Category : Touristic guide

Punta Cana beats Cancun as a favorite for Thanksgiving trips

TRIPS OF AMERICANS HAVE QUADRUPLED SINCE LAST YEAR 2018 According to a new Allianz Global Assistance survey Discounted prices for flights and resorts help in recovery of the destination & Trips to the Dominican Republic have primarily recovere...

General Directorate of Migration urges traveling Dominican nationals to use expedited exit system

The General Directorate of Migration on Friday urged Dominicans entering and leaving the country through the different airports to make use of the automated “Auto Gate” system, which will allow them to exit the air terminals faster. The agency indica...

“Rescue our paradise,” plan to stop prostitution in Sosúa

The institutions covered by the Puerto Plata Destination Tourism Cluster ( CTDPP ) express their unrestricted support for the actions that are being carried out in the tourist municipality of Sosúa as part of the “Rescuemos Nuestro Paraíso” (Rescue O...

Dominicans can travel to 6 Asian nations without visa

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic on Wednesday announced that its citizens will be able to travel without visa requirement to the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Laos, provided that the purpose of the visit is for purposes...

Santiago is the Caribbean’s first digitally-mapped city

Santo Domingo.-Santiago, Dominican Republic’s second-biggest city, became the first metropolis in the Caribbean where Google Maps has information on public transport, after the implementation of the Participatory Urban Traffic Mapping (DATUM or Open...

All eyes on Samaná as it opens to the world

Santo Domingo.- On November 14, tourism entrepreneurs will join forces to celebrate “Samaná open to the world,” an annual meeting for the development of the sector in that province. Samaná Hotels and Tourism Companies Association (Ahetsa) president J...

Sunrise Airways will expand and develop new route openings from DR

Sunrise Airways, an airline that links Santo Domingo and Havana, Cuba, announced that it acquired a certificate of operation from the national company Servicios Aéreos Geca, which offers non-scheduled passenger and mail air transport services, domest...

Dominican tourism continues to reap success

Mexico.- Dominican tourism continues to reap success and recognition internationally. On this occasion, it won the “Best Destination Abroad” award, in the framework of the 23rd “Recognition for Quality” gala organized by the Conventions Latin America...

Dominican Republic goes full press for its reputation

Santo Domingo (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism has launched a new repositioning campaign showcasing the beauty and unparalleled experience of vacationing in Dominican Republic through the eyes and words of travelers...

The Web stokes unfair competition: hoteliers

Santo Domingo.- The rise in rental rooms or apartments to foreigners through Web platforms although it offers other alternatives to tourists, creates unfair competition with the hotel sector. Dominican Republic National Hotels and Tourism Association...

Puerto Plata and La Romana will have charter flights from Puerto Rico

Santurce, Puerto Rico. – Tourism tour operator Tony Pérez recently launched its products for summer 2020; the activity was carried out in this city of Borinquen, where charter flights were announced for La Romana and Puerto Plata. The flights w...

Santo Domingo destination ‘Bleisure’, a new trend that mixes business trip with pleasure and free time

Santo Domingo, DR.- The capital of the Dominican Republic, is an ideal “Bleisure” destination, due to the characteristics it has as the main city in the country, such as the mixture of old and modern, cosmopolitan environment, natural en...

This year 288,115 tourists chose not to stay in hotels

During the period January-September of this year, 288,115 tourists chose to stay in accommodation other than hotels, as stated in the “Tourism Flow Report” of the Central Bank (BCRD). According to the report, 6% of tourists who visited th...

A few quick climate facts about the DR

Thanks to its location in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic is a destination with summer sun all year round. The months of December until the beginning of March, which coincide with the coldest winters in North America and Europe, have the most p...

Precarious, dangerous and with poverty wages, this is the job of hotel maids

Santo Domingo, RD Dangerous, dirty, demanding, and to top it off poverty wages, such is the description of the work of hotel maids in an Oxfam investigation that analyzes this work in Canada, the Dominican Republic, and Thailand. The study shows tha...