Category : Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata and La Romana will have charter flights from Puerto Rico

Santurce, Puerto Rico. – Tourism tour operator Tony Pérez recently launched its products for summer 2020; the activity was carried out in this city of Borinquen, where charter flights were announced for La Romana and Puerto Plata. The flights w...

Santo Domingo destination ‘Bleisure’, a new trend that mixes business trip with pleasure and free time

Santo Domingo, DR.- The capital of the Dominican Republic, is an ideal “Bleisure” destination, due to the characteristics it has as the main city in the country, such as the mixture of old and modern, cosmopolitan environment, natural en...

This year 288,115 tourists chose not to stay in hotels

During the period January-September of this year, 288,115 tourists chose to stay in accommodation other than hotels, as stated in the “Tourism Flow Report” of the Central Bank (BCRD). According to the report, 6% of tourists who visited th...

A few quick climate facts about the DR

Thanks to its location in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic is a destination with summer sun all year round. The months of December until the beginning of March, which coincide with the coldest winters in North America and Europe, have the most p...

Precarious, dangerous and with poverty wages, this is the job of hotel maids

Santo Domingo, RD Dangerous, dirty, demanding, and to top it off poverty wages, such is the description of the work of hotel maids in an Oxfam investigation that analyzes this work in Canada, the Dominican Republic, and Thailand. The study shows tha...

Putting the “DR is a dangerous vacation destination” notion to rest

Renn Loren & With the results of the October 21st, 2019, findings of the FBI’s toxicology tests supporting the conclusions of the Dominican authorities, it’s time to put the DR is a Dangerous Vacation Destination for American Tourist...

Grupo Martinón: 3,000 rooms and a promising future in the DR

The Martinón Group, a Spanish company that has 3,000 hotel rooms in the Dominican Republic, has highlighted the great future ahead of the tourism industry of this Caribbean destination. & “The DR is a market with a great projection, due to the...

Santo Domingo officially names first sea turtle ambassador

Santo Domingo.- Before 2012 no nesting of sea turtles had been reported in Santo Domingo, although they were suspected of being able to do so on several beaches, from Sans Soucí to Manresa. In October 2012, some people from the area would alert the m...

Margaritaville US$150M resort coming to Cap Cana

Punta Cana.- President Medina on Tues. headed groundbreaking for the construction of Margaritaville Island Reserve by Karisma resort in Juanillo, Cap Cana, La Altagracia province. This new infrastructure will feature 519 rooms and will be built with...

Arium Health announces agenda of the 1st Latin American Digital Health Congress

This event will have experts and health and technology authorities that will analyze the challenges of the sector to promote a digital transformation in health. Arium Health, an information technology services company that aims to improve health qual...

Asonahores creates fund for US $ 5 million to boost tourism

THEY SEEK TO AVOID CURRENT POLITICAL AGENDA PARALYZE THE TOURISM SECTOR Paola Rainieri participated in the lunch organized by AMCHAMDR Industry leaders focus on resuming tourism growth The Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic...

Cuban Aviation cancels flights to Santo Domingo and eight other destinations

HAVANA, Cuba. – The Cuban state airline Aviation announced the cancellation of its flights to seven international and two national destinations. It blamed the recent tightening of the US embargo on the Caribbean country. As reported by the St...

Punta Cana, in the top 10 vacation destinations for American tourists

The Punta Cana tourist destination is among the 10 places to which a quarter of Americans plan to travel on vacation in the next 18 months. This was demonstrated by a survey of the American Automobile Association ( AAA ). & & & &...

DR the best option for tourism

Dominican Republic, the second largest country bathed by the waters of the Caribbean Sea and the preferred destination for tourism for its beauty and authenticity. The country is a privileged natural scenario that has a wide range of options for all...

Places in the Dominican Republic that you should put in your ‘bucket list’

‘The bucket list’ is a list of wishes that some do, of things we would like to do before we die. The term became fashionable after the film with the same name, in 2007, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. The film is about a list...