Category : Touristic guide

Palace Resorts expands its lodging offer in Punta Cana

Gibran Chapur held a meeting with Minister García Tourism values the country’s response to isolated events The Palace Resorts Group will be expanding its tourism offer with a new investment in the Macao area, Punta Cana, in order to expand...

Government: “In the last 7 years, East Zone receives unprecedented tourists and investments”

& During the 2012-2019 period, the quality of life of the people of La Altagracia province in the eastern part of the country has improved significantly, as a result of public policies implemented to attract investments and tourists. Since the...

Tourism issued 90 new licenses and 193 renovations in the first half

Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Tourism (MITUR) through the Directorate of Tourism Companies and Services, issued in the first half a total of 283 resolutions comprising the granting of about 90 new licenses and 193 renewals, exceeding those granted...

Mitur promotes Santo Domingo in the US as cruise capital in the Caribbean

IN NEW ORLEANS, CHARLOTTE, AND MIAMI The Ministry of Tourism ( Mitur ) through the Department of Cruises and the Office of Tourism Promotion (OPT) of Miami, promoted the city of Santo Domingo as the capital of cruise tourism in the Caribbean. The act...

Government collects revenues of RD $ 3.1 billion in tourist taxes

IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE CENTRAL BANK The Dominican Republic received RD $ 3,128,373,203 in tax revenues related to tourism in the first three months of the year, according to statistics from the Central Bank. In Janua...

Government affirms fears about the tourist image of RD have begun to dissipate

They say that in June the arrival of tourists experienced a decrease of 2.5% The Government through the Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Development ( MEPyD ) indicated that the situation of local tourism, which in the first half of the year was m...

Civil Aviation wants to attract lucrative fliers’ market

APPLETON, Wisconsin .- For more than ten years the Dominican Republic has been attracting owners of private planes traveling through the Caribbean, where the Bahamas is the most important attraction for the facilities it offers to reap the benefits f...

Gov. mulls Sosúa opportunities and challenges to strengthen tourism

The Ministry of Tourism ( Mitur ), through the Regional Director of Tourism, Jakaira Cid and the head of the Tourist Promotion Office (OPT) Sosúa, Oscar Peralta, analyzes the opportunities and challenges of the Puerto Plata area to strengthen the tou...

Maxitravel: historic charter flight from Ecuador to Puerto Plata

Tourism and Aerodom authorities received the first visitors Equipment used for this connection can accommodate 139 passengers & Ecuador’s tourism wholesaler, Maxitravel, together with the Aeroregional airline, inaugurated the first ele...

Hotel Grand Paradise Samaná receives TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

The “Tripadvisor travelers’ Choice” awards, the only awards in the tourism sector that is based on millions of opinions and comments from travelers from all over the world that reflect “the best of the best,” certified the Grand Paradise Samaná...

North coast town hosts Coconut Festival

Nagua, Dominican Republic.- Aimed at showcasing the destination’s attractions and its most emblematic harvest, the annual National Coco Festival -Festicoco Nagua 2019- was inaugurated Friday. Various personalities from various sectors were present fo...

Dominican Republic: Caribbean Luxury Destination

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic was recognized as “Caribbean Luxury Destination” in the 9th annual LuxuryLab Global luxury forum held in Mexico. Forum CEO Abelardo Marcondes cited the country’s 3.9% increase in attracting international tourist...

Tourism Ministry to enact Congressman Espaillat’s suggestions

Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic will implement recommendations offered by Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) to improve safety models for the protection of tourists in the Dominican Republic...

‘Mamajuana’ Bill Clinton enjoys Casa de Campo, Punta Cana

La Romana.- Former US president Bill Clinton (1993-2001) is on vacation in the Dominican Republic, where he’s been seen dancing to the country’s musical rhythms, typical merengue and the more contemporary genre known around the world, “To...

Airports traffic grows 9.5% to 3M passengers in first half

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic Airports manager AERODOM on Thurs. reports growth in traffic in the first half when nearly 3 million passengers used the State terminals. According to AERODOM, a total of 2.8 million passengers were accounted for by...