Category : Touristic guide

Dominican Republic unveils revamped Cathedral Museum in Colonial City

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader and Tourism Minister David Collado presided over the inauguration of the spiffed-up Cathedral Museum in the heart of Santo Domingo’s historic Colonial City. The renovation aims to bolster the area’s...

Dominican Association of Tourism Press calls for entries for National Tourism Journalism Award PEL 2024

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Association of Tourism Press (Adompretur) is inviting journalists and communicators to participate in the Epifanio Lantigua National Tourism Journalism Award (PEL). The award, established in 2003 and named after jou...

Proposal to reduce tourism card fee to $5

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government’s tax reform project proposes a significant reduction in the tourism card fee, which would decrease from $10 to $5. This move aims to encourage non-residents to visit the country, making it more attracti...

Protecting Puerto Plata’s natural wonders

Puerto Plata.- The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MMARN) held a socialization meeting in Sosúa, Puerto Plata, to discuss the co-management council initiative for the Lagunas de Cabarete y Goleta Natural Monument. The event aimed to en...

Tourism invests RD$133 Million in Las Terrenas development

Samaná.- The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, recently inaugurated three major projects in Las Terrenas, Samaná, and launched the construction of a new initiative, totaling over RD$133 million in investments. The completed projects include: Road...

FTI’s collapse hits 65,000 tourists and 11,000 workers

Munich, Germany.- In an official statement released yesterday, FTI, Germany’s 3rd biggest tour operator, announced that as of Tuesday, June 4, it will no longer send tourists to any destination, effectively halting its operations. The company...

Adompretur to host health tourism panel at ExpoTurismo 2024

Santo Domingo.- In a collaborative effort between the Dominican Association of Tourist Press (Adompretur), the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), the Northern Medical Union, and the Ministry of Tourism (MITUR), a panel titled “Discovering...

SKY increases weekly flights between Lima and Punta Cana

Punta Cana.- SKY Airline Perú has announced an increase in its weekly flights between Lima (LIM) and Punta Cana (PUJ), from 7 to 11, starting November 25. This adjustment will include double daily flights on specific days, boosting capacity from 2,60...

The major cruise lines strengthen their commitment to the Caribbean in summer

New York (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Group, Carnival Corporation, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have increased their commitment to the Caribbean and Alaskan destinations that will sail this summer. As a result, in 2024, 202 ships will sail...

Air Century contemplates reopening domestic flights to Cabo Rojo

Carlos Jiménez, executive vice president of Air Century, informed us that domestic flights from the Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport (La Isabela) in Santo Domingo to the Cabo Rojo Aerodrome in Pedernales have been discontinued for a year. T...