2025 Travel News Archive – Page 4

The Colonial City of Santo Domingo, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has become the first Dominican destination to join the Smart Destinations Network (DTI), a global initiative led by Spain’s Ministry of Tourism through the public company SEGITTUR. The Smart Destinations Network is a Spanish governmental initiative whereby these destinations leverage innovation, technology, sustainability, and …

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The Dominican Republic welcomed over eight million visitors in the first eight months of the year, continuing a strong trend of growth for the country’s tourism industry. A total of 8,005,227 tourists and cruise passengers arrived between January and August 2025, a 2.8% increase from the 7,790,809 who visited during the same period in 2024. …

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President Luis Abinader inaugurated a new road between Villa Elisa in Montecristi province and Punta Rucia in Puerto Plata province on Saturday, 6 September 2025. The new, 23.2 km road was said to cost taxpayers RD$1.224 billion. It gives easy access from Santiago to one of the most beautiful beaches on the north shore, La …

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President Luis Abinader announced the acquisition of prime land for a major new convention and exhibition center in Santo Domingo, a project that officials say will be a game-changer for the capital’s tourism industry. The new facility, to be built on the site of the former Hotel Santo Domingo, is expected to create new economic, …

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President Luis Abinader inaugurated on Sunday, 31 August 2025 the first large-scale Wastewater Treatment Plant (PTAR) in Cabo Rojo, marking a major milestone in the development of the Pedernales tourism project. The plant, which represents an investment of approximately RD$1.3 billion, is the first major environmental infrastructure completed as part of the government’s ambitious tourism …

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We are now three-quarters of the way through 2025, and we can look forward to 2026 and do some planning. For the rest of 2025, there are three more holidays and one long weekend. On Wednesday 24 September, the nation celebrates Our Lady of Mercy, and, since it is a religious holiday, it is not …

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Arajet is promoting travel to the Dominican Republic to travelers in the Chicago area. The airline is launching a new low cost direct flight starting 15 November 2025. The Arajet flights will start with three weekly frequencies. Flights will depart from Punta Cana on Tuesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and from Chicago’s O’Hare International (ORD) on …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced the restoration of 15 historic facades in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City to preserve the area’s architectural heritage and boost its appeal to visitors. “These interventions highlight our historical legacy and reaffirm the Ministry of Tourism’s commitment to preserving cultural heritage and restoring spaces of high architectural value in the Colonial …

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Tourism Minister David Collado has inaugurated the reconstruction of several key streets in the popular tourist town of Sosúa. The initiative is part of a broader effort to ensure that the benefits of tourism are felt directly by local communities. The reconstruction work, which local residents had long advocated for, included the streets of Bajada …

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Take note that soon Playa Linda will be a place to visit. The Ministry of Tourism announced a RD$37 million makeover of the beach area in Nizao, in southcentral Peravia province. The Abinader administration and local investors have been investing in developments on the coastal areas west of the capital city in the provinces of …

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