Category : Dominican Republic

‘Emerald Province’ Monte Plata kicks off annual Expo

Monte Plata, Dominican Republic.- The 10th annual Expo Monte Plata 2018 kicked off Mon. with several forums and a cultural activities program, focused on showcasing the “Emerald Province’s” potential as a destination for investmen...

Golfweek report compares Pebble Beach with Playa Grande

Santo Domingo.- Golfweek reports Mon. that there are comparisons to be made between the Pebble Beach Golf Links with Playa Grande, the cliffside course on the Dominican Republic’s Atlantic coast that Robert Trent Jones Sr. originally built in the mi...

Tourism works to attract 1.2M+ cruise passengers

Santo Domingo.- The Tourism Ministry continues its efforts to attract more cruise passengers to the Dominican Republic as their favorite destination and thus exceed the 1.2 million which visited the country last year. To achieve it, a large Dominica...

Las Galeras heads toward a sustainable biodiversity destination

Press Release Las Galeras.- Dominican Republic.- Aimed at becoming a sustainable tourist destination with biodiversity indicators, the District Board of Las Galeras, Samaná, together with the German Cooperation for Development, GIZ; the ministries o...

Little town’s ambitious tourism fair ends with a bash

Fantino, Dominican Republic.- For 11 days and nights Fantino township and Duarte province dressed up to celebrate the annual Ecotourism and Production Fair, the 22nd since 1997, held at a different spot in the country and of Hispaniola. Organized by...

Go Samaná guide aims o boost the exotic tourist destination

Samaná, Dominican Republic.- The fifth annual Samaná Tourism Development Meeting recently hosted by the Tourism Cluster and the Hotels and Tourism Companies Association in the province was the perfect opportunity to release the “Go Samaná”...

Russian carrier starts Santo Domingo-Warsaw flights

Santo Domingo.- Russian carrier Nordwind Airlines inaugurated a charter flight from Warsaw, Poland, with the arrival of 486 tourists from that nation. The aircraft was received by Las Americas International Airport operations authorities, with the t...

Russian carrier starts Santo Domingo-Moscow flights

Santo Domingo.- Russian carrier Nordwind Airlines inaugurated a charter flight from Moscow, with the arrival of 486 tourists from that nation. The aircraft was received by Las Americas International Airport operations authorities, with the tradition...

Over 16 countries attend business tourism event in Dominican capital

Santo Domingo.- More than 130 delegates from 16 countries, hoteliers, representatives of local companies and the national tourism sector participate in the first business tourism event “SDQ Santo Domingo MICE” in Dominican Republic’...

Avoid the Cancun crunch: Dominican Republic hoteliers

Santo Domingo.- National Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores) president Joel Santos, on Tues. said the situation of the seaweed and insecurity affecting Cancun’s hotel occupancy won’t impact the Dominican Republic because the rooms...

Dominican travelers spent up to US$920.7 during stay abroad: report

Santo Domingo.- Dominicans who traveled abroad from 2012 to 2017 spent between 808.6 and 920.7 dollars during their stay averaging 11.7 nights, according to the Central Bank report “Importance and Evolution of Tourism in the Dominican Republic....

Exotic SW sets course as sailing tourism destination

Santo Domingo.- The Barahona Tourism and Production Cluster and the tour operator Caribbean Tours are promoting Barahona (southwest) as a destination for sailing tourism, in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Holland, Luxembourg and Denmark . The announc...

Samana’ to get US$100.0M resort, grand entrance

Samana, Dominican Republic.- Tourism minister Francisco Javier García on Thurs. announced the “total transformation” of the city’s entrance to showcase one of Dominican Republic’s greatest tourism potentials. He said that pres...

Dominican Republic named Latin America and Caribbean’s Best Golf Destination 2019

Press Release Dominican Republic.– Tour operator members of global golf tourism organization IAGTO have voted Dominican Republic the “2019 Golf Destination of the Year for Latin America and the Caribbean”. This is the fourth time Dominican Republic h...

Dominican Tourism does Russia, other Slavic markets

Santo Domingo.- The Tourism Ministry’s Promotion offices in Russia and Central Asia have been staging Autumn Day Road Shows in cities of Russia and post-Soviet countries, from Oct. 8 to 19. As in last spring, the caravan stuck to a tight sched...