Category : Dominican Republic

IFC and IDB Invest provide US$119.5M for Tropicalia Hotel in Dominican Republic

Creating New Jobs and Promoting Sustainable Tourism Press Release Santo Domingo. — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, have partnered to provide Cisneros Real Estate with...

Marriot to build 2 hotels in Puerto Plata for US$350.0M

Santo Domingo.- The Marriott International hotel chains and the real estate developers The Ocean Club Group on Tues. unveiled a merger to establish a new tourism standard and announced the construction of two luxury hotels. They said the properties t...

Tourism chief slams eastern hoteliers as ingrates over high rises

Santo Domingo.- Tourism minister, Francisco Javier García, on Wed. lashed out against the east region’s hoteliers for “the campaign and boycotts” he says they have staged to oppose construction of high rises in Macao, Punta Cana. Th...

Dominicans can visit Russia without a visa

Moscow.- . The foreign ministers of the Dominican Republic, Miguel Vargas, and Russia, Sergei Lavrov on Mon. signed two agreements, one which discards the visa for short visits made by citizens of both countries, the Foreign Ministry said in a statem...

Sunrise Airways announces new Santo Domingo-Havana flights

Santo Domingo.- Sunrise Airways on Fri. announced a new route from Las Americas International Airport to Havana, thus beginning an ambitious expansion program in the Caribbean. In a statement, the carrier said he inaugural flight to the Cuban capital...

Bold developers ‘trump’ stalwart hoteliers

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Thurs. headed groundbreaking for an 18-story high-rise in Punta Cana, despite opposition by the region’s powerful hoteliers who say it breaks with the east region’s successful to...

Bohío magazine’s content editor wins international journalism prize in Panama

Santo Domingo. – Bohío’s content editor Adrian R. Morales González received in Panama City a “Lifetime Achievement” award in the international tourism journalists prize ‘Open Passport 2018’ by the World Tourism Journalism Organization (OMPT) and the...

Dominican Republic hoteliers sue to halt high rises on coast

Santo Domingo.- East Zone Hotels and Tourism Projects Association (ASOLESTE) president Ernesto Veloz on Wed. filed for an injunction in the Superior Administrative Court against the Tourism Ministry’s approval of 22-floor high rises along the P...

Dominican official announces air agreements with 10 countries

Santo Domingo.- In the coming days Dominican Republic will sign 10 new bilateral air agreements with as many countries, Civil Aviation Board (JAC) president Luis Ernesto Camilo announced Wed. The official said with the 10 new air agreements projected...

As many as 400,000 Dominican expats to return in December

Santo Domingo.- Airports Department director Marino Collante on Mon. said he expects as many as 400,000 Dominican expats will arrive in December via the different airports for the yearend holidays. He said he’s in favor of raising the Customs t...

Hoteliers reiterate rejection to east region high-rises

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores) president Joel Santos on Sun. reiterated their rejection of the construction of high-rises at Punta Cana (east) claiming that the destination’s tourism development model base...

Biggest Dominican bank is tourism’s largest funder

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s biggest bank on Fri. presented its most recent institutional publication, “Dominican Tourism: 30 years at cruising speed,” which covers the foundations, evolution, achievements, and projections o...

Catholic Church opposes donation of vast caves

Santo Domingo.- The country’s most senior catholic bishop on Tues. expressed support for ombudsman Zoila Martínez’s effort against donating part of the vast cave complex Cueva de las Maravillas to a foundation. In a letter to Martinez, Sa...

‘Emerald Province’ Monte Plata kicks off annual Expo

Monte Plata, Dominican Republic.- The 10th annual Expo Monte Plata 2018 kicked off Mon. with several forums and a cultural activities program, focused on showcasing the “Emerald Province’s” potential as a destination for investmen...

Golfweek report compares Pebble Beach with Playa Grande

Santo Domingo.- Golfweek reports Mon. that there are comparisons to be made between the Pebble Beach Golf Links with Playa Grande, the cliffside course on the Dominican Republic’s Atlantic coast that Robert Trent Jones Sr. originally built in the mi...