Santo Domingo.- Tourist arrivals to the Dominican Republic rose 8% in February compared to the same period in 2018, the Central Bank reported. According to its website, the country received 604,977 non-resident foreign and Dominican passengers by air, or 44,998 more than in the same period the previous year. It ...

By Mike Blanchfield, Canada’s National Observer Business leaders are warning that the Trump administration’s threat to tighten the U.S. embargo on Cuba could sideswipe Canadian companies that are doing business on the Caribbean island. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is worried that the United States could enact a ...

Canada Jetlines Ltd. announced in Vancouver that it intends to provide future service to several sun destinations in the Dominican Republic including Puerto Plata, Samaná, and Santo Domingo. Jetlines has reached an agreement with Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) to provide future service to Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperón International Airport ...

Canada Jetlines Ltd. announces it intends to provide future service to several sun destinations in the Dominican Republic including Puerto Plata, Samaná, and Santo Domingo. Jetlines has reached an agreement with Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) to provide future service to Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) and the ...

By Frank Martin Soon the Chinese on vacation will massively visit the islands of the Caribbean, according to forecasts in the region based on facts. One of the facts is that the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) will host a large contingent of Chinese travel buyers for the first ...

By Frank Martin Good news about tourism in the Caribbean at the beginning of 2019 has dispelled many of the concerns in the region after the terrible impact of the consecutive intense hurricanes in 2017. According to Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) data resurgent islands are additionally poised to achieve continued ...