Category : Touristic guide

Carnival’s biggest heralds a boom for the Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- Starting in June, the Dominican ports Amber Cove, in Puerto Plata, and La Romana, will receive the largest cruise ship of the Carnival Cruise Line company -Carnival Horizon- that will bring more than 6,000 cruise tourists to the count...

Carnival’s biggest ship heralds a boom for the Dominican Republic

Fear drives US tourists from Mexico to Dominican Republic

Mexico.- The lack of safety in Quintana Roo state little starts to worry hoteliers and the entire tourism industry because the intensive, quality tourism, with a higher purchasing power, like North America’s, prefer to vacation in the Dominica...

Investment luncheon seeks to spur new medical tourism projects

Press Release Santo Domingo. – Local and international investors, along with developers of new projects, as well as the financial, health, tourism, export and governmental sectors will be present at the Private Investment Luncheon that will tak...

Global cruise industry conclave coming to Punta Cana

Santo Domingo.- For the second time, the Dominican Republic will host the Platinum Advisor Member Association Cruise Conference (PAMAC), one of the most important events of its kind in the world, set for Punta Cana from June 6 to 9. In the conclave t...

French tourists love it here, Dominican official wants more

Santo Domingo.- Tourism minister, Francisco Javier García and French ambassador José Gómez, on Tuesday met to discuss the plans afoot draw more French tourists to Dominican Republic, their favorite long distance destination.. The diplomat, who said t...

Two million Chinese to bring US$10.0B to Dominican Republic

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- The agreement between the Dominican Republic and China will attract two million Chinese citizens per year, which in turn would contribute US$10.0 billion to the economy, Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) direc...

Dominicans can visit Qatar without a visa

Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister Miguel Vargas on Wed. said Dominicans can visit Qatar as tourists without a visa and with an ordinary passport and stay up to 90 days. Speaking at the Foreign Ministry, Vargas said the measure will contribute to the t...

Club Med joins Dominican Republic’s torrid tourism boom

Miches, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Thurs. headed groundbreaking for the Club Med Miches hotel project, the second major development imitated in just one week. The project financed by the Pioneer Investment Fund Management Company...

US$44.0M real estate project coming to Jarabacoa

La Vega, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Thurs. headed groundbreaking for the Alta Vista Mountain Village real estate project. The site located in Bayacanes, La Vega province (central) will be built at a cost of RD$2.2 billion (US$44...

Fly-In brings 12 planes as Northwest heralds aviation tourism

Montecristi, Dominican Republic.-The country on Wed. received the first flotilla of 12 planes from Cuba and the United States, as a result of the efforts by aviation officials who traveled to Lakeland, Florida, to participate in the Sun ‘N̵...

Canada is the country’s 2nd biggest tourist source: envoy

Santo Domingo.- Canada ambassador Shauna Hemingway on Mon. stressed Dominican Republic’s importance as a trade partner and stated Ottawa’s willingness to increase multilateral collaboration that contributes to improve living conditions, e...

Ruling for the State in coveted Dominican Republic beach

Santo Domingo.- With the ruling for the State on Friday the Land Court revokes the titles in private hands of the lands of Bahía de las Águilas, Pedernales (southwest), the titles to the three main plots have been invalidated in litigation. On this...

Dominican Navy welcomes Taiwan Naval Squadron

Santo Domingo.- Dominican authorities on Thursday welcomed the 2018 Friendship Squadron of Taiwan’s Naval Academy of. It’s three ships with 800 sailors include officers, crew and cadets. Taiwan ambassador, Valentino Tang, along with Domin...

Tourism mogul urges Puerto Plata to put the environment first

Puerto Plata.- Tourism mogul Frank Rainieri on Thurs. urged Puerto Plata’s leaders to promote an environmental program to preserve natural resources, improve the environmental conditions tourist and secure future generations of visitors. “...