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Dominican Republic Cruise Tourism Keeps Growing 

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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 […]

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First Grand Cayman, Tulum and Roatan. Now Kimpton Is Opening in the Dominican Republic 

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Locally-focused restaurants, sleek lobbies, thoughtful service and a reinvention of how hotels do happy hour. Kimpton has always been a unique hotel brand; but it wasn’t until 2016 that the company actually came to the Caribbean, with the outstanding Kimpton […]

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Santo Domingo Has Its First Marriott-Branded Hotel  

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Just a few weeks after Marriott opened its new Courtyard Marriott in the Dominican Republic’s capital, the company has debuted another new hotel in Santo Domingo.  The new Santo Domingo Marriott Hotel Piantini is the first classic Marriott-branded hotel in […]

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Dominican Republic’s SkyHigh Airline Adds New Guyana Flights 

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Fast-growing Dominican Republic-based carrier SkyHigh Dominicana has continued to grow its Caribbean network with the launch of a new nonstop route between Santo Domingo and Georgetown, Guyana.  The new service connecting the Dominican Republic with the CARICOM headquarter state will […]


Hyatt Is Bringing Its Centric Brand to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic

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The Dominican Republic’s capital of Santo Domingo has quietly become a surging tourist destination in the last half-decade, buoyed by the country’s push to position the city as a true urban vacation destination. More and more airlines have been adding […]


Secrets Just Opened a New Adults-Only All-Inclusive in Punta Cana 

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Beaches, cocktails, all-inclusive resorts. It’s a rather simple, but stunningly successful tourism formula, one that the Dominican Republic has been implementing for decades — culminating in a record-breaking 10 million visitors to the country last year.  And the Dominican Republic […]

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New Chile-Dominican Republic Flights 

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Fast-growing Dominican carrier Arajet has added another new route connecting the Dominican Republic and South America.  Arajet has officially launched nonstop service between Santo Domingo and Santiago, Chile.  The first flight touched down in Santiago this week, with a flight […]


New Brazil-Dominican Republic Flights 

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Dominican Republic-based Arajet has been on a rapid expansion push in the last few years, and now the carrier is adding another new destination: Sao Paulo.  This week, Arajet been operating thrice-weekly service between Santo Domingo and Sao Paulo, with […]


Frontier Gets Approval for New Dominican Republic Route

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Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has received approval to launch a new flight between Philadelphia and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.  The carrier has received Dominican government approval for the route, officials confirmed this week.  Frontier is planning to start […]

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12 Tiny Caribbean Luxury Resorts to Visit Right Now

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World-renowned wine cellars; geothermal energy systems; private beach houses. The Caribbean’s luxury hotels continue to innovate, and that’s nowhere more true than in its boutique hotels. But for some travelers, even a boutique hotel can be a bit too much.  […]


Frontier Airlines Adding Flights to Cancun, Dominican Republic

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It has been one of the biggest aviation stories in the Caribbean since the onset of the pandemic: the continued rise of ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines. Now, Frontier is at it again, planning another expansion to the Caribbean’s most popular […]


Dominican Republic Tourism Is Making History

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There is a bit of unease in some parts of the Caribbean this summer, as sometimes absurdly high airline prices have cooled off arrivals.  Not in the Dominican Republic, where the country keeps churning out new tourism records with the […]