Online flight plan filing is expected to boost small plane tourism to DR

The Dominican Republic becomes the first Caribbean nation to fully accept electronically-submitted flight plans for departing flights. The new system is currently in place at Las Americas International Airport, Gregorio Luperon International Airport, and Cibao International Airport. Alejandro Herrera, director of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) and Kennedy Wilson, president of FltPlan.com agreed …

Dominican tourism continues to thrive

At this year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) conference tourism officials announced several developments for the future of the country. Fausto Fernandez, Deputy Minister of Tourism for International Cooperation, opened the event with several updates about Dominican Republic’s overall tourism health and news in each major sector within the country, the Ministry of Tourism reported. …

Colonial City gets over half a million visitors in 2017

Maribel Villalona, general coordinator for improvements in the historic center of Santo Domingo, the Colonial City, announced that an estimated 682,000 visitors toured the Colonial City in 2017. Speaking during the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE), Villalona says that over the period 2010 to 2017 visits to the Colonial City have increased 64%. Villalona highlighted …