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Promoting the DR at the Arabian Travel Market

This year, the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) participated in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) for the first time. This follows on the start of the Emirates flight to Panama from where a relatively easy connection can be made to the Dominican Republic. The new flight is of special interest because it provides connections in countries …

Casa de Campo DR Open 2016

Casa de Campo Dominican Republic Open is taking place in La Romana from Sunday 8 to Saturday 14 May 2016. This is the fifth edition of the Dominican Republic Open that is part of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica. The Casa de Campo DR Open 2016 is played at the Teeth of the Dog Golf Course …

Villa Taina celebrates 20 years

Villa Taina at Cabarete Beach in the northern province of Puerto Plata is proud to announce that it is celebrating its 20th year of operation. General director Claudia Schwarz says that the hotel, which opened with 14 rooms in May 1996, has since grown to 61 rooms and now includes a kite surfing and windsurfing …

Amhsa Marina to build luxury hotel in Las Galeras

Dominican hotel chain Amhsa Marina has announced that construction of the Kaeni Beach Hotel, a five star all-inclusive with 336 rooms expected be the most luxurious establishment in Las Galeras, Samana will start in May 2016. Ahmsa Marina already operates the Amhsa Marina Grand Paradise all-inclusive resort in Las Galeras. The hotel is scheduled to …

Conde Nast chooses to Playa Grande hotels for its 2016 hot list

Few people in the Dominican Republic are aware that the two new Playa Grande hotels that opened last year, the Aman hotel chain’s Amanera and the Playa Grande Beach Club, have already made it to the exclusive Conde Nast Traveler Hot List for 2015 World’s Best New Hotels. Announcing the choice, Conde Nast highlights the …

Casa Bonita sponsors Xterra Triathlon

Polibio Schiffino of Casa Bonita Tropical Lodge has announced that the second phase of the Dominican Republic Xterra Triathlon and Trail Run will start on 21-22 May 2016 hosted at the facilities of the Blue JackTar Hotel in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata. The race then continues on to Barahona, with Casa Bonita hosting the participants …

Runners Adventures: Nighttime ziplining

The National Hotel & Tourism Association has honored Carlos Medrano, president of Runners Adventures to mark the 20th anniversary of the start of his innovative excursions to tourists around the country, as the company that offers the largest number of excursions nationwide. The company has 21 outdoor adventure excursions and pioneered the safari truck adventures …

Paradisus celebrates 25 years, Melia 60 years

The Dominican Republic’s Melia was the first Spanish hotel chain in the Americas. Just shortly before they opened their first international hotel in Bali, Indonesia, the Melia in Punta Cana became their second international hotel. At the DATE travel meeting held in Punta Cana last week, the hotel chain’s managing director Conrad Bergwerf reminded the …

Puerto Plata enjoys riding a wave in tourism

Speaking at DATE, National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) president Simon Suarez said that he was especially pleased with Puerto Plata on the north coast, where he said 3,841 hotel rooms have been renovated from 2015-2016. ?Puerto Plata is again a major player in Dominican tourism,? he highlighted. Hotel spokespeople from Puerto Plata say that …

Regatta Las Terrenas 2016

Most of the country’s top sailors will be in Samana for the long weekend of 29 April to 2 May to compete in the 30 April-1 May Regatta Las Terrenas 2016 organized by the Las Terrenas Sailing Club as part of the Dominican Sailing Federation’s calendar of events. There will be Laser Standard and Radial, …

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