Category : Dominican Republic

Authorities execute preventive plan for Easter 2025

In an effort to guarantee security during Holy Week 2025, the Ministry of the Interior and Police and the Civil Defense presented the “Preventive Articulation Tables” in Boca Chica. This national strategy integrates four lines of action t...

New MSC World America includes Puerto Plata in its Caribbean itinerary

The Italian shipping company MSC inaugurated its new ship MSC World America, which will depart on its first cruise on April 12, 2025 and will spend its inaugural season sailing from Port Miami, on alternate 7-night itineraries through the Eastern and...

Hoteliers are “prepared” to increase the minimum wage by 12 and 8%.

The president of the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Dominican Republic (Asonahores), Juan Bancalari, has informed that hoteliers are willing to readjust their employees’ salaries. However, he maintained that it would be at a lower per...

Asonahores open to salary increases in hotel sector

Santo Domingo.- Juan Bancalari, president of the Dominican Republic’s Hotel and Tourism Association (Asonahores), announced that the hotel sector is open to increasing employee salaries, though at a lower rate than suggested by President Luis Abinade...

Air Century launches new Santo Domingo–Bonaire route

Santo Domingo.- Air Century has announced a new seasonal route linking La Isabela International Airport in Santo Domingo with Flamingo International Airport in Bonaire, aimed at enhancing regional travel across the Caribbean. Starting June 18, the ai...

Dominican Republic sets record in international air traffic

Santo Domingo.- The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) reported that regional air traffic in January 2025 reached 42.3 million passengers, marking a 2.4% increase over the same month in 2024. This growth was fueled by reviv...

Yenny Polanco Lovera announces candidacy for FIPETUR presidency 2025-2027

Santo Domingo.- Renowned journalist and television producer Yenny Polanco Lovera has officially announced her candidacy for the presidency of the Ibero-American Federation of Tourism Journalists (FIPETUR) for the 2025-2027 term. Running under the ban...

Cabarete makes Caribbean Journal’s Best Caribbean Beaches for 2025 list

Caribbean Journal has been ranking the best beaches in the Caribbean for more than a decade, largely because we know how essential beaches are to the Caribbean travel experience (and we’ve visited more Caribbean beaches than any other publication on...

Dominican Republic fails to maintain tourism record: arrivals fall almost 10% in February

The Dominican Republic has become one of the leading vacation destinations in the Caribbean due to its attractive white sandy beaches, potential for luxury and sports tourism, and its Colonial City, an intangible heritage of humanity. However, after...

Meliá’s expansion in the Dominican Republic targets SD, Puerto Plata and Miches

Gabriel Escarrer, CEO of Meliá Hotels International, said that the chain feels “very supported” by the Dominican government and its president, Luis Abinader, in every project that the hotel chain carries out in the country. They have a very well-esta...

Boca Chica vendors enforce price transparency after ProConsumidor intervention

Santo Domingo.- Businesses at Boca Chica Beach have begun complying with a new regulation from the National Institute for the Protection of Consumer Rights (ProConsumidor), which requires the clear and visible display of prices. The measure was intro...

Dominican Republic sees 10% decline in tourist arrivals

Santo Domingo.- After four years of record-breaking growth, the Dominican Republic’s tourism sector has experienced a nearly 10% drop in arrivals in early 2025, according to Tourism Minister David Collado. In February 2025, the country welcomed 588,2...

Mitur secures 31 agreements in Miami to boost tourism

Miami.- The Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) has signed 31 agreements with companies from Canada, the United States, and Latin America to boost and diversify hotel investment in the Dominican Republic. Among these, a key partnership was established with t...

Jake Kheel emphasizes the need for ongoing sargassum monitoring

Santo Domingo.- Jake Kheel, president of the Environmental Protection Business Association (ECORED), emphasized the need for continuous monitoring and long-term planning to address the growing sargassum problem. Speaking at the “Challenges and...

Arajet reaches 2 million passengers

Santo Domingo.- Dominican airline Arajet has reached a major milestone, surpassing 2 million passengers since its launch, underscoring its rapid growth and commitment to offering affordable air travel. Achieved in less than three years, this mileston...