Dominican Republic

Air Canada has announced two new winter services from Quebec City to popular sun destinations Cancun, Mexico and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Service to Cancun begins on 21 December…

Palladium Hotel Group celebrated World Environment Day and World Oceans Day with initiatives in all its hotels throughout last week and a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the role…

Lopesan Hotel Group and Roiback have signed a collaboration agreement to create a new website and push hotel sales by improving distribution systems.

Carnival Corporation & plc has announced the creation of a new brand called fathom. As part of a new category Carnival is calling ‘social impact travel’, fathom will operate as a…

Lufthansa's new low-cost carrier, Eurowings, will commence long-haul operations in fourth quarter of 2015 with flights to Thailand, the Caribbean and Middle East. Ticket sales have…

Sandals and Beaches Resorts will introduce free WiFi across its resorts from December. The free service will be introduced from 1 December as part of the resorts’ ‘Luxury Included’…

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) returns for Caribbean Week in New York and will take place 1-8 June 2014. The event will offer CTO member countries and private sector…

Thomson Cruises has announced one of its ships will homeport in Jamaica next year. Thomson Dream will call Montego Bay its home from 23 December 2014 and will be the only UK ship to…

Thomson Airways has continued to ramp up its Dreamliner services as it looks to welcome its 250,000th passenger onboard the aircraft this winter. So far 240,000 people have travelled…

Bespoke holiday options are seeing a boom at Hayes & Jarvis in a similar trend to other operators in the luxury sector. The TUI-owned brand said tailor-made itineraries to Africa…

Tour operator Funway Holidays is running a competition giving agents the chance to win a fam trip to either the Dominican Republic or Mexico.  The trips which depart on the 18 and 19…

Holiday giant Thomson and First Choice is to start direct flights from Glasgow to the Caribbean in summer 2014, it has announced. The decision is part of the company’s strategy to…

AMResorts has seen a 21% increase in revenue for 2012 year-on-year following entrances into new destinations and property openings.  The management company, which represents Zoetry…

Six Senses Hotels, Resorts & Spas has announced it will add five properties to its portfolio in the next three years. New additions will include properties in Saint Lucia,…

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is to open its first Hyatt-branded hotel in the Dominican Republic. Hyatt Regency Cap Cana Hotel, Villas, and Residences to be located in Punta Cana and will…