2025 Travel News Archive – Page 13

The Ministry of Tourism celebrated its annual Florida road show on 3 April 2025, congregating travel business people from all around the Americas to talk about selling Dominican tourism products and services. The annual Miami roadshow created under the Ministry of David Collado has evolved into the most important vendor for Dominican tourism of leading …

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A US spirits company is marketing its new liqueur manufactured with fresh pineapple juice and a neutral cane spirit from the Dominican Republic. Chinola Pineapple is distilled and bottled, too in the Dominican Republic. The spirits company says the new drink spotlights Dominican tropical flavors. Chinola Fresh Fruit Liqueurs recently unveiled the latest addition to …

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Millions are being invested in the sleepy town of Montecristi. While still a sleepy and low key tourism destination, Montecristi slowly seems to being primed to play its role in the booming tourism industry of the Dominican Republic. Montecristi is the most northwestern province of the Dominican Republic, the closest for cruise ship tourism from …

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Tiffany & Co. has opened a store in Santo Domingo, marking its official entry into the Dominican Republic market. The new boutique store is on the first floor of the BlueMall Santo Domingo on Av. Winston Churchill 93. Tiffany & Co. is marketing its engagement rings and personalized service, seeking to cater to sophisticated and …

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Late last week the Joint Task Force of the Dominican Armed Forces issued a notification that bans large parties, whether public or private, on the beaches and swimming areas of the country during Easter Week or Holy Week 2025. This year, the traditional spring vacation times falls from 11 April through 20 April 2025. It …

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The Dominican Republic Aquatic Sports Federation (FEDDA) announces the 10th Dominican Republic International Swim Open & 2025 National Championship is taking place this year from 11 to 13 April at the Santiago Swimming Pool Complex on the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra University Campus in Santiago de los Caballeros, about an hour and a …

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American Airlines is promoting its Saturday-only flights to the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) starting 6 December 2025. The nonstop flights are from Indiana’s Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Tennessee’s Nashville International Airport (BNA), Pittsburgh’s International Airport (PIT), and North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). Tickets are for sale for these new winter flights. All these …

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After US hotel chains took the plunge and converted to Dominican Republic-style all-inclusive resort vacations, each hotel brand that opens a resort in the Punta Cana area seems to be trying to outdo itself. The new W Punta Cana at Uvero Alto, in the north stretch of the 50km Punta Cana beachfront, opens this 15 …

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The Governor of Puerto Rico Jenniffer Gonzalez and Tourism Minister David Collado announced last week the signing of a collaborative agreement, backed by a US$2 million investment, to jointly promote tourism in both island destinations. As reported in El Nuevo Dia of Puerto Rico, the idea for the partnership originated when Gonzalez and Collado met …

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Minister of Tourism David Collado announced the government will fund the construction of a new tourist pier in the municipal district of Caleta, La Romana province. Caleta is a public beach and restaurant area that primarily caters to the local population. The project, with an investment of RD$30,773,790, aims to boost tourism and fishing in …

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