By Stephen Weir
“La dolce vita” — the Italian expression for “the good life” — isn’t always easy in the Caribbean these days, what with American tariffs, extreme weather around the world and political turmoil.

However, la dolce vita is going Caribbean this fall, as ITA Airways, Italy’s national airline, prepares to fly Italians directly from Rome to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
The new seasonal Rome–Santo Domingo service begins November 30, giving travellers a direct link between Europe and the Caribbean.
There are other airline additions and changes shaking up the Caribbean aviation business.
This year, planes once again began flying between the United States and Venezuela, with Canadian links, despite the continuing political problems between Washington and Caracas. American Airlines resumed nonstop Miami–Caracas, Venezuela, service in April after a seven-year absence. The airline subsequently expanded the service and also introduced daily Miami–Maracaibo, Venezuela, flights.
Caribbean Airlines is also linking Trinidad and Venezuela, with its Port of Spain–Caracas air bridge. The service is currently listed by the airline, although its booking system is not showing fares for the coming months, so travellers should check directly with the airline before making plans.
Puerto Rico is also getting new air links. JetBlue, which calls San Juan its largest Caribbean operation, launched five new nonstop routes from the Puerto Rican capital in March. For Canadian travellers, the most interesting is Buffalo–San Juan, putting Puerto Rico within easy reach of Canadians willing to cross the border to fly from western New York.
And Miami continues to be a major link between North America and the Caribbean.
American Airlines added Bimini in the Bahamas to its Miami network this year, launching what it described as the only nonstop U.S.–Bimini service. The short flight from Miami gives travellers another quick route into the Caribbean.
For Caribbean travellers, these changes mean more than simply a few new destinations. They are signs of an airline industry that is continuing to rebuild, expand and experiment with new routes despite political uncertainty, economic pressures and increasingly unpredictable weather.
But no worries for Canadian travellers heading south: la dolce vita comes with plenty of ways to get warm this fall and winter. So “Arrivederci”.

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