Category : Touristic guide

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. “...

New Hampton hotel great for flight crews, business travel, beachgoers

Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Wed. headed ribbon-cutting for the Hampton Hotel by Hilton Santo Domingo Airport, located 15 minutes from the capital on Las Americas Highway. The Hampton property provides convenient lodging for airline cre...

Expert touts South’s potential for tourism projects

Santo Domingo.- Investors from Morocco and Beijing visit the country to identify areas with potential for tourism projects in Dominican Republic’s South region, which they affirm could have great success . Executives of the Morocco group Makan...

Dominican tomb hunter to open exhibition in Egypt

Santo Domingo.- Dominican archaeologist, Kathleen Martinez, will open an exhibition of the more than 350 pieces found in Egypt, as part of her search for Cleopatra. Dominican ambassador in Egypt, Aquiles Ledesma on Mon. said the Egyptian Ministry of...

Yearly event confirms Dominican Republic’s tourism might

Santo Domingo (GLOBE NEWSWIRE).- Tourism industry executives at this year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) conference announced several developments for the future of the country and expressed great enthusiasm for the projects to come. Fau...

Environment renews pact to co-manage Valle Nuevo National Park

Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry and 10 other entities on Mon. reaffirmed their commitment “for the management and administration of the Valle Nuevo National Park.” Environment minister Francisco Domínguez and the members of the C...

Top publication: Las Terrenas among world’s 5 ideal sites to retire

Santo Domingo.- Coronado, in Panama, knew how to with pristine beaches and little else. Today it is full of American and Canadian retirees, it has malls, fast food and a lot of people who speak English. “It’s as if you were in a spa in th...

People: high tolls on Santo Domingo-Samaná road hurts tourism

Samana’, Dominican Republic.- Community organizations and neighborhood associations of the Northeast want a Chamber of Deputies legislation to reduce what they say are high tolls charged on the Santo Domingo-Samaná highway. In the legislative f...

Colonial Zone gets 682K visits in 2017 on investment

Santo Domingo.- Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone posted 682,000 visits in 2017, Tourism Ministry Colonial City Promotion Program director, Maribel Villalona revealed Thurs. She said Tourism’s investment of US$31. 5 million in the ‘Zon...

Govt. is blamed for beach erosion in Punta Cana

Santo Domingo.- El Cortecito Owners and Merchants Association president Ariel Carreras on Wed. blamed the Government for the beach degradation in that area of Punta Cana and of failing to prevent the construction of buildings within 60 meters of publ...

Puerto Plata’s 100K+ cruise passengers sustain tourism boom

Puerto Plata.- Over 100,000 cruise passengers have visited the province pioneer in tourism during the first months this year, consuming more than US$4.0 million, exceeding RD$ 200.0 million, North Coast deputy Tourism minister, Julio Almonte affirmed...

Visitors and tourists arrive for Easter break

Las Americas International Airport, Santo Domingo.- Thousands of foreign tourists and Dominicans who live overseas are arriving in the country on scheduled and charter flights to spend Semana Santa on vacation and spend time with their friends and re...

Court action to prevent Cueva de Las Maravillas land donation

Santo Domingo.- The Justice and Transparency Foundation (Finjus) has filed a writ at the Superior Administrative Court against the planned transfer of 10,400,000 square meters of land that includes La Cueva de las Maravillas to the foundation that ma...