Category : Dominican Republic

Increase of 25% arrival of Mexican tourists to the Dominican Republic

Carolina Pérez, director of the Office of Tourism Promotion (OPT) of the Dominican Republic in Mexico, said that during 2019, 6.4 million foreign tourists visited the Caribbean destination, according to data from the RD Central Bank, Mexico is one of...

Minimum impact for Caribbean tourism by the coronavirus

The Caribbean is not noticing the global tourist crisis due to the coronavirus, which continues to attract tourists because of its great attractiveness of the temperatures, both in the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Cancun. Obviously, the aforementione...

Lower prices on nearly all fuels

Santo Domingo.- Fuel prices for the week from March 7 to 13 in gallons: Premium gasoline RD$221.90, RD$1.20 lower Regular gasoline RD$204.50, RD$2.00 lower Regular RD161.60 diesel, RD$3.70, lower Optimal diesel RD$173.10, RD$1.70 lower Avtur RD$123.4...

TUI-Lufthansa-Condor to add 17 weekly flights

Santo Domingo.- German airlines TUI Fly, Lufthansa and Condor will be operating new routes to the Dominican Republic, adding 17 new weekly flights to various destinations in the Caribbean country during the winter season 2020-2021, the Tourism Minist...

Cruise ships at Dominican ports are ‘coronavirus-free’

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Port Authority director, Víctor Gómez Casanova, on Thursday said that no cruise ship has passengers who’ve been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19). He said during Thursday morning two cruise ships docked at the ports of L...

Chinese tourists can’t travel to the Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- China’s ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Zhang Run, on Thur. said his country has barred tourists from leaving to prevent the spread of COVID-19. After noting that Chinese tourism to the Dominican Republic jumped 74.8% in 2019, t...

Santo Domingo hotel bookings fall on virus fear, but hope reigns

Santo Domingo.- The fear of the coronavirus is felt slightly in the fall of tourist reservations in hotels in Santo Domingo, despite this, the National Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores) on Tue. expressed optimism that the country will know...

Santo Domingo inaugurates its Carnaval

Santo Domingo.- With the welcome speech mayor David Collado on Sunday inaugurated the Carnaval of the city of Santo Domingo on the seaside Av., Malecon. Collado highlighted the people’s imagination to give life to the cultural event that features 80...

Italian confirmed with COVID-19 was staying at Viva Dominicus Beach hotel in Bayahibe

Santo Domingo, RD -. The Viva Resorts chain reported that the Italian identified with coronavirus (COVID-19) was at Viva Dominicus Beach and arrived without symptoms. The case was handled following established protocols and under the direction of the...

Álvaro de Marichalar: “The DR is a country rich in every sense of the word”

Álvaro de Marichalar, activist entrepreneur and Spanish adventurer, who travels the world, seeking to travel by jet ski valued the tourist attractions of the Dominican Republic during his recent visit to the country. “The DR is a country rich i...

Government trusts DR will reach 10 million tourists, but a year after what was scheduled

THE PRESIDENTIAL GOAL WAS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED FROM 2012 TO 2022 & Danilo Medina president of the Dominican Republic highlighted the impact of tourism on the economy of the country and considered that if the growth rate is followed, the goa...

World’s biggest travel trade fair canceled: report

Berlin.- Organizers of the ITB travel trade fair in Berlin, billed as the world’s biggest, said Friday they were cancelling the event over coronavirus fears, outlet thelocal.de reports. “We take our responsibility for the security and th...

Embattled National Park in Dominican Republic gets a strong ally

Santo Domingo.- The Environmental Commission of the State University of Santo Domingo on Tue. stressed the need to guarantee the integrity and heritage of the Guaraguao-Punta Catuano National Recreation Area and recommends its reinstatement to the Co...

Electric carts for horse-drawn carriages in Colonial City

Santo Domingo.- National District mayor, David Collado said Tuesday said it will replace the horse-drawn carriages with electric carts for rides in the Colonial City. He said the initiative aims to improve the conditions of the horses used in floats,...

A 4.6% fall marks a troubled year for tourism, paced by the US

Santo Domingo.- 2019 was a turbulent year for Dominican tourism, falling 4.6%. The situation did not improve for the sector in Jan., again posting a decrease in the arrival of non-resident foreigners. In January 474,152 foreigners arrived by air to t...