Category : Dominican Republic

Dominican Ambassador meets with Air Transat

Montreal, Canada.- During his visit to Montreal, Dominican Ambassador to Canada, José Blanco, met with Air Transat CEO Annick Guérard and other executives to discuss the airline’s plans for the Dominican Republic. The meeting focused on potential exp...

Miami Trade Show: Dominican Republic expects 500,000 tourists

Miami.- Tourism Minister David Collado inaugurated the third Dominican Republic Trade Show in Miami, Florida, bringing together 90 industry companies and over 500 representatives from North America, Canada, and Latin America. The two-day event serves...

Dominican Republic to host third Trade Show in Miami

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism (MITUR) will host its third Trade Show in Miami from April 2-4, 2025. This event will conclude the winter tourism season and initiate strategic planning for the upcoming year, reinforcing the...

Pedernales: key tourism hub transforming the South

Pedernales.- After decades of neglect, Pedernales is set to become a world-class tourism destination, driving economic growth across the Southern Region. The province is expected to replicate the success of Punta Cana, La Romana, and Puerto Plata, cr...

Dominican Republic leads region in sustainable tourism policies

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has outperformed the regional average in developing policies for sustainable and resilient tourism growth from 2019 to 2024. According to the 2024 Sectoral Competitiveness Bulletin from the Ministry of Economy,...

AC Hotels by Marriott opens in Santiago de los Caballeros

Santiago de los Caballeros.- AC Hotels by Marriott officially opened in Santiago de los Caballeros, with a ceremony attended by Vice President Raquel Peña. The new hotel, located in the Monumental Zone, adds 140 elegant and functional rooms, contribu...

Dominican Republic to host International Education Faculties Meeting in Punta Cana

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic is set to host the III International Meeting of Faculties of Education (EIFE) from April 9th to 12th in Punta Cana. Alberto Ramírez, National Rector of the Universidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal (Ufhec), anno...

Dominican Republic’s first Trade Expo a success in Turks and Caicos

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos.- The first Dominican Republic Trade Exhibition in Turks and Caicos has concluded with resounding success, showcasing a diverse range of commercial, tourism, and industrial exhibitors at The Shore Club Hotel in Provid...

Eighth edition of the Corales Puntacana Championship PGA Tour Event is presented

Punta Cana — With a purse of US$4 million valid for 300 FedExCup points, the highest in the history of Dominican sports, and the participation of 132 players from 20 countries and five continents, Puntacana Resort announces the 8th edition of the Cor...

Planning for Punta Bergantín Golf Course construction

Greenville.- Andrés Marranzini, executive director of the Punta Bergantín Trust, recently visited Beau Welling Design’s offices in Greenville, South Carolina, for a work session with the Davis Love III team to continue planning the construction...

Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico sign agreement to boost multi-destination tourism

San Juan, Puerto Rico.- The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico have formalized a strategic alliance to promote multi-destination tourism, enhance air connectivity, and drive economic growth in the Caribbean. The Memorandum of Understanding on Coopera...

Tourist card collections reach RD$1.015 million

Santo Domingo.- In the first two months of 2025, the General Directorate of Internal Revenue (DGII) collected RD$1.015 million from the US$10 tourist card fee, marking a 3.4% increase from the RD$982.2 million collected in the same period last year....

Pedernales Seawall Project secures over US$480 million for construction

Pedernales.- The long-awaited construction of the Pedernales boardwalk is pending final execution approval, despite the project having an allocated budget exceeding US$487.4 million under SNIP code 15588. Overseen by the Executive Committee of Infras...

Pedernales Seawall Project secures over RD$480 million for construction

Infotep advances construction of Hotel and Tourism School in Barahona

Barahona.- The director general of the National Institute of Technical and Professional Training (Infotep), Rafael Santos Badía, visited the construction site of the new School of Hotel and Tourism in Barahona, located at the former Guarocuya Hotel....