Medina breaks ground on US$125M Puerto Plata port
Tourism January 15, 2019 | 12:52 pm
Puerto Plata.- President Danilo Medina on Mon. headed groundbreaking for Puerto Plata port that includes the reconstruction of the cargo dock and the construction of a cruise and passenger terminal. [...]US$125M port ‘will place Puerto Plata on the path to development’
Tourism January 15, 2019 | 8:48 am
Puerto Plata.- Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) director Víctor Gómez Casanova, revealed Mon. that president Danilo Medina will head groundbreaking for the reconstruction at 10am today for the Pue[...]Everybody pitches in to rid Cabarete beach of seaweed
Tourism January 14, 2019 | 4:04 pm
Puerto Plata.- The concern over the bunches of seaweed that washed ashore Cabarete beach prompted local business leaders with the support of the tourism authorities to conduct a cleanup operation. [...]A Punta Cana resort reaches solar energy milestone
Economy January 14, 2019 | 12:41 pm
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- The Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium, S.A. (CEPM) on Mon. signed a contract to supply, for the first time, energy from a solar (photovoltaic) source to a hotel com[...]Dominican Republic reached a record 6.6M tourists in 2018
Tourism January 14, 2019 | 7:28 am
Santo Domingo.- The Central Bank on Fri. said the Dominican Republic reached the "historic figure" of 6,568,888 tourists in 2018 with 381,346 more travelers than 2017. This year-on-year growth of 6[...]Dominican Rep. again confirms its ‘mini-continent’ label
Tourism January 7, 2019 | 12:20 pm
Constanza, Dominican Republic.- Cold has become frigid in the Valle Nuevo National Park again this week, as below-freezing temperatures were recorded in the protected area near the highland town of Co[...]This was Punta Cana 38 years ago
Tourism January 3, 2019 | 2:06 pm
The most important tourist destination in the Dominican Republic 38 years ago was very different from what it is today. You would never imagine that in 1981 Punta Cana had challenging access. Its road[...]Dominican Republic promotes Cruise destination
Tourism January 3, 2019 | 6:36 am
PUERTO RICO .- The Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) continues to redouble its efforts to ensure that more cruise passengers choose the Dominican Republic as their favorite destination and thus surpass the [...]Director of CESTUR says security guarantees millions of tourists
Business & Pleasure January 2, 2019 | 4:48 pm
The General Director of the Specialized Body for Tourism Security (CESTUR), Pilot Brigade General Juan Carlos Torres Robiou, assured that this institution guarantees the safety of the millions of tour[...]
