Arajet recently announced they are going to start flying from Toronto with a nonstop flight to Santo Domingo (SDQ), Dominican Republic four times a week beginning in late October. This is their first route from Canada.
Arajet is based out of the Dominican Republic with connecting flights to Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, and Saint Maarten.
They have plans to expand their network to about 11 more countries.
One thing that's interesting about Arajet is that they charge quite a bit less for checked bags ($65 CAD roundtrip) than for carry-on ($105 CAD roundtrip).
Arajet occasionally loads some pretty amazing prices to Sao Paulo, Brazil ($386 to $420 CAD roundtrip with a checked bag). Dates are limited. Note that as of this October Canadians require a tourist visa to visit Brazil.
And sometimes they offer some more than decent prices to Colombia (Medellin and Cartagena). $306 to $450 CAD roundtrip with a checked bag.
Lately Arajet has also started offering some cheap flights to the Caribbean in the range of $275 CAD roundtrip with a checked bag.
UPDATE: Arajet is now offering some cheap flights to San Jose, Costa Rica.
Availability for travel
Late October, November, December 2023
January, February, March 2024
How to find and book this deal
NOTE: Arajet's website only displays prices in $USD.
The prices below are the cheapest I've seen, after adding $50 USD for a roundtrip checked bag.
1. Go to the Arajet website.
2. Put a checkmark beside 'Show calendar' before searching.
2. Search for a flight from Toronto to one of the following destinations...
San Jose, Costa Rica - $87 there, $65 back
Roughly $276 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
November, December, January, and February dates are available.
Saint Martin / Sint Maarten - $68 there, $85 back
Roughly $276 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
Jan 13-24 is available.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [Nonstop Flights] - $97 there, $61 back
Roughly $283 CAD roundtrip with checked luggage.
November through March dates are available.
You can also try open-jaw flights, such as Toronto to Medellin and then Cartagena to Toronto
1. Start with a Multi-City search on Kayak like this one:
Toronto (YYZ) to Medellin (MDE)
Cartagena (CTG) to Toronto (YYZ)
2. Try the same dates you've seen on the Arajet calendar.
screenshot from Arajet