By the Caribbean Journal staff

Sunwing’s rapid Caribbean flight expansion has continued with the planned launch of another new service from Canada to Cuba.

Sunwing will be launching a new route between Ontario’s North Bay and Cuba’s Cayo Santa Maria beginning Dec. 17.

The new weekly flight will run through April 7, 2020, according to the company.

Cayo Santa Maria, long one of the most popular Cuban destinations for Canadians, is a cay off the northern coast of Cuba.

“We are excited to be returning to North Bay for an eighth consecutive season and offering residents new flights to explore this exciting destination this winter,” said Andrew Dawson, president of tour operations at Sunwing. “Cayo Santa Maria is a favorite destination for Canadian travelers and we’re sure vacationers from the North Bay region will be eager to take advantage of this sunny retreat.”

Cayo Santa Maria has a large concentration of hotels, led by several from Melia and Sunwing’s Royalton and Starfish brands.

— CJ

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is launching three new nonstop routes from Newark to the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned.

The new service will be headlined by a pair of new nonstop service from Newark Liberty International Airport to both Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Cancun, Mexico, both of which will launch in March and April 2020.

Frontier will also be launching new daily service from Newark to San Juan, Puerto Rico on Nov. 14, 2019.

Cancun.

“We’re excited to make flying more affordable for the Garden State with 15 new routes from Newark,” said Barry Biffle, President and CEO of Frontier Airlines. “With fares as low as $15, we hope we inspire more people to fly and are delighted to meet that demand with our ‘Low Fares Done Right’ promise. This includes a focus on serving families as well as the environment with a more sustainable approach to flying.”

The carrier said thew new flights from Newark would operate “outside the delay-prone afternoon hours.”

“We’d like to thank our partners at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the FAA for helping to establish Frontier as an effective low fare option at Newark Liberty Airport, without further contributing to delays in the most congested hours,” said Daniel Shurz, senior vice president of commercial for Frontier Airlines.

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

It’s the latest new service to the Caribbean out of Newark, which has seen its position grow in recent years as a jumping off point for flights to the wider region.

Indeed, earlier this month, United announced a new nonstop route from Newark to Curacao, while JetBlue recently launched year-round flights from Newark to Barbados.

For Puerto Rico, the new daily flights are the latest in what has been a rapid expansion of service to the destination, from a major ramp up by Delta to another new daily flight on American Airlines.

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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Hotel construction in the Caribbean-Mexico region continues to boom, according to the latest numbers from analytics firm STR.

The latest pipeline data for the Caribbean-Mexico region showed 31,968 rooms in construction across 155 projects in July, a 33.9 percent increase over July 2018.

The region’s pipeline was led by the luxury segment, which accounted for 8,553 rooms — and saw 72.4 percent growth year over year.

The upscale segment accounted for 7,075 rooms in construction, while the “upper upscale” segment saw 6,136 rooms in construction in the period.

The Dominican Republic led the Caribbean region, with 6,184 rooms in construction as of last month, followed by Jamaica, which had 1,925 rooms in construction.

Cuba also topped the 1,000-room mark, with 1,100 rooms in construction.

— CJ

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