Category : Touristic guide

US$15M Hampton by Hilton coming to the Dominican Republic

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- The company Bio Investment Group on Thurs. broke ground for the 150- room hotel “Hampton by Hilton Punta Cana Airport and Commercial Center” to be built at a cost of RD$750 million (US$15 million). In his...

Official warns against farming in besieged national park

Santo Domingo.- Environment minister, Ángel Estévez, on Wed. overflew Los Haitises National Park (northeast) where he met with several families living in the area who were warned to avoid being arrested for illegal farming and for setting fires in th...

Washington backtracks, Dominican Republic is safe for tourists

Santo Domingo.- United States ambassador, Robin Bernstein, on Tues. said that most of the visitors from her country who’ve come to the Dominican Republic haven’t had any problems related to crime. “The vast majority of the citizens...

Germany’s top tour operator expects a 10% growth in arrivals

Berlin.- The Dominican Republic managed extensive agreements with tour operators and airlines at Berlin International Tourism Fair (ITB), which will contribute to the country’s tourism growth. TUI, Germany’s top tour operator and the lar...

Ocean Club Group DR joins Environmental Ambassadors

Puerto Plata.- The Ocean Club Group Dominican Republic on Fri. announced an agreement to join the environmental program “Environmental Ambassadors” headed by French environmentalist Jean Michel Cousteau. The program will be staged from th...

Hoteliers tout the Capital to Colombians, announce new flight

Bogota.- In collaboration with the Tourism Promotion Office (OPT) in Colombia, Santo Domingo’s hoteliers showcased the capital’s tourist attractions in the ANATO 2019 Tourism Showcase and announced a new flight. A Tourism Ministry press r...

Dominican pavilion in Berlin looks to draw more German tourists

Berlin.- Deputy Tourism minister Fausto Fernandez on n Wed. opened Dominican Republic’s pavilion at Berlin’s 53rd annual International Tourism Exchange (ITB) held from today until Sunday. The Dominican Republic seeks to increase the arriv...

Expert sees gloom and doom for mountains, beaches

Santo Domingo.- Bahía de las Águilas is one of the Dominican Republic’s beaches doomed to disappear in the next 50 years from the effects of climate change, National Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism Council (CNCCMDL) technical dir...

The capital’s Malecon closed to ready for Carnival Parade

Santo Domingo.- A stretch of the seaside avenue, Malecón, will be closed as of today to prepare for next Sunday’s National Carnival Parade 2019. In a press release the Culture Ministry said starting 2pm Friday traffic will be closed from the &...

Boom-to-bust SW town pins hopes on tourism promise

Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- The province’s mining potential established by Alcoa Aluminum in 1945, brought with it economic bonanza to the town of the same name. However 74 years later, Pedernales (southwest) has become one of the poorest...

Waste water dumped into rivers 50+ years, but hope is coming

Santo Domingo.- Santo Domingo Aqueduct Utility (CAASD), director Alejandro Montás, warned Tues. that waste water is being dumped into the country’s rivers for over 50 years, harming the environment. He said waste water from the Haina, Ozama, Is...

Dominican Republic gets a high-end US$1.0B+ golf resort

San Juan, Dominican Republic.- US ambassador Robin S. Bernstein, said Thurs. that the Dominican Republic not only shares the same values and good practices of fair and equal treatment with investors, but has the advantage of having a Free Trade Agr...

Imposing French yacht visits Bahia de Las Aguilas beach

Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- The luxury French-registry yacht Le Ponant anchored off Bahia de Las Aguilas beach in southwestern Pedernales with 58 passengers and 34 crew, the Tourism Ministry said in a statement Monday. It stressed the importance...

Santo Domingo’s Carnival Parade set for Feb. 24

Santo Domingo.- Mayor David Collado on Wed. announced the celebration of Santo Domingo’s Carnival Parade on Sunday February 24, with more than 100 floats, dozens of troupes and individual characters representing the barrios and sectors of the c...

La Vega, Santiago kick off raucous carnivals

Santiago.- The North region’s major cities, as in every February, were on Sunday the venues for the colorful parades of their carnivals, where Santiago and La Vega stand out as tradition for the tens of thousands of people who take over the str...