2003 – Page 2

Medical tourism announces September Congress

The Ministry of Tourism’s health tourism division director Wendy Sanchez Imbert has announced that the third International Congress for Health Tourism and Wellness, organized by the Dominican Health Tourism Association (ADTS), will take place on 1-2 September 2016 at the Jaragua Renaissance Hotel in Santo Domingo. The platform serves the growing health tourism sector. Upon …

Punta Cana Food and Wine Fest

The Association of Hotels of the East (Punta Cana-Bavaro tourism destination) in coordination with Creato creative marketing company presents the fourth celebration of the annual Punta Cana Food and Wine Fest. This year the Barcelo Bavaro Resort is hosting PCFW16 on 1-2 July 2016. The program includes: 1 July at 8pm. Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe. …

Aventurate: 2-3 July 2016

The Dominican Tourism Competitiveness Consortium (CDCT) has decided to reschedule the Feria Aventurate 2016, the leading ecotourism fair held in Santo Domingo in light of the forecasts for continued rains. The event was originally scheduled for 4-5 June at the National Botanical Gardens, but has now been postponed until 2-3 July 2016 at the same …

Puerto Plata amphitheater to open in August

Tourism Area Infrastructure Executing Committee (Ceiztur) director, architect Kirsis de los Santos has announced that the park and the amphitheater being built at La Puntilla opposite the San Felipe Fort off the Malecon in Puerto Plata will be inaugurated in early August 2016. Construction of the amphitheater and the park started in 2014, but although …

Underwater Life in Puerto Plata at Centro Leon

Centro Leon in Santiago and the Casa de Arte Sosua are inviting the public to a new exhibition, Sosua Vive with photographs of underwater life in Puerto Plata by Bill Passmore. The exhibition is sponsored by the Fundacion Eduardo Leon, the Centro Leon and the Casa de Arte Sosua. It opens at 7pm on Thursday, …

Casoni to head new board of Puerto Plata Tourism Cluster

VH Hotels (Gran Ventana and Casa Colonial hotels) in Playa Dorada was elected to preside the Destination Puerto Plata Tourism Cluster for 2016-2018 during a board meeting held on 25 May 2016. The vote took place on 11 May 2016. VH Hotels is represented by Roberto Casoni. He replaces Aerodom, the manager of the Puerto …

Public Works Ministry to start new road to Puerto Plata

During the recent opening of the Sunscape Puerto Plata in Playa Dorada, Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo announced that the government plans to build a new road linking Santiago and Puerto Plata. The road will continue from the Circunvalacion Norte de Santiago, the Santiago city bypass, reaching Puerto Plata in 25 minutes, about half the …

DR is top destination for Brit summer vacations

According to UK newspaper The Daily Mirror, the Dominican Republic tops the list for summer 2016 breaks. Good value is one of the main reasons, with examples such as Club Med Punta Cana selling a weeklong holiday for ?1,134 per adult compared to ?1,944 for the same period in Gregolimano, Greece. The newspaper says that …

Sanchez celebrates seafood festival in June

The town of Sanchez, in the south of Samana province, is best known for its shrimp production. Now Sanchez is preparing to host its Third Marisco Ripiao Festival, combining delicious seafood with tropical rhythms and the history of the town, where the country’s first Royal Bank of Canada was opened. The festival will be held …

Sunscape Puerto Plata opens in Playa Dorada

The former Barcelo Puerto Plata is now the Sunscape Puerto Plata. The 585-room all-inclusive property in Playa Dorada is now owned and managed by Apple Leisure Group’s AMResorts division. Sunscape Puerto Plata is the seventh new resort in AMResorts’ leading Sunscape brand, which is increasing its presence in the Caribbean.

Search