Category : Touristic guide

Puerto Plata to welcome 81 cruise ships at the start of 2025

Puerto Plata.- Puerto Plata, known as “The Bride of the Atlantic,” is set to kick off 2025 with a tourism boom, welcoming 81 cruise ships to its main ports, Amber Cove and Taíno Bay. In January alone, Amber Cove will host 27 vessels, whil...

Tourism Minister outlines challenges and goals for 2025

Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado highlighted key challenges the sector will face in 2025 to reach the goal of 12 million visitors. These include increasing hotel room capacity, enhancing security, and leveraging the Open Skies agreement...

Dominican Republic celebrates record 11 million tourists

Punta Cana.- The Dominican Republic has surpassed its goal of 11 million visitors in 2024, marking a historic milestone and solidifying its status as a regional tourism leader. Tourism Minister David Collado celebrated the achievement by welcoming th...

JAC highlights progress and development of Dominican Republic air connectivity

On the occasion of the 18th anniversary of Law 491-06 on Civil Aviation, the president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), Héctor Porcella, highlighted the progress and development of the country’s air connectivity. Porcella pointed out as ̶...

Despegar highlights the great boom of the Dominican Republic as a destination for Mexicans

Despegar, the leading travel technology company in Latin America, highlights a growing interest of its Mexican users in destinations in the Caribbean, mainly the Dominican Republic. The phenomenon can be attributed to the unique combination of cultur...

American Airlines: Dominican travelers not affected by flight suspension

On the morning of Tuesday, December 24, passengers preparing to travel with American Airlines from Las Americas International Airport (AILA) formed lines that usually advanced, even though hours earlier, the FAA had announced a suspension of all its...

European tourist arrivals to the Dominican Republic increase: Spain and Germany lead the way

Tourism activity registers significant growth in the country, specifically from long-distance markets such as Spain, Germany, and Italy. This is in addition to the leadership maintained by tourist-issuing countries such as the United States and Canad...

20,000 cruise passengers enjoy Puerto Plata amidst recent floods

Puerto Plata, DR.- Despite recent flooding that affected parts of the province, Puerto Plata continues to welcome tourists with open arms. Dominican Republic’s Minister of Tourism, David Collado, confirmed that approximately 20,000 cruise passe...

European tourist arrivals to the Dominican Republic increase

Santo Domingo.- Tourism in the Dominican Republic has seen significant growth, particularly from long-distance markets like Spain, Germany, and Italy, in addition to strong contributions from traditional sources such as the United States and Canada....

Santiago Mayor celebrates 100,000th visitor to Enchanted Forest Christmas attraction

Santiago de los Caballeros, DR.- The Mayor’s Office of Santiago celebrated a significant milestone as it welcomed the 100,000th visitor to its Enchanted Forest and Christmas decorations at the Municipal Palace. Mayor Ulises Rodríguez expressed...

San Pedro de Macorís celebrates the reopening of its remodeled boardwalk

San Pedro de Macorís, DR.- The residents of San Pedro de Macorís gathered in celebration over the weekend to enjoy their newly remodeled boardwalk, officially reopened on Saturday by President Luis Abinader and Tourism Minister David Collado. The fes...

Punta Cana, the preferred destination for Christmas in the United States

Punta Cana, DR.- The American Automobile Association (AAA) Guide ranks Punta Cana as the destination of choice among U.S. tourists for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The winter season for the northern hemisphere will be in the Caribbean. In this...

Puerto Plata ports receive four major cruise ships

Puerto Plata—On Thursday, December 19, four impressive cruise ships arrived in Puerto Plata: Carnival Celebration, Nieuw Amsterdam, Celebrity Apex, and Oceania Vista. These ships arrived at the ports of Amber Cove, located in the bay of Maimón, and T...

President Abinader and Minister Collado unveil revitalized Malecón in San Pedro de Macorís

San Pedro de Macorís, DR.- President Luis Abinader and Minister of Tourism David Collado inaugurated the newly renovated Malecón of San Pedro de Macorís on Saturday, a transformative project with a total investment exceeding RD$290 million. The exten...

Passenger boom at AILA: receives up to 100 flights daily

Santo Domingo – Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) explained that Las Americas International Airport (AILA) receives up to 100 flights daily from various destinations, reflecting the importance of this season for the Dominican Diaspora...