Seaborne Airlines resumes San Juan-Santiago route
Tourism February 8, 2019 | 3:14 pm
Santiago.- Cibao International Airport (AIC), announced Friday that Seaborne Airlines will resume operations covering the San Juan-Santiago route, from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJ[...]Gov. seeks strategy to bolster security in tourist regions
Tourism February 7, 2019 | 11:15 am
Santo Domingo.- Tourism minister Francisco Javier García on Wed. headed the first meeting of the Presidential Commission which works to devise a strategy to strengthen security in the country's touri[...]Appointment with humpbacks
Tourism February 6, 2019 | 8:34 am
February is the recommended month to watch the Queens of the Atlantic, the colossal humpback whales that visit us every year to mate and breed in the warm waters of the Caribbean. Although they beg[...]From bass fishing to mountain biking; NE province beckons tourists
Tourism February 2, 2019 | 2:17 pm
Cotui, Dominican Republic.- Breathtaking mountains, ideal for hiking, lush forests, the Caribbean's largest reservoir, various Taíno caverns and an important source of irrigation water are some of th[...]Dominican Republic’s beach towers of conflict, coincidence
Bavaro & Punta Cana February 1, 2019 | 11:28 am
Santo Domingo.- A year and three months after it was adopted the Tourism Ministry on Thurs. published the controversial resolution 002/2017 that extends the number of floors permitted in high rises [...]Canada Jetlines announces Samaná, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo flights
Tourism January 29, 2019 | 12:59 pm
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canada Jetlines Ltd. (JET: TSX-V) (JETMF: OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Jetlines”) is pleased to announce it intends to provide future service to s[...]Health tourism associations pact enhances Iberoamerican medical travel
Tourism January 29, 2019 | 10:44 am
Press Release Madrid.- The Dominican Health Tourism Association -ADTS- and its counterpart in Spaincares signed a collaboration agreement to enhance Iberoamerican medical travel. At the country'[...]Govt. wants strategy to bolster tourism security
Tourism January 29, 2019 | 9:42 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Mon. ordered the Tourism Ministry to coordinate a diagnosis by several government agencies on the challenges facing tourism security and propose a strategy t[...]Announced in Spain’s Tourism Fair: 7 new hotels, Iberia promotion
Tourism January 28, 2019 | 3:28 pm
Madrid.- The Dominican Republic took full advantage of its status as a partner country of the 39th annual of Spain's International Tourism Fair (Fitur), held from January 23 to 27 in Madrid. Announ[...]Dominican flavor in Spain’s Tourism Fair
Tourism January 28, 2019 | 8:29 am
Madrid.- Spain's 39th annual International Tourism Fair ended Sunday with "total success" according to organizers, and 11% higher participation than the previous year. This event brought together[...]Dominican Republic to get nearly 2,000 hotel rooms for US$200M
Tourism January 26, 2019 | 9:08 am
Madrid.- The groups Velutini and IEMCA on Fri. announced a joint tourism development project in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata, of 1,012 rooms on the north coast to be built at a cost of US$100 million. [...]It’s time to develop the South’s tourism, really
Tourism January 24, 2019 | 12:19 pm
Madrid.- Despite the kneejerk expression "the time for the South has arrived," Tourism minister Francisco Javier García on Thursday announced that an multisector commission prepares an international [...]Local golfers give compatriots a reason to cheer: Yahoo
Sports January 22, 2019 | 11:26 am
La Romana, Dominican Republic.- "They’re not sleeping in their own beds, but for the nine golfers from the Dominican Republic, the fact that the Latin America Amateur Championship is being played at[...]Austria, Dominican Tourism forge a partnership
Tourism January 22, 2019 | 9:40 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's Tourism Promotion Office (OPT) in Germany announced Mon. that its designation as official partner country in Austria's Ferien Messe Wien in Jan. 2020, where it[...]Dominican Republic Catholics flock to site of reverence
Tourism January 21, 2019 | 8:23 am
Higuey, Dominican Republic.- Tens thousands of Catholic faithful across the country today Monday, celebrate the traditional Our Lady of La Altagracia Day, considered the protective and spiritual mothe[...]Dominican Republic heads to Madrid Fair with leader’s flair
Tourism January 18, 2019 | 4:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic, whose main source of income in tourism, will take advantage of Madrid's International Tourism Fair (Fitur) from January 23 to 27, to showcase its lesser-known a[...]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[...]