Category : Touristic guide

Big Dominican tourism projects announced in Paris

Paris.- After the third day of the IFTM / Top Resa 2019 tourism fair, the Dominican Republic achieves a good average participation with the announcement of new investments with the construction of four new hotels in the east region; Bayahibe, Miches...

A highland retreat readies to attract adventurous tourists

San Jose de las Matas, Dominican Republic.- Sajoma is fashionable and it is not by chance. The highland town, located in the south of Santiago province, has become an important and highly visited destination thanks to its unique ecotourism attraction...

An upbeat Dominican Republic attends Paris tourism fair

Paris.- The Dominican Republic began its participation in the Top Resa 2019 tourism fair inaugurated on Tuesday in Paris, where there are already 15 business meetings scheduled with the main players in the sector. Tourism Vice Minister Fausto Fernánd...

The country is more competitive in travel and tourism

Santo Domingo.- The World Economic Forum presented the results of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (ICVT) 2019, in which the Dominican Republic improved its score over 2017, moving from position 76 of the global ranking to 73, of 140 econ...

World Tourism Day: Francisco Javier highlights tourism’s contributions to the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO.- Tourism has become the salvation table of the world economy, currently generating more than 319 million jobs worldwide and the private sector in the Dominican Republic is the largest generator of foreign exchange. This was expressed b...

Gov., hoteliers refute hotel closings; tout strong occupancy

Santo Domingo.-The Ministry of Tourism and the National Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores) on Fri. denied that 11 hotels have closed and that occupancy fell to 30 percent as the Confederation of Unions (CASC) affirmed Thurs. Asonahores, exec...

Worrisome: decline in tourism; 11 hotels shutter

Santo Domingo.-The Agency for Social, Solidarity and Sustainable Tourism (Turissol) on Thurs. labeled as worrisome the decline in Dominican Republic’s tourism amid the some 11 hotels that have closed in the east region. As today Friday marks Internat...

Worrisome: decline in tourism; hotels shutter(Update)

NGO didn’t list the hotels & Santo Domingo.-The Agency for Social, Solidarity and Sustainable Tourism (Turissol) on Thurs. labeled as worrisome the decline in Dominican Republic’s tourism amid the some, the entity says, 11 hotels that have...

Thomas Cook fiasco ‘greatest repatriation since World War II’

Santo Domingo.-The British Embassy’s two priorities are that the tourists who traveled with the now bankrupt tour operator Thomas Cook enjoy and conclude their holiday and avert harm to Dominican Republic’s image. Interviewed by Listín Diario, Britis...

Dominican Republic’s first theme parks coming soon: report

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic will soon have its first theme park as two Orlando companies will partner to build a series of attractions, the Orlando Sentinel reports Thurs. It said Katmandu Group and Falcon’s Creative Group will first build...

Scenic harbor a sanctuary for sailboats that ply the Caribbean

Puerto Plata.- Luperon is a scenic bay is located in the west of Puerto Plata province, where according to some accounts Christopher Columbus himself would seek refuge in the natural harbor, to save his fleet during one or several storms. It’s consid...

Leonel asks for a solution to the Las Terrenas landfill contamination situation

SANTO DOMINGO.- Former President Leonel Fernández asked the authorities of the Environment and the Mayor’s Office of Las Terrenas to seek an urgent solution to the pollution produced by the landfill of that municipality, which he went to and wa...

Reservations are increased by almost 10% to Puerto Plata through Expedia

The United States and Canada are the main issuers & During the first half of 2019, data from Expedia Group reveal that reservations to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, registered an increase of almost 10%. In that sense, the market with the hi...

Cap el Limón Sanctuary in Samaná to open September 20, 2019

NEW CARIBBEAN HIGHLIGHT – CAP EL LIMON EXPERIENCE – PURE NATURE AND PASSION FOR HOSPITALITY & Samana, Dominican Republic – September 2019 – the most popular travel destination in the Caribbean is about to add another Star conce...

Over 80 beaches to get cleaned up nationwide

Santo Domingo.- Various institutions headed by the Environment Ministry will carry out the traditional national day of cleaning of the coasts and riverbanks tomorrow Sat., to mark International Beach Cleanup Day in the Dominican Republic. Environment...