900 flight delays recorded in July at AILA
Tourism August 23, 2022 | 9:06 am
Santo Domingo, DR. Air travel in the current commercial aviation situation has become an absolute nightmare, with the growth of operations and flight delays, long lines at airports, and boarding diff[...]Rainieri attributes final rescue of tourism to public-private partnership
Tourism August 22, 2022 | 3:22 pm
Tourism businessman Frank Rainieri indicated that thanks to the combined work of the government and the private sector, it has been possible to achieve the definitive rescue of tourism in the country.[...]Abinader: cruise passengers will begin to disembark in Cabo Rojo in November 2023
Tourism August 18, 2022 | 5:11 pm
Luis Abinader announced that by November 2023, the port of Cabo Rojo in Pedernales, currently under construction, will begin to disembark tourists. "The port is only part of the Pedernales project [...]Ministry of Tourism inaugurates two works on Macao beach
Economy August 17, 2022 | 2:25 pm
The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, today inaugurated the reconstruction of the access road and parking lot in Macao beach, La Altagracia province, with an investment of more than 53 million pesos[...]Abinader announces construction of 500 hotel rooms in Bayahibe
Tourism August 16, 2022 | 10:53 am
President Luis Abinader announced this Monday the construction of 500 new rooms in Bayahibe while starting the works of the territorial reorganization plan of the tourist destination of the East regio[...]Tourism prohibitions to maintain order on the beaches of Miches
Local August 15, 2022 | 3:36 pm
The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, announced that the use of horses, motors, and helicopter landings is totally prohibited on the beaches of the [...]Sky High will link Santo Domingo with Miami
Tourism August 15, 2022 | 2:42 pm
Dominican airline Sky High Aviation Services will begin operating non-stop flights between Santo Domingo (SDQ) and Miami (MIA) as of September 1. It will be the company's first destination in the Unit[...]Airfares in the USA will sink up to 40% in weeks
Tourism August 15, 2022 | 1:34 pm
Airfares in the United States will fall nearly 40 percent this fall. According to ABCNews.com, travel booking platform Hopper forecasts domestic roundtrip airfares to fall about 38 percent from their[...]Puerto Plata Airport recovers 97% of its passenger flow
North Coast August 14, 2022 | 9:31 am
José Ernesto Marte Piantini, president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), reported that Gregorio Luperón airport in Puerto Plata has recovered 97% of its passenger traffic figures in 2019. The in[...]WestJet will connect Toronto with Samaná this winter
Tourism August 13, 2022 | 9:00 am
WestJet has published a preview of its winter 2022/2023 schedule, and as usual, the Canadian airline highlights a unique role for sun and beach destinations in Mexico and the Caribbea[...]South America fuels tourism recovery in Dominican Republic
Tourism August 12, 2022 | 3:43 pm
Statistics on the flow of tourism to the Dominican Republic indicate that the sector's sustained growth is due to the increase in visitors from emerging markets, in addition to arrivals from tradition[...]JetBlue’s latest summer deals: flights to the Dominican Republic starting at $49
Tourism August 12, 2022 | 3:20 pm
Under the slogan "Swimming in options," JetBlue Airlines announced new summer offers with one-way flights starting at US$49 and going up to US$164 to cities in the United States and Caribbean islands.[...]Wingo opens 2 new routes
Tourism August 11, 2022 | 12:53 pm
Wingo opens two new routes from Panama City to the Dominican Republic and Cuba, becoming the "only low-cost airline that will operate these destinations directly," the company's Commercial and Plannin[...]Abinader on the anniversary of Asonahores: “The best of tourism is yet to come”
Tourism August 10, 2022 | 3:50 pm
The Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic ( Asonahores ) celebrated its 60th anniversary on Tuesday night and did so with a recognition to the Tourism Cabinet, [...]Hotels, bars and restaurants, the sector with the greatest contribution to the economy in the Dominican Republic
Tourism August 10, 2022 | 2:59 pm
The governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), Héctor Valdez Albizu, highlighted that the hotel, bar, and restaurant sector had been the sector that has made the most significant [...]Water for Dominican Republic megaproject
Tourism August 10, 2022 | 7:15 am
Santo Domingo.- The availability of water for the Pedernales development project, one of the main challenges of the initiative, would have as its only guarantee the eastern zone of the Sierra de Bahor[...]Norwegian Cruise Line eases Covid-related travel restrictions
Tourism August 9, 2022 | 3:34 pm
Norwegian Cruise Line updated its health and safety protocols following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) decision to end its "Covid-19 Cruise Program." The cruise line will we[...]CHICOS, the largest tourism investment summit in the Caribbean returns to the Dominican Republic
Tourism August 9, 2022 | 3:25 pm
Tourism Minister David Collado announced Monday that the Dominican Republic will host the Caribbean Hotel Investment and Operations Summit (CHICOS), to be held in November. The CHICOS summit, to be[...]The low cost effect of Arajet: tickets from US$55 each way
Tourism August 9, 2022 | 1:52 pm
Arajet began selling tickets at prices starting at US$55 each way and US$149 round trip, including taxes, to different destinations in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, which will c[...]Travel queries through Google increase
Tourism August 8, 2022 | 4:41 pm
Search giant Google stated that there had been an increase in travel-related queries in the last year. For example, searches for "cheapest countries to visit" increased by 7000% between February 22 an[...]