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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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The nonprofit Tourism Cares has created a meaningful travel map that features organizations, accommodations and tours that are designed to have a positive impact on communities and the environment. In spring, W Hotels will open its first all-inclusive, W Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic (opening rates from $799 a night).

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Why Did the Hotel Chain Hire a Marine Biologist?

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The first year that I joined, we constructed our first coral lab at a property in the Dominican Republic. based NGO, providing research, strategy and support in their aim for tourism to provide the greatest benefits for every destination around the world, so local communities and environments can thrive. How did that start?

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