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Delta Air Lines Is Adding New Nonstop Flights to Nassau, The Bahamas This Winter

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Nassau is heading into the winter season with a major boost in air service, as Delta prepares to launch and expand several nonstop routes from key U.S. cities. Beginning Dec. 20, travelers will see new direct connections from the Upper Midwest, expanded daily service from Detroit and fresh Saturday flights from Boston and New York’s […]

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Dominican Republic Airline Expands to Jamaica 

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Upstart Dominican Republic airline Arajet is adding another new route in the Caribbean, this time to Jamaica.  Arajet this week is launching a new route between two Caribbean capitals: Santo Domingo and Kingston, Jamaica, with service operating nonstop on Mondays and Fridays.  It’s the latest addition for the low-cost carrier, which has already kicked off […]

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Dominican Republic-Curacao Flights Kick Off

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Startup Dominican Republic airline Arajet has officially launched its newest service between Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Curacao International Airport.  The new low-cost carrier is initially starting with two weekly flights between the two Caribbean destinations.  The flights will operate on Thursdays and Sundays, with a flight time of about one hour and a half.  […]

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Frontier Launching New Punta Cana, Santo Domingo Flights

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Frontier Airlines is launching a pair of new routes to the Dominican Republic this fall.  The low-cost carrier is adding new routes from Tampa to both Punta Cana and Santo Domingo, according to the Dominican Republic’s Civil Aviation Authority.  The new service will operate on Airbus A320 neo aircraft with a capacity for 186 seats.  […]


Dominican Republic-Curacao Flights Kick Off

We can’t stress it enough – the Caribbean is even better in the summer. You get more beaches to yourself, the water is deliciously warm and the nights are breezy and beautiful. The latest edition of Places to Go takes you from a private island in the Grenadines to an up-and-coming beach town in the […]

New Caribbean Airline Launches in the Dominican Republic 

A new Caribbean airline has launched in the Dominican Republic, with plans for its first flights this spring.  It’s called Arajet, and it’s being billed as the “first ultra-low-cost airline in the Caribbean region.” The company is a full-fledged relaunch of the former Dominican Wings low-cost carrier. It will be based at Las Americas Airport […]

Air France Is Ramping Up Its Caribbean Service 

Air France will be operating more flights to the Caribbean this summer than it did before the onset of the pandemic, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The French carrier said this week it would be operating “above pre-crisis levels” to destinations including North America, Africa and the Caribbean this summer.  Air France said the increase was […]

The Most Romantic Hotels in the Caribbean

Romance in the Caribbean comes in so many different forms: cliffside sunsets; afternoons on empty beaches; endless wine-fueled dinners in centuries-old estates; twilight walks on hidden streets.  And that’s particularly true of the most romantic hotels in the Caribbean, which come in every shape and size, fitting every kind of vacation.  Sometimes it’s unique rooms; […]

Dominican Republic Tourism Just Had Its Best December Ever

Even amid the pandemic, the Dominican Republic’s tourism industry just posted its best-ever December.  The news was revealed by Dominican Republic Tourism Minister David Collado in an end-of-year briefing.  A total of 728,335 visitors came to the Dominican Republic last month, the a higher total even than the previous record in 2018, when about 650,000 […]

Air Canada Is Launching a New Route to the Dominican Republic

Canada is one of the biggest source markets for tourism in the Dominican Republic.  Until now, though, the vast majority of Canadian travelers have touched down in the travel hotspot of Punta Cana.  Now, however, a new destination is emerging for Canadians, thanks to new service set to launch between Toronto and the country’s capital, […]

Dominican Republic Tourism Is Breaking Pre-Pandemic Records

Tourism in the Dominican Republic set yet another record last month, with a total of 519,349 tourist arrivals.  Fo the year, the country has reported 4.263 million tourist arrivals, according to Tourism minister David Collado.  The November total was a 197 percent improvement over November 2020, and, more crucially, a 12 percent improvement over the […]

Spirit Airlines Launches Haiti, Dominican Republic Flights From Miami

Spirit Airlines has launched its first-ever Caribbean flights from Miami International Airport.  The low-cost carrier kicked off its new slots in Miami with a pair of new Caribbean routes: nonstop service to both Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Port-au-Prince in Haiti.  The Port-au-Prince flights are operating four times each week, while Santo Domingo service is […]