Category : Dominican Republic

Uncertainty surrounds companies that make a living from tourism in the east

Uncertainty knocks on the doors of dozens of companies and at least 336,480 workers, with only one unwanted visitor in sight: the coronavirus, which has turned tourism in the Dominican Republic, until several weeks ago, the locomotive of the nationa...

Hoteliers: 13 hotels remain open nationwide

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic Hotels and Tourism Association (ASONAHORES) on Wed. said that 13 hotels continue to operate in several parts of the country offering services to tourists who are still here due to flight restrictions imposed by...

CHTA: The Caribbean will resurface stronger in tourism

NOTES THAT THE REGION HAS HISTORICALLY OVERCOME MAJOR DISRUPTIONS & The main tourism leaders of the Caribbean point to the past experience of the region with great interruptions overcome as hope for its future after COVID-19. And it is that the...

473 shuttle flights retrieve 52,062 foreigners from 110 nations

Santo Domingo.- Immigration director Máximo William Muñoz on Thursday said that since the state of emergency was declared and the airports, seaports and borders crossings were closed to halt the spread of the coronavirus, 473 shuttle flights have ret...

Most hotels are closing their doors in the Dominican Republic

In the Dominican Republic, it will take a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks to reopen the hotel facilities. & Due to zero occupancy, most hotels in the Dominican Republic have ceased operations for the moment. The information source is the Hotel...

They estimate losses in tourism will be compensated

Santo Domingo.-The Governor of the Central Bank said on Saturday that the losses that the Covid-19 pandemic will cause to the tourism sector, estimated at between 400 to 500 million dollars, taking into account the greater flow of remittances, of for...

Hotels in the Eastern region are heading for a total closure in the coming days

Bavaro, La Altagracia & The hotels on the East coast are gradually closing their doors, laying off staff, concluding with the stay of the few tourists staying and waiting for the ferry flights (charter) to return their guests to their countrie...

The engine of the Dominican economy, tourism, threatened by the coronavirus

For two consecutive years, the engine of the Dominican economy, tourism, is going through an uncomfortable situation: in 2019 due to the death of tourists in hotels, due to health conditions subsequently proven, and in 2020 due to the presence of the...

Dominican Republic’s main tourism fair postponed due to coronavirus

Santo Domingo, DR The main tourism fair in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE), which was to be held in late March, was postponed to next summer due to the worldwide expansion of the coronavirus, the organization rep...

Dominican Republic’s hoteliers postpone top venue

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores) on Fri. postponed for the summer of 2020, the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE), originally set for the last week of March. It said the measure was agreed in c...

PGA TOUR postpones Los Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship on coronavirus

The event, originally scheduled for March 23-29, will be postponed until further notice, with a view to providing rescheduling details. Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic, March 12, 2020.- Due to new travel measures adopted by the United S...

The Espaillat Cabral Institute: At the cutting edge of science and technology for ophthalmology tourism

By Dr. Alejandro Cambiaso R. The Espaillat Cabral Institute is the first ophthalmology clinic and the first medical center dedicated to a single specialty in the Dominican Republic. For almost half a century it has been a national and regional refere...

Central mountains: Madre de las Aguas Biosphere Reserve

Constanza, Dominican Republic.- The Environment Ministry resumed contacts with the communities to propose the idea of converting the entire central mountain range into the Madre de las Aguas Biosphere Reserve. At a meeting last week with inhabitants...

Tourism announces direct Puerto Plata-Zurich flight

Santo Domingo.- The Tourism Ministry on Tuesday announced a direct flight between Puerto Plata and the Swiss city of Zurich. The Swiss airline Edelweiss will start flights as of November 3, increasing to four the weekly connections from that location...

Drop in tourist arrivals hits Punta Cana the hardest

Santo Domingo.- Last January the main air routes to the Dominican Republic, in movement of passengers, come from the United States, Canada, France, Panama and Spain, being Punta Cana the main national destination connected by foreign airlines. Howev...