Category : Touristic guide

Puerto Plata’s tourism rebound by the numbers

Puerto Plata.- Canadian, US, Russian and Swedish markets paced the growth of tourism to Puerto Plata by air, according to Central Bank figures. Puerto Plata posted a net jump of 41,740 visitors, non-resident foreigners in 2017, through Luperón Intern...

Govt. must solve energy crunch in Samaná tourism town

Samana, Dominican Republic.- The Dominican Tourism Press Association (ADOMPRETUR) in Samaná on Mon. called on the Electricity Superintendence and the electricity distributor Edenorte to quickly solve the energy crisis in the tourism town of El Limón....

Automated passport system to benefit Dominican, Puerto Rican ferry passengers

San Juan, Puerto Rico – US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday, along with the vessel operator of Ferries del Caribe <http://www.ferriesdelcaribe.com/> , the implementation of the first Automated Passport Control<http...

Transport bosses defend east coast monopoly

Santo Domingo.- Representatives of the inter-urban passenger bus service in the eastern province of La Altagracia called off their strike planned for Wednesday following a meeting headed by the executive director of the National Institute for Land Tr...

At over 95% finished, Colonial Zone readies major launch

Santo Domingo.- With over 500 businesses opening their doors since 2012, street lighting, undergrounding cables, revitalized houses and monuments, and the public spaces recovered, are the main achievements of the Colonial City’s (Zone) Tourism...

High expectations from South region tourism project

Santo Domingo.- The Tourism Ministry promotes the Puntarena tourism project as Dominican Republic’s next prime resort region, comparing it to Punta Cana. The construction of the property, called Playa Los Corbanitos, near Bani, Peravia provinc...

Pico Duarte facilities refurbished

Santo Domingo.- Ecotourism trails and facilities in Pico Duarte, the highest mountain peak in the Caribbean and the main attraction in the Armando Bermúdez and José del Carmen Ramírez National Parks have undergone repair and improvement works as part...

Growth boost for Dominican tourism

Madrid.- The planned construction of twenty-thousand new hotel rooms was one of the achievements announced at the 38th International Tourism Fair (FITUR) which concluded yesterday in the Spanish capital. Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García descr...

New power plant for east coast

Madrid.- The Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium (CEPM) will invest US$140 million in a 90 megawatt power generation plant in the Bávaro area. It is expected to be completed by November 2018, as well as a solar electricity park. The new power generati...

Resort wanted 45-floor high-rises, we gave them 22: Tourism

Madrid.- Dominican Republic Tourism minister, Francisco Javier García, on Thurs. said the govt. only enforces the territorial zoning over the planned high-rises in Cap Cana and Macao (east), as agreed with the National Hotels and Tourism Association...

Dominican Republic, 22nd best country to retire

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic ranks 22nd on the list of the best countries for people to retire, according to the magazine internationalliving.com. The research took into account factors such as purchases and investment, rent, benefits, residenc...

Cap Cana restructures US$364.0M debt as beach high-rises loom

New York.- The group Cap Cana SA completed a debt restructuring for US$364.0 million, according to a press release issued in New York on Monday. The announcement comes just one week after the Tourism Ministry and the Dominican Republic Hotels and Tou...