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

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 […]

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St Regis' New Dominican Republic Resort Is Readying for a May Debut
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There’s a New Way to Fly Between the Dominican Republic and the Island of Bonaire 
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The Dominican Republic’s Newest Hotel Is a Residential-Style Retreat With a Rooftop Pool 
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The Dominican Republic Is Building a New “State of the Art” Cruise Port 
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The Caribbean Travel Awards 2025
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Marriott Is Adding Hotels on More Caribbean Islands, Including Aruba and Turks and Caicos
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Super 8’s Big Dominican Republic Expansion 
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The Dominican Republic’s Central Romana Corporation Just Named a New CMO
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Dominican Republic Tourism Just Made History. Again. 
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Dominican Republic-Based Arajet Just Launched Flights Between Canada and Punta Cana 
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Kimpton’s New Dominican Republic Hotel Has a Rooftop Pool and 500 Years of History 
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From Frank Sinatra to Arnold Palmer to Oscar De la Renta, A Legendary Dominican Republic Resort Celebrates 50 Years of History
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Dominican Republic Eyes 12 Million Visitors Amid Continued Tourism Boom

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While many of its neighboring destinations were closed in the summer of 2020, the Dominican Republic was open. And it never closed. The country’s navigation of the pandemic helped kick off what would become a new golden age of tourism, […]

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Nickelodeon’s New “Food & Slime” Festival in Punta Cana 

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Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts is launching a very different kind of culinary festival in the Caribbean next month: a “Food & Slime” Festival.  The inaugural Food & Slime Festival will be held from Nov. 3-Nov. 30 at both the Nickelodeon […]

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“Historic” Tourism Numbers Continue in Dominican Republic 

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The Dominican Republic’s “historic” tourism arrivals continue to grow, according to new numbers from the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  The Dominican Republic reported 478,794 stayover arrivals in September, a whopping 48 percent increase over the same month in 2019, before […]

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The Winners of the 2023 Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards

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The people have spoken. The world’s foremost experts on Caribbean travel — Caribbean Journal readers – have chosen their top picks for the best small hotels across the wider Caribbean region. This year’s 2023 Caribbean Boutique Hotel Awards celebrate boutique hotels […]

There's a New Small Airline in the Dominican Republic 

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There’s a new way to hop around the Dominican Republic, with the introduction of an airline called Reef Jet.  Reef Jet will be running flights between major cities in the Dominican Republic, including connections between Punta Cana and Santiago, Pedernales […]

A New Way to Fly to the Dominican Republic’s Top Resort 

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It’s one of the buzziest resorts in the hemisphere right now: the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas in the Dominican Republic, unquestionably the premier place to stay in the country. While you can reach Casa de Campo by flying […]

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Punta Cana Is Getting More Flights from Canada This Winter

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The Dominican Republic’s most popular destination is set for a boost from Canada this winter, with Air Canada adding more flights to Punta Cana.  The airline is ramping up flights from both Ottawa and Toronto to Punta Cana for the […]

Dominican Republic Reaching “Never Before Seen” Tourism Levels 

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The Dominican Republic’s remarkable tourism story in 2023 is getting even better, according to new numbers released by the country’s Ministry of Tourism.  The Dominican Republic reported 621,575 visitors in May, meaning just under 3.38 million tourists in the first […]

The Dominican Republic Has a New Private-Island All-Inclusive 

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Spanish tourism giant Grupo Piñero is best known for its Bahia Principe chain of all-inclusive resorts, a brand that has a rather large footprint in the Caribbean. But it’s newest resort, set on a private island in Samana, doesn’t bear […]

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New Colombia-Dominican Republic Flights 

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The Dominican Republic keeps setting tourism records, and while much of that growth is coming from the United States and Canada, an increasing number of travelers are coming to the country from South America.  Now, Dominican Republic-based carrier Arajet is […]

Air Canada Is Adding a New Route to the Dominican Republic 

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The Dominican Republic is reporting record-breaking tourism arrivals, both in traditional hubs like Punta Cana and Puerto Plata and markets like Samana and La Romana.  The latter is set for another boost with a new route from Canada this winter, […]

The Newest Luxury Resort in the Dominican Republic Is Now Open

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The Dominican Republic is now home to its most anticipated new luxury resort in years: the new wellness-focused Premier Club at Casa de Campo in La Romana. The new resort-within-a-resort is the first phase of a $90 million expansion for […]