Category : Dominican Republic

Skyhigh Dominicana launches new Santo Domingo-Aguadilla flights

Santo Domingo.- Skyhigh Dominicana will begin offering two weekly flights between Santo Domingo and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Mondays and Thursdays. The flights will use comfortable aircraft with a capacity of 97 passengers. The journey will take 40...

Two Dominican journalists born abroad compete in Pasaporte Abierto 2024

Santo Domingo.- Among the 13 Dominican nominees vying for the Pasaporte Abierto 2024 International Tourism Journalism Award, to be presented Friday, in Cali, Colombia, two seasoned professionals stand out: Marvin Del Cid, originally from Guatemala, p...

Intec and French Embassy partner for waste and sargassum management

Santo Domingo.- The Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (Intec) has launched a project funded by the French Embassy in the Dominican Republic aimed at the sustainable management of agricultural waste and sargassum, aligned with blue and circular ec...

Santiago tourism cluster backs heliport construction

Santiago.- The Santiago Tourist Destination Cluster (CSDT) has expressed strong support for the construction of a new heliport in Parque Central, citing it as essential for the city’s development and safety. The project, overseen by the Airport...

Dos periodistas dominicanos nacidos en otras tierras compiten en Pasaporte Abierto 2024

Santo Domingo.- Entre los 13 nominados dominicanos que optan por el premio internacional de periodismo turístico Pasaporte Abierto 2024, a entregarse este viernes en Cali, Colombia, se destacan dos profesionales de amplia trayectoria: Marvin Del Cid,...

Collado promotes Dominican tourism in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico.- In a significant effort to bolster tourism collaboration between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Dominican Tourism Minister David Collado led a series of meetings at the 2024 Caribbean Tourism Exchange (CTE) with over 130 tour o...

Dominican Republic launches first blue biotechnology company

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has taken a significant step towards innovation and sustainability with the launch of its first blue biotechnology company, SOS Biotech. This new entity emerges from SOS Carbon, a Massachusetts Institute of Tech...

Brazilian tourist arrivals soar in Dominican Republic after visa elimination

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has seen a significant increase in the arrival of Brazilian tourists, largely due to the elimination of visa requirements, giving the country a competitive edge over other tourist destinations like Cancun, which...

Puerto Plata’s tourism rebounds

Puerto Plata.- The revival of Puerto Plata’s tourism industry is beginning to take shape, even though the highly anticipated Punta Bergantín project is still in its early stages. This recovery is already noticeable in the number of tourists arr...

Significant increase in tourist card refunds

Santo Domingo.- Despite the lack of an automatic discount mechanism for the $10 tourist card for Dominicans buying airline tickets, refunds for this fee have significantly increased in recent years. The General Directorate of Internal Revenue (DGII)...

Flight suspension to Venezuela extended

Santo Domingo.- Due to the ongoing political situation in Venezuela, the National Institute of Civil Aviation has extended the suspension of flights to and from Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Peru until September 30, 2024. Copa Airlines, which p...

Port Cabo Rojo to inaugurate phase 2 in October

Santo Domingo.- Jean Luis Rodríguez, the executive director of the Dominican Port Authority (APORDOM), announced that Port Cabo Rojo in Pedernales is set to welcome its third cruise ship in October and will inaugurate phase 2, featuring new attractio...