Category : Touristic guide

Dominican annual tourism DATE set for March 26 to 28

Santo Domingo.- National Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores) vice president, Andrés Marranzini on Mon. announced the 20th Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE), an international tourism fair to be held March 26 to 28, hosted jointly with t...

Malecon’s seaside walk features 3.5 km+ of recreation

Santo Domingo.- Mayor David Collado on Mon. cut the ribbon for the Malecon’s “Paseo Marítimo” (seaside walk) of more than 3.5 kilometers. He said the private sector financed the work with around US$2.8 million, including design an...

Malecón will be a tourist and recreational priority

The Council of Aldermen of the Chapter Hall of the National District declared the Malecón de Santo Domingo as a priority tourist and recreational area of the city through Ordinance number 3-19. The chapter room especially highlighted the stretch of...

Full international airport is the key to develop Bahia de las Aguilas

Santo Domingo.- The Chamber of Deputies on Wed. passed a resolution asking president Danilo Medina to raise its category of the María Montez Airport in western Barahona province, to that of an international terminal. A fully-operational international...

Tourist arrivals rise 8% to 604K in Feb.: Central Bank

Santo Domingo.-Tourist arrivals to the Dominican Republic rose 8% in February compared to the same period in 2018, the Central Bank reported Mon. According to its website, the country received 604,977 non-resident foreign and Dominican passengers by...

Michael Jordan wants to invest in tourism-related business: report

Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic.- Former basketball great, Michael Jordan, looks to invest in some tourism-related businesses in this Atlantic coast town, Diario Libre repors quoting sources. Residents of the town said Jordan was visiting some land...

Spring Break ‘a la Dominican’ is a new take

Press Release Santo Domingo (GLOBE NEWSWIRE).- Adventure travel is one of the fastest growing travel segments and Dominican Republic’s diverse terrain creates a stunning backdrop for a wide range of adrenaline-pumping excursions to add a little excit...

Record: 400,000 cruise passengers arrive in first 2 months

Santo Domingo.- During January and February a record setting 399,169 cruise passengers and crew arrived in the country, according to the Tourism Ministry. Its monthly report says that in the first month 173,928 cruise ship tourists and 60,180 crew ar...

An oceanic adventure

By Patricia Hiraldo & V2 & The further I advance on the journey we call life, the more I am convinced it goes in circles, not straight lines. Sometimes we stray, take a turn, often to return to the place where we started – be it in th...

US, Canadian pilots choose Puerto Plata’s Airport for Fly-In

Santo Domingo.- Several pilots from the United States and Canada chose Puerto Plata’s Luperón International Airport to start the Fly-In of the Caribbean International Rally, Governor’s Cup 2019, coordinated by organization president, Ca...

NATGEO gets close to humpback whales in Samana: Diario Libre

Samana, Dominican Republic.- “It’s six in the morning and a multidisciplinary group of ten people board a boat in the bay of Samaná, while the humpback whale watching season is at its peak. It’s their tenth expedition in seven count...

Boeing jet groundings strand passengers in Dominican airports

Santo Domingo.- Three airlines that link the Dominican Republic with other countries with the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft have left passengers stranded, after the jet was grounded pending a probe into two deadly crashes. American Airlines lodged passen...

US$15M Hampton by Hilton coming to the Dominican Republic

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- The company Bio Investment Group on Thurs. broke ground for the 150- room hotel “Hampton by Hilton Punta Cana Airport and Commercial Center” to be built at a cost of RD$750 million (US$15 million). In his...

Official warns against farming in besieged national park

Santo Domingo.- Environment minister, Ángel Estévez, on Wed. overflew Los Haitises National Park (northeast) where he met with several families living in the area who were warned to avoid being arrested for illegal farming and for setting fires in th...

Washington backtracks, Dominican Republic is safe for tourists

Santo Domingo.- United States ambassador, Robin Bernstein, on Tues. said that most of the visitors from her country who’ve come to the Dominican Republic haven’t had any problems related to crime. “The vast majority of the citizens...