Category : Touristic guide

Beyond souvenirs: The soulful connection of crafts and tourism

Santo Domingo.- Both foreign and national tourists find a wide array of attractions in the Dominican Republic, with handicrafts being one of them. The artisans, many of whose creations are imbued with history and legends, invite visitors and coll...

Artesanía y turismo: eslabones de una cadena que resiste adversidades

Santo Domingo.- Los turistas extranjeros y nacionales encuentran en República Dominicana un abanico de atractivos; la artesanía es uno de ellos. Los hacedores de piezas –muchas de ellas marcadas por la historia y las leyendas– invitan a visitantes y...

Dominican Republic to add over 9,000 hotel rooms

Miches, DR.- The Dominican Republic is undertaking a transformative tourism development plan that promises to revolutionize the industry in the coming years. Nineteen new hotel investments are projected over the next three years, adding a total of 9,...

Samaná unveils guide highlighting sustainable tourism efforts

Samaná, DR.- The Samaná Sustainable Tourism Circuit has launched its first informative guide, a promotional tool showcasing the province’s natural riches and solidifying its status as one of five Latin American destinations in the Future Destin...

Tourism leader urges retention of legislative framework amid boom

Santo Domingo.- David Llibre, President of the Hotel and Tourism Association (Asonahores), highlighted the significant economic and social impacts of the tourism sector in the Dominican Republic, with over four million visitors by April. He emphasize...

Dominican tourism surpasses 4 million visitors in the first four months

Santo Domingo.- Minister of Tourism David Collado announced on Monday during his regular press conference, held at a hotel in the city, that the country’s tourism industry continues its sustainable growth trajectory. In the first four months of...

Puerto Plata hosts international disaster preparedness seminar

Puerto Plata, DR.- AERODOM, VINCI Airports, and the North Association of Hotels, Restaurants, and Tourism Companies (ASHONORTTE) understand the critical role that ports and airports play in disaster response. That’s why they joined forces to ho...

Veloz: Eastern area will add a thousand new rooms by the end of 2024

Punta Cana—Ernesto Veloz, president of the Association of Hotels and Tourist Projects of the Eastern Zone (Asoleste), stated that, due to the country’s demand for more hotel rooms, 3,000 are already under construction in the Eastern Zone, and a...

Hotels, bars and restaurants sector increases by 9.5%

Santo Domingo—The Dominican economy expanded by 5.1% between January and April of 2024, according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD). The monetary entity said this is due to the dynamism of economic activity in April, whose year-on-...

DGP opens call to companies to issue biometric passport

Santo Domingo – The General Directorate of Passports (DGP) opened the call for bids to contract services to acquire, install, and maintain the new infrastructure that will allow the issuance of electronically readable passports to Dominican cit...

Brokers have a more negative than positive impact on sales

Santo Domingo—Brokers operating in the tourism and residential world continue to act of their own free will, which is, in its way, uncontrolled and has a more negative than positive impact on sales. The Dominican Republic, in general, and Punta Cana,...

Sur Futuro and Genera ITM Foundations unite for sustainable development in Pedernales

Pedernales.- The Sur Futuro Foundation and the Genera ITM Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the sustainable development of Pedernales province. This alliance aims to improve the quality of life for the residents o...

Expoturismo 2024 gears up for 27th edition celebrating tourism excellence

Santiago, DR.- The Dominican Republic’s leading tourism exposition, Expoturismo, is set to return for its 27th edition from June 7th to 9th, 2024. Held at the Hodelpa Gran Almirante Convention Center in Santiago, the event boasts the official...

Dominican Republic to host 3rd Latin American Digital Health Congress

Santo Domingo.- The 3rd Latin American Digital Health Congress will be held in Santo Domingo this year, from October 10 to 11. The event, organized by ARIUM Digital Health and AF Comunicación Estratégica, promises to be a significant development for...

Dominican Navy welcomes Italian naval ship Raimondo Montecuccoli

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic Navy received the Italian Navy’s military ship Raimondo Montecuccoli at the Sans Souci naval station. The multipurpose high-altitude patrol vessel, commanded by Captain Alessandro Troia, will be docked at...