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Meet Goldwynn, the Sleek Residential Resort Changing the Hotel Experience on Nassau’s Cable Beach

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Goldwynn Resort and Residences brings 81 rooms, apartment-style accommodations and a low-rise boutique experience to one of Nassau’s most famous beaches. There is another side of Nassau, one that feels residential, sleek and strikingly close to the water. It is on Cable Beach, but removed from the larger resort scene nearby. And it may be […]

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St Maarten's Winair Adding More Flights for Holidays

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By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten-based regional carrier Winair is adding more new flights for the upcoming holiday season. The carrier is adding 24 additional seats for its St Maarten-Curacao flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Aruba flights will also be upgraded to the airline’s new Super ATR-72 with 72 seats, as will […]

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American Airlines Adding New Dallas-Caribbean Flights

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By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is adding more new flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to the Caribbean, the airport said in a statement this week. The new service from Dallas-Fort Worth includes flights to San Pedro Sula, Honduras and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. American will also be ramping up its flights to […]

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Spirit’s New Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights

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By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has made no secret of its plans to push its capital, Santo Domingo, as an emerging tourism destination. And the capital just got a big boost from Spirit Airlines, which has officially launched new nonstop flights from Orlando to Santo Domingo. The new service, part of a […]


American Airlines Adding New Dallas-Caribbean Flights

By Alexander Britell As it prepares to launch a wave of new Caribbean routes for the upcoming winter season, American Airlines is already planning for the spring. The carrier has announced another series of new routes set to begin in for the 2019 summer season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new routes will be headlined […]

5 Must-Visit Dominican Republic Hotels

The Dominican Republic is more than just Punta Cana. But knowing where to go — and where to stay — is another matter. That’s because the country is filled with mini-destinations, from the antique charm of Santo Domingo’s  Colonial Zone to the raw paradise of the Samana peninsula and everything in between. There are different […]

A New Eatery to Try in Santo Domingo

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor One of Santo Domingo’s most beloved eateries has relaunched. The Restaurante 1502, set at the historic Hodelpa Nicolas de Ovando boutique hotel, has relaunched under the direction of executive chef Alberto Rodriguez, making for a new culinary hotspot in the heart of the capital’s Colonial Zone. The restaurant is named […]

The Caribbean’s Most Popular Destination Continues to Climb

By Alexander Britell While the Dominican Republic’s position as the most popular travel destination in the Caribbean by visitor volume has no particularly close challenge, the country isn’t resting on its laurels. Yes, the country has publicly set a rather intimidating goal: 10 million annual tourists by the year 2023. And while it remains to […]

Turks and Caicos-Based Airline Adding More Regional Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Turks and Caicos-based airline interCaribbean Airways is introducing new routes from Santo Domingo to Aruba and between Curacao and Kingston, Jamaica. These new services add to the airline’s nonstop flights to Tortola, St. Maarten and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. The announcement came from interCaribbean’s Chairman and founder, Lyndon Gardiner, and the […]

New Dominican Republic-Curaçao Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff The fast-expanding Hato International Airport in Curaçao has added another new carrier to its portfolio. Dominican Republic airline Air Century has officially launched nonstop service between Santo Domingo and Curaçao. The carrier will be flying between the Dominican Republic’s capital and Curaçao three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and […]

Dominican Republic Mulls New Cruise Port

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another new cruise port in the Dominican Republic? Dominican Republic tourism officials are mulling exactly that, according to a statement from the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism. Officials this week broached the idea of establishing the city of Boca Chica as what would be the Dominican Republic’s fifth cruise port. […]

VIDEO: Casa Colonial: The Best-Kept Secret in the Dominican Republic

By Guy Britton Maybe you’ve been to the beaches of Punta Cana, the sights of Santo Domingo, or the golf courses of La Romana. But here, hidden away among the large resorts of Puerto Plata, there is a jewel. This isn’t the Dominican Republic you think you know. This is VH Hotels’ Casa Colonial, and […]