale With Cheap Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas, Jamaica and Puerto Rico 

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The white sands of Nassau. The green mountains of Montego Bay. They’re two of the most popular places to visit in the Caribbean, and now JetBlue has a limited-time sale with some seriously cheap fares to both places from South […]

Caribbean

American Is Launching a Big Expansion of Nonstop Flights to Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic's Most Popular Resort Destination

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The white-sand beaches. The toes-in-the-sand bars. The fresh-caught fish and the merengue. Punta Cana is already the center of the most-visited destination in the whole Caribbean, and now the Dominican Republic’s crown jewel is getting another huge boost from American […]

All-Inclusive

W’s First-Ever All-Inclusive Hotel Is Opening in the Dominican Republic Next Month 

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A speakeasy. A rum club. A tap room. A noodle bar. These aren’t the first things you think of when you dream up even the most creative all-inclusive resort. For the newest all-inclusive brand in the Caribbean, that is precisely […]


Playa Just Opened a New Punta Cana All-Inclusive, With a Huge Pool, Nine Eateries and a Soon-to-Open Splash Park 

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One of the biggest pools in the Dominican Republic. Nine bars. Nine restaurants. A soon-to-debut water park. Playa has officially opened its new all-inclusive resort in the Uvero Alto area of Punta Cana, and it’s instantly one of the hottest […]


Avelo Just Started Two New Nonstop Routes to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic

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There are quite a few reasons why the Dominican Republic is the most popular destination in the Caribbean, at least by visitor volume, and much of it has to do with Punta Cana. The tourism hotspot on the East Coast […]

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Riu Resorts Is Opening a New All-Inclusive in Cancun This Year 

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Punta Cana. Jamaica. Aruba. Paradise Island. Riu has 27 different all-inclusive resorts across the Caribbean, and another 22 in Mexico – including eight tin the Cancun area.  And after a number of big-time refurbishment projects around the region, Riu is […]


Travelers Keep Flocking to the Dominican Republic 

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After breaking the country’s all-time record for tourism last year, the Dominican Republic just keeps seeing more and more visitor growth.  The latest total? 1,155,484 visitors in January, an 8 percent jump over January 2024, and a whopping 53 percent […]


This Dominican Republic Airline Will Be Launching Nonstop Flights to Punta Cana 

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Endless beach bars (Jellyfish, anyone?). World-class golf. Sprawling all-inclusive resorts. That famous thatched-roof airport. There’s nowhere quite like Punta Cana, and it’s the main reason why the Dominican Republic attracts more visitors than any other destination in the Caribbean (a […]

Caribbean

Southwest Airlines Is Adding a New Nonstop Flight to the Dominican Republic

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The Dominican Republic’s biggest hotspot is set for another boost next month when Southwest Airlines adds its newest Caribbean flight. Beginning March 8, Southwest will launch a new nonstop flight between Nashville and Punta Cana, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The […]


Marriott’s W Hotels Is Opening Its First All-Inclusive in Punta Cana, And Now It Has an Opening Date

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The Living Room. The Wet Deck. The Fit gym. The “whatever/whenever” button, the one that helps with even the most unlikely request. They’re all the signatures of the W brand, which first launched in the late 90s in New York […]


Frontier Airlines Is Adding Another New Nonstop Flight to the Dominican Republic’s Most Popular Destination: Punta Cana

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The beaches, the all-inclusives, the nightclubs, the beach bars. Punta Cana is the spot when it comes to Dominican Republic travel, and now it’s getting another nonstop route from one of the fastest-growing airlines in the Caribbean.  Low-cost carrier Frontier […]