Category : Dominican Republic

Fifth International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress set for Oct. in Santo Domingo

Press Release SANTO DOMINGO, January 15 – Mr. Alejandro Cambiaso M.D., president of the Dominican Health Tourism Association (ADTS for its acronym in Spanish), and Mrs. Amelia Reyes Mora, president of AF Comunicación Estratégica, have announced the c...

A US$56.6M kickoff to develop Dominican Republic’s most coveted beach

Santo Domingo.- The Government on Thursday unveiled the tourism development Master Plan for Pedernales province (southwest), home to Dominican Republic’s most coveted beach. It announced that tenders for real estate development projects will start no...

Dominican Republic boosts whale watching attraction

Santo Domingo.- As the whale watching season officially began on the Dominican coast, several institutions signed a management agreement for the ecotourism activity to be carried out following the rules that guarantee the protection of the species th...

Dominican Republic to defend tourism title at Madrid fair

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic will be present with 57 national companies in the 40th international tourism fair FITUR, from January 22 to 26, 2020, where its tourism leadership in the Caribbean will be reaffirmed. The Dominican delegation wi...

Locals, tourists demand road to Bahía de las Águilas

Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- The South region’s tourism development needs the road that links Pedernales with Cabo Rojo and Bahía de las Águilas, where hundreds of visitors come to enjoy a pristine beach. I’s still unpaved, with holes, and boulde...

Dominican tourism starts 2020 upbeat with 3 fairs

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic starts 2020 upbeat in tourism terms. The country is the guest of honor at the Ferien Messe Wien international events in Vienna, Austria; in Sit Rennes in France and in Sit Nantes (Nantes International Tourism Fa...

Humpback whales again return to Dominican refuge

Santo Domingo.- January arrives and with it starting the 15th the humpback whale watching season, a natural attraction that in turn contributes to the economy of the coastal areas especially Samaná, visited by local and foreign tourists. Last season...

Macarrulla: Abinader’s tourism proposal will generate more than 10 billion dollars annually

According to the director of the Presidential Cabinet of Luis Abinader, Lisandro Macarrulla, the government plan of the Perremeist candidate in the tourism sector, will enable the generation of more than 10 billion dollars annually, thanks to the dyn...

Dominican tourism sector preps for the big shows

Santo Domingo.- Dominican authorities and tourism sector leaders have their eyes set on one of the main activities worldwide such as the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 2020 that will take place this year from January 22 to 26 In Madrid. Fitur, to...

Iconic beach undergoes major recovery

Santo Domingo.- The iconic Boca Chica beach began its unstoppable overhaul with the demolition of the old shacks that occupied most of the beach and recovery of the surroundings, to be replaced by modern businesses in the “Plaza del Pescado,” built b...

Master plan heralds Southwest’s ecotourism breakout

Santo Domingo.- A territorial master plan is being drawn up leading up to ecotourism operations in Pedernales province (southwest) resulting from a tender won by a French-Canadian company, Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia announced Wed. . “...

Drones track manatees in Samaná peninsula

Samaná, Dominican Republic.- Since April 29, 2017, a population of manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) was documented using commercial drones, in El Portillo on the north shore of Samaná peninsula. What began as a sighting during a recreational fli...

Puntacana group gets sustainable tourism kudos

Santo Domingo.- The Puntacana Group, a pioneer organization in sustainable tourism in the Dominican Republic, won the Be Wellness international certification, awarded to organizations that successfully implement corporate welfare promotion policies,...

Clinton: Dominican Republic is a safe tourism destination

Santo Domingo.- Former United States president, Bill Clinton, on Tue. said the Dominican Republic is a safe destination for tourism and calls on its citizens to visit the Caribbean country without fear. Clinton said he has always felt safe in the Dom...

¿Donde queda Punta Cana?

Cada año, millones de personas visitan este destino turístico atraídas por su clima tropical, la majestuosidad de sus hoteles, sus hermosas playas y la calidez de su gente. Pero por increíble que parezca, todavía hay muchas personas en el mundo que n...