Big names, deep pockets flock to Dominican Republic ‘paradise’
Tourism February 29, 2016 | 9:19 am
Miches, Dominican Republic.- Celebrities from around theworld looking to invest and buy land in and around ??Miches, El Seibo province(northeast), have begun serious talk over the around US$2.0 bil[...]
Dominicans win back the most impressive beach, definitively
Tourism February 25, 2016 | 4:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Superior Land Court on Thursday upheldthe ruling which cancels property deedsissued to individuals for thousands of square meters of land in Bahia de lasAguilas.
Judges M[...]
Environment says it protects and cleans up 197 kilometers of coast
Tourism February 25, 2016 | 3:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry on Thursday said itintervenes around 197 linear kilometers of shore and marine borders to protectand conserve the coats across the country.
It said th[...]
Tel Aviv-Punta Cana direct flights start October
Tourism February 24, 2016 | 12:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) on Wednesdayannounced approval of s permit for Tel Aviv-Punta Cana charter flights by Israel'sEl Al Airlines starting Oct. 2016, with B777 aircraft.[...]
Little-known Dominican retreat preps for Caribbean big leagues
Tourism February 22, 2016 | 8:49 am
Miches, Dominican Republic.- Few places can boast as manyfeatures as the town of Miches; on Samana bay: prairies, mountains, lakes,waterfalls, beautiful sand, rivers, streams, mines and even Taino [...]
Sun seekers beckoned to Dominican Republic’s sizzling beaches
Tourism February 19, 2016 | 8:22 am
Dominican Republic, /PRNewswire/ -- As travelersemerge from the season's deep freeze and search for the hottest spot to flaunttheir beach bodies this spring and summer, Dominican Republic isprepari[...]
US$300M tourism project starts in pristine Dominican Republic beach
Tourism February 18, 2016 | 1:48 pm
Miches, Dominican Republic.- Groundbreaking for Tropicalia’stourism project began with the planting of a tree in Miches Thursday, includingthe construction of a Four Seasonshotel, at a cost of U[...]
Cisneros to head groundbreaking on US$300M lodging, real estate project
Tourism February 18, 2016 | 10:36 am
Santo Domingo.- The country is now ready for luxury tourismwith the arrival of the Four Seasons hotels and the ribbon-cutting for the Tropicaliaproject by the Cisneros Group that surged in Venezuel[...]
Dominican Republic’s amber cache yields another treasure
Tourism February 16, 2016 | 6:58 am
Dominican Republic’s amber cache gives up another treasure
Santo Domingo.- A tropical flower has been seen for thefirst time in 45 million years after scientists discovered the plant encas[...]
Vacation Express to start non-stop flights to Punta Cana
Tourism February 13, 2016 | 11:22 am
Atlanta.- Vacation Express announced non-stop flights to Punta Cana from Port Columbus International Airport every Monday beginning February 15, 2016 through August 8, 2016.
Through a press r[...]
Dominican Republic evolves into a cruise passenger behemoth
Tourism February 11, 2016 | 7:43 am
Santo Domingo.- As many as 500,000 cruise passengers areexpected to be arriving per year at Amber Cove, Puerto Plata within five years,with a forecast of around 350,000 for this year.
David C[...]
Dominican mountain city to be Caribbean’s first pollution-free town
Tourism February 9, 2016 | 11:54 am
Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic.- A meeting whereprofessionals and residents of the highland town join forces to make Jarabacoa apollution-free community will be hosted by the Fernando Arturo de Meri[...]
US$50.0M hotel in Dominican capital to be the Caribbean’stallest building
Tourism February 9, 2016 | 10:40 am
Santo Domingo.- The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino beingbuilt in the capital will be the tallest high-rise in the entire Caribbean, an investment ofaround US$50.0 that promoters say it’s the r[...]
Dominican think tank suggests tourism everywhere
Tourism February 8, 2016 | 8:24 am
Santo Domingo.- Tourism’s contribution to Dominican Republic’seconomy has prompted the Global Foundation Democracy and Development (Funglode)to unveil on Tuesday the RD2044 project, which sugge[...]
Dominican airline Pawa celebrates first Havana flight
Tourism February 6, 2016 | 7:58 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican airline Pawa landed Friday at the Jose Marti International Airport in the Cuban capital marking the start of its first Santo Domingo-Havana route.
Dominican ambassad[...]
Punta Cana boasts 40K rooms to lodge 3.0M+ passengers
Tourism February 5, 2016 | 8:42 am
Santiago.- Tourism mogul Frank Ranieri on Thursday said morethan three million passengers arrived via Punta Cana International Airport from48 countries on direct flights to Dominican Republic’s t[...]
Dominican airline clears ‘hurdles,’ starts Havana flights Friday
Tourism February 4, 2016 | 10:34 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican airline Pawa starts SantoDomingo-Havana flights on Friday, local media report.
The airline has scheduled three flights per week, Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays.
<[...]UN report leaves iconic Dominican Ruins in ruins
Tourism February 4, 2016 | 9:58 am
Santo Domingo.- UNESCO has rejected the proposal to recoverthe Ruins of San Francisco sponsored by the Tourism Ministry, noting that theproject by architect Rafael Moneo converts the monument into [...]
World Wetlands Day: Dominican Rep. boasts major ecosystems
Tourism February 2, 2016 | 12:45 pm
Santo Domingo.- Today February 2nd is WorldWetlands Day, celebrated to raise awareness on that ecosystem’s importance.
Dominican Republic boasts the Caribbean’s most diversearray of wetla[...]
Dominican capital is the Caribbean’s least expensive destination
Tourism February 1, 2016 | 4:28 pm
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, (BUSINESS WIRE).-SantoDomingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, is the least expensivedestination in the Caribbean. The latest survey from TravelMag.com has co[...]