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682,000 visitors to the Colonial City in 2017

The general coordinator for the Colonial City Tourism Development Program, architect Maribel Villalona says that an estimated 682,000 international visitors strolled the renovated streets of the historic center of Santo Domingo in 2017. The program is a Ministry of Tourism effort that was funded by a US$31.5 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. Villalona …
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Alta Vista Restaurant to add lodging

President Danilo Medina was in La Vega for the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of residential and hotel accommodations at the Alta Vista Mountain Village. The project is a spin off from the popular Alta Vista Restaurant with its remarkable views in the Bayacanes mountain community. Hosting President Medina and other cabinet members on Thursday, …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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Central Americans gather for tourism strategic planning

The Central American Tourism Council (CCT) will be meeting in Santo Domingo from 27 through 30 April 2018. Also meeting in Santo Domingo are the national authorities for the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the board of the Central American Tourism Promotion Agency. “This is a transcendent event for the country given that the …