2025 Travel News Archive – Page 17

The Dominican Republic now has a St. Regis resort, the second of the Marriott luxury brand in the Caribbean, after the first Aruba resort. The St. Regis Cap Cana Resort has 200 guestrooms, including 36 suites with direct plunge pool access, all with ocean views. The Presidential Suite spans 6,500 square feet and has two …

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Monday, 5 May 2025 will be a holiday in the Dominican Republic. It commemorates Labor Day that actually falls on Thursday, 1 May but the holiday will be moved to the following Monday. The change of the Labor Day off-time creates a long weekend. Take special care to avoid traveling at times when people may …

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The Ministry of Tourism reports on the success of the promotional presentations in Houston, Texas at the Marriott Marquis Downtown on 22 April 2025 and Chicago, Illinois at The Palmer House on 26 April 2025 to promote Dominican tourism. The Ministry reports over 700 travel agents and tour operators participated in the roadshows held to …

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The Ministry of Tourism and the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) are hosting the Dominican Annual Travel Exchange (DATE) this 14 to 16 May 2025 in Punta Cana. This is the premier event for booking Dominican tourism vacations and complementary services and products. The event will take place at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center, …

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Travel has been down in February and March after record setting months in 2023 and 2024. Analysts observe this is because the vacations that were not had in 2020, 2021 and 2022 were had in 2023 and 2024. Another reason cited is that this year, Easter Week happened in April, not March. Travel to the …

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25-year old South African golfer Garrick Higgo won the trophy and cash award for the PGA Tour Corales Puntacana Championship that ended on Sunday, 21 April 2025 in a very windy Punta Cana. He defeated 37-year old Joel Dahmen who had a strong first three rounds but didn’t pull through on the definitive final play. …

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The year had started out as usual, with a significant increase in travelers in January 2025. In January 2025, a new record for the month was hit with 1,155,484 visitors, up 53% from the pre-pandemic year of 2019, 22% compared to 2023 and 8% compared to 2024. The numbers also reflected the strong maritime tourism …

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The 29th annual Hato Mayor/Vicentillo Beach Volleyball Tournament kicked off with an exciting opening match, where Flor Colón and her team, Las Populares del Banco de Reservas, defeated former captain of the Reinas del Caribe (the national senior women’s volleyball team) Prisilla Rivera and the Olímpicas, led by Cosiris Rodríguez. The final score was 21-13, …

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Starting 18 June 2025, travelers will be able to fly nonstop from Santo Domingo to Bonaire. This weekly seasonal service will operate every Wednesday from La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) in northern Santo Domingo to Flamingo International Airport (BON) in Bonaire. The airline will utilize CRJ-200 aircraft with a capacity of 50 passengers for this …

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Arajet, the Dominican Republic’s main carrier, inaugurated its flights to the United States with a first route from Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) in Santo Domingo to the Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami-Dade County, Florida on 11 April 2025. The flight carried 189 passengers on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 named Los Haitises and …

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