Category : Touristic guide

Punta Cana Airport will transfer all its operations to Terminal B

From September 16 to 30, 2019 The Puntacana Group terminal remains in constant transformation The Punta Cana Airport will transfer all its operations to Terminal B from September 16 until September 30 for reasons of expansion and remodeling. The ai...

Puerto Plata readies annual Discover MarketPlace tourism fair

Puerto Plata.- The 8th annual Discover MarketPlace tourism fair will be from September 18 to 20, set for the third consecutive year, for Puerto Plata’s Convention Center, according to the Tourism Cluster, event organizer. The details of the event wer...

Tourism recovers after ‘fierce’ campaign from abroad

Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister, Miguel Vargas on Wed. said tourism in the Dominican Republic is resuming its process after the fierce negative campaign carried out from abroad. Vargas spoke when asked if the dengue outbreak that affects the country...

Tourist arrivals in Dominican Republic remain steady

Santo Domingo.- During the first half of 2019, a little less than 3.1 million foreigners arrived in the Dominican Republic, a 2% growth, according to statistics on tourist arrivals published by the Central Bank. In contrast, during the previous five-...

Get ready for Dominican Republic Jazz Festival

Press Release Santo Domingo.- The 23rd Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, presented by FEDUJAZZ and the Ministry of Tourism hosts Jazz Legends at free concerts on the north coast and Punta Cana recognizing music, culture and the arts. Celebrating a ri...

Bureau of conventions to raise occupancy in Santo Domingo

CAPITAL HOTELIERS WORK ON THAT PROJECT President of the AHSD highlights growth of the hotel plant They see great advantages to attract the meetings and incentives market The president of the Hotel Association of Santo Domingo ( AHSD ), Roberto Henr...

Majestic: unfortunate hotel closure: from August 15 to November 7, 2019

THE ROMAN & It was seen coming like the waves of the sea; However, the news has fallen like a bucket of cold water in the Dominican tourism sector. The closure of the Majestic Elegance Punta Cana, very unfortunate by the way, has been the first...

Botanical Garden to rescue Samaná’s languishing waterfalls at once

Santo Domingo.- National Botanical Garden director, Ricardo García, on Fri. said the institution has more than 20,000 plants and millions of seeds of native and endemic varieties to immediately reforest and restore El Limón Falls, Samaná, and its su...

Low occupation forces Majestic Elegance Punta Cana to close its doors

Hotel faces lawsuit for alleged tourist aggression The chain keeps its other two hotels open in Punta Cana Leave a comment Very low occupancy registered in the Majestic Resorts hotels in Punta Cana has forced the chain to consider closing one of...

Marriott’s luxury reaches the ‘all-inclusive’ of the Dominican Republic

DESTINE INVESTMENT OF 800 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT BET It will manage several Caribbean hotels between 2022 and 2025 The chain plans to incorporate more than 2,000 rooms The Dominican Republic is part of the destinations in the Caribbean where Marr...

A first: valet parking at Las Americas Airport

Santo Domingo.- Dominican airports management company (Aerodom) n Tues. inaugurated the first-ever valet parking service at Las Americas International Airport, operated by RM Valet Parking. The new optional payment service saves time as travelers avo...

AIRD: attacks on tourism influence the country’s economic decline

PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIES CALLS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVE SECTOR Negative campaign against tourism makes its effects felt Businessmen ask to expedite procedures in marketing with hotels The president of the Association of Industries of...

Low water levels of Lemon Leap river worries tourist press

The area in which the natural monument “Salto del Limón” (Lemon Leap) is located, is almost dry. And this worries members of the Dominican Association of Tourist Press and community of the area, which they considered is in a critical stat...

Santo Domingo’s welcome Plaza gets a facelift

Santo Domingo.- Mayor David Collado on Sun. cut the ribbon for the rebuilt Plaza La Trinitaria, built in 1966 in honor of the secret society La Trinitaria which headed the push for Independence. The renovation of the work that had been abandoned for...

Journalists want to rescue breathtaking waterfalls

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Tourism Press Association (ADOMPRETUR) on Sunday proposed a national crusade to save the Salto del Limón waterfalls, a natural monument that has become one of the most emblematic tourist attractions in the country’s Nort...