Category : Dominican Republic

Announced in Spain’s Tourism Fair: 7 new hotels, Iberia promotion

Madrid.- The Dominican Republic took full advantage of its status as a partner country of the 39th annual of Spain’s International Tourism Fair (Fitur), held from January 23 to 27 in Madrid. Announced in the event was an investment for the cons...

Dominican flavor in Spain’s Tourism Fair

Madrid.- Spain’s 39th annual International Tourism Fair ended Sunday with “total success” according to organizers, and 11% higher participation than the previous year. This event brought together 886 exhibitors and 10,500 companies...

Dominican Republic to get nearly 2,000 hotel rooms for US$200M

Madrid.- The groups Velutini and IEMCA on Fri. announced a joint tourism development project in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata, of 1,012 rooms on the north coast to be built at a cost of US$100 million. In a meeting with Tourism minister Francisco Javier...

It’s time to develop the South’s tourism, really

Madrid.- Despite the kneejerk expression “the time for the South has arrived,” Tourism minister Francisco Javier García on Thursday announced that an multisector commission prepares an international tender whose goal is to promote tourism...

Local golfers give compatriots a reason to cheer: Yahoo

La Romana, Dominican Republic.- “They’re not sleeping in their own beds, but for the nine golfers from the Dominican Republic, the fact that the Latin America Amateur Championship is being played at Casa de Campo makes this, in most every other...

Austria, Dominican Tourism forge a partnership

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s Tourism Promotion Office (OPT) in Germany announced Mon. that its designation as official partner country in Austria’s Ferien Messe Wien in Jan. 2020, where it seeks to continue consolidating that ma...

Dominican Republic Catholics flock to site of reverence

Higuey, Dominican Republic.- Tens thousands of Catholic faithful across the country today Monday, celebrate the traditional Our Lady of La Altagracia Day, considered the protective and spiritual mother of the Dominican people. Thousands of devotees f...

Dominican Republic heads to Madrid Fair with leader’s flair

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic, whose main source of income in tourism, will take advantage of Madrid’s International Tourism Fair (Fitur) from January 23 to 27, to showcase its lesser-known attractions; adventure tourism and ecotourism...

Medina breaks ground on US$125M Puerto Plata port

Puerto Plata.- President Danilo Medina on Mon. headed groundbreaking for Puerto Plata port that includes the reconstruction of the cargo dock and the construction of a cruise and passenger terminal. According to Port Authority director Victor Gomez,...

US$125M port ‘will place Puerto Plata on the path to development’

Puerto Plata.- Dominican Port Authority (Apordom) director Víctor Gómez Casanova, revealed Mon. that president Danilo Medina will head groundbreaking for the reconstruction at 10am today for the Puerto Plata cargo dock and the construction of a cruis...

Everybody pitches in to rid Cabarete beach of seaweed

Puerto Plata.- The concern over the bunches of seaweed that washed ashore Cabarete beach prompted local business leaders with the support of the tourism authorities to conduct a cleanup operation. Last week numerous citizens had denounced the onslaug...

A Punta Cana resort reaches solar energy milestone

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- The Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium, S.A. (CEPM) on Mon. signed a contract to supply, for the first time, energy from a solar (photovoltaic) source to a hotel complex, which is operated by Karisma Hotels & Res...

Dominican Republic reached a record 6.6M tourists in 2018

Santo Domingo.- The Central Bank on Fri. said the Dominican Republic reached the “historic figure” of 6,568,888 tourists in 2018 with 381,346 more travelers than 2017. This year-on-year growth of 6.2% brings the country closer to the gove...

Dominican Rep. again confirms its ‘mini-continent’ label

Constanza, Dominican Republic.- Cold has become frigid in the Valle Nuevo National Park again this week, as below-freezing temperatures were recorded in the protected area near the highland town of Constanza, while just 20 miles south at Calderas bay...

This was Punta Cana 38 years ago

The most important tourist destination in the Dominican Republic 38 years ago was very different from what it is today. You would never imagine that in 1981 Punta Cana had challenging access. Its roads were unpaved and the offer of accommodation was...