Category : Touristic guide

Alliance aims to jump start Colonial City US$90.0M revamp

Santo Domingo.- Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster (CTSD) president Jaime Castillo Jorge on Tues. said they support the partnership between the Culture and Tourism ministries and the Mayor’s Office to provide continuity to the 2nd stage of the Colon...

Tall ships converge on Dominican Republic capital

Santo Domingo.- Starting with the Mexican Navy training ship Cuauhtémoc, Dominicans were surprised on Thurs. with the unannounced visit of several multi-mast vessels. The Dominican Navy posted a video showcasing the visit to Santo Domingo by training...

Construction starts on Vistas del Pedregal Country Club

Press Release Santo Domingo.- During an exclusive event for the press, partners and investors was announced the start of construction for Santo Domingo’s leisure and sports center, Vistas del Pedregal. This project aims to offer its members are...

Annual Dominican Republic Golf Travel Exchange set for Sept. 1-6

Santo Domingo.- TARGET Consultores de Mercadeo, an organizing company of the Dominican Republic Golf Travel Exchange, announced its fifth edition whose sole purpose is to show the world that the Dominican Republic continues to be the Caribbean region...

Agro is the key at Central Mountains ecotourism project

Bonao, Dominican Republic.- Just 17 kilometers from the center of the Central Mountains town, the Río Blanco Ecotourism Complex, a fledgling ecotourism project promises success as one of the most paradisiacal in the region Project director Esteban Po...

Faro a Colón to close for remodeling

Santo Domingo.- The Columbus Lighthouse Museum will close its doors for remodeling as of Monday August 6th, with an initial government investment of RD$30 million. Works will include changing the floors, repairing doors and bathrooms, re-landscaping...

Hotel Association of Santo Domingo and ADTS Sign Medical Travel Agreement

Santo Domingo.- The Hotel Association of Santo Domingo and the Dominican Health Tourism Association signed an inter-institutional agreement for the promotion and development of Medical Travel in Santo Domingo. According to a press release, Dr. Alejan...

Dominican Republic chosen as Russian leisure fair sponsor

The Dominican Republic has been named official sponsor of the 24th edition of the OTDYKH Leisure 2018 Fair to take place in Moscow, on September 11-13, at the Expocentre Fairgrounds. Following the island’s success in the last edition of OTDYKH, the D...

How to develop tourism in Dominican Republic’s Southwest

Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- The development of Pedernales’ (southwest) tourism offer faces the hurdles of connectivity, little diversification, trash, lack of infrastructure and quality personnel, as well as a high informality. The stateme...

Visitor arrivals to Dominican Republic rose 6.14% in first half

Santo Domingo.- The arrival of visitors to the Dominican Republic rose 6.14% in the first half, sparked by the entry of non-resident Dominicans. According to Central Bank data, between January and June, 3,440,805 tourists entered the country by air,...

Hoteliers praise trash cleanup but warn of impact

Santo Domingo.- Santo Domingo Hotels Association (AHSD) president Roberto Henríquez on Mon. praised the effort by the National District City Council, the Public Works Ministry and other authorities to clean up the oceanfront Malecón, after tons of tr...

The country received 3.4M tourists to June, a 6.1% jump

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic received 3.4 million tourists from January to June, a 6.1% jump, according to Central Bank figures. The Bank’s website says including residents and non-residents, 3.7 million arrived passengers by air from Jan...

Spanish mogul announces ambitious tourism projects

Santo Domingo.- Spanish mogul Juan José Hidalgo on Wed. announced the construction of apartments in Boca Chica, plans a 1,000-room hotel in Bayahibe and aims to create a new tourism development in Cumayasa. The CEO of Air Europa and Globalia is the f...

Push to turn Boca Chica Port into cruise terminal gathers steam

Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.- The movements at Port Andrés, Boca Chica, are very limited with just two freighters docking three times a month, fueling the people’s interest to turn it into a cruise terminal. Port administrator Anibal Rosario...

Dominican Rep. must promote medical, dental tourism

Press Release Dental travel in the Dominican Republic is a subsector of health tourism that is in dynamic growth and expansion. The Dominican Republic is a desirable tourist destination that has been consolidating and improving in the international r...