Category : Touristic guide

Russian carrier starts Santo Domingo-Moscow flights

Santo Domingo.- Russian carrier Nordwind Airlines inaugurated a charter flight from Moscow, with the arrival of 486 tourists from that nation. The aircraft was received by Las Americas International Airport operations authorities, with the tradition...

Over 16 countries attend business tourism event in Dominican capital

Santo Domingo.- More than 130 delegates from 16 countries, hoteliers, representatives of local companies and the national tourism sector participate in the first business tourism event “SDQ Santo Domingo MICE” in Dominican Republic’...

Avoid the Cancun crunch: Dominican Republic hoteliers

Santo Domingo.- National Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores) president Joel Santos, on Tues. said the situation of the seaweed and insecurity affecting Cancun’s hotel occupancy won’t impact the Dominican Republic because the rooms...

Dominican travelers spent up to US$920.7 during stay abroad: report

Santo Domingo.- Dominicans who traveled abroad from 2012 to 2017 spent between 808.6 and 920.7 dollars during their stay averaging 11.7 nights, according to the Central Bank report “Importance and Evolution of Tourism in the Dominican Republic....

Exotic SW sets course as sailing tourism destination

Santo Domingo.- The Barahona Tourism and Production Cluster and the tour operator Caribbean Tours are promoting Barahona (southwest) as a destination for sailing tourism, in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Holland, Luxembourg and Denmark . The announc...

Samana’ to get US$100.0M resort, grand entrance

Samana, Dominican Republic.- Tourism minister Francisco Javier García on Thurs. announced the “total transformation” of the city’s entrance to showcase one of Dominican Republic’s greatest tourism potentials. He said that pres...

Dominican Republic named Latin America and Caribbean’s Best Golf Destination 2019

Press Release Dominican Republic.– Tour operator members of global golf tourism organization IAGTO have voted Dominican Republic the “2019 Golf Destination of the Year for Latin America and the Caribbean”. This is the fourth time Dominican Republic h...

Dominican Tourism does Russia, other Slavic markets

Santo Domingo.- The Tourism Ministry’s Promotion offices in Russia and Central Asia have been staging Autumn Day Road Shows in cities of Russia and post-Soviet countries, from Oct. 8 to 19. As in last spring, the caravan stuck to a tight sched...

With US$7.2B, the country tops region in tourism income

Santo Domingo.- . The Dominican Republic led the Caribbean and LatAm countries in income from tourism in 2017, Central banker Hector Valdez Albizu affirmed Wed, He said the country ranks fourth in international tourist arrivals with over 6.0 million,...

Region’s tourism join forces with biodiversity at its core

Press Release San José Costa Rica.- To develop capacities that promote investment in conservation, as well as to adopt best practices in tourism biodiversity to implement solidarity, responsible and sustainable tourism models, representatives from Ho...

Turks & Caicos carrier adds Santiago flight, report

Santo Domingo.- Providenciales-based Caicos Express Airways, on Tues. announced an additional flight to Santiago, Dominican Republic beginning November. “Effective the 18th November, 2018 the new flight will depart Providenciales at 3pm and dep...

Dominican Republic’s goal of 10.0M tourists is a tall order

Santo Domingo.- The numbers to gauge the country’s goal of 10 million tourists by 2022 show that it will fall short. Data indicates that the amount will not be reached, taking into account the pace since 2012, when the goal was set right after...

The country eyes Chinese US$115.0B tourism pie

Santo Domingo.-For China it is essential to develop and strengthen trade relations with the country, especially in tourism sector and in the search for cultural exchange, said Dao Shumig, vice president of the Public Diplomacy Association of the Peop...

Samana’s tourism development ‘Unstoppable’

Santo Domingo.- More than 200 guests are expected to attend the annual meeting for Samaná’s tourism development called “Unstoppable Samana.” With the activity, the private sector seeks to showcase not only the beauties and the compl...

Palladium continues to expand its adult-only luxury brand

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- Palladium Hotel Group continues the expansion of its adult-only luxury brand, TRS Hotels, with a new opening in the Dominican Republic. This new property, located in Cap Cana, an exclusive and intimate area located on...