Along with British Airways´new scheduled flights between London Gatwick and Punta Cana, there is now news from the WTM that there are two more new flights due to begin to Puerto Plata from London mid November. These on top of the charter flights from Europe and North America should start to bring the necessary boost the DR needs to get "back in the game"

Punta Cana is undergoing a staggering amount of development; the resort of Cap Cana (capcana.com) is set to be the biggest in the Caribbean, with 10,000 new holiday properties, six golf courses and five hotels. The scale of building is not without problems; environmental campaigners are concerned that the island's natural attractions, such as the Jaragua National Park in the south-west of the country, will be endangered, although 20% of the land is protected by law. Not all of the country's development is on such a scale; smaller colonial-style properties have been drawing in celebreties such as Jennifer Lopez, Brad Pitt and Bill Clinton. The hippest choices are the coolly elegant Casa Colonial (casacolonial.com) and The Peninsula House (thepeninsulahouse.com)